Pads; Knobs And Sliders; Pad Programming; Knob And Slider Programming - M-Audio Trigger Finger User Manual

Pads:

• Note: The MIDI note transmitted by the pad. Range between C-2 and G 8.
NOTE: Due to limitations of the LED display, sharp notes are indicated by a dot after the note letter. For example, "C 3" is middle C while "C. 3" is the C# above
middle C.
• CC: The MIDI continuous controller to use for transmitting pressure data. Range between 0 and 126 or OFF. For convenience, there is a chart of the standard
MIDI controllers at the end of this manual. Note: It is possible to assign the pressure control to additional parameters as illustrated in the Table of Extended
CC's at the end of this manual. These extended parameters are only accessible through Enigma.
• Vel Lock: This is the velocity to use for the pad when Locked Velocity is active.
Range: between 0 and 127.
• Chan: This is the MIDI channel used when the pad transmits a note. When set to "0," the pad will use the Global MIDI Channel (see below) for transmission.
Range from 0 to 16. Note: Many sound modules place drums on channel 10, which is the default setting for the Trigger Finger's Global MIDI Channel.
• PGM: This is the Program Change Number to be assigned to the pad. Range: 0 to 127.
• MSB: This is the MSB (Most Significant Byte) of the Bank Change assigned to the pad. Range 0 to 127.
• LSB: This is the LSB (Least Significant Byte) of the Bank Change. Please refer to your equipment's manuals to determine the proper settings for these values.
Range: 0 to 127.
• P CH: This is the MIDI channel used when transmitting the associated Program/Bank Change. It is therefore possible to trigger a note on one channel but
issue a Program/Bank Change on another channel all from the same pad. Range: 0 to 16 (0 = Global MIDI Channel).
Min:
• Sets the lower range of the pads' pressure controls. Range: 0 to 127.
• Max:
Sets the upper range of the pads' pressure controls. Range: 0 to 127. Using the Min and Max parameters will let you define a range of values to be
transmitted when pressing on a pad. For example, setting Min to 30 and Max to 80 will result in 80 being transmitted when full force is applied to the pad.
30 will be transmitted when the pad is released. You can also invert the pad response by setting the Max value lower than the Min. If the numbers above
were reversed, the Trigger Finger would transmit 30 when full force is applied and 80 when the pad is released.

Knobs and Sliders:

• Min: The minimum value transmitted when the knob or slider is at its lowest position. Range 0 to 127.
• CC: This is the MIDI continuous controller assigned to the knob or slider. Range 0 to 127.
Note: It is possible to assign the knobs and sliders to additional parameters as illustrated in the Table of Extended CC's at the end of this manual. These
extended parameters are only accessible through Enigma.
• Max: This is the maximum value to be transmitted when the knob or slider is at its highest position. Range 0 to 127. When used with the Min parameter, you
can scale the knob or slider to your desired range. Setting Min to 25 and Max to 64 will result in the knob or slider transmitting 25 at its lowest position and
64 at its highest position. You can invert knob response by setting the Max value lower than the Min, as explained above.
• Chan: This is the MIDI channel used when the knob or slider transmits its data. Range 0 to 16 (0 = Global MIDI Channel).
The process of programming the Trigger Finger's controls entails selecting a control to edit (a pad, knob, or slider) then making your changes to it. When in Edit
Mode, the knobs and sliders are used to set these various parameters according to their blue labels (for example, knob 8 is used to set the transmit channel for a
Program/Bank Change [P CH]).

Pad Programming

Let's begin by looking at how to re-program the parameters for a pad. They are the easiest to understand:
1. Enter Edit Mode by pressing Memory Recall and Prog/Bank Change simultaneously. Their LEDs will begin to flash indicating that Edit Mode is active.
2. Tapping a pad will select it for editing. For our example, let's tap pad 16.
3. Once selected, you can re-program the pad with the knobs. For example, you can use the Note Knob to choose MIDI note F#3 for the pad (twist the knob until
"F. 3" is displayed on the LED screen). For convenience, the Trigger Finger will continue to output MIDI notes when you tap the pad so you can preview your
changes. You can twist other knobs to change their associated parameters, too. For instance, you can use the knobs to quickly set the pad to MIDI channel
10 and its fixed velocity to 90. The CC Knob is for selecting the MIDI controller to use when transmitting pressure information. Setting this to "10," for example,
can be used to cause pressure to modulate the pan position of your sound.
4. Once you have made your desired edits to the pad, you can tap another pad to select and edit it.
5. Once all of your edits are complete, you can save your changes by pressing the Save & Exit Button followed by the pad corresponding to your desired
memory location. If, for example, you want to save your changes in memory location 7, you'd press the Save & Exit Button followed by pad 7. If you want to
exit Edit Mode without saving your changes, press the Exit Button. The Trigger Finger will return to Performance Mode (the two LEDs will stop flashing) and
your edits will remain active, though not saved to a memory location. You can then try out your new preset before you save it. If you like it, re-enter Edit Mode
and immediately Save & Exit.

Knob and Slider Programming

Because the knobs and sliders are used to set values when programming, an extra step is needed to actually select these controls before they can be edited. In the
example above, all that was necessary to select a pad was to tap it. However, moving a knob or fader will change a value of the selected pad instead of selecting
the knob or slider itself for programming. In order to select the actual knob or slider, you'll use the Select Button as follows:
Enter Edit Mode by pressing Memory Recall and Prog/Bank Change simultaneously. Their LEDs will begin to flash indicating that Edit Mode is active.
1. Press the Select Button—its LED will turn on.
2. Twisting a knob or moving a slider will now cause it to become the selected control instead of changing a value.
3. Once your desired control has been selected, press the Select Button again (its LED turns off).
4. You can now use the knobs to change the values for this selected control.
5. To select another knob or slider for editing, go back to step 2 and repeat.
6. When all edits are finished, you can exit Edit Mode and optionally save your work (see step 5 in the previous example).
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