Can you control with midi on just the device in focus?

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MadPsyance
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Can you control with midi on just the device in focus?

Post by MadPsyance » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:10 pm

In other words, could I have a certain knob on my midi controller control only 1 parameter at a time, depending on what device is in focus?

Right now I can assign knob 1 on my ozone to track one pan, the volume on a simpler, the pan on a drum rack, etc. But if I move this knob they will all move. Can you make it so it will only the move the parameter for the device that I clicked on(the one in focus).

Sorry, it's really hard to word this. My Ozone only has 8 knobs. My question is basically can I have 8 knobs per device rather than 8 knobs for the entire project?

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Re: Can you control with midi on just the device in focus?

Post by tlennon » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:32 pm

Not for focus but Midi is sent on a 1 of 16 channels or omni. You change the midi channel on your controller, and set up the track to receive midi data from say.... channel 1 for the panning of the track and channel 2 for the track containing the simpler. Now when you want to pan... set the controller to transmit on channel 1 and if you want to change the simpler's vol. transmit on channel 2. Hope this is helpful.
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Re: Can you control with midi on just the device in focus?

Post by sporkles » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:33 pm

Look up "Instant mapping" and "user remote scripts" in the manual or here on the forum; it will do exactly what you want it to.

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Re: Can you control with midi on just the device in focus?

Post by tlennon » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:40 pm

sporkles wrote:Look up "Instant mapping" and "user remote scripts" in the manual or here on the forum; it will do exactly what you want it to.
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