Evolution MK-425C/449C/461C Advanced User Guide
Assigning A Note To A Button
The following shows how to set a button to transmit a note on when pressed, and a note off when released.
1. Press “CONTROL SELECT” and press the “0” button.
2. Press “CONTROL ASSIGN” and enter '147' this is the MIDI cc number that corresponds to Note on/off mode, as shown in Appendix B.
3. Press “DATA MSB” twice and enter a value of '100'. This means when you press the button, a Note on message will be sent out with a velocity of 100.
4. Press “DATA LSB” twice, and enter a value of '000'. This means when you release the button, a Note off message will be sent out.
5. Press the “PROGRAM” button twice and enter '064'. This will mean you are sending out MIDI note 64 or E4, each time you press the button. The MIDI note numbers are given in Appendix D.
This button mode has many uses. You can play a conventional sound on the keyboard while triggering samples and effects on different MIDI channels from the buttons. You could even trigger video clips or a lighting rig.
Note: When you press the button in note mode, the LCD display will briefly show the note velocity.
About SysEx Messages & Device ID
When transmitting SysEx messages, the individual control channel number does not define a transmit channel, but a device ID. This is made clear since when you press the CHANNEL button, the Channel symbol will not be shown and there is no ’c’ in the 3 digit display.
Device ID’s range between 00 – 127. In most cases, you should set the device ID as 127. 127 means the SysEx message will be received by all devices.
Please note that the device ID for a Sys Ex message assigned to a controller can not be changed using the Device ID buttons. These buttons are used for varying the global device ID of the
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