1. Intro Thank you for purchasing the SFC-8 MIDI controller. It means a lot to me that you put your trust in my product. I hope you will have a great experience using this device and that it will inject some fun in your music. Many new features will be integrated in the future and I am interested to get your feedback and requests: nicolas@sound-force.nl...
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3. USB-MIDI Troubleshooting on MAC: If the device turns on (red LEDs are on and you can change the switches positions) but it is not recognized by the computer, please go through this guide completely. Please also try another USB cable, USB port and if possible another computer or OS. Before getting in touch for support, please confirm that the device is sending out MIDI correctly (or not) using a MIDI monitor (in google Chrome you can use the control panel...
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SFC-8 default set of CC numbers. In the Arturia Jup-8 V4, click on the cogwheel, then MIDI, then in the Menu MIDI config select import config and browse for the unzipped mapping config from the support page.
The full front panel LEDs will do an animated cycle. 6. Preset system The SFC-8 has 5 banks of 4 presets to save and load your sounds. It is built using the Arpeggiator mode and range switches. It doesn’t offer the most practical interface but it is done on purpose to avoid the need of dedicated switches and screen to keep the controller more compact.
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MIDI data just loaded from the preset and sent to either a plugin or a hardware synth. The SFC-8 has 3 modes to define the behavior of the controller when a slider or pot is moved after loading a preset. There are 3 options: •...
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7. Default start-up state of the controller interface To change the default start-up state of the controller, you can change the Preset in the Bank. After it is saved for the first time, it will be loaded by default at start-up and the full interface status will be then sent out as a MIDI messages packet on the USB-MIDI and DIN- MIDI outputs as the preset is loaded.
Google Chrome latest version • The device should be recognized and the message “Connected to SFC-8” will be displayed on the left middle container. The firmware version will also be displayed. • You can now click on a switch/pot/slider in the panel image and change its CC number in the left field •...
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10. User slider and button : Please note that there are extra “User” pots and switches that you can map to whatever you want. For example, an other plugin reverb wet/dry or an FX return fader level.
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