User manual LINE 6 MIDI CONTINUOUS CONTROLLER REFERENCE

[. . . ] MIDI ContInuous Controller referenCe For Line 6 Hardware & GearBox Software Mac® OS X, Windows® XP® & Windows® Vista® Table of Contents Line 6 Products and MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·1 What's MIDI?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·2 MIDI In & Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·2 USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] It is recommended to use the USB connection for your MIDI connectivity with these devices when connecting to your computer. Alternatively, you can use a 5-Pin MIDI cable connection as described above if it is the only way to connect to your other MIDI device. 1·3 MIDI CC Reference - Line 6 Products & MIDI TonePort & POD Studio family devices include a USB MIDI driver that allows other Windows® or Mac® software applications to access "virtual" USB Line 6 MIDI In and Out ports. This allows you to send and receive MIDI control data between Line 6 GearBox and 3rd party MIDI software. Pocket POD has a mini USB jack, which provides MIDI connectivity to your computer. When connected to your computer via USB cable, the Line 6 driver will expose "virtual" MIDI ports that are accessible to other computerconnected MIDI hardware and MIDI software. Pocket POD requires no drivers to expose its "virtual" MIDI ports. For example, if you are using a MIDI sequencing software, you should be able to go into that software's MIDI control panel and access the Line 6 MIDI In and PODxt MIDI out ports, such as within the Ableton Live Lite Line 6 Edition's MIDI Preferences dialog shown here: The MIDI Preferences panel window in Ableton Live. The Line 6 MIDI "ports" are selectable for any of Live's MIDI In or Out functions Once the Line 6 MIDI port is configured in the MIDI software, you can then choose it for any MIDI track and/or MIDI control options within your sequencing projects in the software. This allows you to use your POD's on-board knobs & pedal to control parameters in the software. Or, this also allows you to have existing MIDI control data within a MIDI track of the sequencer send that data out to your POD to control one of its parameters. Check your sequencing software's documentation fore more specifics on its MIDI capabilities. Note that if you are connecting your Line 6 device to your computer using MIDI cables to and from a MIDI Interface (such as an M-Audio MIDISport, MOTU Express, etc. ) then the MIDI Interface is the "MIDI Device" that will be visibly selectable in your MIDI software's control panel. However, your Line 6 device will transmit and receive MIDI data through this device and allow you to use it to control the software, or to be controlled from the software. 1·4 MIDI CC Reference - Line 6 Products & MIDI Line 6 GearBox Software Much like the Line 6 hardware devices discussed above, the Line 6 GearBox software can also have it's on-screen knobs, buttons, sliders and model selections controlled remotely via a hardware MIDI controller device, or via MIDI software. Most GearBox functions can be controlled via MIDI CC ­ please refer to the Line 6 GearBox MIDI CC Reference chart and Model Tables for the MIDI CC mapping. Likewise, GearBox can also output MIDI CC data whenever most of its functions are operated, which allows the remote control of other hardware or software products that are capable of responding to MIDI CC messages. GearBox SysEx messages take on the following format: F0 00 01 0C 08 <opcode> <data> . . . F7 Where: <opcode> is a single byte opcode (00 ­ 7F) Number of bytes in <data> depends on the opcode. The following table lists the opcodes implemented in GearBox 3. 5 and later: Function Bypass Monitor Mute Next/Previous Tone Record Send Level Opcode 00 01 02 03 Data Size (bytes) 1 2 1 2 Data Description Byte 1: 00 for bypass off; 01 for bypass on Byte 1: Audio stream, 00 = Send 1/2, 01 = Send 3/4 . . . 7F = all Byte 2: 01 is mute on; 00 is mute off Byte 1: 01 for next tone; 00 for previous tone Byte 1: Audio stream, 00 = Send 1/2, 01 = Send 3/4 . . . 7F = all Byte 2: Gain scale, 00-7F (00 = 0. 0 to 7F = 1. 0) 1·6 MIDI CC Reference - Line 6 Products & MIDI Monitor Level GPO Track Level GPO Player Half Speed GPO Player Loop Enable 04 05 06 07 2 1 1 1 Byte 1: Audio stream, 00 = Send 1/2, 01 = Send 3/4 . . . 7F = all Byte 2: Gain scale, 00-7F (00 = 0. 0 to 7F = 1. 0) Byte 1: Gain scale, 00-7F (00 = 0. 0 to 7F = 1. 0) Byte 1: 01 = enable half speed; 0x00 = disable half speed Byte 1: 01 = loop enable; 00 = loop disable GuitarPort Online Player Transport Control In addition, the following MIDI events are recognized for the Guitar Port Online (GPO) Player transport control. These 3 byte MIDI short messages (not SysEx) are based on the Mackie control specification. GPO Track Play GPO Track Stop GPO Track FWD Start GPO Track FWD Stop GPO Track REW Start GPO Track REW Stop 90 5E 7F 90 5D 7F 90 5C 7F 90 5C 00 90 5B 7F 90 5B 00 MIDI Channel Selection Typically, you can use the default MIDI Channel settings on your Line 6 POD or Amplifier for most setups. But if you have problems with communication between devices, or if you need to use a specific MIDI channel, then you can change the specific MIDI Channel your Line 6 device uses for receiving and transmitting. [. . . ] You can see that most CCs offer a range from 0 to 127, which typically map to a knob or slider. If the parameter is a simple on/off type, then usually values from 0 to 63 will all set that parameter to "off" and 64 to 127 will set the parameter to "on". Some parameters, such as the various "Model Select" items, will number only from 0 up to a number less than 127, since each value represents each Model that is available ­ all higher values have no related function (see the Model Tables section*). Check the Notes column to see if other behaviors apply. [. . . ]