Novation X-Station User Manual

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The Template Edit ‘Program Change’ PagesThe following Menu pages are available if Control Type on menu page1 is set to ‘Program Change’. These are only available if the controlbeing edited is a button :Program Change Value (Menu Page 2)Sets the Program Change data value.Be aware that some MIDI devices number Programs from 0 to 127,while others number them from 1 to 128 (always, the actual MIDI datavalue sent is in the range 0 to 127). In these cases, it may be neces-sary to reduce this setting by one in order to select the requiredProgram.Buttons assigned as Program Change always have a momentaryaction. The MIDI Program Change message is transmitted when thebutton is pressed down.MIDI Channel (Menu Page 3)Sets the MIDI channel which the control will use for transmission.MIDI Ports (Menu Page 4)Determines which MIDI / USB port is used to send the MIDI informationgenerated by touching the control.Eight different combinations of output ports can be selected, with anymultiple combination possible. A ‘U’ shown on the display indicates theMIDI will be sent from the USB port, a ‘1’ that the MIDI OUT (1) port willbe used and a ‘2’ indicates that the MIDI OUT (2) port will be used.Control Name (Menu Page 5)Here, a name is given to the control for easy reference. This is thename displayed on the screen when a Template control is moved (seepage 5).Control Name :Amp Env AttackA cursor indicates which character in the name can be altered. Use theCURSOR buttons to select a different character position and the DATA /VALUE encoder to alter the character in the name.While a name is being edited, the Five TRANSPORT buttons providethe following useful functions :REWIND button Upper Case AlphasFAST FORWARD button Lower Case AlphasSTOP button 0 - 9 NumbersSTART button Special CharsRECORD button Replaces current character with a spacecharacter.Using The X / Y TouchpadThe touchpad allows transmission of up to four MIDI data values. Thevalues depend on how a finger moves along the touchpad’s X axis(across) and Y axis (up / down). By moving a finger in a diagonal direc-tion, both X & Y axis data are generated simultaneously.Play ModeIn play mode the display will show the values being sent out to whatev-er MIDI or USB port has been selected, for exampleX1 = 3 Y1 = 10X2 = 127 Y2 = OffIf any of the X or Y controls have been set to ‘No Control’, then the dis-play will show ‘Off’ for that control.In the example above the Y2 pad has been set to ‘No control’This display makes it easy to see exactly what each of the touchpadcontrols are doing and what is being sent to MIDI. It is not possiblehowever to see what type of controller and the controller number that isbeing sent out. In order to do this Template Edit Mode must be select-ed.Template edit ModeIn this mode touching any one of four quadrants selects the one of theX1,X2,Y1 or Y2 touchpad controls for edit and review.This provides a quick and easy method to see what each of the fourcontrols of the touchpad is programmed to control.If the pad is pressed and kept pressed the display will show the name(if already programmed in the Template) of the control and its type ofcontrol and additional MIDI information in the same format than for anyother control.DETAILED OPERATIONThe Template Edit ‘Program Change’ Pages - The X / Y Touchpad• 21 •Template Edit 'Program Change' PagesPage Function Display Value2 Program Change Value Prog Chg Value: 0…1273 MIDI Channel MIDI Channel: 1…164 MIDI Ports MIDI Ports: ---…U125 Control Name Control Name: Text stringX1X2Y1 Y2Y1Y2X1X2Press the touchpad in any of thefour labeled quadrants to selectthe control for edit