Rocktron MIDI Mate - Manual (Page 14)

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CONTROLLER ACCESS
(To send a single MIDI on/off control change command with the touch of a
button)
The Controller access mode allows for the use of on/off MIDI control
changes. Buttons 5-9 on the MIDI Mate™ may be assigned to a control
number, and when that button is pressed a MIDI control change will be
transmitted corresponding to the assigned control number. A common use for
this feature is to have direct remote control over another device's parameters
without changing presets. For example, the Rocktron ProGAP™ has MIDI
controllable control functions and a loop. If the ProGAP™ 's loop is set to
control number 9, and button 5 on the MIDI Mate™ is set to control number
9, the ProGAP™ loop can now be turned on or off by pressing button 5 on
the MIDI Mate™ . This cuts down on the number of presets needed because
now presets do not need to be duplicated (for example, one with the loop on
and one with the loop off).
The status of the parameter that is being turned on/off by the MlDI
Mate™ is stored by the MlDI Mate™ also, thereby sending the correct MIDI
control change command (on or off) when the program is changed. For every
button assigned to a control number, a control change will be sent every time
the preset is changed. For example, if buttons 5, 6, 7 and 8 are set to control
numbers 11, 12, 13 and 14 respectively, every time a program change is
made four MIDI control change commands (control changes 11,12,13,14)
would be sent on the corresponding MIDI channels. These four control
changes would send the status (on/off) of the controls that were last stored for
that preset. To store a controller "On", make sure that the CONTROLLER
Access LED is lit, and that the corresponding MIDI channel is not set to
"Off", then press the button of the assigned control number so that the LED
above the button is lit. A lit LED above the button means the controller is on,
and an unlit LED above the button means the controller is off. Set the control
status for all the assigned buttons in this fashion. For buttons not assigned to
a control number, the LED above them will not light. Once all the LEDs are
set to represent the correct status (on or off) of all assigned controllers, then
this status can be stored with the current preset by first pressing the 2ND
button so that the 2ND LED lights. Then press the STORE button. "Stored"
will flash briefly on the display showing that the current status has been
stored. (This is the only function for the STORE button.)
Buttons 0-4 may be used to change presets while in the Controller