Confirmation Requested: MIDI CC assignments from controller

General discussion about Gig Performer
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Background: Still getting my perfect controller situation figured out. Bought an Arturia Keylab61 MkII and although I love the build and am okay with the action, the rotaries and sliders only being on the right side of the board along with the pads not truly toggling on/off like a “button” is just a killer. The Roland A800 looked good (physical placement of buttons, knobs, sliders) and the transport buttons are programmable (the arturia’s aren’t). Action isn’t quite as nice as Arturia (IMO) but good enough.

So in programming the A800, I am assigning CC numbers to each knob, button, the transport buttons, etc. No problem there. The question is: Since GP can just accept data from the A800 alone into a block, can I not just assign the CC’s in a sequential order (not pay attention to any MIDI CC conventions). I will just teach GP off those parameters right? Or am I better off making sure I use standard conventions (64 for damper, etc.)? I’d prefer to not have to build a big map, but I can.

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All my Roland A800’s (I use up to three of them) are programmed so that the CC numbers are just in a range,

E.g., the sliders go from 20-29, the knobs from 30-39 and the buttons from 40-49

The buttons are configured so that pressing sends 127, releasing sends 0 (no latching)

The pads are configured to consecutive note numbers but on a different channel so they’re distinguishable from the regular key bed.

Then I do everything from Gig Performer.

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Yeah, that was a showstopper for me as well - I don’t know what Arturia was thinking when they did that - particularly if you’re trying to play hammond organ solos using the sliders as drawbars.

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Excellent Idea. Simple enough.

So to bring up a zombie subject: What is up with the Roland Expression Pedal input? Cannot find a way to calibrate but it’s range is super tight? I think I’ll get around it by running pedals into other tier.

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No idea, but it might be the pedal you’re using.

That said, I use a separate MIDI floor pedal controller into which I plug my expression and sustain pedal pedals.

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I’m using the longest throw pedal money can buy! Lol. I used to use Yamaha’s but none of my non-Kronos keyboards like them so I bought a Amelias Compass that has like 30 degrees of throw and when plugged into my Arturia/Studiologic, it has a nice long juicy curve from 0 to 127 all the way across the throw. On the Roland it does 12-127 in like less then 10 degrees. Not a deal killer, I’ll plug that pedal into the bottom tier. Just weird.

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Sounds to me like a polarity issue… at least this is exactly what I experience when I use a wrong polarity on my Roland A-800 (I have a little adapter cable to correct that).
And please don’t mistaken that with the effect a wrong polarity has on sustain pedals! That’s a totally different thing.