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MESSAGETYPE

DUMPSETTINGS

TherearefiveprogrammableparametersthatspecifythetypeofmessagetobegeneratedbytheBreathController.

Theseparametersare or

and

specifiesthetypeofmessagetobegenerated.SelectablemessagetypesincludeControl

Change,Aftertouch,PitchBend,andSystemExclusive.

or specifiestheControlChangenumberiftheMessageType(aa)isControl

Change.IftheMessageType(aa)isSystemExclusive,thenbbspecifiesthebyteoftheSystemExclusivemessage

thatisvariable,i.e.thebytethatchangesinresponsetotheappliedbreathpressure.

specifiestheMIDIchannelofthegeneratedmessage.ThisparameterisignorediftheMessage

TypeisSystemExclusive.

specifiestheminimumvaluegeneratedbytheBreathController.

specifiesthemaximumvaluegenerated.IftheMinimumValueisgreaterthantheMaximumValue,thenthevalues

willdecreaseasmorebreathpressureisapplied,allowingthedevicetobeusedinreverseoperation.

ToprogramtheMessageTypetobegeneratedbytheBreathController,senditthefollowingSystemExclusive

programmingcommand:

AllbytesmustbeinHexadecimalformat(seehexadecimalconversiontableatend)

=MessageType( =00:Controller, =01:Aftertouch, =02:PitchBend, =03:SystemExclusive)

=ControlChange#(ifaa=00)orSysexByte#(ifaa=03)

=MIDIChannel(seeMIDIchanneltableatend)

=MinimumValuetransmitted

=MaximumValuetransmitted

( )uptothreeoptionaladditionalMIDIchannels

ToprogramtheBreathControllertogeneratetheSystemExclusivemessageF022334455F7,varyingthefourth

byte,withaminimumvalueof9,andamaximumvalueof127(=7FHex),senditthefollowingSystemExclusive

programmingcommands:

F00000501701 F7followedby

TodumptheBreathControllercurrentsettings,senditthefollowingSystemExclusivemessage:

UponreceiptofthiscommandtheBreathControllerwilldumpitscurrentsettingstotheMIDIOut.

aa:MessageType,bb:ControlChange#( SysexByte#),cc:MIDIChannel,dd:

MaximumValue, ee:MinimumValue.

MessageType(aa)

ControlChange# SysexByte#(bb)

MIDIChannel(cc)

MinimumValue(dd) MaximumValue(ee)

F00000501701aabbccddee(cccccc)F7

aa aa aa aa aa

cccccc

Example

030400097F F022334455F7

F00000501710F7