assigning a midi track to a button or knob on a controller

[rsher]

Hi;

First let me apologize if this post is not really a trection issue, its just that I fishing for infomation here.

I'm trying to assign a midi (a channel I think its called)to a knob or Pitch Wheelor a slider

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Below are the directions from m-Audio fir the Keystation 88 pro.

Selecting a Controller for Editing

Before you can assign a MIDI CC to one of the Keystation Pro 88’s assignable
controllers, you will need to select the controller for editing. There are two ways to select
a controller:
1. Press the CONTROL SELECT buttons (GLOBAL CHANNEL + CHANNEL ASSIGN).
The LCD will display the CONTROLLER symbol. The LCD symbol will flash to
indicate the controller settings can be altered (Edit Mode). The three-digit display will
show the number of the currently selected controller.
2. Type in the number of the controller using the numeric keypad or the +/- buttons.
or
1. Simply move a fader, a rotary controller, or press an assignable button.


Assigning MIDI CCs

1. Press CONTROL ASSIGN. The LCD will flash the CC symbol and the three-digit
display will indicate the currently assigned MIDI CC number.
2. Type in a new MIDI CC value using the numeric keypad or the +/- buttons. The MIDI
controller number you select will be assigned to the currently selected controller,
shown by the number on the small, two-digit display.
Note: If you have a Group A controller selected, it is possible to assign a different MIDI CC for each
zone. For more information on Group A controllers, please refer to the Group A controllers section of
this guide.


Assigning an Individual MIDI Channel

1. Select the controller you want to edit as described earlier.
2. Press CHANNEL ASSIGN. The LCD will display the CHAN symbol and the 3-digit
display will show the current channel assignment of the selected controller. This will
be preceded by a “c,” (for channel) or a “z” if the controller is assigned to a Global
Zone channel.* The small two-digit display will show the currently selected controller
number (each fader, rotary knob and button has its own controller number listed next
to it) for assignment.
3. Type the MIDI channel number (00-20) you want the controller to send on, using the
numeric keypad or the +/- keys.


I have tried to do this but it dosn't seem to work.

All I want to do is make the pitch wheel (a34 -midi chanel : I Think)change the pitch of the note being played and then to assign a midi track to a button or knob.


Any thoughts???


Sincerely;

rSher
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[Lunch Money]

Your track number and the MIDI channel are two completely unrelated things.

I think there's a way to auto-assign your wheel to the desired parameter, but I don't own a controller so I can't even begin to guess for you. But, you can definitely do it manually:

In your chosen synth, you need to either:

a ) find out what channel it's receiving on; or
b ) set it to receive a certain channel.

Either way, you then adjust your keystation so that it's sending on that channel. Say your VST is using channel 12, you set your keystation to send info on channel 12. Or "all channels", to be safe. This can be complicated sometimes, but it doesn't sound like in this particular situation it would cause a problem.

Next, you need to find out which MIDI CC in your VST is the correct one for responding to pitch control data, or even if it ALLOWS pitch control. Not all instruments, virtual or otherwise, will allow you to change pitch. Usually it uses MIDI standards, so I don't know why you'd have to change it... however, let's just assume that your VST for some reason is responding to CC 16 for pitch change. You then map your keystation so that the pitch wheel sends CC16.

Point your MIDI device at the track with the VST on it, and it should be set to go.

Greg

[rsher]

Thanks for you reply;

All I really want to di is to select different midi chanels that are set up in the sampler (emulator X) and do it from the keyboard.

rSher
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[djsubject]

Thanks for you reply;

All I really want to di is to select different midi chanels that are set up in the sampler (emulator X) and do it from the keyboard.

rSher
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it should be verry simple!

but i dont know your keyboard

what your looking for is simple channel select,

you should be able to select ch1 throught to ch16 from your midi keyboard

Subz

[Lunch Money]

Yup, what Subz said. Make sure your MIDI device in Tracktion is set up to pass all channels through (it is by default, but in trying to figure this out you may have inadvertently changed this) and just use your keyboard itself to select channel.

[rsher]

Thanks all;

I have managed to get access to 16 MIDI chanels quite by accident.
There are 16 buttons on the keystation and they "defult" to the MIDI chanels that I've filled with sounds in Emutator X (e-mu).
\It's a hoot and a wholling design, ay?/