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I concur, Jerry.  It is impossible to assign pitch up/down to anything other
than the pitch wheel, unless the default controller has been changed in the
Utility/Setup matrix.

Ed Edwards


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Gregson" <gary@...>
To: <AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 2:56 PM
Subject: RE: [AN1x-list] Re: Pitch bend from a pedal


> Hi Ed/Jerry
>
> Suggested method (1) will be almost impossible to use ...I have never come
> across a pedal that has a centre position (but maybe I haven't been
looking
> too hard). Also assigning a controller to VCO1/VCO2 pitch in control
Matrix
> is not valid (according to the An1x specs! Although you can directly
assign
> the Foot Control to change either VCO1 or VCO2 tune via the system setup)
>
> Method 2 is the only practical way to achieve the result (i.e. assign a
> controller to perform Pitch up or Pitch down)...but as Jerry points
out.....
> you can only have unidirectional bend :-(
>
> >>MIDI controller #96 is the default midi controller for pitch bend.
>
> Nope ...#96 is data increment. Pitch bend is not a CC it has its own
message
> status type (Ex) and is followed by a 14bit MSB/LSB value.
>
> If you can't live with unidirectional Pitch bend, then the only answer is
to
> use some external software to map your foot controller to pitch bend
> messages.
>
> Regarding Jerry's question about configuring the controller change mode of
> the An1x...refer to page 96 of the manual. Basically turn off the power,
> then power on whilst holding ASSIGN. The LCD should show the mode being
> activated (i.e. mode 1 or mode2).
>
> Regards
>
> Gary
> Email:
>      gary@...
>      http://www.yme.co.uk/yme
>
>
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