Midi Solutions F8 Bedienungsanleitung

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

8-INPUT MIDI FOOTSWITCH CONTROLLER

PROFESSIONAL SERIES

MIDI Solutions

MIDI Solutions F8 Operating Instructions M424-100

MIDI Solutions Inc.

PO Box 3010

Vancouver, BC Canada

V6B 3X5

www.midisolutions.com

Thank you for purchasing the MIDI Solutions F8 8-input MIDI Footswitch Controller.

The MIDI Solutions F8 can be programmed to generate a variety of MIDI messages in response to contact closures

between the tip and sleeve of its eight 1/4" phone jack inputs. It is also possible to program the footswitch inputs to

perform a variety of other functions, such as Rechannelize, Transpose, and Tap Tempo. All programmed settings are

retained even after power is removed from the unit. The MIDI Solutions F8 is MIDI-powered and requires no batteries

or power supply to operate.

INTRODUCTION

To program the F8 connect the MIDI Out from your MIDI interface to the MIDI of the F8. The MIDI and

footswitch inputs can be left disconnected during programming.

Once the F8 has been programmed it can be inserted wherever it is required in your MIDI setup. Connect the

footswitches (or any contact closures from tip to sleeve of a 1/4" phone plug) to the F8's footswitch inputs (

). Connect the MIDI Out or Thru of the sending device to the MIDI of the F8. The F8 draws power from the

device that is connected to its MIDI input, so even if the F8 does not need to receive MIDI messages from this device

this connection is still required in order for the F8 to draw power (the F8's Echo parameter can be programmed to

OFF to prevent any unwanted incoming MIDI messages from being echoed to the F8's MIDI Out). Connect the MIDI

of the F8 to the MIDI In of the receiving MIDI device. It is recommended that the number of MIDI Solutions

products powered by a single MIDI Out or Thru be limited to four.

In Out

Fsw1 -

Fsw8 In

Out

CONNECTIONS

Footswitch or

contact-closure

Footswitch or

contact-closure

Footswitch or

contact-closure

Footswitch or

contact-closure

Footswitch or

contact-closure

Footswitch or

contact-closure

Footswitch or

contact-closure

Footswitch or

contact-closure

MIDI Out or Thru

MIDI In

Sending Device

Receiving Device

The F8 is programmed by sending it MIDI System Exclusive programming commands from a computer with a MIDI

interface. These commands are described on the MIDI Solutions website, however

Upon receipt of a programming command, the F8's MIDI indicator LED flashes rapidly for about one second to

indicate that the setting has been stored. Ensure that the LED completes its flashing after receiving a programming

command before sending another programming command (the Programming Tools software automatically inserts

these delays). Settings are retained after power is removed, and the unit can then be inserted wherever it is required

in your MIDI setup.

Ensure that the footswitches are connected to the F8 before it is powered up as their polarities are stored at this time

(if auto-polarity is selected). The F8's MIDI Indicator LED will light as soon as the sending device is turned on, and

flashes whenever MIDI data passes through the unit. Depressing the footswitches causes the F8 to perform its

programmed functions.

To clear all of the F8's settings, send it the following System Exclusive programming command:

It is recommended to send the Clear Settings command to the F8 prior to programming the unit to ensure that all

previous settings are cleared.

The following Device Parameters are in effect regardless of the functions that each of the footswitch inputs have been

programmed to perform.

When Echo is ON, all incoming MIDI messages received by the F8 are echoed to its MIDI output. When Echo

is OFF, only the messages generated by the F8 are sent to its MIDI output.

The F8 can be programmed to send the state of all footswitch inputs on power-up.

When the Toggle parameter is OFF for a particular footswitch, the footswitch performs the

when it is and the when it is When Toggle is ON, the footswitch toggles

between the and the each time the footswitch is depressed (nothing is done on

release of the footswitch).

When Auto Polarity is ON for a footswitch, the F8 determines the polarity of the footswitch

based on its power-up state. When Auto Polarity is OFF, the polarity is forced according to the Polarity settings.

The F8 can wait until the beginning of the next bar to perform the footswitch action.

The Debounce Time specifies the length of time after a footswitch changes state before a new

change of state is allowed to occur.

To program these parameters, send the F8 the following System Exclusive programming commands:

( is optional)

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

= 00: Echo OFF = 01: Echo ON

is optional, If = 01 the F8 will send the state of each footswitch on power-up.

the Programming Tools

software creates these commands automatically (see www.midisolutions.com/support.htm).

F0 00 00 50 24 00 00 F7 (all values in Hexadecimal)

Echo:

Send State on Power-up:

Toggle:

Footswitch Polarity:

Wait for Next Bar:

Debounce Time:

F0 00 00 50 24 00 01 ii aa (bb) F7 bb

aa aa

bb bb

CLEAR SETTINGS

DEVICE PARAMETERS

depress operation

depressed, release operation released.

depress operation release operation

PROGRAMMING

OPERATION

PROGRAMMING COMMANDS

F0 00 00 50 24 00 02 ii bb cc dd (ee) F7 ee

bb bb

cc cc

dd dd dd cc

ee ee

F0 00 00 50 24 00 03 (00) tt F7 00

00 tt

( is optional)

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

= 00: Toggle OFF = 01: Toggle ON

= 00: Auto Polarity OFF = 01: Auto Polarity ON

= 00: Normally OPEN polarity = 01: Normally CLOSED polarity ( is ignored if = 01)

is optional. If = 7F, the F8 waits for the beginning of the next bar to perform the footswitch action

( is optional)

All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see hexadecimal conversion table at end)

= Debounce time in ms

is optional, if included the above debounce time is doubled

The clear settings command resets the debounce time to 50 ms

System Exclusive

following System Exclusive programming

command:

F0 00 00 50 24 00 03 F7

To program the F8 to echo incoming MIDI messages to the MIDI output and send nothing on power-up, send it the

following System Exclusive programming command:

F0 00 00 50 24 00 01 F7

To program the toggle parameter of Fsw8 to ON and force the polarity to NORMALLY OPEN, send the F8 the

following programming command:

F0 00 00 50 24 00 02 F7

To program the footswitch debounce time to 100 ms send the F8 the

Examples

07 01 00 00

INDIVIDUAL FOOTSWITCH FUNCTIONS

NOTE-ON

Each footswitch input of the F8 can be programmed with one of the functions on the following pages.

To program the F8 to send out up to eight Note-On messages when a footswitch is depressed, send it the following

System Exclusive programming command:

( and are optional)

All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see hexadecimal conversion table at end)

specifies mode of transmission as follows:

01: Send Note-On(s) on depression of footswitch, Note-Off(s) on release

11: Send Note-On(s) on depression of footswitch, nothing on release

21: Send Note-On(s) on depression of footswitch, Note-Off(s) after the duration specified by (see below)

31: Send Note-On(s) on depression of footswitch, Note-Off(s) when the footswitch is released after the

minimum duration (see below)

41: Send Note-On(s) on depression of footswitch, Note-Off(s) when the footswitch is released up to the

maximum duration (see below)

51: Cycle through each Note-On on depression of footswitch, send the corresponding Note-Off on release

61: Cycle through each Note-On on depression of footswitch, send nothing on release

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

= Duration in 8 ms increments, or 1 s increments if preceded by 00. ( is only included if = 21, 31, or 41)

= Note number

= Note-On velocity

= MIDI channel (see MIDI channel table at end)

= Additional notes and velocities (up to eight notes total)

To program the F8 to send out a middle C of velocity of 64 on MIDI channel 5 when Fsw6 is depressed, and send the

corresponding Note-Off after 7 seconds, set (Send Note-On on depression of footswitch, Note-Off after the

duration specified by tt), (Fsw6), (insert 00 prior to 07 to specify 1s increments), (middle C

is Note number 60, 3C is the hexadecimal value for 60), (40 is the hexadecimal value for 64), and

(04 specifies MIDI channel 5). These values result in the following System Exclusive programming command:

F0 00 00 50 24 F7

F0 00 00 50 24 aa ii (tt) nn vv cc (nn vv) F7 tt nn vv

tt tt aa

nn vv

Example

aa = 21

ii = 05 tt = 00 07 nn = 3C

vv = 40 cc = 04

21 05 00 07 3C 40 04

CONTROL CHANGE

START/STOP

To program the F8 to send out up to eight Control Change (CC) messages when a footswitch is depressed, send it

the following System Exclusive programming command:

( and are optional)

All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see hexadecimal conversion table at end)

specifies mode of transmission as follows:

02: Send CC(s) on depression of footswitch, CC(s) of value 0 on release

12: Send CC(s) on depression of footswitch, nothing on release

22: Send CC(s) on depression of footswitch, CC(s) of value 0 after the duration specified by (see below)

32: Send CC(s) on depression of footswitch, CC(s) of value 0 when the footswitch is released after the

minimum duration (see below)

42: Send CC(s) on depression of footswitch, CC(s) of value 0 when the footswitch is released up to the

maximum duration (see below)

52: Cycle through each CC on depression of footswitch, send the corresponding CC of value 0 on release

62: Cycle through each CC on depression of footswitch, send nothing on release

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

= Duration in 8 ms increments, or 1 s increments if preceded by 00. ( is only included if = 22, 32, or 42)

= Control Change number

= Control Change value (sent on depression of footswitch)

= MIDI channel (see MIDI channel table at end)

= Additional CC numbers and values (up to eight CCs total)

To program the F8 to send maximum volume on all MIDI channels when Fsw5 is depressed, set (Send CC

on depression of footswitch, nothing on release), (Fsw5), (volume is CC#7), (7F is the

hexadecimal value for 127, the maximum value), and (7F specifies all MIDI channels). These values result in

the following System Exclusive programming command:

F0 00 00 50 24 F7

To program the F8 to send MIDI Start and Stop messages, send it the following System Exclusive programming

command:

( is optional)

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

specifies the mode of transmission as follows:

00: Send Stop on depression of footswitch, nothing on release

01: Send Start on depression of footswitch, nothing on release

omitted: Send Start on depression of footswitch, Stop on release

Note that the F8 can be programmed to toggle between Start and Stop each time the footswitch is depressed by

setting the Footswitch Toggle parameter to Toggle ON (see Device Parameters).

F0 00 00 50 24 aa ii (tt) nn vv cc (nn vv) F7 tt nn vv

tt tt aa

nn vv

Example

aa = 12

ii = 04 nn = 07 vv = 7F

cc = 7F

12 04 07 7F 7F

F0 00 00 50 24 05 ii (ss) F7 ss

PITCH BEND

PROGRAM CHANGE

To program the F8 to send out a Pitch Bend message when a footswitch is depressed, send it the following System

Exclusive programming command:

All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see hexadecimal conversion table at end)

specifies the mode of transmission as follows:

03: Send value on depression of footswitch, reset pitch to zero on release

13: Send value on depression of footswitch, nothing on release

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

= LSB pitch value

= MSB pitch value

= MIDI channel (see MIDI channel table at end)

To program the F8 to send out a pitch bend message of +1 semitone (to a device that is set to a full octave pitch bend

range) on channel 12 when Fsw1 is depressed, set (send value on depression, reset pitch to zero on

release), (Fsw1), (2B 45 is the value for +1 semitone bend in a full octave range), and

(0B specifies MIDI channel 12). These values result in the following System Exclusive programming command:

F0 00 00 50 24 F7

To program the F8 to send out a Program Change message when a footswitch is depressed, send it the following

System Exclusive programming command:

( , , and are optional)

All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see hexadecimal conversion table at end)

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

= Program number sent on depression of footswitch

= MIDI channel (see MIDI channel table at end)

is optional, specifies Program number sent on release of footswitch

is optional, specifies Bank Select MSB and LSB values to precede on depression of footswitch

is optional, specifies Bank Select MSB and LSB values to precede on release of footswitch

To program the F8 to send out Bank Select MSB 3 + Bank Select LSB 6 + Program Change 0 on all MIDI channels

when Fsw2 is depressed, and nothing when the footswitch is released, set (Fsw2), (Program Change

0), (7F specifies all MIDI channels), (nothing sent on release), (Bank Select MSB = 3,

Bank Select LSB = 6), and (nothing sent on release). This results in the following System Exclusive

programming command:

F0 00 00 50 24 04 F7

F0 00 00 50 24 aa ii ll mm cc F7

ll mm

Example

aa = 03

ii = 00 ll mm = 2B 45 cc = 0B

03 00 2B 45 0B

F0 00 00 50 24 04 ii pp cc (qq) (bb bb) (dd dd) F7 qq bb bb dd dd

bb bb pp

dd dd qq

Example

ii = 01 pp = 00

cc = 7F omit qq bb bb = 03 06

omit dd dd

01 00 7F 03 06

PROGRAM CHANGE CAPTURE

PROGRAM CHANGE INC/DEC

PROGRAM CHANGE ENTER AND SELECT

To program the F8 to capture the Program Change and Bank Select messages it receives while a footswitch is

depressed, send it the following System Exclusive programming command:

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

Once the Program Change and Bank Select data has been captured, tapping the footswitch causes the F8 to resend

the captured data. Captured data is retained even after power is removed from the F8.

Any two inputs of the F8 may be programmed to provide an increment/decrement Program Change function. The

inputs are programmed as follows:

( is optional)

All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see hexadecimal conversion table at end)

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

= MIDI channel (see MIDI channel table at end)

is optional. = minimum value, = maximum value

To program the F8 to increment the Program number on MIDI channel 16 when Fsw5 is depressed and decrement it

when Fsw6 is depressed, send the F8 to following System Exclusive programming commands:

F0 00 00 50 24 07 01 F7

F0 00 00 50 24 07 00 F7

To program the F8 to allow a keyboard to be used as a numeric keypad to enter program numbers, or notes from a

keyboard to select specific programs numbers, send the F8 the following System Exclusive programming command:

All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see hexadecimal conversion table at end)

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

specifies the mode of operation as follows:

00: Keyboard is used as a numeric keypad to enter the program number (0 - 127) while footswitch is

depressed, with middle C representing “0”, to A above middle C representing “9”

>0: Keyboard is used to select a specific program number (0 - 127) while footswitch is depressed, starting

from note for program #0. Pressing the note twice adds 64 to the program value.

(the Program Change message is sent on release of the footswitch)

= MIDI channel (see MIDI channel table at end)

F0 00 00 50 24 0D ii F7

INC input: F0 00 00 50 24 07 ii 01 cc (xx yy) F7 xx yy

DEC input: F0 00 00 50 24 07 ii 00 cc (xx yy) F7 xx yy

xx yy xx yy

Example

04 0F

05 0F

F0 00 00 50 24 14 ii mm cc F7

SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE

NOTE-ON FILTER

To program the F8 to send out a System Exclusive message when a footswitch is depressed, send it the following

System Exclusive Programming commands:

followed by

where is the System Exclusive message the F8 is being programmed to send

All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see hexadecimal conversion table at end)

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

To program the F8 to send out a System Exclusive message when a footswitch is released, send it the following

System Exclusive Programming commands:

followed by

where is the System Exclusive message the F8 is being programmed to send

All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see hexadecimal conversion table at end)

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

To program the F8 to send out the MIDI Machine Control command (F0 7F 7F 06 02 F7) when Fsw4 is

depressed, and the MIDI Machine Control command (F0 7F 7F 06 01 F7) when Fsw4 is released, send the F8

the following System Exclusive Programming commands:

F0 00 00 50 24 06 F7 followed by

To program the F8 to filter Note-On messages on a selected MIDI channel when a footswitch is depressed, send it

the following System Exclusive programming command:

= Footswitch Input (00 for Fsw1 ... 07 for Fsw8)

= MIDI channel (see MIDI channel table at end)

= : Send All-Notes-Off on depression of footswitch, do not send All-Notes-Off on depression

To start filtering Note-On messages depress the footswitch (the All-Notes-Off message is sent out at this time), to

stop filtering release the footswitch.

F0 00 00 50 24 06 ii 01 F7 F0 ... F7

F0 ... F7 (max. 20 byes)

F0 00 00 50 24 06 ii 00 F7 F0 ... F7

F0 ... F7 (max. 20 byes)

Example

03 01 F0 7F 7F 06 02 F7

03 00 F0 7F 7F 06 01 F7

F0 00 00 50 24 0C ii cc aa F7

aa 01 aa = 00:

Play

Stop

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