Oxygen Series

User Guide 6

Assigning MMC Control to Buttons

The transport functions of some hardware recording devices and DAW applications can be remotely operated via MMC (MIDI Machine Control) commands. MMC is a specialized transport control protocol and requires a somewhat different configuration method.

The following values need to be specified:

Key

Parameter

Value

 

 

 

Control Assign

MMC Control

149

 

 

 

Channel Assign (example)

Device ID

127

 

 

 

Data 2 (example)

MMC Function

2 (Play)

 

 

 

The following example will configure a button to send the MMC command "Play":

1.Select an assignable button as described earlier in this guide

2.Press the Advanced button

3.Press the Control Assign key

4.Type 149 using the number keys. This sets the button to send MMC (MIDI Machine Control)

5.Press the Enter key

6.Press the Advanced button

7.Press the Channel Assign key

8.Enter 127 (Poly On) using the number keys. This ensures all receiving devices will respond to the MMC messages

9.Press the Enter key

10.Press the Advanced button

11.Press the Data 2 key

12.Enter a number from the chart below to select the MMC command for the button. This determines which transport function will be controlled by this button. For example, enter "2" for the Play command

13.Press the Enter key

Number

MMC Command

 

 

01

STOP

 

 

02

PLAY

 

 

03

DEFERRED PLAY

 

 

04

FAST FORWARD

 

 

05

REWIND

 

 

06

RECORD STROBE

 

 

07

RECORD EXIT

 

 

08

RECORD PAUSE

 

 

09

PAUSE

 

 

09

EJECT

 

 

10

CHASE

 

 

11

COMMAND ERROR RESET

 

 

12

MMC RESET

 

 

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