Building Your Memory Presets; Some Useful Programming Pointers; Gm Drum Support; Setting Up A Velocity Spread - M-Audio Trigger Finger User Manual

Some Useful Programming Pointers

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GM Drum support

Controlling drum sounds on any GM-compatible device is easy with the Trigger Finger. Presets 1-3 give examples of different pad setups that you may find useful
when playing drum tracks. The GM specification states that to access drum sounds on a GM system, the Trigger Finger must be transmitting on Channel 10. The
easiest method to set this up is to assign the Global MIDI Channel to 10 while all the pads are set to Channel 0. In general, you should leave the pads set to Channel
0 so that you only need change the Global MIDI Channel to change them all. The exception to this rule is if you need the Trigger Finger to transmit on more than
one channel at the same time from one preset.
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Yamaha has extended the GM specification to form the XG specification. Devices that support the XG specification have a set of controllers specific to individual
drums. Accessing these controls requires that the Trigger Finger send NRPN messages. We have done a lot of this hard work for you in Preset 5. For XG drum
controls, the NRPN LSB is used to select the drum that it is controlling. Preset 5 allows you to control a bass drum, for example. You can change the drums you're
controlling by changing the 'Min' parameter of the controllers in the XG presets accordingly.
< Preventing the Pads from Sending CC Data
Ctrl Mute will prevent any MIDI CC data from being sent when you tap or apply pressure to a pad. This allows the pads to send note data only. Ctrl Mute will,
however, also prevent the dials and faders from transmitting MIDI data. If you wish for the knobs and sliders to transmit CCs while the pads do not, assign controller
255 (Off) to the CC portion of the pads instead. With a CC set to Off, the Trigger Finger will not generate any CC data when pressure is applied to a pad.
Preventing the Pads from Sending Note Data
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Other than using the 'Note Mute,' assigning a note to 255 (Off) in Enigma will prevent note data being sent when a pad is touched. This allows you to use the pad
purely as a pressure-sensitive control.

Building Your Memory Presets

Because of its extremely flexible architecture, there are many applications and uses for the Trigger Finger—more than can be listed here. However, you will find a
few useful operation suggestions below and we suggest you read through these scenarios as they offer additional insight into the operation of the Trigger Finger.
Remember, the end result of using the Trigger Finger will be based on the capabilities of the software and/or hardware you are controlling, so be sure to keep their
manuals handy for reference.

Setting Up a Velocity Spread

To assist in programming drumbeats, it can be helpful to map a particular drum sound across multiple pads, each with their own unique velocity level. You will then
have meticulous control over the velocities you play with the Trigger Finger. For example, a bass drum sound can be spread across all the pads (every pad will trigger
the same bass drum sound) and the velocity used to trigger the sound will increase as you proceed up through the numbered pads (Pad 1 will be quiet while Pad
2 is louder, etc. Pad 16 is full velocity). You can then program your rhythm for the kick drum with exact velocities.
The Trigger Finger ships with a memory preset already arranged with increasing velocities across the pads: Preset 3. When this preset is recalled, Locked Velocity
will be active. This will force the pads to play with the assigned velocities regardless of how hard you play them. The velocities used can be seen in the image below.
The preset spreads the kick drum according to the GM Drum Map. If you're not using a GM drum kit, or wish to use the velocity spread on a different sound, you
can transpose the Trigger Finger up or down to your desired sound:
1. Load preset 3.
2. Enter Edit Mode.
3. While tapping on a pad, move the Global Transpose Slider up or down until you find your desired sound.
4. Exit Edit Mode.
You'll now have your new sound spread across the pads for you to begin playing. If you prefer this sound rather than the ones chosen in the factory presets, you
can overwrite them with your preferred settings. You can also re-assign the velocity lock values of the pads if you'd prefer a different velocity map than the one
shown below.
When using one of the Spread Presets, each pad has the Velocity Lock value shown here.