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Re: Controlling XD5 With Knobs

2006-03-22 by angelsynth

Hello all,

I'm new here, but I have had some experience with Kawai synths over 
the last 15 years (or so). I'm really sorry but the XD5 does (almost) 
not respond to CC's. You have to use sysex to control most of XD5's 
parameters. As far as I know the BCR manages sysex quite well so it 
won't be so difficult once you have the BCR programmed using learn 
function.

Regards,

Ángel

--- In kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com, "bvs9000" <baronvonscratch@...> 
wrote:
>
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to setup XD5 sounds to be triggered by DTX drum pads 
while
> being edited by BCR2000 knobs during live performance but I cannot 
find
> the Control Change Numbers (CC#s) for the parameters. I've got XD5
> working with the pads but I haven't been able to program the knobs
> because the CC#s listed in the manual do not apply to the 
parameters I
> wish to edit and that's why I'm asking for your help. I have 
created an
> Excel chart to be filled with the CC#s I seek. If you would please
> complete the chart or provide a list of the CC#s for the parameters 
and
> I will fill the chart so I can program my MIDI controller knobs, I 
will
> greatly appreciate your assistance. Also, can I manually assign 
CC#s to
> each of the parameters for each of the drum sounds in XD5?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> BVS
> 
> If the chart doesn't appear below, here is the list of the sounds 
and
> parameters I want to control:
> 
> 
> 
> Parameter Name/Control Change  HiHat Pedal Closed HiHat Open HiHat 
Ride
> Crash Tom 3 Tom 2 Tom 1 Clap Rimshot Snare Kick  CC# for Auto Bend 
Time
> CC# for Auto Bend Depth              CC# for Auto Bend Velocity 
Depth
> CC# for Auto Bend Switch              CC# for Pitch              
CC# for
> Fine Tune Pitch              CC# for Wave Select              CC# 
for
> DCA Attack              CC# for DCA Sustain              CC# for DCA
> Decay              CC# for DCA Release              CC# for DCF 
Cutoff
> CC# for DCF Resonance              CC# for DCF Attack              
CC#
> for DCF Sustain              CC# for DCF Decay              CC# for 
DCF
> Release
>

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