M-Audio ProjectMix I/O User Manual

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Using MIDI Mode
The ProjectMix Control Application allows you to configure the ProjectMix I/O control surface to communicate standard MIDI messages
instead of the default Mackie Control protocol. This lets you to use the ProjectMix I/O with almost any audio application that supports standard
MIDI protocol (nearly every audio application supports MIDI control in some way). In MIDI mode, you can assign MIDI Continuous Controllers
to the knobs, faders, and jog wheel as well as assign MIDI Note events to nearly all of the buttons. Furthermore, the lights behind the buttons
can be controlled by MIDI events, thus allowing the audio application to create a two-way relationship with the ProjectMix I/O if it is within the
audio application’s capabilities.
Technically speaking, MIDI is a system in which controls on the ProjectMix I/O are assigned MIDI control numbers, thereby allowing them to
send specific messages to specific receivers when you adjust the knobs, faders and buttons on the unit. Each knob, fader and button on the
ProjectMix I/O can be assigned a different number so the controller you’re moving sends its messages to the exact device you want to receive
them. The range of numbers available in the MIDI system, run from 0-127. This may seem like a lot of different assignment possibilities,
but by today’s standards, with plug-ins and virtual synthesizers having countless parameters to control, one could run out of assignment
numbers rather quickly. To expand the choices, MIDI offers 16 separate channels, each with two groups of 128 number assignments. The two
groups are Notes (used for buttons on the ProjectMix I/O) and Continuous Controllers (abbreviated “CC” which is used for the knobs, faders,
and the jog wheel). Therefore, every button, knob, and fader on the ProjectMix I/O (or any MIDI device) has two numerical assignments: a
channel number, from 1 to 16, and a parameter number, which is either a Note or CC from 0 to 127.
Because of this, you need to set two values for each of the controls on the ProjectMix I/O when you’d like to them to control something with
MIDI. The ProjectMix I/O Control Application makes this very simple by using a point-and-click interface and familiar dialog boxes.
Do I Need To Change the MIDI Settings?
The ProjectMix I/O will always operate parameters on a receiving device when the MIDI settings of a controller on the ProjectMix I/O (knob,
button etc) match the MIDI settings on the receiver. For example, if the first fader on the ProjectMix I/O is set to Channel 1, CC 7, it will operate
the parameter on the receiver that is also set to Channel 1, CC 7 (CC7 or continuous controller #7 is assigned to adjust volume by the
MIDI Specification, so you can expect that if you assign a fader or knob on the ProjectMix I/O to CC7 it will control volume on the receiving
device).
So, in order for you to use the ProjectMix I/O as a MIDI control device, you need to set the channel number and parameter number of each
controller you want to use to match the parameter settings of the receiver. You can choose to either adjust the settings of the receiving device
so they match the ProjectMix I/O, or you can change the settings in the ProjectMix I/O to match those of the receiver (not all devices are
adjustable, so in many cases you will need to make the setting changes on the ProjectMix I/O).
With regard to plug-ins, virtual synthesizers and sound modules in your computer, technology has made communication between a controlling
device and a receiver even easier with a function called MIDI Learn.
MIDI Learn
It is becoming standard for software applications to include a feature called MIDI Learn. This is, by far, the most convenient way to set up MIDI
communication between two devices. In fact, it doesn’t require you to change anything on the ProjectMix I/O. Instead, the program will match
itself to any incoming MIDI messages it receives.
While different programs implement this function in various ways, the general method to follow takes three steps. First, enable the MIDI Learn
feature on the software. Second, click on the on-screen control that you want to assign, and finally, move the fader or knob (or press the
button) on the ProjectMix I/O that you want to use. When you move or press the desired control on the ProjectMix I/O, the software receives
these messages and instantly locks control of its parameter to the fader or knob you’re adjusting. Repeat this simple process for every control
on the ProjectMix I/O you want to assign. After you’re finished and you disengage MIDI Learn, your settings are saved in the software.
The default MIDI settings in the ProjectMix I/O give each separate control on the unit a completely unique MIDI assignment. Therefore, you
can use the MIDI Learn function successfully by leaving the ProjectMix I/O at its default setting.
Reprogramming
If you want to control a DAW or other device that does not have MIDI Learn capabilities, you need to reconfigure the ProjectMix I/O to match
the settings in the software or device. This is not difficult, but somewhat more involved than using MIDI Learn.
First, you need to find out how the parameters in the receiving device are assigned. This is usually spelled out in the users manual for the
device or software. For instance, if you want to control the brightness filter on a synth, look at the MIDI Specification table commonly found
at the back of the synth’s user’s manual. Once you have this information, pick a controller on the ProjectMix I/O and assign the same CC
number to that knob or fader. If you’ve done it correctly, when you move the controller on the ProjectMix I/O, the parameter on the receiving
device will change.
Using MIDI Mode