To program the Footswitch Controller, connect the
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1. 04 02 nn vv cc mm ww F7 all values in Hex nn Control Change vv value cc MIDI channel p 24 mm 2nd CC ww 2nd value mm and ww are optional a CC value of zero is sent out on release of the footswitch Example To program the Footswitch Controller to send out full volume Control Change 7 at 127 on all channels send it the following Sys Ex message FO 00 00 50 04 02 07 7F 7F F7 Program Change To program the Footswitch Controller to generate a Program Change message when the footswitch is depressed send it the following System Exclusive programming message FO 00 00 50 04 04 pp cc F7 all values in Hexadecimal pp Program cc MIDI channel see p 24 Example To program the Footswitch Controller to call up the first program on each MIDI channel when the footswitch is depressed send it the following System Exclusive programming message FO 00 00 50 04 04 00 7F F7 Start Stop To program the Footswitch Controller to generate Start when the footswitch is depressed and Stop when it is released send it the following System Exclusive programming message FO 00 00 50 04 05 F7 all values in Hexadecimal To program the Footswitch Controller to toggle between Start and Stop each time the footswitch is depressed set the Footswitch Toggle parameter to Toggle ON see p 10 16 System Exclusive To program the Footswitch Controller to generate a System Exclusive message when the footswitch depressed send it the2. 2B 45 00 F7 PROGRAMMING The function of the Footswitch Controller is programmed by sending it MIDI System Exclusive programming messages from a device capable of creating System Exclusive messages such as a computer based sequencer These messages are described in detail on the following pages For decimal to hexadecimal conversions see the chart on page 27 Upon receipt of a System Exclusive programming message the MIDI indicator LED flashes rapidly for about one second to indicate that the setting has been stored Settings are retained in non volatile memory until reprogrammed with new settings To program the Device Parameters send the Footswitch Controller the following System Exclusive programming message FO 00 00 50 04 00 aa bb cc F7 all values in Hexadecimal aa Echo aa 00 Echo OFF aa 01 Echo ON bb Toggle bb 00 Toggle OFF bb 01 Toggle ON cc Polarity optional cc 00 polarity forced normally open cc 01 polarity forced normally closed ce omitted polarity of the footswitch is automatically determined on power up Example To program the Footswitch Controller for Echo ON Toggle OFF and Auto Polarity send the Footswitch Controller the following System Exclusive programming message FO 00 00 50 04 00 01 00 F7 ll Control Change To program the Footswitch Controller to generate one or two Control Change messages each time the footswitch is depressed send it the following System Exclusive programming message FO 00 00 50
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4. MIDI Solutions Footswitch Controller Operating Instructions M204 2003 MIDI Solutions Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in Canada MIDI Solutions Inc P O Box 3010 Vancouver BC V6B 3X5 www midisolutions com Sending Device gt MIDI Solutions MIDI Out or Thru bl Footswitch Controller Out Fsi m oe Footswitch MIDI Indicator LED Receiving Device MIDI In MIDI Solutions Footswitch Controller OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CONNECTIONS OPERATION PROGRAMMING MIDI CHANNEL TABLE MIDI CONTROL CHANGE TABLE HEXADECIMAL CONVERSION TABLE WARRANTY INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the MIDI Solutions Footswitch Controller The MIDI Solutions Footswitch Controller generates pre programmed MIDI messages from a foot switch or momentary contact closure connected to its 1 4 phone jack input and merges these messages with incoming MIDI messages It can also be programmed to function as a transposer channelizer or MIDI clock generator Programmed settings of the Footswitch Controller are retained in non volatile memory The Footswitch Controller is MIDI powered and requires no batteries or power supply to operate Footswitch polarity can be forced normally open or closed or determined automatically on power up CONNECTIONS To program the Footswitch Controller connect the In of the Footswitch Controller to the MIDI Out of the device that is s
5. al mode When Toggle is ON the footswitch toggles between the depressed operation and the released operation each time the footswitch is tapped Polarity allows you to force the polarity of the footswitch to normally open or closed Note On To program the Footswitch Controller to generate one or two Note On messages when the footswitch is depressed send it the following System Exclusive programming message FO 00 00 50 04 01 nn vv cc mm ww F7 all values in Hex nn Note vv ON velocity cc MIDI channel see p 24 mm 2nd Note ww 2nd velocity mm ww are optional Note Off messages are sent out on release of the foot switch Example To program the Footswitch Controller to generate a middle C Note 60 3C Hex at a velocity of 64 40 Hex on channel 5 send it the following System Exclusive programming message F0 00 00 50 04 01 3C 40 04 F7 Pitch Bend To program the Footswitch Controller to generate a Pitch Bend message when the footswitch is depressed send it the following System Exclusive programming message FO 00 00 50 04 03 II mm cc F7 all values in Hexadecimal ll LSB value mm MSB value cc MIDI channel see p 24 Pitch Bend is reset to zero bend on release of the foot switch Example To program the Footswitch Controller to generate a pitch change of 1 semitone assuming receiving synth is set to full octave pitch bend range on channel 1 send it the following System Exclusive message FO 00 00 50 04 03
6. c F7 all values in Hexadecimal cc MIDI channel see p 24 To start filtering Note on messages depress the foot switch the All Notes Off message is also sent out at this time to stop filtering release the footswitch As with all other functions you can also set toggle to ON allowing you to switch back and forth between the filtering and non filtering modes each time the footswitch is depressed Effect Controls 1 2 MIDI CHANNEL TABLE Undefined cc must be set according to the following table General Purpose Controllers s 1 4 Undefined Chan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 16 All LSB values for 0 31 cc 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 OA OB OC OD OE OF 7F Damper pedal sustain Portamento On Off MIDI CONTROL CHANGE TABLE Sostenuto Decimal Hex Control Function Soft pedal 00H Bank Select 06H Data entry MSB Legato Fsw vv 00 3F Normal 40 7F Legato 01H Modulation wheel or lever 07H Channel Volume Hold 2 02H Breath Controller 08H Balance Sound Controller 1 default Sound Variation 03H Undefined 09H Undefined Sound Controller 2 default Timbre Harmonic Content 04H Foot controller OAH Pan Sound Controller 3 default Release Time 05H Portamento time OBH Expression Controller Sound Controller 4 default Attack Time 74 4AH Sound Controller 5 default Brightness HEXADECIMAL CONVERSION TABLE 75 79 4B 4FH Sound Controllers 6 10 no defaults 80 83 50 53H General Purpose Controllers s 5 8 84 54H Portamento Con
7. ending the programming commands The Out and Fsw input can be left disconnected during programming Once the Footswitch Controller is programmed it can be inserted anywhere in your MIDI setup Plug a footswitch with a standard 1 4 phone jack into the footswitch input Fsw Connect the In of the Footswitch Controller to the MIDI Out or Thru of the sending MIDI device Connect the Out of the Footswitch Controller to the MIDI In of the receiving MIDI device The number of MIDI Solutions products connected between any two MIDI devices should be limited to 5 OPERATION Ensure that the footswitch is plugged into the unit before power up as its polarity is stored at this time if it is operating in auto polarity mode see p 10 11 The Footswitch Controller s MIDI Indicator LED will light as soon as the sending device is turned on and flashes whenever MIDI data passes through the unit Depressing the footswitch causes the unit to perform its programmed function as described on the following pages Device Parameters The Footswitch Controller has three global parameters that are in effect regardless of the selected function These parameters are MIDI Echo Footswitch Toggle and Polarity When MIDI Echo is ON all incoming MIDI information is echoed to the MIDI output When MIDI Echo is OFF only the messages generated by the Footswitch Controller are sent to the MIDI output When Toggle is OFF the Footswitch Controller operates in its norm
8. following FO 00 00 50040601F7 FO F7 20 bytes max where FO F7 is the user defined Sys Ex message To program the Footswitch Controller to generate a System Exclusive message when the footswitch released send it the following FO 00 00 50 04 06 00 F7 FO F7 20 bytes max 18 where FO F7 is the user defined Sys Ex message Channelize To program the Footswitch Controller to operate as a MIDI channelizer send it the following System Exclusive message FO 00 00 50 04 09 cc F7 all values in Hexadecimal cc MIDI channel see p 24 To specify the outgoing channel depress the footswitch play the number of notes corresponding to the channel to be sent out these notes are not echoed to MIDI Out and release the footswitch Example operation To rechannelize all incoming channel information to channel 7 depress the footswitch hit any 7 keys and release the footswitch All incoming channel messages are now rechannelized to channel 7 Tempo Tap To program the Footswitch Controller to operate in tempo tap mode send it the following System Exclusive message FO 00 00 50 04 OB F7 all values in Hexadecimal In tempo tap mode the Footswitch Controller continuously sends out MIDI timing clocks F8 at a tempo corresponding to the most recent taps of the footswitch Example To send out MIDI clocks at 120 bpm hit the footswitch at 1 2 second intervals Program INC DEC Two Footswitch Controllers may be chained toge
9. ther to provide an INC DEC Program Change function One unit is programmed as an increment unit and the other as a decrement unit The MIDI Out of the decrement unit must be connected to the MIDI In of the increment unit The units are programmed as follows INC unit FO 00 00 50 04 07 01 cc F7 all values in Hex DEC unit FO 00 00 50 04 07 00 cc F7 all values in Hex cc MIDI channel see p 24 17 Example To program the Footswitch Controller to generate the MIDI Machine Control Play command FO 7F 7F 06 02 F7 when depressed and the Stop command FO 7F 7F 06 01 F7 when released send it the following FO 00 00 50 040601 F7 FO 7F7F 06 02 F7 FO 00 00 50 04 06 00 F7 FO 7F7F 0601 F7 Transpose To program the Footswitch Controller to operate as a transposer send it the following System Exclusive message FO 00 00 50 04 OA cc F7 all values in Hexadecimal cc MIDI channel see p 24 To specify the transpose interval depress the foot switch play the note above or below middle C corresponding to the transpose interval this note is not echoed to MIDI Out and release the footswitch Example operation To transpose up by a major third depress the footswitch hit E above middle C and release the footswitch All incoming notes will now be transposed up by a major third 21 Note on Filter To program the Footswitch Controller to operate as a Note on filter send it the following System Exclusive message FO 00 00 50 04 0C c
10. trol 85 90 55 5AH Undefined 91 5BH Effects 1 Depth formerly External Effects Depth 92 5CH Effects 2 Depth formerly Tremolo Depth 93 5DH Effects 3 Depth formerly Chorus Depth 94 5EH Effects 4 Depth formerly Celeste Detune Depth 95 5FH Effects 5 Depth formerly Phaser Depth 96 97 60H 61H Data increment Data decrement 98 99 62H 63H Non Registered Parameter Number LSB MSB 100 101 64H 65H Registered Parameter Number LSB MSB 102 119 66 77H Undefined 120 127 78 7FH Reserved for Channel Mode Messages WARRANTY MIDI Solutions Inc warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workman ship for a period of one 1 year from date of purchase This warranty is void if the product has been damaged by accident misuse alteration unauthorized repairs or other causes not arising out of defects in material or workmanship Under no circumstances will MIDI Solutions be liable for any loss of profits benefits time interrupted operation commercial loss or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product MIDI Solutions specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose If the product requires service a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number must be obtained from MIDI Solutions and the product must be shipped prepaid to a specified Service Center MIDI Solutions will repair or replace the product at our discretion and will pay return shipping
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