On Tue, 14 May 2002, Nick Copeland wrote: > > use the standard MIDI controller events > > This is likely to be a bit awkward. The events only have a single > identifier, bristol uses objects and parameter indeces, both of > which need identifiers. For example, DCO 1 might be object 0, and > it can take, say, 5 parameters for waveform, sync, PWM, mod level > and output level. DCO 2 might be object 1, and take the same 5 > parameters. All this stuff needs some kind of mapping if we were > to take the standard controllers. Its reasonably trivial work > though, the GUI does this kind of stuff already. By object I simply mean any GUI object, like potentiometers, switches and sliders. And these objects only take one parameter each.
> > SYSEXs are mostly used for saving/loading presets and bulk dumps. > > SYSEX are open for any use, I chose them since a 16 track mixing > desk with diverse filter, effects, compressors, etc, needs a lot > more controllers than are available otherwise. Of course they are. However AFAIK they are not so easily produced with standard MIDI controller boxes / master keyboards. Of course one could implement an event mapper. Matthias -- Dr. Matthias Nagorni SuSE GmbH Deutschherrnstr. 15-19 phone: +49 911 74053375 D - 90429 Nuernberg fax : +49 911 74053483
