Technical Limitations - Stereoping Synth Controller Owner's Handbook Manual

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Technical limitations

Some synthesizers offer far more parameters than the Synth Controller's concept can handle. Especially the
Waldorf Microwave and the Oberheim Matrix 1000 / 6 / 6r with their extensive modulation capabilities can not
be controled entirely with a small box with few knobs. We tried to find and implement the most relevant and
interesting parameters into the Synth Controller, but your synth might offer much more. Please check your
synth's manual to find out what it has to offer apart from the Synth Controller's frontpanel.
Parameter jumps
We already talked about that above: changing a color mode by pressing one of the unlighted buttons naturally
leads to knobs, rotated to positions not corresponding with the parameter values in your synth. Dialing one of
these pots lets the appropriate parameter jump immediately onto it's new value which might result in
unpleasant sound changes. To overcome this issue, we implemented a handy shortcut feature which helps in
many cases: a pot's parameter is NOT sent to your synth as long as the already lighted button is held down. Let
the button go and the messages will be sent again on dialing.
Notes laging in time
Another issue you might encounter while using the Synth Controller are delayed or timing related unprecise
notes while excessive pot fiddling. This problem is not caused by the Synth Controller, it is dismantled by it. The
lags arise when too much data wants to travel the small pipe of the Midi dataline. Synth editing through the
Synth Controller is performed using so called 'Midi SysEx data' which uses quite many databytes and normaly
plays a secondary role in everyday's Midi world.