Doepfer Regelwerk (device no longer available) - Manual (Page 16)

Doepfer Musikelektronik GmbH User manual V1.0 REGELWERK V1.2 ❁ ❂ ❃ ❄
resolution of 1 per step.
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This depends on the resolution which has
been selected for the REGELWERK faders
and the various possible resolutions of the
individual elements within the data string.
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The actual value produced by the fader
position isn't strictly linked to the value in the
data string, and is affected and governed by a
wide variety of factors, so what at first might
seem a rigid assignment system can actually
be altered in any number of ways.
8.2.1.1 Fader position and actual value
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In addition, the value shown by the position of
the fader and the stored value of the variable
in a data string don't have to be identical at
all.
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So it's quite possible that the fader position
and the actual value can be different, if a
stored value has been accessed from a
preset or downloaded using the MIDI Update
function.
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In this case, the individual faders' LEDs have
a special function in Fader Mode: they blink
whenever the two values (stored value and
fader position value) are not identical.
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To make life easier, the LED which is blinking
shows you whether the stored value is higher
or lower than the fader position value. The
speed of blinking also tells you the relative
proximity of the two values:
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slow blink = far apart,
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fast blink = closer.
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When both values are identical, the LEDs
blink so fast they're permanently on!
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The other LEDs which don't blink show Mute
Status – which is explained later.
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The response of these LEDs is a useful
general indicator, but shouldn't be relied on
as 100% accurate!
8.2.1.2 Selecting a fader
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In Fader Mode, moving a particular fader or
pressing its dedicated button brings up the
data onto the LCD, and enables the user to
look at the values, and monitor the
transmission of the current event.
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The same applies in principle to the individual
Edit / Parameter Menus, except that the LCD
readout is here designed to assist editing the
selected data or parameter.
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This is also shown by one of the fader select
LEDs lighting up (with all the others off).
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The function of all the faders and buttons is
similar in both Fader Mode and Edit /
Parameter menu modes.
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Editing data while the relevant MIDI
messages are taking place can cause
problems, with events missed, hanging notes,
and other malfunctions. Be on the look-out
for this, and if it's a problem, take steps to
avoid editing when a specific message is
being transmitted.
8.2.1.3 Entering a Fader event
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This principally takes place in the Fader Edit
menu.
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When the Fader Edit button is pressed, all
the 24 LEDs in the upper row go out except
for one - the fader which is currently in edit
mode.
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Selecting another fader to edit is simple: just
press another of the fader select buttons in
the upper row.
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Repeated presses of the Fader Edit button
take you through all of the various pages
within the Fader Edit menu. The process is
circular: keep pressing and you will cycle
through the pages.
8.2.1.3.1 Fader events
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A fader event consists of four data bytes,
which are programmed in this menu by
entering four values.
These are
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MIDI channel
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MIDI event
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the first data byte is the MIDI event, which
according to the type of event is followed by a
description.
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the second data byte is as a rule the value
associated with the event, and is thus related
to the fader position (real or stored).
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As well as the standard MIDI events, which
follow normal MIDI rules, REGELWERK
gives you the possibility of defining any type
of data string as a Fader event, and
transmitting it.
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The maximum length of this data string is, in
the current software version, 30 bytes, but is
likely to be longer in future software updates.
8.2.1.3.2 Fader parameters
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Besides the definition of the fader events
themselves, further parameters are needed
to control the interaction between the
programmed events and the faders
themselves, and any messages entering at
the MIDI IN socket, and finally the messages
being output from the MIDI OUT socket.
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By default, the range of values is such that
the response of the fader goes from value 0
(fader right down at the bottom) up to value
127 (fader right at the top). These minimum