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GeoffAWaddington edited this page Apr 30, 2020 · 16 revisions

Message Generators allow you to define what MIDI messages the surface sends to CSI:

  • Press - a simple generator that sends a single MIDI message on press, and optionally sends another message when released. Often, but not limited to, a button.
  • AnyPress is similar to Press, see Press for details.
  • Fader7Bit - sends a MIDI message in a range specifying the current absolute value of the control.
  • Fader14Bit - like Fader7Bit, but has a larger (or more fine grained) set of values.
  • Encoders - unlike the Faders, an Encoder sends a relative value (increase/decrease)

The general pattern here is to use the MIDI Monitor to observe what values are sent when your widget is manipulated. So for example, when I press one of the buttons on my controller I see this:

The first line showed up when I pressed, the second one when I let go, so a reasonable assumption is the MIDI Generator in my Widget should be:

Press 90 5d 7f 90 5d 00

That said, please read the section on Press for some guidance/recommendations.

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