ECLIPSE MIDI CC# GENERAL 1-8 QUESTION

[fmanfredi76]

Hi,

I don't know why, but my Eclipse don't recognize MIDI CC# 20-23 as General 5-8 external controllers. Numbers 16-19 work fine as General 1-4, but when I try to assign 20-23 controllers nothing happens, or – in CAPTURE mode – Eclipse takes them as MIDI Double controllers. Any suggestion for this?

Thanks!!

[nickrose]

According to the MIDI spec, controllers 20-31 are undefined. Controllers 0-31 can be used as MIDI double, where the MSB is sent on (one of) 0-31 and the LSB is sent on  (one of) 32-63.

For this reason, Eclipse (correctly) views the ones you suggest as MIDI double. But, you can usually ignore this and use them as general purpose controllers.

[fmanfredi76]

Thank you nickrose for the quick reply!

I'm not a MIDI wizard, so maybe I'm missing something: I'm not able to send a recognizable General 5-8 controller to my Eclipse. My set-up: I have the CC16-19 (general 1-4) assigned to 4 parameters and correctly recognized, but every time I try to assign a CC20-23 controller to a fifth parameter my Eclipse don't react. So, maybe the correct question is: how can I force the Eclipse to ignore these CC as MIDI Double, and view them as General 5-8 controllers?

Thanks again!

[nickrose]

Not sure why you are having trouble with 20-23. I would suggest you use another controller – there are plenty. General 5-8 controllers are actually 80-83.

[fmanfredi76]

Thank you nickrose, now it works! I took the manual literally: "general 1 – 8 MIDI control messages 16 through 23", so I thought no other CC number were allowed…

Thank again!

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