Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 358)

358 Chapter 5 Using Behaviors
Dashboard control
The Dashboard controls allow you to adjust the Control Type, ID, Value, Scale, and
parameter assignment.
Parameters in the Inspector
Control Type: Specifies the mode of the MIDI controller. The three available control
types are:
• Note: This mode is displayed when the control is a keyboard key on the MIDI device.
• Controller: This mode is displayed when the control is a knob, dial, key, slider, or foot
pedal on the MIDI device.
• Learning: This mode is used to “teach” Motion what control (such as a knob, dial, or
key) you want to use on the MIDI device to manipulate the parameter to which the
MIDI behavior is applied. When in Learning mode, the first knob, dial or key that you
adjust on the MIDI device is set as the control.
Note: When the MIDI behavior is first applied, Learning is the default control type.
ID: Displays the identification number of the MIDI control (such as a knob, dial, or key)
that you are manipulating.
Value: When manipulating the control, displays the standard MIDI value between 0
and 1.
Scale: Increasing the Scale value multiplies the Value parameter in the MIDI behavior.
This means that when Scale is increased, the MIDI control has a larger range of value
and a greater effect on the parameter it’s controlling. For example, when using a knob
to adjust an object’s rotation, the default rotation value range (when Scale is set to 1)
for a full turn of the knob may only be 30 percent. When the Scale value is increased to
13, the rotation value of a full turn of the knob is increased to 370 degrees.
Apply To: The Apply To pop-up menu (parameter assignment control) shows the
parameter being affected, and can be used to reassign the behavior to another
parameter.
Related behaviors
None
The MIDI behavior is applied in the same way as all other Parameter behaviors. In the
following examples, the MIDI parameter behavior is used to adjust an object’s opacity
and rotation.
Note: This behavior can only be used if you have a MIDI device correctly connected to
your computer.
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