Studiologic VMK161Organ User Manual
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CONTINOUS CONTROLLER
Among the Midi messages (note that on/off is a Midi message) is a set of 128 “continuous controller ”messages
(often abbreviated “CC ”). These are mainly used to send the movements of knobs, sliders, pedals, and so forth.
For example, a synth’s modulation wheel is sending a CC message which will almost always be CC number 1. (See
list below.) Each CC has a possible range of 0 –127, so when you move a mod wheel down to its rest position, it
should send a CC number 1 message with a value of 0, and when you push it up to its highest point it should send
a CC number 1 message with a value of 127. The VMK takes this Midi capability and puts the control in the hands
of the user. All of the VMK’s knobs, sliders and pedal inputs may be programed to transmit these CC values.
Certain of the CC numbers are reserved for particular purposes. For instance, CC64 is the sustain pedal. In fact, seve-
ral of the controllers (64, 65, 66, etc.) are defined as on/off switches rather than as continuous: Your sustain pedal
will probably send a CC64 message with a value of 127 when pressed, and another CC64 message with a value of
0 when released. This comes into play when programing the pedal inputs. Your VMK and a sequencer or audio pro-
gram can give you an almost unlimited number of routing possibilities to control the various functions of the pro-
gram(s) you’re using. Check with your software manual for details specific to your need.
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c o n t i n o u s c o n t r o l l e r s
1
Modulation Wheel (0-127)
2
Breath Controller (0-127)
4
Foot Controller (0-127)
5
Portamento Time (0-127)
6
Data Slider (0-127)
7
Main Volume (0-127)
8
Balance (0-127)
10
Pan (0-127)
11
Expression (0-127)
16
General Purpose num1 (0-127)
17
General Purpose num2 (0-127)
18
General Purpose num3 (0-127)
19
General Purpose num4 (0-127)
64
Sustain Pedal (0 or 127)
65
Portamento On/Off (0 or 127)
66
Sustenuto Pedal (0 or 127)
67
Soft Pedal (0 or 127)
69
Hold 2 (0 or 127)
80
General Purpose num5 (0-127)
81
General Purpose num6 (0-127)
82
General Purpose num7 (0-127)
83
General Purpose num8 (0-127)
92
Tremolo Depth (0-127)
93
Chorus Depth (0-127)
94
Celeste (Detune) Depth (0-127)
95
Phase Depth (0-127)
96
Data Increment (0 or 127)
97
Data Decrement (0 or 127)
121
Reset all Controllers (0)
122
Local Control On/Off (0 or 127)
123
All Notes Off (0)
Common controller Numbers
I n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l
VMK-149plus/VMK-188plus