From aristontyler@hotmail.com Mon Oct 29 06:35:37 2001
Subject:Re: XK-2/XB-1 sending midi drawbar messages.

Bruce... Wow! You have no idea how helpful that is! I don't do any
sequencing, so most MIDI functions really are greek to me. I think I
understand it the way you explained it, though. Do you know if there is a
way to get Voce V5 (the box I'm considering) to receive all drawbar MIDI
info on one channel? I don't have any shops in town (Atlanta) that carry a
Voce in stock that I can check out for myself.

-Ariston

>From: Bruce Wahler
>Reply-To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
>To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [CWSG] XK-2/XB-1 sending midi drawbar messages.
>Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:25:26 -0500
>
>Ariston,
>
> >I thought I read a review somewhere that said one drawback (no pun) of
>the
> >XK2 was that it didn't send midi signals for its drawbar settings. I've
> >never checked this out for myself, though, since I don't have another
>board
> >or module. But if what you [Rohan] say is true, that's the best news
>I've
> >heard in a long time! I guess I should try it. The manual doesn't say
>one
> >way or the other.
>
>Actually, the manual does say so, but you have to learn to speak
>"MIDI-ese," and in particular, the arcane dialect called "Hammond-Suzuki."
>;^)
>
>The XB/XK series send drawbar information, but in an unusual way: They put
>all nine drawbars on one MIDI CC!
>
>16' "0" on upper manual = CC80 value of 0
>16' "1" on upper manual = CC80 value of 1
>...
>16' "8" on upper manual = CC80 value of 8
>5 1/3' "0" on upper manual = CC80 value of 9
>5 1/3' "1" on upper manual = CC80 value of 10
>...
>5 1/3' "8" on upper manual = CC80 value of 17
>8' "0" on upper manual = CC80 value of 18
>etc.
>
>What that means is that you may have difficulty controlling the drawbars
>(or organ) with another piece of non-Hammond hardware, but it should work
>fine with a sequencer. Just remember that all drawbars off is sent as --
>
>CC80 = 0
>CC80 = 9
>CC80 = 18
>CC80 = 27
>CC80 = 36
>CC80 = 45
>CC80 = 54
>CC80 = 63
>CC80 = 72
>
>and 88 8800 000 is sent as --
>
>CC80 = 8
>CC80 = 17
>CC80 = 26
>CC80 = 35
>CC80 = 36
>CC80 = 45
>CC80 = 54
>CC80 = 63
>CC80 = 72
>
>Regards,
>
>-BW
>
>--
>Bruce Wahler
>Design Consultant
>Ashby Solutions™ www.ashbysolutions.com
>CloneWheel Support Group and HiNote moderator
>978.386.7389 voice 978.964.0547 fax
>bruce@ashbysolutions.com
>

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