The manual doesn’t really explain what Mixer Maps are very clearly - I gather they’re a way to reconfigure midi ports/channel routing internally on the Seq, and to send a bunch of MIDI signals from the Seq to any connected devices. And they can be setup to automatically send on pattern changes, etc.
But the documentation isn’t really clear on how exactly Mixer Maps work and what they’re used for. I thought maybe some of you nice people might try explaining them a little more clearly, and maybe giving some examples of how you use them…
Each mixer map has 16 columns - Am I right to think that each column corresponds to one Seq track - ie: column 3 configures track 3 and the synth attached to track 3? If you set the midi channel (or bus) in the Mixer Map, how does that relate to the midi channel (or bus) set for the track? I notice that changing the bus and midi channel for (eg:) track 2 in the mixer map doesn’t seem to change the bus and channel settings on that track’s event page.
The manual says that mixer maps contain “64 free assignable CCs (4 for each port)” - how are the CC’s related to the port? Does that mean you can set up 4 ccs for USB3 (and those CCs will apply to all tracks using USB3) and 4 different ccs for OUT1, etc.? Why do the CCs relate to the port instead of the track? Is this because it’s assumed you’d have only one synth connected to each port?
There seem to be references in the manual and in some of the videos to using the Mixer Maps as a way to send CC and prog change signals whenever the user wants - some of the videos say Mixer Maps are “like a midi controller” - could someone explain this? There are references to “dumping” maps - does this mean that the whole map must be sent at once - ie: you can’t just use it to send one arbitrary CC value? Do you have to “dump” the map for all tracks at once, or can you just “dump” to one track?
I’d guess one of the uses of Mixer Maps is to set up your synths with the sound you’ve chosen for a particular pattern by sending a prog change message, and maybe setting volume, panning, modulation, or other CCs. Could someone explain the steps required to do that though? For example, let’s say I only wanted to send a prog change and a volume setting to the synth attached to track 3. How exactly would I do that?
Any explanations would be greatly appreciated - In particular, I think it would be really useful to hear how you use the Mixer Maps feature.
Also, does “panorama” mean “panning”, as in panning a sound to the left or right speaker?
Can Mixer Maps send sysex messages?
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…The more I dig into this Sequencer, the more amazing it gets. Having so much fun with this thing - thanks again, TK and everyone who put time into making this thing so great.
