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Bome MIDI Translator: User's Manual 10 Rules and Variables

10.3.2 Global Variables

Global variables are defined by two-character combinations in the following

ranges:

ga-gz/g0-g9, ha-hz/h0-h9, ..., na...n9, and ya-y9, za-z9

Examples for global variables: h4, kd, j0, nb, zg, etc

Global variables retain their value for the life time of the project. Global

variables are useful for passing information between translators, and for

remembering state.

One common use of global variables is to create a 'Shift' button on your

controller, which can then control which translators are processed depending

on the state of the shift control.

Another common use of global variables is to 'Hold' a controller's value while

a timer is running, allowing you to re-send that value when the timer is

done processing.

At Project start, all global variables are initialized with 0.

10.4 Using Rules and Variables

One of the most useful way to use Rules and Variables in your Translator is

the translation of a velocity or cc value to another value. Variables may be

utilized in the mapping of an incoming MIDI action in a translator by

changing the last value to a variable setting instead of a static value.

Variables may be used in both incoming and outgoing translator actions,

allowing values input into translators to be processed, and then sent on to

the outgoing MIDI port while retaining full routing flexibility.