Behringer U-CONTRO LUMX25 user manual Global Channel adjustment, Individual channel assignment

U-CONTROL UMX25

The following control element assignments including channel information can be permanently stored in the USER MEMORY:

-FOOT SWITCH connector

-OCTAVE SHIFT button

-VOLUME/DATA fader

-PITCH BEND wheel

-MODULATION wheel

-Rotary controls R1 - R8

-Buttons B1 - B8

4.2 ASSIGN MODE

As already mentioned in the preceding chapters, the ASSIGN mode is a powerful tool which allows you to re-configure the UMX25 to an extremely easy-to-use controller.

The fundamental logic of the assignment procedure was already presented in chapter “3. CONTROL ELEMENTS AND CONNECTIONS”.

4.2.1GLOBAL CHANNEL adjustment

MIDI channels are classified into two types: one GLOBAL CHANNEL and 15 additional SINGLE CHANNELS.

The GLOBAL MIDI CHANNEL is a factory setting and all MIDI instructions are sent over this channel: messages of various control elements as well as note-on and note-off messages. Please proceed as follows to modify the GLOBAL MIDI CHANNEL:

1)Press the ASSIGN button and keep it pressed.

2)Press the button.

3)Release the ASSIGN button.

4)Now define the GLOBAL CHANNEL by entering a number between 1 and 16 using the number keys. If you enter a number greater than 16, your entry will be rejected.

Examples:

-If you want to enter channel 14, press keys and .

-To enter channel 7 press key .

5)In order to confirm your selection, press the key. To discard your assignments either press the button or the ASSIGN button again. In either case the ASSIGN LED goes out.

Ex works the GLOBAL CHANNEL is set to channel 1.

4.2.2 Individual channel assignment

The assignment of individual control elements to a certain channel is useful if you want to control external devices independently of one another.

Example:

You play synthesizer A over channel 2 from the keyboard, while synthesizer B is controlled on channel 5 by a sequencer software. Now you can control the filter frequency of device B in real time using one of the eight rotary controls, and at the same time continue playing device A without changes to the filter frequency.

1)Press the ASSIGN button and keep it pressed.

2)Operate the control element whose channel shall be set to differ from the GLOBAL CHANNEL. If it is a controller or a fader, move it briefly. If it is a button, press it once. Now the UMX25 “knows” which control element shall be assigned to a SINGLE CHANNEL.

3)Release the ASSIGN button.

4)Press the button.

5)Now define the SINGLE CHANNEL by entering a number between 1 and 16 using the number keys. If you enter a number greater than 16, your entry will be rejected.

Example:

-If you want to enter channel 11, press keys and .

-To enter channel 4 press key .

Special case: If you want to assign the control element to the GLOBAL CHANNEL again, please press the 0 key next to the ENTER key (instead of the number keys

1to 9).

6)To finalize your settings, press the ENTER button. To discard your assignments either press the CANCEL button or the ASSIGN button again. In either case the ASSIGN LED goes out.

The channel set-up of all control elements of the UMX25 is based on the GLOBAL CHANNEL. This means that a control element is always set to the GLOBAL CHANNEL until you assign a different channel to it. Whenever you change the GLOBAL CHANNEL you also change the channels assigned to the various control elements!

4.2.3 GLOBAL CHANNEL assignment:

In comparison to the procedure described in the previous chapter, the advantage of the method shown here is that you have to press fewer buttons to make adjustments.

1)Press the ASSIGN button and keep it pressed.

2)Operate the control element whose GLOBAL CHANNEL shall be set.

3)Release the ASSIGN button.

4)Press the SINGLE-key.

5)Press the 0-key.

6)Press to confirm. Press or the ASSIGN button again to discard your assignments. In either case the ASSIGN LED goes out.

4.2.4 The PANIC key combination

Imagine you have already worked several hours on a song and suddenly one of your sound modules produces a “hanging note”. If you execute a PANIC instruction, a sound module receiving this instruction will be muted immediately.

1)Press the ASSIGN button and keep it pressed.

2)Press or .

3)Release the ASSIGN button. The device automatically enters Play mode again.

The instruction chosen will be sent immediately after pressing one of the two buttons mentioned above.

4.2.5 The SNAPSHOT instruction

The SNAPSHOT instruction transmits all parameters including their current values: all control element assignments as well as the current channel settings are sent out from the MIDI OUT connector and the USB output of the UMX25.

In this way it is possible to transmit the entire UMX25 mapping to a sequencer software at the beginning of a song. The song can then be played back with the final controller values adjusted for it. If the parameters of an external device have been changed, you can also use SNAPSHOT to correct the values.

1)Press the ASSIGN button and keep it pressed.

2)Press the button.

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