Samson Graphite 25 owner manual Performance Controls

Performance Controls

The Graphite 25 features eight assignable encoders (E1–E8), volume slider (S1), four function but- tons (F1–F4) and transport controls. Below is a brief description of how these features operate.

Encoders

The factory setting for the encoders is pan control, set to channels 1–4. When you rotate the knob of an encoder, the encoder number and the data will be shown in the Operation area of the display. Rotate the knob clockwise to increase the value, and counter-clockwise to decrease the value (ranging 0–127). You can change parameters or assign other controls to encoders in “Setup Mode” on page 17. The default settings for encoders are listed in “Factory Default Settings” on page 31.

Slider

The factory setting for the slider is master volume. When you move a slider, the slider number, S1, and the data will be shown in the Operation area of the display. Move the slider to the right to increase the value, and to the left to decrease the value (ranging 0–127). You can change param- eters or assign other controls to encoders in “Setup Mode” on page 17.

Note: Assign the Channel to “-“ for the slider and encoders to follow the keyboard channel of Zone 1.

Function Buttons

There are four function buttons (F1–F4) on the control panel. The buttons can be defined as “Note” type (abbreviated to N), which send note messages when pressed, or “Control” type (ab- breviated to C), which send control messages when pressed.

The buttons can also be set to “Toggle” (abbreviated to 0). Press one of the buttons to send the On message, and press the button again to send the Off message. The buttons can alternatively be set to “Momentary” (abbreviated to M). If the button is a control type, press the button to send the control code. When you release the button, the control code will no longer be sent. If the type of the button is a note type, press the button to send note on message and release the button to send a note off message.

The button number and value will be shown in the Operation and Data area of the display. The function of each button is assignable. You can change parameters or assign other controls to buttons through the setup function. Please refer to “Setup Mode” on page 17 for details. The default settings for the function buttons are listed in “Factory Default Settings” on page 31.

BANK Buttons

There are four banks of encoders and function buttons with individual settings, expanding the amount of controls available. The BANK buttons allow you to group the settings of the encoders E1–E8 and function buttons F1–F4 into a bank, and then recall them quickly. Press the BANK ◀ /

▶buttons to select between the banks. The bank number will be shown under the BANK tag in the display. The default bank is 1.

CHANNEL Buttons

Press the CHANNEL ◀ / ▶ buttons to increase or decrease the channel number for all encoders E1–E8 and function buttons F1–F4 in the activated bank, to quickly expand the working range, globally. The channel change message will be handled by the computer software when a soft- ware preset is selected, and the icon “-“ will be displayed under the Ch +/– tag.

Note: When the remote control preset (Preset 2–10) is activated, the BANK and CHANNEL buttons will send specific control messages to the music software.

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