Sharing of MIDI Input Channels
How do all of these MIDI Input channel assignments work together? Basically, they all
work together, with one big exception for Omni settings. Any channel that is assigned to
anything else will no longer be included in the list of channels responded to by a
parameter with the Omni setting. Here’s another way to think about it:
■ If the MIDI In channel is assigned on a pad, that pad will always respond to MIDI
notes received on that channel.
■ The currently active pad will always respond to MIDI notes on a given MIDI
channel if that channel has been specifically assigned as the MIDI Keys channel
on the TOOLS screen.
■ Pad hits will be triggered by notes on an incoming MIDI channel if that channel
has been specifically assigned as the MIDI Pads channel on the TOOLS screen.
■ If the MIDI Keys parameter is set to Omni, and the incoming notes are on a MIDI
channel that has not been specifically assigned to anything else (a pad’s MIDI In,
or the MIDI Pads parameter), then the currently selected pad will respond to
notes on this channel.
■ If the MIDI Pads parameter is set to Omni, and the incoming notes are on a MIDI
channel that has not been specifically assigned to anything else (a pad’s MIDI In
or the MIDI Keys parameter), then the incoming notes will trigger pad hits.
As a result, if you, for example, assign the same MIDI channel to both a specific pad’s
MIDI In parameter and to the MIDI Pads parameter on the TOOLS screen, notes on that
channel will be played by that specific pad and they will trigger pad hits. This gives you
lots of flexibility but could result in confusing results if you aren’t careful.
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