Controller Mode; Introduction; Connect A Midi Device To The Host Port; Connect A Sl Controller To The Host Port - Studiologic SL Mixface User Manual

Controller mode

Introduction

The Controller mode allows you to use Mixface in
combination with the Studiologic SL MIDI Controllers.
In this way it is possible to Program all Mixface controls
to manage the instrument parameters (hardware or
software) assigned to each of the four Zones.
The Transport buttons in the right section of Mixface
works the same way in both the DAW and CTRL modes.
The main Mixface (HOME) screen is a summary of the
configuration and state of the device:
In CTRL mode, they show:
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Number and name of the selected Program;
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The current mode (CTRL);
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The selected Zone (Zone 1 in the example);
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The output port of the current Zone (USB DEV);
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The MIDI Channel of the current Zone (Ch 1);
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The current active slider set (1-8 or 9-16);
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The activated control, the associated parameter (eg
"S1: cc16" = Slider 1: Control Change 16) and the
corresponding value (000).

Connect a MIDI device to the Host port

Mixface in Controller mode can manage (via the "Usb
Host" port ) any MIDI Controller, transforming it into
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a Master Keyboard with 4 programmable Zones and
with all its controls available to the user.
When a MIDI Controller is connected to the USB Host
port, the display shows the status of the unit labeled
"EXT".
In this mode, Mixface receives as input the MIDI
events coming from the Controller or the connected
unit and distributes them to the 4 Zones, that can be
assigned to MIDI ports and channels to control various
instruments, split them or layer them.
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SL Mixface by Studiologic®

Connect a SL Controller to the Host port

Before any other action, make sure you have
downloaded the latest SL Controller firmware from the
Studiologic website.
By connecting a Studiologic SL MIDI Controller to the
USB Host port , Mixface becomes its natural extension,
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adding all its fully programmable controls to each
Program of your SL. The 4 Zones are managed in
"plug & play" mode with the possibility of selecting
and muting each of the 4 pads that becomes colored
with the Zone colours. From the SL Controller it is
also possible to associate to each Program a Mixface
Program, that adds its 50 controls (2 sets of 9 sliders, 8
rotary sliders and 8 buttons) to each of the 4 available
Zones.
IMPORTANT NOTE
The MIDI Zone settings (such as the port, the channel,
Keyboard range, etc.) are ignored because, in this
mode, Mixface is an extension of the SL MIDI Controller,
and the related settings are programmed in the SL.
Through the SL Edit menu you can also access the
selection of the Bluetooth MIDI port, made possible by
the connection with Mixface.
Mixface can supply an external device connected to its USB Host port,
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only if connected to an external power supply through its USB Device
port.