User Manual MIDI Control Center - Arturia

1 USER MANUALS pecial ThanksDIRECTIONF rederic BrunPierre-Lin LaneyrieENGINEERINGS amuel LimierMathieu NocentiMichel DavitBenjamin RenardValentin LepetitGermain MarzinMatthieu CouroubleDESIGNM organ PerrierS bastien RochardMANUALM organ PerrierRandy Lee Arturia SA 2017 All rights Chemin de la Dhuy38240 s personal use, without the express written permission of Arturia ,logosorcompanynamesquotedinthismanualar etrademarksorregistered trademarks of their respective version: date: 21 June 2017 Thank you for choosing Arturia !Thismanualcoversthefeaturesandop erationofArturia sMIDIC ontrolCenter, hardware itself, please read the appropriate owner's musician,Thefactthatyou' !Weliketothinkthatyoudidsohavingrecogniz edthepower,flexibility, , the powerful companion software we designed to work with our ;italsoprovidesaccesstoparametersthatare notavailable from the front ,you can find it here: Arturia Downloads. 'll have the option to update at that time or wait until around the yours,The Arturia teamTable Of to the midi Control Center !

2 Of the midi Control Main Memories / Device utility the basics of a the with Sync : Memories, Projects, and Project / Template a Working Memory / Working a To / Recall Store To edited data from the Device Settings Device Device Device a Controller vs. non-assignable and side panel Firmware Control Center not failed to open (Windows only).. License TO THE midi Control Center !Arturiahasalonghistoryofdevelopin ghighlysought-afterhardwareproducts,whil ealsocraftingsupplementarysoftwarethaten hancesthecapabilitiesofthehardwaremanyti mes (MCC)issoftwarewithmanyfaces, ;aseachnewhardwaredeviceisreleased,itsvi rtualpartnerisaddedtothelistofsupported devices inside the MCC , ,andinyourhandsacreativetrinitywillbe unleashed! of the midi Control Center documentation for specific information. Device settings Memory backup Response curves Sequence/pattern behavior MCU/HUI Control Transposition CV/Gate characteristics Sync settings Drum map User scale Import/export settings to/from another unit Performance Control assignments Faders, knobs, modulation wheel midi Channel number CC/RPN/NRPN number and range Aftertouch and range Bank/Program number and range Pitch Bend midi channel Pads, buttons, switches midi Machine Control Preset selection/ midi Program change midi note number midi CC toggle LED color Sustain Pedal operation2 Arturia - User Manual midi Control Center - Welcome to the midi Control Center !

3 Sequences/patterns Pattern length Step size Notes Duration/Gate time Tie/Hold Legato Swing amount Scale selection Keyboard Zone midi Channel Split pointArturia - User Manual midi Control Center - Welcome to the midi Control Center ! Main windowTheMainwindowoftheMIDIC ontrolCentershowsinformationrelatedtothe device(s)youhave connected. For example, you may see one or more of these items on the right side: animageofthedevice:thisenablesyoutoassig nMIDI messagestomanyofthe controls. a grid or a musical staff for creating and editing a sequence or pattern. two or more tabs within the window for access to different features. a button that leads to the global settings of the , 'llgivegeneralinformationaboutthesething selsewhereinthismanual,butforfulldescrip tions of these features you will need to refer to the appropriate , these shared functions which will be described in this chapter of the , Device Name field to open the selection device(s) will be in the list of connected a different device, select its name within the Connected Device selection menu4 Arturia - User Manual midi Control Center - ,asshown ,clickingthisbuttonwillpullthecontentsof theirmemory into the MCC for ,seethechapterWorkingwithTemplates[ ].

4 RevisionTheMCCwillnotifyyouoffirmwareupd atesfortheconnecteddeviceifyourcomputeri sconnected to the internet. Firmware update notifications will look something like this:There is more information about device firmware updates in the chapterUpdates[ ].Firmware updatenotificationArturia - User Manual midi Control Center - Memories / Device ProjectsTheleftsideoftheMCCwindowshowsal istcontainingMemories,Projects,andTempla tes, ,orrequestthatitemfrom, [ ]for information about this. :SomeproductssuchastheMatrixBrutehavethe irprojectmanagementfeaturesontherightsid eof the MCC window, not the left side. Please refer to the product documentation for more are some examples of what you may see, depending on the selected device:Theitemswithinthesewindowsmaybedr aggedandplacedintonewlocationstore-order or overwrite existing ,suchastheBeatStepPro, this:Thememorymanagementtechniquesforbot hsync-andnon-syncdevicesaredetailedinWor king with Templates[ ].

5 The Device MemoriesDevice Projects -syncabledevices-The Device Memories /Device Projects windows-non-sync devices-6 Arturia - User Manual midi Control Center - utility buttonsBeneaththeProjectBrowserwindoware aseriesofbuttonsthatareusedtosave,create ,and share your original [ ]. the windowToseealargernumberoftheProjectsint heDeviceProjectslist,clickanddragthewind owresizing ,selectMIDIC onsoleintheViewmenu(oruseCtrl/Cmd+ M).ApanelwillopenatthebottomoftheMCCtodi splaytheMIDI datainbothhexadecimaland "friendly" formats. This window also allows text selection and the DeviceProjects windowThe midi Console windowArturia - User Manual midi Control Center - basics of a controlManydeviceshaveapageinsidetheMCCt hatshowsagraphicrepresentationoftheirfro ntpanels. This enables you to construct a Controller Map for that ,pads, ,orclickit;ifitisassignableitwillturnred anda list of its editable parameters will appear at the bottom of the MCC information can be found in the chapterController Maps[ ].

6 ValuesTherearetwomainwaystoenternewparam etervaluesintheMIDIC ontrolCenter:clicksomething and move it, or type a number into a ,ifyouwanttochangetheSwing%value for a pattern, there are two methods: Click and drag the knob graphic, or Double-click in the value field and enter a new ,clickitspull-downmenuandmakeaselection: MiniLab Controller Map: Pad 1 selectedEditing a knob valueSelecting a pull-downmenu option8 Arturia - User Manual midi Control Center - the ,whenusedwithaBeatStepProtherearesixtabs :Project,Seq1,Seq2,Drum,ControllerMap, , of a particular device tabs: BeatStep Pro shownArturia - User Manual midi Control Center - WITH Sync button 't:- Sync supported: BeatStep, KeyStep, KeyLab series- Syncnotsupported: BeatStepPro, DrumBrute, Spark, MiniLab to do other things we ll cover later in this ,therearesomethingsyoucandoevenifyoudon saquick overview of the different operationsTheMIDIC ontrolCenter(MCC) are available on all devices: is known as a Template.

7 !:WhentheMCCandadevicearesynced, of the device will be - User Manual midi Control Center - Working with on the device you are using, the MCC will allow you to: draganddropapatternorsequencefromtheProj ectBrowsertooneoftheBanktabs send a single pattern to the internal memory of the device usetheStoreToandRecallFrombuttonstotrans mitanentirememorybankineither direction edit the Device Settings performotherMCCfunctionssuchaspatternedi ting,filemanagementandTemplate creation, etc. : Memories, Projects, and TemplatesTheMCCwindowwillshow"Memories"f orsomedevicesand"Projects" dive into the rest of this chapter let's define those terms: MemoriescontaintheMIDI assignmentsforeachcontrolandeachpad,andm ayalsocontainpatterndataforsequences,arp eggiosordrumpatterns, , so it may be helpful to think of Memories as "presets." ,aProjectintheBeatStepProcontainsthedata for2stepsequencersand1drumsequencer, be helpful to think of Projects as "songs.

8 " ATemplatecontainsthesamedataasaMemoryora Project,sowhichevertypeyouwillbeworkingw ith,that' as Templates in the Project Project tabWithsomedevicesyouwillseea"Project" settings that do the following within a affect the entire set of patterns or ,MIDIC hannel,andresponse curves, ,sotheyaresenttothedevicewhentheStoreTof unctionisused,andtransmittedbythedevicew hentheRecallFrom function is used. about this process, seeDevice Settings[ ]. Arturia - User Manual midi Control Center - Working with / Template :Factory and ,anditalsohasthemarrangedinthesameway:fo rexample,fourbanksof16patterns,orwhateve r is appropriate for your , (10 Templates,orMemories)andtheBeatStepPro(1 6 Templates,or Projects). llshowyouhowtosavethoseseparatelyinDevic e Settings[ ]. TemplatesATemplatemaycontainoneormorelay ersandtypesofdata, ,theymayberevealedandhiddenusingthe"+"an d"-"symbols in the browser of types of Templates: click +/- to expand or collapse Template a libraryYou can build a limitless library of data from your device in the User Templates ,patterns,orsequencesasyoulike, , device memory into the , - User Manual midi Control Center - Working with Working Memory / Working Project :SomeArturiaproductsdonothavetheSyncfeat ure,andothersdonothaveaWorkingMemoryor Working Project.

9 Please refer to the documentation for specific information about your , to the target ontowhichTemplates,sequences, are some examples of the Working Memory / Working Project from various products:Examples of the Working Memory / Working editingIfyourdeviceissync-capable, made in the device. This is called live editing. !: before selecting another (*) ,soyouwillneedtouse the Save or Save buttons to preserve your new - User Manual midi Control Center - Working with and dropIt spossibletodragasingleitemoranentireTemp latefromtheProjectBrowserontotheWorking Memory. When you do, the data will be sent to the device internal 'sanotherexampleofhowasub-componentofaPr oject,inthiscasetheControllerMap,canbedr aggedfromwithintheProjectBrowseranddropp edontoanyoneoftheProjects:Drag and drop one itemfrom within a TemplateDrag and drop aController Map onto aProject within a device14 Arturia - User Manual midi Control Center - Working with a syncedIftheMIDIC ontrolCenterandthedevicearealreadyinsync ,it also be transmitted to the device internal , ,andthenheartheedited pattern the next time the pattern loops.

10 Need to use the Save or Save buttons to preserve your new , ready to be ,therearetwo ways. ! sure to save what you were doing before you transfer the file!First use the Save or Save buttons to save your changes, then: dragtherevisedTemplatefromtheLocalTempla teswindowanddropitontheWorking Memory, or press the Store To button (see the next section). Arturia - User Manual midi Control Center - Working with To / Recall Store To buttonTheupperleft-handsectionoftheMIDIC ontrolCenterhasabuttoncalled StoreTo .ItisusedtotransmitaTemplatefromtheLocal Templates/ProjectBrowserwindowtothedevic e. ! been backed up, be sure to archive it to your computer using the Recall From ,selectitintheLocal Templates / Project Browser ,alldatafromtheTemplatewillbetransmitted to your device as soon as you select the ,orifyourdevicedoesnotusethesyncfeature, you will need to use the Store To button to transmit the process is similar to the one described previously: Select the desired Template as shown below Click the Store To button in the middle of the process will store all of the data from the selected Template into the edited data from the , name.