External Switch Midi Functions - Fractal Audio MFC-101 MARK III Owner's Manual

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8.2 External Switch MIDI Functions
External footswitches must be programmed to send MIDI data. Like expression pedals, External Switches may be
set up globally, as follows, or individually for "one-­‐off" preset-­‐based switch setups (see 12.1.7: Preset External
Switch Settings on p. 47).
To program the Global function for an External footswitch, use the following process:
1. Press the EDIT footswitch to enter EDIT MODE.
2. Press MIDI footswitch to select the MIDI menu.
3. Press PAGE" footswitch 13x to get to the Global External Switch Setup screen:
4. Press the INCR or DECR footswitch to select XS1, XS2, XS3 or XS4.
Press PARAMETER " footswitch to select the CC# field.
5.
6. Tap and/or hold the INCR or DECR footswitches to assign a MIDI CC# from 0-­‐127 or select OFF
to disable the switch completely.
Press PARAMETER " footswitch to select the MIDI Channel field.
7.
8. Tap and/or hold the INCR or DECR footswitches to set the channel.
Press PARAMETER " footswitch to select the Type field.
9.
10. Tap the INCR or DECR footswitches to set the Type, which determines how/when data is sent:
HDW "HARDWARE" (Default setting) – When this option is selected, the MIDI ON message
(127) will be sent whenever the connected HW switch is turned ON, and the OFF
message (0) will be sent whenever it is switched OFF.
Tip: Use this setting if your connected HW is a TOGGLE/LATCHING switch
...OR if you are using a MOMENTARY switch and want momentary MIDI ON/OFF
messages (Example: If you want to press and hold a footswitch to activate an effect, and
release the footswitch to deactivate the effect.)
NOTE: In this mode, whenever a new preset is loaded, the switch state will be polled and
the corresponding MIDI message sent. This allows "what you hear" to be kept in sync
with "what you see" if the switch has an LED, for example.
AUT "AUTO-­‐OFF" – When you step once on the connected switch, both the ON and OFF MIDI
messages will be sent in quick sequence (~250ms apart).
Use this setting if the MIDI device you are using requires successive ON/OFF messages
to activate.
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