Artist Help:MIDI Inputs
Artist will decode MIDI message, MIDI Time-Code (MTC) and MIDI Show Control (MSC) and patch then to system functions.
MIDI Messages[edit]
To add MIDI message patches to the MIDI Patch View, right-click and select 'Insert'. This will open the MIDI Patch dialog.
The Source section defines the MIDI message you wish to decode.
| Input | select the MIDI Input the message will be received from. See Input Output Patch |
| Message | select the MIDI message |
| Channel | select the MIDI channel |
| Param1 | this depends on the type of MIDI message |
| Keys | only displayed for Note messages. It allows you define all, white or black keys only |
| Count | the number of sequential messages to decode. |
The command section defines the Artist command that the above message will access.
| Command | select the artist command |
| Param1 | select the value. You may assign the variable field of the MIDI message to this. |
| Param2 | select the value. You may assign the variable field of the MIDI message to this. |
Predefined Patches[edit]
The 'My Documents/My Workspaces/Templates' directory contains several patches that have been designed for common MIDI control devices.
You can merge any number of these files in to you patch file.
Merging Patch files[edit]
- Create or open a patch file.
- Select 'File/Merge a Patch File'
- Select the file to merge.