Page 2 - Introduction; Sending Program Changes On The Fly; Sending Bank Changes On The Fly; Introduction •; English
3 English Introduction In the X-Session Advanced Guide we have made the assumption that you have been through the X-Session Getting Started Guide which should have been supplied in printed form with your X-Session. If you do not have this guide, please contact your local distributor or download it f...
Page 3 - About the Cross Fader; Programming and Editing the X-Session; Introduction To X-Session Programming Options; • Programming and Editing the X-Session
4 When you first press the CTR MUTE buttons, you will see the LCD display ’OFF’. Changing 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 X-Session. To cancel the controller mute function, simply press a function ...
Page 4 - Selecting A Controller For Editing; Assigning An Individual MIDI Channel; Programming and Editing the X-Session •
5 English Selecting A Controller For Editing Before you can assign a MIDI CC to one of the X-Session’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 CONTROLLER symbol. The symbol will be flashing to indicate ...
Page 5 - Changing The Global MIDI Channel; Setting Toggle Values For The Buttons
6 Changing The Global MIDI Channel The X-Session’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)....
Page 6 - Assigning RPN/NRPN To A Controller; Assigning A Note To A Button; About Sys Ex Messages & Device ID
7 English Assigning RPN/NRPN To A Controller Note: For a detailed description of RPN/NRPN data see section RPN/NRPN’s Explained on page 9. 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...
Page 7 - • MIDI In/Out & MIDI Messages Explained
8 Memory Dump Pressing the MEMORY DUMP buttons will send out a number of Sys Ex data packets that represent the 10 memories you have set up in your X-Session. 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...
Page 8 - Program & Bank Changes Explained; The Evolution Librarian Software; About The Evolution Librarian Software; The Evolution Librarian Software •
9 English Program & Bank Changes Explained 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 order to expand on the GM set of voices, Bank changes were devised. Each bank contains 128 pat...
Page 9 - • The Evolution Librarian Software
10 Installing The Evolution Librarian Software 1. Insert the X-Session 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 ...
Page 10 - Saving A Setup; Contact; Contact •
11 English Saving A Setup Once you have named all your presets, and organized 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 fil...
Page 11 - I can’t get any sound from my Evolution Software.; Technical Info; VST; is a trademark of Steinberg Soft– und Hardware GmbH; • Trouble-Shooting; Switch off and on again to restore normal operation.
12 Trouble-Shooting My Evolution hardware suddenly stopped working after having performed fine since installation. < Switch off the unit and leave for 10 seconds. Then restart your computer and try again. If the problem persist you may have to re-install drivers for the unit. My drivers are listed...
Page 12 - Appendices; Appendix A - MIDI Implementation Chart; Appendices •
13 English Appendices Appendix A - MIDI Implementation Chart Appendices •
Page 13 - • Appendices
14 Appendix B - Assignable MIDI CC’s on the X-Session B1 - The Cross Fader and rotary Controllers: * Sysex messages** MMC Sysex messages*** This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad. Type in 144 and then press the ‘+’ button to set this value, or 0 and press the ‘-’ button. • Appendic...
Page 15 - Appendix C - Hexadecimal Conversion Chart; Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion Chart
16 Appendix C - Hexadecimal Conversion Chart Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion Chart • Appendices
Page 16 - Appendix D - Useful MIDI data; General MIDI Instruments
17 English Appendices • Appendix D - Useful MIDI data General MIDI Instruments MIDI Note Numbers MIDI Note Numbers Octave (n) Note Numbers Cn C#n Dn D#n En Fn F#n Gn G#n An A#n Bn -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 2 36 37 38 39 4...
Page 17 - 8 • Appendices
18 • Appendices Appendix E - Standard MIDI Controller numbers (MIDI CC’s)
Page 18 - Appendix F - Roland GS and Yamaha XG NRPN Support to Roland JV/XP; Reverb Types
19 English Appendices • Appendix F - Roland GS and Yamaha XG NRPN Support to Roland JV/XP Appendix G - General MIDI Reverb and Chorus Types Appendix H - X-Session Preset Chart Reverb Types 0: Small Room 1: Medium Room 2: Large Room 3: Medium Hall 4: Large Hall 8: Plate Chorus Types 0: Chorus 1 1: Ch...
Page 19 - 0 • Warranty Terms and Registration; Warranty Terms & Registration; Warranty Terms; Future Development Of The Librarian
20 • Warranty Terms and Registration Warranty Terms & Registration Warranty Terms M-Audio warrants products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship, under normal use and provided that the product is owned by the original, registered user. Visit www.m-audio.com/warranty for terms and...