Bad Mister:

Some time ago you showed me how to send a Sysx message to the Motif rack to change the OUTPUT SELECT of a channel. 

This was the syntax you gave me: F0 43 10 7F 03 37 pp 1F dd F7

So, to tell the current Multi that I want Ch 7’s output to be changed to asL, would this would be the command?

F0 43 10 7F 03 37 06 1F 40 F7

That would be the command for PART 7, (Parts can be routed to outputs).

Ok, I’m going to need a little help here on the term “Part.”

When I manually edit a Multi’s channel to output to asL, is that the same as ‘part’?

Hi there, dredging up a zombie thread instead of starting a new one.

I’m doing the same thing here- I’m aiming to push my cubase-run drum track on the RACK XS to the assignable outputs for a little more control of the live mix.

Fist, let me answer the outstanding question.  A multi has 16 “parts”, and each part can be assigned any MIDI channel to receive.  I like to keep it simple- part 1 gets channel 1, and so forth. 

And keeping with the old MIDI standard, my drum track will be on part/channel 10.  So if I wanted to push that to asnL I would do:

F0 43 10 7F 03 37 09 1F 40 F7

is that correct?  The part (pp) is in Hex base 0? 

Also is it correct in that the chart is a little odd in that it lists the Data Range in hex base 0, but the description is in decimal base 0- thus the “64” for asnL is decimal and needs to be converted to hex to end up with the “40” shown in the command? 

And lastly, is there a way to ALSO push certain drum elements to a different output on the fly via Sysex?  I’m also evaluating the idea of sending the bulk of the drums to asnL, but pushing the snare (and maybe the kick) to asnR.  Should I bother to dig through the midi implementation charts to figure this out, or is this something that is probably not doable?  (Note that I want to do this on the fly and not edit the drum kits themselves to “keep it clean” from the Motif perspective and have CUBASE do all the “dirty work")....thanks!

buckyswider - 27 May 2016 10:44 AM

[...]And keeping with the old MIDI standard, my drum track will be on part/channel 10.  So if I wanted to push that to asnL I would do:

F0 43 10 7F 03 37 09 1F 40 F7

is that correct? [...]

Based on the Rack XS Data List, that appears to be correct for directing Part 10 of a Multi to asL Output.

Are you finding that to work, or not?

Thanks 5pin, my rig is actually broken down right now, so I haven’t tried it yet.  2+ years* after deciding to un-retire I’m finally moving from my office to my barn/rehearsal studio where I’ll actually have a mixer to be able to leverage this.  No sense in rushing!

Hopefully by the end of the long weekend I’ll be set up enough to give this a shot! 

*- I spend 6-8 frustrating months on each of Sonar, Reaper, and Ableton before realizing none of them can do what I want in a way that makes sense to me.  Finally onto Cubase, and this one looks like a winner!!

buckyswider - 27 May 2016 04:59 PM

Thanks 5pin, my rig is actually broken down right now, so I haven’t tried it yet.  2+ years* after deciding to un-retire I’m finally moving from my office to my barn/rehearsal studio where I’ll actually have a mixer to be able to leverage this.  No sense in rushing!

Hopefully by the end of the long weekend I’ll be set up enough to give this a shot![...]

You’re welcome.

Please do let us know whether that SysEx message works correctly. I have a particular reason for being interested.

Worked like a charm!  Glad you told me you wanted to know- it motivated me to get my butt in gear!!!

buckyswider - 27 May 2016 10:49 PM

Worked like a charm!  Glad you told me you wanted to know- it motivated me to get my butt in gear!!!

Thanks for the feedback - I’m glad that worked.

In reply to your previous question “And lastly, is there a way to ALSO push certain drum elements to a different output on the fly via Sysex?"…
As far as I know, that requires being in Drum Voice mode.

F0 43 10 7F 03 47 ee 0F dd F7
where:
ee = element/key 00h~48h(C0~C6)
dd = data 00h(L+R), 08h(asL+R), 40h(asL), etc.

(See MIDI PARAMETER CHANGE TABLE (DRUM VOICE KEY) on page 72 of the Rack XS Data List.)