[A6] A6 midi CCs do not function properly??

Chris Pickett chris.pickett at mail.mcgill.ca
Thu May 20 17:18:05 PDT 2004


Richard wrote:
> After about a year of trying on and off I have come to the conclusion that
> it is impossible to get a smooth response using a windcontroller to control
> the A6. However I map CC2 it seems impossible to get a smooth transition at
> the beginning of a note in the way that i can with an evolver, nord micro,
> matrix1000 etc... it is always a little abrupt and it is not possible to
> play proper smooth legato at very low volumes. It sounds like the A6 is
> incapable of translating the lower midi CC values properly, at least using
> CC2 (breath)... and i have to conclude this is due to faulty programing or a
> hardware fault on my unit (unlikely, as the midi works properly otherwise)
> Its as if the CC data starts at 10 instead of zero or something. I've tried
> every offset and trigger setting and I know I have the windcontroller
> properly routed using the CC map...
> 
> this really pisses me off because I do love the sound of the A6 and i think
> it could be an amazing windsynth. I'd love to be proved wrong... but so far
> nobody has been able to suggest any reason why this won't work properly

What happens if you run the breath controller through a MIDI monitor and 
look at the data?  Logic provides one, so does MIDI-Ox.

Chris



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