Specifications

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Setup Mode

The Setup Editor

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The BEND Page

TheparametersontheBENDpagedefinethebendrangesforpitchbendmessages.

Bend Range (Semitones) and Bend Range (Cents): Up and Down

BendRangeUp(ST)andBendRangeDown(ST)sendsabendrangemessagetoaninternal

programoraMIDIdevice,tellingithowtodefinesubsequentpitchbendmessages.Some

programsmaybehavestrangelywhenyouchangetheBendRangevalue,becausetheyuseDSP

Functionstoaffectthepitchwheel.Inthatcase,you

shouldeithersetthevalueofBendRangeto

Prog,oredittheprogramitself.

NOTE:ThesettingsforBendRangeUpandDownareonlyreflectedinSetupmode.Evenifyouspecify

BendRangeUpandDownvaluesforthecontrolsetup(thesetup12 6InternalVoices,whichdefines

controllerassignmentsthat

areusedinProgrammode,)bendrangevalueswillnotbereflectedinany

modeexceptSetupmode,andpitchbendmessagesinthecurrentprogram(inProgrammode)willresult

inbehaviorasspecifiedforthePitchBendRangeparametersontheBASICpageintheProgramEditor.

BendRangeUp(ct)and

BendRangeDown(ct)letsyoufinetunethevalueforBendRange

(semitones).100centsequalsonesemitone,oronehalf‐step;youcansetthisparameter

anywherebetween0and100cents.

BendRangeUp,inbothsemitonesandcents,affectsallcontrollersthataresettoPitchUp(inthe

defaultsettingsforthe

controlsetup(Setup126InternalVoices,)thePi tchbendupparameter(for

thePitchWheel)ontheControllerspageisassignedtoPitchUp).BendRangeDown,inboth

semitonesandcents,affectsallcontrollersthataresettoPitchDwn(inthedefaultsettingsfor

thecontrolsetup(Setup126InternalVoices,)

thePitchbenddnparameter(forthePitchWheel)on

theControllerspageisassignedtoPitchDwn).AnyphysicalcontrollerthatusestheControl

DestinationlistcanbeassignedtoPitchUporPitchDwn.Tokeepthingssimplethough,you

willnormallywanttousePitchUpandPitchDwn(controllerdestinations130and

131)asa

PitchWheeldestinations(seepage 7‐11for details.)

KeepinmindthatnotallMIDIdevicesrespondtoBendRangemessages.Withmanyolder

MIDIinstruments,youmustsetbendrangesonthedevicesthemselves.

Parameter Range of Values Default

Bend Range Up (semitones) Prog, 0 to 127 semitones 2

Bend Range Up (cents) Prog, 100 cents 0

Bend Range Down (semitones) Prog, 0 to 127 semitones 2

Bend Range Down (cents) Prog, 100 cents 0