Doepfer Drehbank Midi Control Box (device no longer available) User Manual

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U S E R I N T E R F A C E

Edit Control: Midi - String

Here you input the byte sequence of the desired MIDI event in hexadecimal
notation. You can separate the bytes using space but this is not needed (e.g. B0
07 X0 for Volume Controller in Ch 1).

Remark

Hex is the abbreviation for hexadecimal. HEX is a numerical
system (like decimal) using the following 16 characters: 0, 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A (=10), B (=11), C (=12), D (=13), E
(=14), F (=16)

There are 16 different variables X0..XF you can use in the string for realizing
control properties. If you need only one variable for the value byte of the function
(e.g. the value byte of a Midi-Controller) just use X0 and set its source on "from
itself". This causes the Drehbank to replace X0 with the current value of the control
knob.

Remark

A Midi string is a chain of Midi bytes transmitted via the Midi
interface to represent a Midi event. Well-known Midi events
are e.g. note-on, note-off, program change, controller, pitch-
bend after-touch.

Edit Control: Description

Input here a description which identifies the control function. The maximum length
is of the description is 80 characters. You may also values, parameter names or
table terms in the description. Use the following shorthand expressions:

!XN

decimal value of XN

?XN

parameter name of XN

$XN

entry from the associated table

"N" stands for the number of the variable and must be replaced by 0...F (i.e.
X0...XF).

Putting variables in the description string makes only sense if they are assigned as
a property of the control function.

Examples therefore can be found in every good library or preset e.g. the GM-Mixer
Preset "GM_MIXER.DBP" in which the control functions all have properties to alter
the Midi-Channel and the Controller-number whereby this values also appear
"dynamically" in the description.