# mb\_64e meta-event usable as a shift function?

**URL:** https://forum.midibox.org/t/mb-64e-meta-event-usable-as-a-shift-function/17102
**Category:** MIDIbox HUIs
**Created:** [November 25, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.midibox.org/t/mb-64e-meta-event-usable-as-a-shift-function/17102 "2012-11-25T23:53:19Z")
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### Author: ![John\_E\_Finster](https://forum.midibox.org/user_avatar/forum.midibox.org/john_e_finster/32/290_2.png) [@John\_E\_Finster](https://forum.midibox.org/u/John_E_Finster)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.midibox.org/t/mb-64e-meta-event-usable-as-a-shift-function/17102/1 "2012-11-25T23:53:19Z")

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hi, i have a quick question.

i am thinking of a small midibox\_64e design and i wanted to know if the meta-event “switch to Bank x” can be used as a shift function, when the button mode “only on” is set.

thanks and greets

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### Author: ![T.K](https://forum.midibox.org/user_avatar/forum.midibox.org/t.k/32/7_2.png) [@T.K](https://forum.midibox.org/u/T.K)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.midibox.org/t/mb-64e-meta-event-usable-as-a-shift-function/17102/2 "2012-11-26T22:35:34Z")

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Hi,

a bank would switch to another setup with different values. The current values won’t be stored.

Probably the “switch to group” meta event is better for such a purpose, because it switches to a different range within the same bank.

Best Regards, Thorsten.

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### Author: ![John\_E\_Finster](https://forum.midibox.org/user_avatar/forum.midibox.org/john_e_finster/32/290_2.png) [@John\_E\_Finster](https://forum.midibox.org/u/John_E_Finster)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.midibox.org/t/mb-64e-meta-event-usable-as-a-shift-function/17102/3 "2012-11-26T23:22:21Z")

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Thanks TK, this info is really helpfull.

As far as i understand, only knobs can be assigned to a group, right? But if i connect two buttons to two pins and tell the box, that this is a knob, then sending relative events with that “knob” would leading to two buttons sending two different events. At least something like bome´s midi translator could pick up and translate to two different actions.

Combined with the “switch to group x” button in “only on” mode, i could end up with some buttons and the desired shift function for them.

Thanks again for the input.

Greets