Assigning MMC Control to a Button

1.Select the button to control the MMC message.

2.Press the Advanced Function button.

3.Press the Control Assign key. Type the number 149 with the keypad, and confirm by pressing the Enter key.

4.Press the Advanced Function button.

5.Press the Channel Assign key.

6.Enter 127 using the key pad, then press Enter. This ensures all receiving devices will respond to the MMC message.

7.Press the Advanced Function button.

8.Press the DATA 2 key and enter a number from the chart below to select the MMC message you want. Finally, confirm your selecting by pressing 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

09PAUSE

10EJECT

11CHASE

12COMMAND ERROR RESET

13MMC RESET

Assigning RPN/NRPN to a Fader/Rotary Controller

Note: For a detailed description of RPN/NRPN data see the “MIDI Messages Explained” section.

1.Select the desired knob/fader as described earlier.

2.Press the Advanced Function button.

3.Press the Control Assign key. While the three display dots are visible, enter controller 132 for RPN Coarse, or 133 for RPN Fine, or 134 for NRPN Coarse or 135 for NRPN Fine using the numerical data entry keys. Press the Enter key to confirm your selection.

4.Press the Advanced Function button.

5.Press the DATA 3 key, and enter the desired number for the RPN/NRPN MSB. Press the Enter key to confirm.

6.Press the Advanced Function button.

7.Press the DATA 2 key, and enter the desired number for the RPN/NRPN LSB. Press the Enter key to confirm.

8.Press the Advanced Function button.

9.Press the Chan Assign Key, and enter a number from 1-16 to represent the MIDI channel you would like this message transmitted on. Press the Enter key to confirm.

Many data sheets for synths make use of NRPN messages and will give the MSB and LSB values that should be entered for Data 3 and Data 2 (See Appendix E). Some manuals may only give the hex values, but Oxygen requires the decimal value be entered. Convert hexadecimal values to decimal values using the Windows or Mac calculator; select Scientific mode (Programmer mode on the Mac), select Hex, then enter the hexadecimal value needed to convert. Press the Dec button to convert it to a decimal value. Please reference Appendix C for more information.

Assigning a Note to a Button

The following shows the procedure for setting a button to transmit a MIDI Note On message when pressed, and a MIDI Note Off message when released.

1Press the Advanced Function button, then the CTRL ASGN key.

2 Enter “147” using the numerical data entry keys.

3 Press the Enter key to confirm.

This is the MIDI CC number that corresponds to Note On/Off mode (see Appendix A).

4 Press the Advanced Function button again followed by the Data 3 key.

5 Enter “100” using the numerical data entry keys.

6 Press the Enter key to confirm.

This means when you press the button, a Note On message is sent out with a velocity of 100.

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M-Audio OXYGEN 8 V2 manual Assigning MMC Control to a Button, Assigning RPN/NRPN to a Fader/Rotary Controller

OXYGEN 8 V2 specifications

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