Oxygen 88

User Guide 27

Assigning a Note to a Button

It is possible to configure a Button to send a Note On message when it is held down, and a Note Off message when it is released.

This requires four values to be specified (values given are examples):

 

 

Key

 

Parameter

Value

 

 

 

Control Assign

Trigger Note On/Off

147

 

 

 

 

Data 1

(example)

Note pitch

64 (E4 - see Appendix C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data

2

(example)

Note

off velocity

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data

3

(example)

Note

on velocity

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following example configures a button to play MIDI note E4 while it is being held down and stop the note when the button is released.

1.Select a button as described earlier in this guide.

2.Press the Advanced button.

3.Press the Control Assign key.

4.Enter 147 using the number keys. This sets the button to trigger MIDI Notes (see Appendix B).

5.Press the Enter key.

6.Press the Advanced button.

7.Press the Data 1 key (Pitch/Note parameter).

8.Enter "64" using the number keys. This sets the button to play MIDI note 64 (E4 - see Appendix C).

9.Press the Enter key.

10.Press the Advanced button.

11.Press the Data 2 key (Velocity Off).

12.Enter 0 using the number keys. This sets the button to transmit a Note Off message with a release velocity value of zero.

13.Press the Enter key.

14.Press the Advanced button.

15.Press the Data 3 key (Velocity On).

16.Enter 100 using the number keys. This sets the button to transmit a Note On message with a velocity of 100 when pressed.

17.Press the Enter key.

NOTE: It is also possible to configure a button to send a note on message when it is pressed and a note off message when it is pressed a second time. To do this, follow the above configuration steps, but enter 148 for the "Control Assign" parameter (see "Hexadecimal Conversion Chart" on page 45).

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M-Audio 88 manual Assigning a Note to a Button