RE: [AN1x-list] Introduction
2000-05-05 by Edwards, Ed
You need to go to the Utility Control Assign in the matrix and assign SCENE to MW. There are 2 inherent insanities about this: 1. Unless the on-board control is assigned to a function, external midi won't control it. Example - if the mod wheel is not assigned to modulation, the AN will not respond to an incoming CC1 message (mod wheel). 2. People have uploaded banks of patches all over the web that mess up the default Control Assignments. (and other stuff like midi channels, device #, whatever) For instance, there are banks where no parameters are assigned to any of the 8 knobs. Why someone would disable all of this control makes no sense to me. I was making the mistake of using .syx files and loading banks which trashed my control assignments. Then I came to my senses and started using the AN1x editor. I'd load a bank to the editor, choose a patch on the AN I could overwrite, then double click on the patches in the editor one at a time. That way, only the patch data comes in to the AN. It's a safe way of auditioning sounds. Here's the excerpt from the manual about the control assignment function: Based on settings in the Control Assign function as well as in the Control Matrix, you can use a single controller to control one parameter of the internal tone generator and another parameter of an external MIDI device, both at the same time. It also lets you determine which device (MW, FC, etc.) to use for Scene Control (see page 20). Controllers which can be assigned using the UTILITY SETUP Control function: MW - Modulation Wheel FV - Foot Volume FC - Foot Controller FS - Footswitch RbnX - Ribbon Controller X-axis RbnZ - Ribbon Controller Z-axis Knob1~8 - Assign group knobs 1 ~ 8 SCENE - Scene Control controller Between the Control Assign function (system) knob assignments and Control Matrix (voice) knob assignments, you can configure a monster knob control system where each knob simultaneously controls either the same Control Change parameter for the internal tone generator as for an external tone generator, or different parameters for the internal and external tone generator. For more information about each parameter, see the separate Data List book. For information about the procedure for assigning controllers, see page 95.