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Doepfer Musikelektronik GmbH - SCHALTWERK Users Manual - Aug. 1997 - Page 15
Track >_2_____m<
-->PrgChange:OFF
Access to this parameter was added from version 1.1
upwards. Machines with version 1.0 do have an “OFF” as
normal condition.
✟ If you are the owner of a version 1.0 machine that
you have updated to 1.1, you should check this
parameter for all 8 tracks of each pattern to
ensure that it is effectively set to “OFF”, or set it
to “OFF” otherwise.
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With this parameter, you can now set a Program-
Change message and simultaneously transmit it on the
MIDI channel selected for that track. (A setting of
1~128 = MIDI Program-Change 1~128)
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By calling (selecting) a pattern, its preset Program-
Change is sent out automatically.
✟ Care should be taken not to send more than a
single Program-Change per MIDI channel.
Multiple sends will override the previous ones,
only the last one being effective. If you get the
wrong sound when recalling a pattern, the cause
might be that different Program-Changes in
multiple tracks have been set with the same MIDI
channel value.
✟ Program-Changes are putting a load on the
sound generators, especially if fast streams of
notes are simultaneously playing. Then,
depending on the device, slight or even strong
timing problems can occur, causing disturbance
in the sound.
✟ The behavior of this function is strongly
dependent of the sound generator used. Its
functioning cannot be guaranteed to 100%, and
in extreme cases, such as linking of patterns
(1~2, 1~2~3~4, or Song-Modes), it should be left
OFF if problems subsist.
7.4.4 Note Number - Track/Step
Besides being instructed about dealing with MIDI data, the
information still needs to be expanded in some practical
messages, among which:
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Note-Events - Which note (pitch) to deal with.
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likewise for the Polyphonic-Aftertouch.
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Which controller is the information for, and what’s its
controller number.
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For Program-Change there is a location with its
particular number.
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For Pitch-Bend, the actual pitch inflection value must
be set (a value of 64 is the neutral value, and thus
equates to no Pitch-Bend)
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For Monophonic-Aftertouch is this value unimportant.
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This value is adjusted in the Note Number Menu.
This brings us to the following message:
Track >_2_____m<
Note Nr:036=C
As the value 36 appears, a “C” will be sent.
✟ Of course, the name of this value depends on
the MIDI Event Type, In case of a controller, this
will be “controller number” and the indication “C”
will be superfluous. For simplification, this
information is always displayed. It is relevant for
note values only, which is the case in 99% of
applications. For events, other than Notes, don’t
be confused by the note name displayed, and
only take into account the numerical value, “036”
in this example.
✟ This global value is effective for all 16 steps of a
track.
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By multiple press on the menu button, you should
come to the following indication:
Track >_2_____m<
SNo-001:000=C3
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With this feature, the Schaltwerk doesn’t offer a
global note number for each track, but rather a note
per step. These individual note number values are
added to the global value. When dealing with notes, it
works as a transposition.
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The default value should always be 0, which is also a
“no transpose”, making now the global note number
value effective.
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To adjust these values, you should also take care of
specifying for which of the 16 steps the setting is
currently done.
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It is make use of the buttons (1) Step left/dec. , (2)
Step right/inc. or directly the corresponding Step
button. In these menus, the 8 × 16 Step buttons are not
used to (de)activate the steps, but simply to select
them.
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To help you locate which step is currently selected, its
LED will flash at a fast pace.
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To get an idea of how this system works, you could
choose a pattern without any step selected, and select