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1. The program change will be sent on the global MIDI channel Cn C n Dn D n En Fn F n Gn Gin An A n Bn 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 eg te ou wish to send using the numerical keypad 0 I ne A A e pee eme d nee id 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 2 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 PROG Example The LCD display the PROG symbol in the left hand corner 3 M NEN at ee see m m Indicating that the PROGRAM button has been pressed The program 4 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 value sent is 00 and its sent on the global MIDI channel 01 5 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 l I 6 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 You can also program the assignable buttons to send out fixed program messages to 7 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 individual MIDI channels For further information regarding this method please go to 8 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 pages 5 to 9 9 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 Global MIDI channel For more information please go to page 10 Sending Bank Changes On The Fly If your receiving device has more than 128 presets you may be able to access the additional banks by sending out bank change LSM and MSB messages 1 Press the DATA LSB or DATA MSB button 2 Type in the bank number you wish to send using the numerical keypad or the keys Please check the documentation for your receiving device to ensure that it will respond to these messages For more information about LSB and MSB pl2. A 10 110 Memory A 10 111 Memory A 11 111 Memory A 11 12 Memory A 12 12 Memory A 12 113 Memory A 13 113 Memory A 13 114 Memory A 14 14 Memory A 14 115 Memory A 15 115 Memory A 15 116 Memory A 16 116 Memory A 16 117 Memory A 17 17 Memory A 17 118 Memory A 18 Memory A 18 19 Memory A 19 Memory 19 20 Mego 20 Memory A 20 21 Memory A 21 22 Memory A 22 123 Memory A 23 123 Memory A 23 24 Memory A 24 124 Memory A 24 125 Memory A 25 125 Memory A 25 126 Memory 26 126 Memory A 26 127 Memory A 27 127 Memory A 27 128 Memory 28 128 Memory A 28 129 Memory A 29 129 Memory A 29 130 Memory A 30 130 Memory A 30 131 Memory A 31 131 Memory A 31 132 Memory A 32 132 Memory A 32 133 Memory A 33 133 Memory A 33 20 Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Assigning A Note To A Button 1 Press SELECT and press the 0 button The display will show that you have selected controller 34 2 Press ASSIGN and enter 147 this is the MIDI CC number that corresponds to Note on off mode as shown in Appendix B 3 Press DATA MSB twice and enter a value of 100 This means when you press the button a Note on message will be sent out with a velocity of 100 4 Press DATA LSB twice and enter a value of 000 This means when you release the button a Note off message will be sent out rm ise sica AIT 5 Press the PROGRAM button twice and enter 064 This will SLI L
3. Chorus Flanger OT ODER 31 Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Appendix E Standard MIDI Controller numbers MIDI CC s Bank Select 46 Controller 46 92 Tremelo Depth Modulation 47 Controller 47 93 Chorus Depth Breath Control 48 Gen Purpose 1 LSB 94 Celeste De tune Controller 3 49 Gen Purpose 2 LSB 95 Phaser Depth Foot Control 50 Gen Purpose 3 LSB 96 Data Increment Porta Time 51 Gen Purpose 4 LSB 97 Data Decrement Data Entry 52 Controller 52 98 Non Reg Param LSB Channel Volume 53 Controller 53 99 Non Reg Param MSB Balance 54 Controller 54 100 Reg Param LSB Controller 9 55 Controller 55 101 Reg Param MSB Pan 56 Controller 56 102 Controller 102 Expression 57 Controller 57 103 Controller 103 Effects Controller 1 58 Controller 58 104 Controller 104 Effects Controller 2 59 Controller 59 105 Controller 105 Controller 14 60 Controller 60 106 Controller 106 Controller 15 61 Controller 61 107 Controller 107 Gen Purpose 1 62 Controller 62 108 Controller 108 Gen Purpose 2 63 Controller 63 109 Controller 109 Gen Purpose 3 64 Sustain Pedal 110 Controller 110 Gen Purpose 4 65 Portamento 111 Controller 111 Controller 20 66 Sostenuto 112 Controller 112 Controller 21 67 Soft Pedal 113 Controller 113 Controller 22 68 Legato Pedal 114 Controller 114 Contr
4. Ring 125 Helicopter 126 Applause 127 Gun Shot Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Muting All Controllers To Mute all faders and rotary controllers press the CTRL MUTE buttons This allows you to alter the position of the controller without affecting the settings of your software CTRL MUTE does not affect buttons and as soon as an assignable button or a function key is pressed the controllers are turned back on Alternatively you can press the CTRL MUTE buttons again to turn the controllers back on When you first press the CTR MUTE buttons you will see the LCD display OFF Chang ing the position of a controller with controller mute engaged the LCD will always display OFF to indicate no data is being sent out by the UC 33 To cancel the controller mute function simply press a function key or keys or one of the assignable buttons This is a very useful feature if you are switching between presets on the UC 33 with the controllers out of position You will be able to move the controller to a position relative to the software s controller value rather than causing the software s controller value to jump You can also use this feature for creative mixing and interesting DJ type control If for instance you use the UC 33 as a conventional volume mixer try engaging the controller mute function change the volume up or down of various channels and press the SNAP SHOT buttons This form of mixing is very dynamic and can
5. the fact that the CC symbol will not be showing Device ID s run from 00 to 127 127 is the default device number setting on the UC 33 This setting transmits the SysEx message to all devices Although it is not possible to program the controllers of the UC 33 with your own SysEx messages there are software applications that can receive a MIDI input signal and transmit a different user specified message You can program your SysEx messages into the translator software then translate the incoming data from the UC 33 to your SysEx depending on the controller you are using 18 MIDI In Out amp MIDI Messages Explained PI EVOLUTION 15 Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide MIDI In amp MIDI Out Signal Flow Diagram Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Program amp Bank Changes Explained The MIDI IN amp MIDI OUT ports have different uses depending on how you intend to connect and power the UC 33 The diagram below shows the different routing options USB MIDI IN MIDI OUT From USB _2_2_2_2__ Switch v q USB MIDI OUT 1 1 en USB MIDI OUT 2 Controllers MIDI IN MIDI OUT About The MIDI In Port The MIDI in plug can be used to interface another MIDI device to your PC via the USB port Data received from this device will be transmitted via the UC 33 to the PC This is achieved using a second USB MIDI out So when you select the MIDI devices section of your sequencer you will see
6. 33 Advanced User Guide About The Evolution Librarian Software The Evolution Librarian Software is a Windows PC librarian program developed for Evolution products The program not only works with the MK 425C 449C 461C key boards but is also compatible with the Evolution UC 33e USB controller That means you can use one librarian package for both your keyboard and your controller if you own a UC 33e And even better you can swap patches between Evolution products that are supported by the Librarian so you never have to create the same patch twice The librarian itself allows you to send and receive the 10 patches to and from the MK 425C 449C 461C load and save memory banks view how individual patches have been programmed and drag and drop patches in order to create new combinations in the 10 memory locations Installing The Evolution Librarian Software 1 Insert the Evolution Installer CD ROM in to your CD ROM drive 2 Click on Librarian Installer 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation process Once the installation has been completed launch the program The following is a screenshot of what you should be seeing on your monitor 12 SysEx Librarian Untitled File Options Help Memory A 3 Memory A 3 4 Memory A 4 BS 4 MemoyA4 5 Memory A 5 5 Memory A 5 6 Memory A 6 i Memory A 6 7 Memory A pA lon Memory A 7 8 Memory A 8 emoy 8 9 Memory A 9 ada 9 Memory A 9 110 Memory
7. 5 for NRPN fine 3 Press DATA MSB twice to assign the number for the RPN NRPN MSB 4 Press DATA LSB twice to assign the number for RPN NRPN LSB 5 Press CHANNEL ASSIGN to assign the MIDI channel the message should be sent on You will find most data sheets for synths that make use of NRPN s will give the MSB and LSB values that you should enter into DATA MSB and DATA LSB banks also see Appendix F However some manuals may only give the hex values The UC 33 requires you to enter the decimal value You can easily convert hexadecimal values to decimal using the windows calculator Simply select Scientific mode select hex and enter the hexadecimal value you need to convert Press the Dec button to convert it to a decimal value Enter the decimal value into the UC 33 Alternatively use the look up table in Appendix C The following shows how to set a button to transmit a note on when pressed and a note off when released 12 Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Setting Up The Librarian Software Before you start using the Librarian check that the MK 425C 449C 461C has been selected as input and output device 1 Select MIDI Setup from the Options menu 2 Ensure the USB driver for you MK 425C 449C 461C is selected in the Inputs Column If you are using native drivers this may be named USB Audio Device In the Outputs column select the USB driver for you MK 425C 449C 461C If you are using native drive
8. 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum EG Attack Rate relative change 17 00 7F 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum EG Decay Rate relative change 18 00 7F 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum Instrument Pitch Coarse relative change 64 0 63 Drum Instrument Pitch Fine relative change added by Yamaha XG changed from Delay to Variation by Yamaha XG Edit Mode describes the short period after a function button has been pressed during which the parameters of that function can be altered The numeric keypad can be used to alter a parameter during this time No data is sent out of the UC 33 when it is in Edit mode except for program and bank changes LCD symbols shown in Edit mode will flash to show you that a particular parameter can be edited If a number is part entered and a new controller turned that number will become the relevant parameter number for the new controller and the 3 second editing period will re trigger Appendix G General MIDI Reverb and Chorus Types Default mode Reverb Types Default Mode describes the state of the UC 33 when no function buttons have been pressed within the last 3 seconds In Default mode the LCD will show the controller 0 Small Room symbol and the 2 digit display will show the last selected controller The 3 digits 1 Medium Room display the currently assigned MIDI CC number 2 Large Room 3 Medium Hall 4 Large Hall 8 Plate Chorus Types Chorus 1 Chorus 2 Chorus 3 Chorus 4 FB
9. Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Appendix H UC 33 Preset Chart Factory Preset 01 Cubase multi channel amp channel strip 1 8 02 Native Instruments B4 03 Native Instruments Pro 53 04 Reason Mixer 05 Reason Malstrom 06 Reason Subtractor 07 Reason NN 19 08 Reason Dr Rex 09 Reason ReDrum 10 Cubase multi channel mixing 9 16 11 Logic channel strip 12 Sound Studio Pro II 1 8 mixer 13 Sound Studio Pro II 9 16 mixer 14 Sonar preset 15 Steinberg Model E 16 Steinberg Halion 17 Waldorf Attack 18 Waldorf PPG Wave2V 19 Native Instruments FM7 20 Rebirth Master controls and Synths 21 Rebirth drum Modules 22 AAS Lounge Lizard 23 CM DS 404 24 CM SR 202 25 CM 101 26 TC Works Mercury 1 27 Big Tick Audio Rainbow Synth 28 GS XG GM2 Synth control 29 GS XG drum mixer 30 SoundBlaster cards synth control 31 User preset1 Channel mixer 1 8 32 User Preset2 Channel Mixer 9 16 33 User Preset3 Undefined controllers to global channel Requires setup or song file Please check the Evolution Installer CD ROM Application Files 32 evolution co uk Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide About The Advanced Guide In the UC 33 Advanced Guide we have made the assumption that you have been Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Appendix F Roland GS and Yamaha XG NRPN Sup port to Roland JV XP 0 to Max Drum Instrument Level absolute change Random L gt C gt R Drum Instrument Panpot absolute ch
10. J mean you are sending out MIDI note 64 or E4 each time you press the button The MIDI note numbers are given in a Appendix D y E L This button mode has many uses You can use this mode to trigger samples control lighting equipment play keyboard notes and much more Note When you press the button in note mode the LCD display will briefly show the note velocity About SysEx Messages amp Device ID When transmitting SysEx messages the individual control channel number does not define a transmit channel but a device ID This is made clear since when you press the CHANNEL button the CC symbol will not be shown and there is no c in the 3 digit display Device ID s range between 00 127 In most cases you should set the device ID as 127 127 means the SysEx message will be received by all devices Please note that the device ID for a Sys Ex message assigned to a controller can not be changed using the Device ID buttons These buttons are used for varying the global device ID of the UC33 13 Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Non Volatile Memory The UC 33 uses non volatile memory so that you can continue where you left off even after powering down and restarting The current UC 33 controller and channel assignments are stored whether you have stored your setup to a memory locations or not Also stored is Draw Bar mode on off DATA LSB and DATA MSB data global channel setting and last used memo
11. OLLER symbol The symbol will be flashing to indicate the controller settings can be altered The 3 digit display will show the number of the currently selected controller proceeded by a C or an F if the controller is a fader 2 Type in the number of the controller using the numeric keypad or the buttons or Move a fader rotary controller Simply moving a fader rotary controller will make it the currently selected controller ready for editing You can also select any of the 4 assignable buttons labelled with the transport bar icons by simply pressing them It is however not possible to select any of the 10 numerical buttons by pressing them since during edit mode they are used to enter numerical values To program these buttons please use the first method 9 Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Assigning MIDI CC s Once the controller you want to edit has been selected you can change the assigned MIDI cc number in the following way 1 Press ASSIGN The LCD will flash the CC symbol The 3 digit display will indicate the currently assigned MIDI cc number 2 Type in a new MIDI cc value using the numeric keypad or and buttons The MIDI controller number you select will be assigned to the currently selected controller shown by the number on the small 2 digit display ml Example After pressing ASSIGN the display shows the A p pe n d I X A G FI 1 cc symbol and i
12. advanced messages the UC 33 requires you to press the PROGRAM DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons twice respectively Pressing only once will send the program and bank change instructions on the fly as described earlier Lets look at a couple of examples to see how this works Please refer to the chart in Appendix B so you get to grips with the principle Assigning MMC Control To A Button Select the button you want to control the MMC message Press ASSIGN on the UC 33 Type in 149 using the numerical keypad This is the number that correspond to the MMC instruction as per the chart on page 8 and 9 4 Press Channel once 5 Type in 127 using the numerical keypad This ensures that the message is set to all device ID numbers For more information about this please read About SysEx Messages amp Device ID on page 13 4 Press the DATA LSB button twice 5 Enter a number from the chart on the next page to select the MMC message you want WN Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide i ieeme cor rc AMS 7 Recon ex os RECORD PAUSE TI Pas Assigning RPN NRPN To A Fader Rotary Controller Note For a detailed description of RPN NRPN data see section RPN NRPN s Explained on page 17 1 Press Control select and move the desired controller 2 Press control assign twice and while the display is flashing enter controller 132 for RPN coarse 133 for RPN fine 134 for NRPN coarse or 13
13. ange 0 to Max Drum Instrument Reverb Send Level absolute change 0 to Max Drum Instrument Chorus Send Level absolute change 0 to Max Drum Instrument Variation Send Level absolute change T 1A 00 7F 00 7F n a ermInNolodt 1c 00 7F 00 7F n a 1D 00 7F 00 7F n a 1E 00 7F 00 7F n a Edit Mode s1F 00 7F 00 7F n a through the UC 33 Getting Started Guide which should have been supplied in printed REN MEN DAES aes form with your UC 33 If you do not have this guide please contact your local distribu ie oo tor or download it from our website www evolution co uk 01 08 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Vibrato Rate relative change 01 09 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Vibrato Depth relative change ij 01 0A 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Vibrato Delay relative change The Getting Started Guide should insure that you are now familiar with the basic op 01 20 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Filter Cutoff Freq relative change eration of the UC 33 so that we now can focus on more in depth features A EGNEDE MED ER RE A A S o1 63 00 7F n a 64 0 63 EG TVF amp TVA Attack Time relative change 01 64 00 7F n a 64 0 63 EG TVF amp TVA Decay Time relative change First however we need to explain some terminology we use throughout the guide P OG DOSE E Oe E A E NE bange 14 00 7F 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum Filter Cutoff Freq relative change 15 00 7F 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum Filter Resonance relative change 16 00 7F 00
14. ate NRPN LSB by pressing the LSB DATA button twice enter the NRPN MSB by pressing the MSB DATA button twice and as you move the UC 33 controller an appropriate NRPN message will be sent out Assign NRPN coarse to make big sweeps or NRPN fine to make slight adjustments SysEx Explained System Exclusive SysEx messages were defined in the MIDI specification to allow individual devices to have individual control via MIDI The format of SysEx messages allows for virtually any function to be performed via MIDI so long as the receiving device is able to translate the message and act accordingly This allows devices to send audio sample memory data memory dumps controller settings and much more It also allows the controllers of one device to be controlled by another It is not possible to program your own specified SysEx message into the UC 33 However there are some useful SysEx messages pre programmed into the UC 33 that can be accessed by assigning the appropriate MIDI CC to a controller see Appendix B It should be noted that a SysEx message is not transmitted on any specified channel All SysEx messages contain a device ID that is used to single out devices to respond to the SysEx message All other devices are ignored If you are using a SysEx message on the UC 33 the global channel is ignored When you press CHANNEL instead of entering a channel for the controller you will be enter a device ID instead This is indicated by
15. der to expand on the GM set of voices Bank changes were devised Each bank contains 128 patches that can be accessed using a program change There are 16 384 banks available accessible by sending a 14 bit Bank change message The first 7 bits of this message are sent in a single byte known as the Bank LSB The last 7 bits are specified by another byte known as the Bank MSB The BANK LSB is the most commonly used This allows for 128 bank changes and often there is no need to send a Bank MSB You will find almost all MIDI devices respond to the program change but some that do not conform to the GM set of voices use the program change message for other purposes Many VST instruments have adopted this approach allowing you to use a program change to change the instrument patch The FM7 by Native Instruments is a good example of this Bank changes are more rarely used although they do exist Bank changes are useful in manufacturer s extensions to the MIDI specification such as Roland s GS specification and Yamaha s XG specification Both of these require you to specify a Bank change in order to access the extra voices and effects that these specifications provide Sending Program Bank LSB and Bank MSB data is made simple using the UC 33 Simply press the PROGRAM DATA LSB or DATA MSB button and enter the program or bank change you wish to send RPN NRPN s Explained Non registered parameter numbers NRPN s are device specific messages tha
16. ease see the chapter Program and Bank Changes Explained on page 17 in this manual Sending Snap Shot Press the buttons together to send a SNAP SHOT of the current UC 33 controller assignments and their values When you send a snapshot the LCD will display the SNAPSHOT symbol The data for an individual controller will be sent on which ever channel that controller has been assigned to Snap Shot is one way of synchronizing the receiving device with the UC 33 and can be used as a creative tool with interesting and surprising results The data sent when SNAP SHOT is pressed can be viewed in your sequencers list editor Set your sequencer to record and press SNAP SHOT Then open the list editor and ensure its set to display controller data 4 29 Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Piano 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 1 Bright Acoustic Piano Electric grand Piano Honky Tonk Piano 4 Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 6 Harpsichord Clavinet hromatic Percussion 8 Celesta 9 Glockenspiel 10 Music Box 1 Accordion 2 Harmonica 3 Tango Accordion 4 Nylon Acoustic 5 Steel Acoustic 6 Jazz Electric 7 Clean Electric 8 Muted Electric 1 Harmonics General MIDI Instruments Bass 32 Acoustic Bass 33 Electric Fingered Bass 34 Electric Picked Bass 35 Fretless Bass 36 Slap Bass 1 37 Slap Bass 2 38 Syn Bass 1 39 Syn Bass 2 Strings Orchestra 40 Violin 41 Viola 42 Cello 43 Contrabass 44 Tremolo Stri
17. end to Reverb GM2 Reverb send level 137 Master Pan Pan LSB Pan MSB i 138 Master Coarse Tune Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 144 Pitch Bend Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB 139 Master Fine Tune Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 255 Controller Off z 140 Chorus Mod rate Mod rate 141 Chorus Mod Depth Mod depth l Tamaa E Bocas ie E Sysex messages for details please see pages 8 amp 18 end to Reverb everb send leve E k 11 144 Pitch Bend Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB Re MMC Sysex messages for details please see page This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad Type in 144 and then press the button to set this value 255 Controller Off General MIDI SysEx messages for details please see pages 8 amp 18 General MIDI 2 SysEx messages MMC Sysex messages for details please see page 11 This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad Type in Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Appendix A MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART GE SI Default EE 16 Channel Changed 1 16 Default Mode Messages Altered e Note OFF ouch Ch s o A picnBend Xx 120 127 Xx Pitch Bend Bend Program 0 127 x Change True Number eii i Memory Song Position Xx Common Song Select Xx X Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset 24 Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Assignable MIDI Buttons ASSIGN Description Program Bank LSB Press Data Msb Press Press Twice Twice T
18. ents such as Reason it can be easier to just change the global MIDI channel on the UC 33 in order to BR jump to the next device rather than operating the software EVOLUTION 10 23 Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Viewing The Contents Of A Memory Right click on a memory to view the contents Please note that it is not possible to edit the contents of amemory The Sys Ex librarian will simply allow you to rearrange the order of memories or copy memories between one dump and another Saving A Setup Once you have named all your presets and organised them in the desired order click save to save the content Alternatively you can click on the File menu and select save to save the file with the previously assigned file name or save as to assign the memory dump a new file name The shortcut key to save Bank 1 is CTRL S Make sure you give the file a name which allows you to quickly identify your collection of setups Loading A Setup To load a memory setup file back in to the librarian click on the Load button and select the required file The loaded preset setups will appear in the Bank Window You can then either send it directly to the Evolution device by clicking send or edit it Alternatively select Open from the File menu The shortcut key for loading is CTRL O Future Development Of The Librarian We strongly recommend you register your ownership of the Evolution Librarian if you would like to be kept i
19. it display on LCD display id The 3 digit display represents the assigned Device ID You can enter a new device ID using the numeric keypad or the and buttons For more information on SysEx messages and device ID please go to page 18 Resetting The UC 33 To The Factory Default Setting The UC 33 comes with 33 useful presets stored in it s memory for complete list see Appendix H You can reset the UC 33 back to the factory defaults on power up by holding down the buttons Note Restoring the Factory presets will erase all UC 33 setups stored to memory 14 8 Memory 3 Memory 19 20 Memory 20 1 Memory 21 1 Memory 31 32 Memory 32 33 Memory 33 loza 7 Ware 4 Memory O Memory 10 1 Memory 11 Memory 4 12 3 Memory 13 4 Memory 14 5 Memory 15 E Memory 16 7 Memory 17 2 Memory 18 3 Memory 19 20 Memory 20 1 Memory 21 EVOLUTION Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide A list of NRPN s will always be given in the User Manual of a device that receives NRPN messages It is always necessary that the NRPN MSB and LSB are sent together Both will be specified in the device s manual You may find the manufacturer s have only specified the numbers in Hexadecimal format In this case use Appendix C to translate the value to Decimal The UC 33 makes the process of transmitting NRPN s easy All you need is to enter the appropri
20. m N w T S D gt A HR al o O S N ae e ee PSE 4 o 35 6 e 2 4 65 gt E e o e 8 24 4 ee S gt S W N al par R O N o N I A m I al N N N 00 A al oo oo N o a Ax k N a o A ES wlll o E S A A RI A ea EN A DS Ees a A ES T U NI O D nin nInNInNINININI NISJA AION olnim al Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide B2 The Buttons MIDI CC Description Program Data Lsb Data Msb Press Twice Press Twice Press Twice 0 119 Standard MIDI CC s Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 1 120 127 Channel Mode Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 1 Messages 128 Pitch Bend Range Sensitivity value z 129 Channel Fine Tune Tuning amount rog fa m m l n g 130 Channel Coarse Tune Tuning amount 131 Channel Pressure Pressure amount amp 132 RPN Coarse Value RPN LSB RPN MSB 133 RPN Fine Value RPN LSB RPN MSB Ed it 134 NRPN Coarse Value NRPN LSB NRPN MSB i l n g 135 NRPN Fine Value NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 136 Master Volume GM Volume LSB Volume MSB Th e U C 33 137 Master Pan GM Pan LSB Pan MSB 138 Master Coarse Tune Tuning LSB Tuning MSB GM 139 Master Fine Tune Tuning LSB Tuning MSB GM 140 Chorus Mod rate Mod rate GM2 141 Chorus Mod Depth Mod depth GM2 142 Feedback GM2 Feedback level 143 Send to Reverb GM2 Reverb send level 144 Pitch Bend Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB 145 Program Bank Preset Progra
21. m Bank LSB Bank MSB 146 MIDI CC on off MIDI CC Button press Button release value value 147 Note on off Note Velocity off Velocity on 148 Note on off toggle Note Velocity off Velocity on 149 MMC Command Command select 150 Reverb type GM2 Type 151 Reverb time GM2 Time 152 Chorus type GM2 Type Controller Off x Sysex messages for details please see pages 8 amp 18 Ss h MMC Sysex messages for details please see page 11 de This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad Type in 144 and EVOBUTION then press the button to set this value Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Introduction To UC 33 Programming Options Appendix B Assignable MIDI CC s Each of the UC 33 s 47 controllers can send MIDI cc RPN NRPN GM 1 amp 2 SysEx and even be assigned to individual MIDI channels on the UC 33 MIDI cc continuous controller numbers are part of the standard MIDI specifications and are typically used to control the real time changing of parameters in musical equipment B1 The Faders and rotary Controllers For a complete list of standard MIDI controller numbers from 0 to 131 please see Appendix E on page 29 MIDI CC Description Data Lsb Press Data Msb Press Any of the 47 real time controllers on the UC 33 can be assigned to a MIDI cc Twice Twice number however the 14 assignable buttons have slightly different options from the 9 0 119 Standard MIDI CC s faders o
22. n this case displays that currently the MIDI cc 07 is assigned to fader rotary controller number 33 amp Assigning An Individual MIDI Channel Facto ry Preset List 1 Select the controller you want to edit as described earlier 2 Press CHANNEL The LCD will display the CHAN symbol and the 3 digit display will show the current channel assignment of the selected controller preceded by a c The small 2 digit display will show the currently selected controller for assignment 3 Type the MIDI channel number 01 16 you want the controller to send to using the numeric keypad or the keys If the controller is assigned to channel 00 it will transmit on the global channel Changing The Global MIDI Channel The UC 33 s global MIDI channel affects only the controllers that have the individual MIDI channel assigned to value 00 as described in the previous section Here is how you change the global MIDI channel 1 Press GLOBAL CHANNEL ASSIGN and CHANNEL together The LCD will display the KEYBOARD and CHAN symbol The 3 digit display will show the currently selected global channel preceded by a c 2 Type in the MIDI channel number 01 16 using the numeric keypad or the keys nm Example MIDI channel 01 is assigned as global MIDI channel EL Using a combination of global MIDI channel and individually assigned MIDI channels can be a great way of navigating through your system With multitimbral instrum
23. nformed about future development As you can see from the version number the software is at an early version 1 0 stage and we will continue to work on enhancements for the software To register your copy please visit www evolution co uk register Fvalution 1170 33 Advanced User Guide Setting Toggle Values For The Buttons The 14 assignable buttons can each be assigned to toggle between two values You may for instance want to send out value 15 when you first press the button followed by value 74 when you press the button for a second time This is how you do it Press the Function button labelled DATA MSB 2 times Type in 15 using the numerical keypad or the keys Press the Function button labelled DATA LSB 2 times Type in 74 using the numerical keypad or the keys BONE If you want the button to send the same value every time you press it simply type in the same value both times RPN NRPN GM 1 2 SysEx amp Other Messages As already described the standard MIDI controller numbers range from 0 to 131 We have extended the list of MIDI cc s that can be assigned to the controllers of the UC 33 to include RPN NRPN MMC and General MIDI 1 amp 2 SysEx messages These advanced messages are as easy to program as a regular MIDI cc instruction by entering values 132 to 152 when programming MIDI cc s The charts on page 8 and 9 or Appendix B show you what number correspond to each message To program the values required for these
24. ngs 45 Pizzicato Strings 46 Orchestral Harp 47 Timpani Ensemble 48 String Ensemble 1 49 String Ensemble 2 Slow 50 Syn Strings 1 51 Syn Strings 2 52 Choir Aahs 53 Voice Oohs 54 Syn Choir 55 Orchestral Hit Brass 56 Trumpet 57 Trombone 58 Tuba 59 Muted Trumpet 60 French Horn 61 Brass Section 61 Syn Brass 1 62 Syn Brass 2 Reed 64 Soprano Sax 65 Alto Sax 66 Tenor Sax 67 Baritone Sax 68 Oboe 69 English Horn 70 Bassoon 71 Clarinet Pipe 72 Piccolo 73 Flute 74 Recorder 75 Pan Flute 76 Bottle Blow 77 Shakuhachi 78 Whistle 79 Ocarina Synth Lead 80 Syn Square Wave 81 Syn Sawtooth Wave 82 Syn Calliope 83 Syn Chiff 84 Syn Charang 85 Syn Voice 86 Syn Fifths Sawtooth Wave 87 Syn Brass 8 Lead Synth Pad 88 New Age Syn Pad 89 Warm Syn Pad 90 Polysynth Syn Pad 91 Choir Syn Pad 92 Bowed Syn Pad 93 Metal Syn Pad 94 Halo Syn Pad 95 Sweep Syn Pad 28 Appendix D Useful MIDI data Synth Effects 96 SFX Rain 97 SFX Soundtrack 98 SFX Crystal 99 SFX Atmosphere 100 SFX Brightness 101 SFX Goblins 102 SFX Echoes 103 SFX Sci Fi Ethnic 104 Sitar 105 Banjo 106 Shamisen 107 Koto 108 Kalimba 109 Bag Pipe 110 Fiddle 111 Shanai Percussive 112 Tinkle Bell 113 Agogo 114 Steel Drums 115 Woodblock 116 Taiko Drum 117 Melodic Tom 118 Syn Drum 119 Reverse Cymbal Sound Effects 120 Guitar Fret Noise 121 Breath Noise 122 Seashore 123 Bird Tweet 124 Telephone
25. not be done using a conventional mixer Draw Bar Mode Pressing the CHANNEL and RECALL Buttons engages DRAW BAR mode In DRAW BAR mode the sliders of the UC 33 will be reversed such that 0 is at the top while 127 is at the bottom To engage DRAW BAR mode press the two buttons labelled CHANNEL and RECALL When DRAW BAR mode is engaged the LCD display indicates this by displaying the FADER symbol Press the CHANNEL and RECALL buttons to disengage DRAW BAR mode DRAW BAR MODE is meant for use with Hammond organ type synths that have draw bars Try this mode out with the Native Instruments B4 demo version included on the CD ROM Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Appendix C Hexadecimal Conversion Chart Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion Chart Decimal Hexadeci Decimal Value mal value Value 2 B C D E F 30 Decimal Value Hexadeci mal value Hexadeci mal value oa 00 00 a o alata o N N 43 44 45 46 47 E SA 2 48 58 e e 4 50 2 EE e EE ME GE ee SE FE SE EE es 99 OA 10 35 5 60 9 mm AO Yoo Y ss 6 9 Ae 2 y 5 e 2 O 13 38 56 6 99 107 A SB 2259 17 86 2 2102 Pr eo _ ee 10 18 BD ft 61 Po 068 o 104 105 106 107 108 109 43 EA ES A MA EK IN OA 3 4 e 70 qm 30 74 75 117 76 118 77 119 78 120 79 7A 122 78 123 70 124 7D 125 7E 126 7F 127 19 wo
26. oller 23 69 Hold 2 115 Controller 115 Controller 24 70 Sound Variation 116 Controller 116 Controller 25 71 Resonance 117 Controller 117 Controller 26 72 Release Time 118 Controller 118 Controller 27 73 Attack Time 119 Controller 119 Controller 28 74 Cut off Frequency Controller 29 75 Controller 75 Channel Mode Messages Controller 30 76 Controller 76 Controller 31 77 Controller 77 120 All Sound off Bank Select LSB 78 Controller 78 121 Reset all Controllers Modulation LSB 79 Controller 79 122 Local Control Breath Control LSB 80 Gen Purpose 5 123 All Notes Off Controller 35 81 Gen Purpose 6 124 Omni Off Foot Control LSB 82 Gen Purpose 7 125 Omni On Porta Time LSB 83 Gen Purpose 8 126 Mono On Poly Off Data Entry LSB 84 Portamento Control 127 Poly On Mono Off Channel Volume LSB 85 Controller 85 Extra RPN Messages Balance LSB 86 Controller 86 Controller 41 87 Controller 87 128 Pitch Bend sensitivity 129 Fine Tune Pan LSB 88 Controller 88 130 Coarse Tune Expression LSB 89 Controller 89 131 Channel Pressure Controller 44 90 Controller 90 Controller 45 91 Reverb Depth 30 On The Fly Operations PI EVOLUTION Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide Evolution UC 33 Advanced User Guide MIDI Note Numbers Sending Program Changes On The Fly You can at any one time send out a program change message to you sound card sound Octave Note Numbers module instrument or whatever other device will receive this standard MIDI message n
27. r 24 rotary controllers 120 127 Channel Mode Messages The following 2 charts show all the transmit messages you can program for each 128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity of the 33 fader controllers and 14 assignable MIDI buttons respectively We show you this Channel Fine Tune already at this stage so you can follow the principle of programming the UC 33 controllers 129 in the following instructions and examples 130 Channel Coarse Tune z el a E ns 131 Channel Pressure Please pay extra attention to the differences between how you program the faders or controllers and how you program the buttons 132 RPN coarse RPN LSB RPN MSB 133 RPN fine RPN LSB RPN MSB 134 NRPN coarse NRPN LSB NRPN MSB Faders amp Controllers Faders amp Controllers NRPN fine NRPN LSB NRPN MSB ASSIGN Description Data Lsb Data Msb 135 Press Twice Press Twice 136 Master Volume GM Volume LSB Volume MSB 0 119 Standard MIDI CC s 120 127 Channel Mode Messages 137 Master Pan GM Pan LSB Pan MSB 128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity 138 Master Coarse Tune GM Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 129 Channel Fine Tune E A r F 130 Channel Coarse Tune 139 Master Fine Tune GM Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 131 Channel Pressure E 5 140 Chorus Mod rate GM2 Mod rate 132 RPN coarse RPN LSB RPN MSB 7 133 RPN fine RPN LSB RPN MSB 141 Chorus Mod Depth GM2 Mod depth gt 134 NRPN coarse NRPN LSB NRPN MSB K 135 NRPN fine NRPN LSB NRPN MSB fap Feedback GM2 reedoacklevel 136 Master Volume GM Volume LSB Volume MSB 143 S
28. rs this may be named USB Audio Device mb You should now be ready to use the Librarian software with you Evolution keyboard Librarian Overview As you can see from the screenshot of the Librarian on page 20 you can save load receive or send the complete content to and from either Bank columns To transmit the complete content of your MK 425C 449C 461C to the librarian simply press the Receive button on the Librarian software This process can only be completed successfully if the USB drivers for your keyboard have been selected correctly as described in the Setting Up The Librarian Software section Once you have Received data from the keyboard the memories are displayed in the column Organising Presets Received From A Device You can name the memories as you like To re name a memory double click on the memory You can then move memories around by dragging them to a new position or using the copy buttons between the two windows These buttons are defined below ap Will copy the selected memory in Bank 2 to Bank 1 op Will copy the selected memory in Bank 1 to Bank 2 5 Will copy all memories in Bank 2 to Bank 1 Will copy all the memories in Bank 1 to Bank 2 GD y i 43 y Ww Y bl ddoeest Will undo the last copy you made Only the last copy is remembered It s a good idea to decide which column is your master column to avoid confusion and maybe loosing hours of work Evolution UC
29. ry preset Memory Dump Pressing the MEMORY DUMP buttons will send out a number of Sys Ex data packets that represent the 33 memories you have set up in your UC 33 This is a useful way of storing or backing up the contents of your memory presets externally You can record the complete memory dump in to a standard sequencer To recall the memory dump back to the UC 33 play the MIDI track containing the recorded mem ory dump to the UC 33 making sure that the UC 33 drivers are selected as output for that particular track The current controller assignments are not affected by a memory dump or a memory send to the UC 33 Once a memory dump has been sent to the UC 33 you will need to recall a preset to access the new memory settings Assigning A Device ID To The UC 33 Pressing the DEV ID buttons will allow you to assign a Device ID to the UC 33 The default Device ID is 127 which means when a memory dump is performed that dump can be received by any UC 33 regardless of the Device ID setting If a device ID is assigned to any number other than 127 the memory dump performed will be specific to UC 33 s with the same device ID If the device ID of a UC 33 differs from the one recorded with the memory dump the data will be ignored The device ID is a handy way of differentiating between multiple UC33 s Otherwise we recommend you keep the device ID setting as 127 When you press the Device ID buttons you will see the small 2 dig
30. t enable the control of synths via MIDI The MIDI specification defines parameter numbers to allow scope for manufacturers to specify their own controllers The more common of these have been registered by the MIDI Manufacturer s Association and are part of the MIDI specification hence the term Registered Parameter Numbers RPN s See Appendix F MIDI controllers 98 and 99 represent the NRPN LSB and MSB respectively while 100 and 101 represent the RPN LSB and MSB This can be seen from the MIDI controllers list in Appendix D To transmit an NRPN RPN these two controller messages are sent along with their user specified values A further controller message and value needs to be sent to specify the coarse or fine value adjustment This is specified by controller number 6 Data entry for coarse adjustments or number 38 for fine adjustments 17
31. two UC 33 USB MIDI Ins The first of these is used to receive the UC 33 controller data the second is used to receive data from the other device con nected to the UC 33 s MIDI IN plug So the UC 33 is acting as a MIDI to USB interface for the other MIDI device About The MIDI Out Port The UC 33 can of course also interface with other MIDI devices By default l e when you switch the unit on all controller data is sent out via the MIDI output as well as the USB out If you want the MIDI output to act like a traditional USB to MIDI interface just press the two buttons SELECT and ASSIGN that activate the MIDI OUT from USB mode If you are using a host application which can pick up multiple input drivers you will be able to use the UC 33 s MIDI input and the UC 33 surface to record MIDI data and send the whole lot out of the UC 33 s MIDI output Important note The UC 33 is not a MIDI THRU device and as such MIDI data received at the UC 33 s MIDI IN plug can never be sent directly to the UC 33 s MIDI OUT plug However if the UC 33 is connected via USB to a computer data received at the MIDI IN can be transmitted to the MIDI OUT plug since the data is sent to the computer and received back from the computer MIDI OUT FROM USB mode must be engaged for this to occur The original GM MIDI specification catered for only 128 voices numbered from 0 127 It is possible to access a different voice by sending a program change In or
32. wice 0 119 120 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 255 Standard MIDI CC s Channel Mode Messages Pitch Bend Sensitivity Channel Fine Tune Channel Coarse Tune Channel Pressure RPN Coarse RPN Fine NRPN Coarse NRPN Fine Master Volume Master Pan Master Coarse Tune Master Fine Tune Chorus Mod rate Chorus Mod Depth Feedback Send to Reverb Pitch Bend Program Bank Preset Program MIDI CC on off MIDI CC Note on off Note Note on off toggle Note MMC Command Reverb type Reverb time Chorus type Controller Off Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 2 Sensitivity value Tuning amount Tuning amount Pressure amount RPN LSB RPN LSB NRPN LSB NRPN LSB Volume LSB Pan LSB Tuning LSB Tuning LSB Mod rate Mod depth Feedback level Reverb send level Pitch shift LSB Bank LSB Toggle Value 1 Toggle Value 1 RPN MSB RPN MSB NRPN MSB NRPN MSB Volume MSB Pan MSB Tuning MSB Tuning MSB Pitch shift MSB Bank MSB Button release value Button press value Velocity off Velocity off Command select Type Time Type Velocity on Velocity on Selecting A Controller For Editing Before you can assign a MIDI cc to one of the UC 33 s controllers you will need to select it for editing There are 2 methods for doing this 1 Press CONTROL SELECT The LCD will display the CONTR
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