The Template Edit 'Program Change' Pages; Using The X / Y Touchpad - Novation X-Station User Manual

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The Template Edit 'Program Change' Pages - The X / Y Touchpad

The Template Edit 'Program Change' Pages

The following Menu pages are available if Control Type on menu page
1 is set to 'Program Change'. These are only available if the control
being edited is a button :
Template Edit 'Program Change' Pages
Page Function
2 Program Change Value
3 MIDI Channel
4 MIDI Ports
5 Control Name
Program Change Value (Menu Page 2)
Sets the Program Change data value.
Be aware that some MIDI devices number Programs from 0 to 127,
while others number them from 1 to 128 (always, the actual MIDI data
value sent is in the range 0 to 127). In these cases, it may be neces-
sary to reduce this setting by one in order to select the required
Program.
Buttons assigned as Program Change always have a momentary
action. The MIDI Program Change message is transmitted when the
button is pressed down.
MIDI Channel (Menu Page 3)
Sets the MIDI channel which the control will use for transmission.
MIDI Ports (Menu Page 4)
Determines which MIDI / USB port is used to send the MIDI information
generated by touching the control.
Eight different combinations of output ports can be selected, with any
multiple combination possible. A 'U' shown on the display indicates the
MIDI will be sent from the USB port, a '1' that the MIDI OUT (1) port will
be used and a '2' indicates that the MIDI OUT (2) port will be used.
Control Name (Menu Page 5)
Here, a name is given to the control for easy reference. This is the
name displayed on the screen when a Template control is moved (see
page 5).
Control Name :
Amp Env Attack
A cursor indicates which character in the name can be altered. Use the
CURSOR buttons to select a different character position and the DATA /
VALUE encoder to alter the character in the name.
While a name is being edited, the Five TRANSPORT buttons provide
the following useful functions :
REWIND button Upper Case Alphas
FAST FORWARD button Lower Case Alphas
STOP button 0 - 9 Numbers
START button Special Chars
RECORD button Replaces current character with a space
character.

Using The X / Y Touchpad

The touchpad allows transmission of up to four MIDI data values. The
values depend on how a finger moves along the touchpad's X axis
(across) and Y axis (up / down). By moving a finger in a diagonal direc-
tion, both X & Y axis data are generated simultaneously.
Display Value
Prog Chg Value: 0...127
MIDI Channel: 1...16
MIDI Ports: ---...U12
Control Name: Text string
Y1 Y2
Play Mode
In play mode the display will show the values being sent out to whatev-
er MIDI or USB port has been selected, for example
X1 =
X2 = 127 Y2 = Off
If any of the X or Y controls have been set to 'No Control', then the dis-
play will show 'Off' for that control.
In the example above the Y2 pad has been set to 'No control'
This display makes it easy to see exactly what each of the touchpad
controls are doing and what is being sent to MIDI. It is not possible
however to see what type of controller and the controller number that is
being sent out. In order to do this Template Edit Mode must be select-
ed.
Template edit Mode
In this mode touching any one of four quadrants selects the one of the
X1,X2,Y1 or Y2 touchpad controls for edit and review.
This provides a quick and easy method to see what each of the four
controls of the touchpad is programmed to control.
X1
X2
Press the touchpad in any of the
four labeled quadrants to select
the control for edit
If the pad is pressed and kept pressed the display will show the name
(if already programmed in the Template) of the control and its type of
control and additional MIDI information in the same format than for any
other control.
• •
21
X1
X2
3 Y1 = 10
Y1
Y2