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Oxygen 88

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16,384 step resolution through combined Coarse and Fine messages

Most assignable MIDI controls, including those on Oxygen 88, operate with a resolution of 128 steps. Standard MIDI CC messages that can be used universally between different MIDI devices are also limited to a resolution of 128 steps. However, the RPN/NRPN concept allows for a resolution of 16,384 steps by combining two 7-bit MIDI messages into a 14-bit message (coarse + fine).

Hardware controller knobs or sliders that take advantage of the full 14-bit RPN/NRPN resolution are very uncommon. To illustrate the concept and make the purpose of RPN/NRPN Coarse and Fine messages easier to understand, we included a graphic describing how such a 14-bit RPN/NRPN control would operate (not supported by Oxygen Series keyboards):

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The RPN/NRPN coarse message divides the range of 16384 steps into 128 segments and activates them by sending each segment's first value, while the RPN/NRPN fine message provides the 128 steps of resolution contained in each of these segments.

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Contents Oxygen 88 User Guide Introduction Oxygen 88 FeaturesWindows Installation Instructions Minimum System Requirements SetupHost Software Configuration Mac OS X Installation InstructionsInstallation DAW ConfigurationDirectLink DAW Support Pitch Bend Wheel Controls and ConnectorsTop Panel Modulation WheelOctave/Transpose Buttons Track ButtonsLED Screen Function Buttons Slider Buttons SlidersTransport Buttons Zone ButtonsVelocity-sensitive Keyboard 13. On/Off SwitchPower Socket KnobsExpression Pedal Input Midi Out PortUSB Port Cancel Advanced Keyboard FunctionsControl Select Channel Assign Control Assign, Data 1, Data 2, DataGlobal Channel ProgramBank LSB Bank MSB PanicVelocity Curve Memory Dump Drawbar ModeEnter Key Device IDStore Number KeysZone Voice Zone KeysZone Program Zone LSBZone MSB Zone Range Zone Channel Zone OctaveZone Midi Channel Zone Transpose Advanced Programming Functions Key Parameter Value Setting Trigger Values for the Buttons or the Sustain Pedal Assigning MMC Control to Buttons Number MMC CommandAssigning a Note to a Button 28 User Guide Oxygen Programming a Button to Increment/Decrement a Midi CC value Programming a Button to Increment/Decrement a Program Change Reversing the operation of Knobs or Sliders Limiting the Range of a Knob or Slider Oxygen User Guide  Restoring the Factory Settings SysEx Messages and Device IDNon-Volatile Memory Program and Bank Changes Midi Messages DefinedRPN/NRPN 36 User Guide Oxygen Fine 66Fine Coarse88 SysEx 38 User Guide Oxygen Oxygen 88 suddenly stopped working TroubleshootingStandard Midi Control Numbers Midi CCs Midi DataSliders and Knobs Assignable Midi CCsButtons and Pedals Baritone Sax Useful Midi DataDirectLink Transport Control Assignments Midi Note NumbersHexadecimal Value Decimal Value Hexadecimal Conversion ChartChorus Types Roland GS & Yamaha XG Nrpn MessagesGeneral Midi Reverb and Chorus Types Reverb TypesDocumentation Feedback Technical InfoDisposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union Technical Support USA Product Information