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1. 5 7 Compatibility Compatibility has been verified with the following sample libraries gt DIO COM V 8DIO Adagio violas Beautiful beautiful AudioBro LA Scoring Strings LASS Excellent results can be achieved by controlling the Kontakt player ModWheel or Expression with MIDI Breath Controller cc data East West Quantum Leap EWQL East West Play Software is easily controlled by the MIDI Breath Controller by using e g ModWheel or Expression cc data kd ORCHESTRAL l l TOOLS Orchestration Tools We have tested the Berlin Woodwinds and it works fantastically well PROJECTSAM ProjectSam Both Symphobia 1 amp 2 and True Strike 1 amp 2 use the Kontakt player and works beautifully with the MIDI Breath Controller iis Samplemodeling We have tested the Trumpet Kontakt based and the Clarinet SWAM based It s a marriage made in heaven a A SpectraSonics The MIDI Breath Controller works great with Omnisphere Trilian and Stylus RMX Spitfire Albion This library uses the Kontakt player from Native nsrumeni and is easily controlled from the MIDI Breath Controller through ModWheel or Expression cc data VIENNA SYMPHONIC LIBRARY Vienna Symphonic Library VSL The Vienna Instrument PRO has itself extensive capabilities of routing any cc data to appropriate parameters as well as a fully configurable sensitivity curve The MIDI Breath Controller works wonderfully with e g EPIC horns Sel2. TEControl MIDI Breath Controller cannot connect to a synthesizer Figure 1 Existing configurations 4 2 System requirements The MIDI Breath Controller USB device does not require installation of drivers or software It will work straight out of the box with both Windows and Mac If you need to change the settings e g MIDI cc it can be done with the Configuration Utility TEControl Consulting 5 GETTING STARTED 5 1 Deliverables Your purchase of the MIDI Breath Controller includes e USB MIDI Breath Controller device e Silicone tube e Standard mouthpieces e MIDI Breath Controller Configuration Utility download troller eath CO mio Br 5 2 Installation Cut the silicone tube to convenient length and connect it to the USB MIDI Breath Controller device and the mouth piece If required a USB extension cable can be used between computer and MIDI Breath Controller Connect the USB MIDI Breath Controller device to a USB port on your computer No software or driver installation are required and it will show as a Breath Controller in your applications Download the latest version of the MIDI Breath Controller Configuration Utility from the TEControl website unzip it and run the TEC MIDI BC exe For future enhancements firmware upgrades will be available 5 3 Default settings The MIDI Breath Controller comes pre configured with default settings and will work straight out of the box The default sett
3. oom E 264 on 65 01000001 41 Portamento On Off te 66 01000010 42 Sostenuto On Off on ae 264 on 67 01000011 43 Soft Pedal On Off oa 264 on lt 63 68 01000100 44 Legato Footswitch Normal 264 Legato lt 63 off 69 01000101 45 Hold 2 564 on 70 01000110 46 Sound Controller 1 default Sound Variation 0 127 LSB 71 01000111 47 Sound Controller 2 default Timbre Harmonic Intens 0 127 LSB 72 01001000 48 Sound Controller 3 default Release Time 0 127 LSB 78 01001001 49 Sound Controller 4 default Attack Time 0 127 LSB 74 01001010 4A Sound Controller 5 default Brightness 0 127 LSB 75 01001011 AB on Controller 6 default Decay Time see MMA RP 0 127 LSB 76 01001100 4C Sound Controller 7 default Vibrato Rate see MMA 0 127 LSB RP 021 77 01001101 4D Sound Controller 8 default Vibrato Depth see MMA 0 127 LSB RP 021 78 01001110 4E Sound Controller 9 default Vibrato Delay see MMA 0 127 LSB RP 021 79 01001111 4F a Controller 10 default undefined see MMA RP 0 127 LSB 17 TEControl Consulting 01010000 50 0 127 80 General Purpose Controller 5 LSB 81 01010001 51 General Purpose Controller 6 0 127 LSB 82 01010010 52 General Purpose Controller 7 0 127 LSB 83 01010011 53 General Purpose Controller 8 0 127 LSB 84 01010100 54 Portamento Control 0 127 LSB 85 01010101 55 Undefined 86 01010110 56 Undefined 87 01010111 57 Undefined 88 01011000 58 High Re
4. 72 Undefined 115 01110011 73 Undefined 116 01110100 74 Undefined Es 117 01110101 75 Undefined ji 118 01110110 76 Undefined a 119 01110111 77 Undefined Note Controller numbers 120 127 are reserved for Channel Mode Messages which rather than controlling sound ote parameters affect the channel s operating mode See also Table 1 120 01111000 78 Channel Mode Message All Sound Off 0 Channel Mode Message Reset All Controllers 121 01111001 79 See MMA RP 015 0 0 off 127 122 01111010 7A Channel Mode Message Local Control On Off ai 123 01111011 7B Channel Mode Message All Notes Off 0 124 01111100 7C Channel Mode Message Omni Mode Off all notes off 0 125 01111101 7D Channel Mode Message Omni Mode On all notes off 0 Note This eguals the number of channels or zero if the 126 01111110 7E Channel Mode Message Mono Mode On poly off all notes off snmbaret channels equals the number of voices in the receiver 127 01111111 7F Channel Mode Message Poly Mode On mono off all notes off 0 19 TEControl Consulting
5. 0 OC Effect Control 1 0 127 MSB 13 00001101 OD Effect Control 2 0 127 MSB 14 00001110 OE Undefined 0 127 MSB 15 00001111 OF Undefined 0 127 MSB 16 00010000 10 General Purpose Controller 1 0 127 MSB 17 00010001 11 General Purpose Controller 2 0 127 MSB mi TEControl Consulting 00010010 18 12 General Purpose Controller 3 0 127 MSB 19 0001001 1 13 General Purpose Controller 4 0 127 MSB 20 00010100 14 Undefined 0 127 MSB 21 00010101 15 Undefined 0 127 MSB 22 00010110 16 Undefined 0 127 MSB 23 00010111 17 Undefined 0 127 MSB 24 00011000 18 Undefined 0 127 MSB 25 00011001 19 Undefined 0 127 MSB 26 00011010 1A Undefined 0 127 MSB 27 00011011 1B Undefined 0 127 MSB 28 00011100 1C Undefined 0 127 MSB 29 00011101 1D Undefined 0 127 MSB 30 00011110 1E Undefined 0 127 MSB 31 00011111 1F Undefined 0 127 MSB 32 00100000 20 LSB for Control 0 Bank Select 0 127 LSB 33 00100001 21 LSB for Control 1 Modulation Wheel or Lever 0 127 LSB 34 00100010 22 LSB for Control 2 Breath Controller 0 127 LSB 35 00100011 23 LSB for Control 3 Undefined 0 127 LSB 36 00100100 24 LSB for Control 4 Foot Controller 0 127 LSB 37 00100101 25 LSB for Control 5 Portamento Time 0 127 LSB 38 00100110 26 LSB for Control 6 Data Entry 0 127 LSB 39 00100111 27 i CI aja 7 Channel Volume formerly Main 0 127 LSB 40 00101000 28 LSB for Control 8 Balance 0 127 LSB 41 00101001 29 LSB for Control 9 Un
6. User s manual MIDI Breath Controller April 2013 Rev 1 1 TEC TEControl Consulting _ The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of TEControl No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded for any purpose without prior written permission by TEControl All product and company names are or trademarks of their respective owners TEControl 2012 All rights reserved Ragnarsv 2 23192 Trelleborg Sweden For general information about products info TEControl se For technical questions and enquires support TEControl se For the most up to date information visit the support pages at TEControl web site There you can find documentation and latest software A TEC TEControl Consulting _ 1 TABLE OF CONTENT Contents L PADI OF ON ON os a si i 3 A RONO 4 20 ss ee PN 3 3 Introduction iis as s s ra 5 4 OVE VION sie iesd niad simad E 6 4 1 YS ao ss S DS D N S D O 6 4 2 System regurementS a K D N 7 I GEIBS dd a ee ee ee ee ne eee 8 5 1 Delle gc cheer erence N LS S N ae re errr ee 8 5 2 INistaldtionke okt sa saa ss samnmgs n D s 8 5 3 Default SC HPS as nn S 8 5 4 Contieuration Vess anas 8 5 5 HOW T0 D O T A a 8s A A D 10 5 6 Performance csssssseecccceeeesssecceceeaaeesseeeeeeesaeeseeeeeeeesauaeeeeeeeeaaesseseeeeenanaases 11 5 7 OTN SUN et
7. a nonlinear response or to add greater response at one end of the breath range compared to the other This way you can optimize the sensitivity to your own style of playing The MIDI Breath Controller comes with factory settings but can be configured by using the MIDI Breath Controller configuration utility Once programmed its settings are retained even after power is removed The MIDI Breath Controller can be reprogrammed with new settings as often as needed The factory default settings are CC 2 breath control on MIDI channel 1 with linear sensitivity and maximum input output ranges The MIDI Breath Controller is powered through the USB interface and requires no batteries or power supply to operate lt is delivered with silicone tubing and standard mouthpieces No headset is required 4 1 Usage The TEControl MIDI Breath Controller does not replace the Yamaha BC3a per se but provide an excellent solution for controlling your DAW by breath control See Figure 1 for available configurations TEC TEControl Consulting The original use of the BC3a Intended for you with Yamaha synthesizers gana MIDI Solution converts the BC3a signal to MIDI ce a 22 which can be used with any synthesizers 7 Fa a a t Analog A ae Or computers with MIDI input For computer without MIDI input a MIDI to USB converter is required TE ontrol MIDI Breath Controller provides directly a USB output
8. ars in the MIDI output list but should not be selected since it is used by the Configuration Utility TEControl Consulting 5 5 How to program The 6 sliders let you tailor the response from input pressure to cc value With the Bending and Symmetry sliders you can change the linear response to various shapes The Input Min sets the threshold of the input pressure i e any pressure below the threshold will not cause any change in the output cc value The Input Max can be tailored to how hard you want to blow to achieve max cc value set by Output Max With the Output Min you can set the output cc value to be used for pressures below the input threshold This is useful if you don t want the cc value to drop to zero The Output Max sets the maximum cc value to be sent MIDI messages are transmitted only when input changes cause a change in the output cc value The minimum time resolution is 10 milliseconds This guarantees a fast response with no noticeable latency With the MIDI Channel drop down list you set the MIDI channel to be used for the transmittal of the MIDI message The MIDI CC drop down list lets you select the actual controller to be used e g cc1 ModWheel cc2 Breath Control etc See annex for a complete list All the above changes take immediate effect but are lost when the computer is powered off or the Breath Controller is removed from the computer To store you settings permanently in the Breath Cont
9. c a a S 12 bell MOUDE OE a na S N S 13 7 kontrolci lf lfUib l sss ss asa desas 15 2 REVISIONS Rev Date Majorchanges First issue Added Select controller to the file menu Section 4 1 added Section 6 Mouthpieces added 1 0e 2 March 2013 Section 4 aftertouch and pitch bend te Meme renoedivomthelse O 1 1 26 April 2013 Section 5 4 5 5 included description of BE S Rew eaures ofthe Coniguraton ty TEC TEControl Consulting Section 5 7 Added new libraries to the compatibility list i TEC TEControl Consulting 3 INTRODUCTION http Awww patchmanmusic com WindControllerFAQ html contains a very good description of Breath Controllers in general and also provides some history of breath controllers together with available solutions TEC TEControl Consulting _ 4 OVERVIEW The TEC MIDI Breath Controller is a breath to MIDI converter for use with any MIDI device accepting cc data though a USB port It has a built in pressure sensor as input and generates continuous MIDI data corresponding to the amount of breath pressure applied to it The MIDI Breath Controller can be programmed to send any cc on any MIDI channel E g Volume Breath control Modulation wheel Expression Another unique feature of the MIDI Breath Controller is its ability to add a variable amount of curvature to the response of the applied pressure This allows you to correct for
10. defined 0 127 LSB 42 00101010 2A LSB for Control 10 Pan 0 127 LSB 43 00101011 2B LSB for Control 11 Expression Controller 0 127 LSB 44 00101100 2C LSB for Control 12 Effect control 1 0 127 LSB 45 00101101 2D LSB for Control 13 Effect control 2 0 127 LSB 46 00101110 2E LSB for Control 14 Undefined 0 127 LSB 47 00101111 2F LSB for Control 15 Undefined 0 127 LSB 48 00110000 30 LSB for Control 16 General Purpose Controller 1 0 127 LSB 49 00110001 31 LSB for Control 17 General Purpose Controller 2 0 127 LSB 50 00110010 32 LSB for Control 18 General Purpose Controller 3 0 127 LSB 51 00110011 33 LSB for Control 19 General Purpose Controller 4 0 127 LSB i TEControl Consulting 00110100 34 LSB for Control 20 Undefined 0 127 52 LSB 53 00110101 35 LSB for Control 21 Undefined 0 127 LSB 54 00110110 36 LSB for Control 22 Undefined 0 127 LSB 55 00110111 37 LSB for Control 23 Undefined 0 127 LSB 56 00111000 38 LSB for Control 24 Undefined 0 127 LSB 57 00111001 39 LSB for Control 25 Undefined 0 127 LSB 58 00111010 3A LSB for Control 26 Undefined 0 127 LSB 59 00111011 3B LSB for Control 27 Undefined 0 127 LSB 60 00111100 3C LSB for Control 28 Undefined 0 127 LSB 61 00111101 3D LSB for Control 29 Undefined 0 127 LSB 62 00111110 3E LSB for Control 30 Undefined 0 127 LSB 63 00111111 3F LSB for Control 31 Undefined 0 127 LSB 64 01000000 40 Damper Pedal on off Sustain
11. ings are as follows e Linear sensitivity e Input and output ranges set to maximum e MIDI channel 1 e CC 2 breath control 5 4 Configuration Utility The USB MIDI Breath Controller Configuration Utility is required for changing the settings i TEC TEControl a Consulting File Help Bending symmetry Input Min Input Max Output Min Output Max MIDI Channel 1 MIDI CC l 2 Make permanent ssid Save preset Load preset 22 21 20 Monitor disabled 22 22 20 Monitor enabled IMPORTANT the Microsoft USB MIDI driver is single dient therefore only one program at a time is allowed to use the breath controller for input Please disable the monitor to allow any other program to use the breath controller Monitor enabled Figure 2 Default settings When started the Configuration Utility will check for the connected breath controller If not found the lower portion of the window will display an error message Error controller not detected It has been reported to us that on some Windows installations the operating system may report the Breath Controller as USB Audio Device instead of Breath Controller For those rare instances we have added a menu File gt Select controller to the Configuration Utility which allows to select the correct device In your player sequencer etc the Breath Controller has to be selected as a MIDI input in order to work The Breath Controller also appe
12. ired flow Just cut a piece of the tube to place between the T piece and the bleed valve Please note that the longer the tube in between the less flow For maximum flow use the T piece without tube and bleed valve Figure 6 T piece with bleed valve for constant flow T 4 F TEC TEControl Ne consulting 7 CONTROL CHANGE NUMBERS The following table lists all currently defined Control Change messages and Channel Mode messages in control number order Adopted from MIDI by the Numbers by D Valenti Electronic Musician 2 88 updated by the MIDI Manufacturers Association Registered Parameter Numbers RPNs are an extension to the Control Change message for setting additional parameters Appended at the bottom is a table of all currently defined RPNs Control Changes and Mode Changes Status Bytes 176 191 Control Number 2nd Byte Value 3rd Byte Value Control Function Dec Binary Hex Value Used As 0 00000000 00 Bank Select 0 127 MSB 1 00000001 01 Modulation Wheel or Lever 0 127 MSB 2 00000010 02 Breath Controller 0 127 MSB 3 00000011 03 Undefined 0 127 MSB 4 00000100 04 Foot Controller 0 127 MSB 5 00000101 05 Portamento Time 0 127 MSB 6 00000110 06 Data Entry MSB 0 127 MSB 7 00000111 07 Channel Volume formerly Main Volume 0 127 MSB 8 00001000 08 Balance 0 127 MSB 9 00001001 09 Undefined 0 127 MSB 10 00001010 0A Pan 0 127 MSB 11 00001011 OB Expression Controller 0 127 MSB 12 0000110
13. land oh CUMUNA Wallander Instruments A perfect match TEC TEControl Consulting _ All in all we have not found any sample player not compatible with the MIDI Breath Controller There are of course many left to be tested and although TEControl cannot guarantee compatibility there is no reason to believe the MIDI Breath Controller isn t compatible with all of them assuming they all comply with the MIDI standards 6 MOUTHPIECES The TEC MIDI Breath Controller is delivered with two different mouthpieces and a bleed valve This is subject to change as we continuously seek to improve the mouthpieces to find a universal convenient and cost effective solution We are fully aware that this does not present a solution comparable to the elegant BC3 mouthpiece but it keeps the price to an affordable level We are constantly looking for ways to improve and we reserve the right to make changes to the tube and mouthpieces without prior notice Figure 4 Mouthpieces and bleed valve 13 J AIA TEControl N consulting The straight mouthpiece can be used for static pressure and is favored by many customers If a flow is desired it can be achieved by bleeding the air by opening the lips a little bit Figure 5 Straight mouthpiece for static pressure Woodwind and brass players mostly favors a constant flow and select the T Shaped mouthpiece The yellow bleed valve can be adjusted to achieve the des
14. roller use the Make permanent button This means your settings are remembered when you the Breath controller is unpowered You can now move it to another computer with your favorite settings intact Every time you use the Make permanent button the Configuration Utility stores the parameters in the Windows registry and automatically retrieve the parameters of the Breath Controller when you start the Configuration Utility The Reset sensitivity button resets the sensitivity to linear with full input and output ranges TEC TEControl Consulting Version 1 3 includes the possibilities to Save and Load as many presets as you like This is very convenient since each library or VST instrument might require different settings The Configuration Utility now also includes a breath monitor where the blue dot travelling along the sensitivity curve indicates the input pressure The monitor is controlled by the Enable Monitor and Disable Monitor In the mac version you can hear the sound while you monitor the breath input This is unfortunately not possible with the windows version due to limitations in windows where you have to disable the Breath Controller in your sequencer 5 6 Performance In Figure 4 SONAR has been used to record 2 seconds of MIDI Breath Controller output The gaps in the data occurs when the input doesn t result in a change in cc data Figure 3 CC data as recorded TEC TEControl Consulting
15. solution Velocity Prefix 0 127 LSB 89 01011001 59 Undefined 90 01011010 5A Undefined Effects 1 Depth 91 01011011 5B default Reverb Send Level see MMA RP 023 0 127 formerly External Effects Depth 92 01011100 5C Effects 2 Depth formerly Tremolo Depth 0 127 e Effects 3 Depth 93 01011101 5D default Chorus Send Level see MMA RP 023 0 127 formerly Chorus Depth 94 01011110 SE Effects 4 Depth formerly Celeste Detune Depth 0 127 95 01011111 5F Effects 5 Depth formerly Phaser Depth 0 127 96 01100000 60 Data Increment Data Entry 1 see MMA RP 018 N A 97 01100001 61 Data Decrement Data Entry 1 see MMA RP 018 N A 98 01100010 62 Non Registered Parameter Number NRPN LSB 0 127 LSB 99 0110001 1 63 Non Registered Parameter Number NRPN MSB 0 127 MSB 100 01100100 64 Registered Parameter Number RPN LSB 0 127 LSB 101 01100101 65 Registered Parameter Number RPN MSB 0 127 MSB 102 01100110 66 Undefined 103 01100111 67 Undefined 104 01101000 68 Undefined 105 01101001 69 Undefined 106 01101010 6A Undefined 107 01101011 6B Undefined 108 01101100 6C Undefined 109 01101101 6D Undefined 110 01101110 6E Undefined 111 01101111 6F Undefined i TEControl Consulting 112 01110000 70 Undefined noe 113 01110001 71 Undefined oe 114 01110010
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