jmseiver:
Brock,
Got the FC-300 to talk to the PitchFactor. Don't understand much about what is going on.
It's a good start. I'm not that familiar with the FC-300 "modes" (how the switches send CC messages), but I'll help there if I can. I've browsed the manual, and there appears to be a few ways to go about this.
"Key of C" = 0 – 5, "Key of C#" = 6 – 18, etc.?
If you mean how did I come up with those particular values, I figured it out on my own. It's not part of any official documentation. If the FC-300 sends those CC values over the same CC number that the PF is expecting to receive on, the Diatonic Key will automatically "snap" to that key when the FC-300 footswitch is pressed.
Careful here. A CC / continuous controller message has two (really, three) parts. Literally, data bytes. The PitchFactor will receive over CC numbers 0-99. Pick any one for Key, and any other one for Scale. The FC-300 will have to send over that CC number, and the PF parameter will have to receive over that same CC number.
The second part is the CC value [0-127 total range]. That will determine the Key (C, C#, D, etc.), or the Scale (MAJ, min, etc.). That's where my linked range of values comes in. (The remaining part is the MIDI Channel; set elsewhere on the FC-300 and PitchFactor. These will match for overall communication.)
Any of those CC values that I have listed in narrow ranges will call up the correct Key or Scale. If the FC-300 and PitchFactor are "talking" over CC Number 38 (the default), then CC value 0, or 1, or 2,3,4,5 will call up the Key of C. When the value reaches 6 through 18, then the Key of C# will be called up.
E MAJ
selected CC number for Key – one CC value from 41 through 51
selected CC number for Scale – one CC value from 0 through 6
A MAJ
selected CC number for Key – one CC value from 98 through 108
selected CC number for Scale – one CC value from 0 through 6
E min
selected CC number for Key – one CC value from 41 through 51
selected CC number for Scale – one CC value from 7 through 15
A min
selected CC number for Key – one CC value from 98 through 108
selected CC number for Scale – one CC value from 7 through 15
I hope I got that all correct. If you or I spot an error, it's because I was trying to convey a lot of information in a short period of time (and attempting to be succinct). See where this reply gets you, and follow up with any more questions.
