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another value when pressed again. This means that one value is sent the first time 
it is pressed, and another value is sent the next time it is pressed again.   

 

 

When toggle/latching  values are assigned to the 

  and 

+

 buttons, they will each 

trigger between two program values per button (these can also be assigned to 2 
separate channels). This means that one set of Program values can be assigned 
to the 

 button, and a separate different set of Program values can be assigned to 

the 

+

 button.   

  

When set to 

Program Latch

, the buttons will light up in the following way:   

• 

When the 

 

button’s first program is selected, the 

 button will be 

white

 

and 

dimly lit

.   

• 

When the 

 

button’s second program is selected, the 

 button will be 

white

 and 

brightly lit

.  

• 

When the 

+

 

button’s first program is selected, the 

+

 button will be 

white

 

and 

dimly lit

.  

• 

When the 

+

 

button’s second program is selected, the 

+

 button will be 

white

 and 

brightly lit

.  

  

 

 

 

 

Program Change Increment/Decrement 

 

 

 

 

Using the Hammer 88 editor application, it is possible to configure the Pedal inputs 

or 

/

+

 buttons to send an Increment (increase) or Decrement (decrease) Program 

Change  message  each  time  it  is  pressed.  When  one  pedal  is  configured  to 
increment  through  sound  Programs  (such  as,  1,  2,  3,  etc.),  and  another  to 
decrement through them (such as, 127, 126, 125, etc.), the second pedal will not 
decrement from where the first pedal left off (for example, 2, 1, 0). This is in contrast 
to  the  buttons.  The 

+

  button  will  only  increment  and  the 

  button  will  only 

decrement. Pressing 

+

 to increment to the  value of 127 and then pressing the 

 

button will decrement the value to 126. Furthermore, pressing the 

 sends values 

such as 127, 126, 125, etc, and will decrement from where the 

+

 button left off (for 

example, 125, 126, 127). When set to 

Program Inc

/

Dec

, each of the buttons will 

light up 

white

 briefly when pressed.  

  

MMC

 

 

The 

  and 

+

  buttons  can  be  assigned  to  send  a  MMC  (MIDI  Machine  Control) 

message. MMC is a transport control protocol that is used to remotely control some 
recording hardware and DAWs. When set to 

MMC

, the 

 button will send a 

Stop

 

message and the 

+

 button will send a 

Play

 message. The 

 and 

+

 buttons will be 

lit 

red 

while stopped and 

green

 while playing.   

 

 

Editing Controls Using the Editor Application

 

 

  

For full details on editing controls, see the separate Hammer 88 Preset Editor User 

Guide on

 

m-audio.com

.

  

 

  

 

 

Troubleshooting  

 

 

Summary of Contents for HAMMER88

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...Safety Warranty Manual Support For the latest information about this product documentation technical specifications system requirements compatibility information etc and product registration visit m...

Page 3: ...n get started making music with professional software right out of the box For Pro Tools First register your Hammer 88 on m audio com and follow the Pro Tools First install instructions in your User A...

Page 4: ...er 3 After making your selection the Use VST Custom Plug In Folder button should be ON If it is not click the button to turn it on 4 Exit the Preferences menu Getting Started Please note that when you...

Page 5: ...track in Ableton Live Lite to load the instrument The Instrument can now be triggered with Hammer 88 Pro Tools First Setup 1 Connect Hammer 88 to an available USB port on your computer using the supp...

Page 6: ...6 Pedal Features Top Panel...

Page 7: ...range of the wheel as well as change its assigned MIDI message This wheel is spring mounted and will return to the center detent position when released The Pitch Bend wheel is an assignable controller...

Page 8: ...be in the up Off position It is important that the sustain pedal is not pressed during startup otherwise the pedal will reverse its operation and notes will sustain when the pedal is not pressed Note...

Page 9: ...Channel The Omni channel is used when assigning controls like pitch bend sustain or modulation to control parameters of multiple zones at the same time For example if you have the 2 zones split but wo...

Page 10: ...n dim 1 2 Green dim 2 3 Green fully lit 4 Blue dim 1 5 Blue dim 2 6 Blue fully lit 7 White dim 1 8 White dim 2 9 White fully lit 10 Yellow dim 1 11 Yellow dim 2 12 Yellow fully lit 1 Green dim 1 2 Gre...

Page 11: ...buttons to send combined Program Change Bank MSB and Bank LSB Messages use the Hammer 88 editor application CC Increment Decrement It is possible to configure the Pedal inputs and buttons to increase...

Page 12: ...ase or Decrement decrease Program Change message each time it is pressed When one pedal is configured to increment through sound Programs such as 1 2 3 etc and another to decrement through them such a...

Page 13: ...position If you want the sustain pedal to be off when it is not depressed make sure the pedal is not depressed when you power on Hammer 88 Problem 3 When I press a key there is a delay before I hear...

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