Kenton Spin Doctor - Manual (Page 11)

When you turn a knob, the value is shown in the display and the MIDI OUT
indicator lights to show that you are sending MIDI. When you stop moving the
knob, the knob name will scroll across the screen.**
Pressing the EDIT button will mute the MIDI output from Spin Doctor until the
EDIT button is released. This is useful if you want to set a knob to a new value
without sending the interim values, or if you want to check what a knob does. If
you turn a knob while the
EDIT button is held down, the value is shown in the
display but the MIDI OUT indicator will not light as no MIDI is being sent. When
you stop moving the knob, the knob name will scroll continuously across the
screen.
By default the F.KEY sends a snapshot of all 16 knobs in their current position.
Sending a snapshot will cause the MIDI indicator to flash briefly, indicating MIDI
OUT activity. You can change the function of the
F.KEY by going to butn in edit
mode (see page 12).
* If a blank program is selected, only the program number will be displayed
** If an unassigned knob is moved, only the value will be displayed
chAn Global MIDI channel select
This mode allows you to change the default MIDI channel that Spin Doctor sends
on. The display will show the current global MIDI channel, which by default is
channel 1 (shown as
ch 1).
To adjust the MIDI channel, simply rotate the DATA ENTRY knob either
clockwise or anti clockwise, and you will see the display change from ch 1
through to ch16, denoting MIDI channels 1-16. This is useful when controlling a
synth or other device on a specific MIDI channel. An example of this could be a
synth or drum machine in your studio, which only works in Poly mode, and is set
to MIDI channel 10. Setting the global channel to 10, would allow you to send
specific edits to that device only.
The global MIDI channel can be overridden by MIDI channels defined at either a
program or individual knob level. Some of our website profiles have been set up
in this way, but you cannot assign separate MIDI channels to different knobs
from the front panel of Spin Doctor. To do this you will need the software editors.
Both the knobs and the F.KEY operate as normal in this mode.