Continuous Controllers - Studiologic VMK-188 plus Instruction Manual

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CONTINOUS CONTROLLER
Among the Midi messages (note that on/off is a Midi message) is a set of 128 "continuous controller "messages (often abbreviated
"CC "). These are mainly used to send the movements of knobs, sliders, pedals, and so forth. For example, a synth's modulation
wheel is sending a CC message which will almost always be CC number 1. (See list below.) Each CC has a possible range of 0 –127,
so when you move a mod wheel down to its rest position, it should send a CC number 1 message with a value of 0, and when you
push it up to its highest point it should send a CC number 1 message with a value of 127. The VMK takes this Midi capability and
puts the control in the hands of the user. All of the VMK's knobs, sliders and pedal inputs may be programed to transmit these
CC values.
Certain of the CC numbers are reserved for particular purposes. For instance, CC64 is the sustain pedal. In fact, several of the
controllers (64, 65, 66, etc.) are defined as on/off switches rather than as continuous: Your sustain pedal will probably send a CC64
message with a value of 127 when pressed, and another CC64 message with a value of 0 when released. This comes into play
when programing the pedal inputs. Your VMK and a sequencer or audio program can give you an almost unlimited number of
routing possibilities to control the various functions of the program(s) you're using. Check with your software manual for details
specific to your need.
Common controller Numbers
1 Modulation Wheel (0-127)
2
Breath Controller (0-127)
4 Foot Controller (0-127)
5
Portamento Time (0-127)
6 Data Slider (0-127)
7
Main Volume (0-127)
8
Balance (0-127)
10 Pan (0-127)
11
Expression (0-127)
16 General Purpose num1 (0-127)
17
General Purpose num2 (0-127)
18 General Purpose num3 (0-127)
19
General Purpose num4 (0-127)
64 Sustain Pedal (0 or 127)
65
Portamento On/Off (0 or 127)
66 Sustenuto Pedal (0 or 127)
67 Soft Pedal (0 or 127)
69
Hold 2 (0 or 127)
80
General Purpose num5 (0-127)
81 General Purpose num6 (0-127)
82
General Purpose num7 (0-127)
83
General Purpose num8 (0-127)
92 Tremolo Depth (0-127)
93
Chorus Depth (0-127)
94
Celeste (Detune) Depth (0-127)
95 Phase Depth (0-127)
96
Data Increment (0 or 127)
97
Data Decrement (0 or 127)
121 Reset all Controllers (0)
122
Local Control On/Off (0 or 127)
123
All Notes Off (0)
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