Automating Uhbik Bypass via MIDI

[Urs]

Hi all,

Here's a little tip about automating Uhbik's SoftBypass button via MIDI.

The button itself doesn't have a MIDI Learn option, but the parameter can respond to MIDI.

To do so, we have to manually edit the midimap file. Let's start with Uhbik-A. Close your host software first. Then, in a text editor, open the file

PC: ../Vstplugins/Uhbik.data/Support/com.u-he.Uhbik-A.midimap.txt
Mac: MacHD/Users/You/Library/App...Support/u-he/com.u-he.Uhbik-A.midimap.txt

Then add the following line:

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// Global MidiCC Map


1=main:#Amb1

This means that Uhbik-A's Bypass is assigned to MIDI CC#1 (ModWheel) next time you open Uhbik-A.

Note though: Turning the Wheel up switches Uhbik-A *on*. Setting the Wheel all the way down switches Uhbik-A off. So it's "bypass reversed".

You can use any controller number from 0 to 127. However, 0 is also used to go through patch banks in MIDI Programs (bank select) in Uhbik. Also, there are other controllers used in Runciter.

Now, if you want to control the other Uhbiks as well you need to edit their respective midimap files, and use the correct parameter name:

Uhbik-D

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1=main:#Dly1

Uhbik-F

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1=main:#Flg1

Uhbik-G

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1=main:#GDad1

Uhbik-S

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1=main:#SSB1

Uhbik-T

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1=main:#Trem1

Uhbik-P

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1=main:#Phs1

Uhbik-Q

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1=main:#Eq1

Runciter

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1=main:#Runc1

Hope this is useful for some!

Cheers,

Urs

[misteralan]

Thanks Urs....
I'll give this a try this week.
I have wanted to effectively implement The Uhbik group of plugins in my live guitar synth rig because they sound so good for sometime now. The ability to control bypass via midi directly in the plugin really helps keep things orderly.
Cheers,
Al

[Howard]

Also, there are other controllers used in Runciter.

Do I need to know details?

[Urs]

Also, there are other controllers used in Runciter.

Do I need to know details?

Well, Runciter has the normal range of MIDI controllers such as ModWheel and stuff which can be used to modulate cutoff.

I will however make switches such as the Bypass one MIDI-learnable. I rarely use switches though, hence I hadn't given it much thought yet.