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CONTINUOUS CONTROL SOFTWARE: (Lingo Continued)

4. CONTROLLERS: These are “Channels” which information travels upon in the Midi domain. The Midi Speciﬁcation provides 120

such channels on which information can be sent and received. Some are permanently set for speciﬁc functions, others you can use for

whatever you decide upon. Each TriAxis parameter can be set to receive on any of these 120 control channels. However, only

one controller per parameter may be assigned per PRESET. All nine parameters can be assigned to one controller and controlled

by one pedal, this is the most common application. Each of the nine parameters could be assigned their own controller number and

dedicated pedal! CRAZY? However, the possibility of ultimate control on-the-ﬂy is here. Granted, most players would ﬁnd this a little

extreme, but a dedicated pedal for say, MASTER, LEAD DRIVE and DYNAMIC VOICE, might make for some interesting “ real time”

soloing possibilities. Regardless of whether you’re a keep-it-simple one-pedal guy or a techno ﬁend multi-pedal-maniac...this software

will support your habit. Most guitarists will ﬁnd one or two pedals sufﬁcient for ultimate expression.

NOTE: If you are going to use several expression pedals assigned to several controllers, you will need to have as many conversion

devices, i.e. several “Pocket Pedals” chained together and set to transmit on the proper controller.

5. VALUE: After deciding what parameters you wish to modulate and assigning them controller numbers, you will need to “tell them

what to do. ”VALUE” is simply the amount of change in either a positive or negative direction. A “positive” or “ + “ VALUE on

the TriAxis is “turning up” the control. A “negative” or “ - “ VALUE is “turning down” the control. This is programmed by the left &

right arrowed keys located under the PROGRAM / CHANNEL window.

6. SUB-ROUTINE: This is a “Mode” or operational “Loop” in the software that is triggered by a Front Panel keystroke. Two such sub-

routines would be the “Controller/Assign” sub-routine and “Value” sub-routine. There are other sub-routines used for other functions

in the TriAxis such as the COPY function or the Numeric Keypad function, but for the control change programming you need only

deal with the “Controller Assign” and “Value” sub-routines.

Now that we’re speaking the same language, here is a “STEP BY STEP “ programming guide. Start with a PRESET that you like

and think of somewhere that you would want to go with it. We will outline factory PRESET “4” and demonstrate one way that Control

Change software may be used in a minute, but for now here is the sequence of keystrokes to put you in the Controller Assign Loop.

CONTROLLER ASSIGN: SUB-ROUTINE

STEP 1:

Press the SHIFT key three times. Upon the third keystroke, the “PROGRAM / CHANNEL” window will show 0.0 and

the GAIN parameter will start ﬂashing. You are now in the Controller Assign subroutine. This is where you decide what parameters

will respond to your pedal(s).

NOTE: These display values are normal for units that have never been programmed to receive continuous control messages.

If someone has programmed a particular unit...this window might read other than 0.0. This holds true for all parameters and is not

a problem. Simply set the desired controller number and press the ENTR key one time to save your chosen controller number to

that PRESET.

GAINPROGRAM/CHANNELPRESET

PGM

/CH

COPY

OUTPUT

RHY

LD1

LD2

1 2 3 4

FX LOOP

SHIFT

A B

PRESS 3 TIMES

ENTR

FLASH

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