Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 Appendix H - UC-33 Preset Chart Factory preset 1 Cubase multi-channel mixing (1-8) - see page 28 for setup details 2 Native Instruments B4 3 Native Instruments Pro-53 4 Reason Mixer 5 Reason Malstrom 6 Reason Subtractor 7 Reason NN-19 8 Reason Dr. Rex 9 Reason ReDrum 10 Cubase multi-channel mixing (9-16) - see page 28 for setup details 11 Cubase channel strip - see page 29 for setup details 12 Sound Studio Pro II 1-8 mixer 13 Sound Studio Pro II 9-16 mixer 14 Sonar preset 15 Steinberg Model-E 16 Steinberg Halion 17 Waldorf Attack 18 Waldorf PPG Wave2V 19 Native Instruments FM7 - uc33.f7c file needed 20 Rebirth - Master controls and Synths 21 Rebirth drum Modules 22 AAS Lounge Lizard 23 CM DS-404 24 CM SR-202 25 CM 101 26 TC-Works Mercury-1 27 Big Tick Audio Rainbow Synth 28 GS/XG/GM2 Synth control 29 GS/XG drum mixer 30 SoundBlaster cards synth control 31 User preset1 Channel mixer (1-8) 32 User Preset2 Channel Mixer (9-16) 33 User Preset3 Undefined controllers to global channel 44 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Evolution U-Control: UC-33. You can use it to control software on PCs and Macs, and to control external MIDI hardware like synthesizers, sound modules, drum machines and samplers. The UC-33 can control many different parameters. It sends MIDI Continuous Controller data or CCs, RPN / NRPN data, MIDI Bank change LSB and MSB and Program Changes on 16 different MIDI channels so you can easily control your studio using only the UC-33! If you are using Sequencing Software and / or Virtual Instruments you may find one of the UC-33’s preset memories ready to work straight out of the box with your program. Controllers will be already assigned to the software you are using, or you can assign your own then store your setup in any of the 33 memories. Read on to find out just how versatile and easy it is to use your Evolution U-Control: UC33… 1 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 Features List Appendix G - General MIDI Reverb and Chorus Types Ports: x x x MIDI OUT MIDI IN USB MIDI OUT/IN x x Self powered through the USB port DC IN for power from an external power supply if needed Reverb Types Power: Controls: x x x x 24 programmable rotary dials 9 full size programmable faders 14 programmable buttons 4 fast-access buttons for memory bank recall Useful Features: x All controls fully programmable to MIDI controller number x All controls fully programmable to MIDI channel x Drawbar mode for faders x Ability to limit the range of each controller (the resolution of the controller will automatically adjust accordingly) x 33 presets in 33 memory banks MIDI Data: x x x x x x 0: 1: 2: 3: 4: 8: Small Room Medium Room Large Room Medium Hall Large Hall Plate Chorus Types 0: 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Chorus 1 Chorus 2 Chorus 3 Chorus 4 FB Chorus Flanger MIDI control number RPN/NRPN Note on/note off Program, Bank LSB, Bank MSB presets Pitch Bend GM/GM2 SysEx Messages Button Modes: x Note on x Note on/off Toggle x MIDI CC Toggle x Program, Bank LSB, Bank MSB presets x MIDI Machine Control functions x GM/GM2 controls 2 43 Evolution UC-33 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 Evolution UC-33 Controller 60 Controller 61 Controller 62 Controller 63 Sustain Pedal Portamento Sostenuto Soft Pedal Legato Pedal Hold 2 Sound Variation Resonance Release Time Attack Time Cut-off Frequency Controller 75 Controller 76 Controller 77 Controller 78 Controller 79 Gen Purpose 5 Gen Purpose 6 Gen Purpose 7 Gen Purpose 8 Portamento Control Controller 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 Controller 86 Controller 87 Controller 88 Controller 89 Controller 90 Reverb Depth Tremelo Depth Chorus Depth Celeste (De-tune) Phaser Depth Data Increment Data Decrement Non-Reg Param LSB Non-Reg Param MSB Reg Param LSB Reg Param MSB Controller 102 Controller 103 Controller 104 Controller 105 Controller 106 Controller 107 Controller 108 Controller 109 Controller 110 Controller 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 Controller 112 Controller 113 Controller 114 Controller 115 Controller 116 Controller 117 Controller 118 Controller 119 Contents Introduction................................................................................................................1 Features List ..............................................................................................................2 Contents.....................................................................................................................3 1 Channel Mode Messages 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 All Sound off Reset all Controllers Local Control All Notes Off Omni Off Omni On Mono On (Poly Off) Poly On (Mono Off) 1.1 2 3 NRPN LSB CC98 08 09 0A 20 21 63 64 66 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F Data MSB CC06 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F Data LSB CC38 n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) n/a (0 to Max) Drum n/a (Random, L>C>R) n/a (0 to Max) Drum n/a (0 to Max) Drum n/a (0 to Max) Drum Pitch Bend sensitivity Fine Tune Coarse Tune Channel Pressure 4 Vibrato Rate (relative change) Vibrato Depth (relative change) Vibrato Delay (relative change) Filter Cutoff Freq. (relative change) Filter Resonance (relative change) EG (TVF&TVA) Attack Time (relative change) EG (TVF&TVA) Decay Time (relative change) EG (TVF&TVA) Release Time (relative change) Drum Filter Cutoff Freq. (relative change) Drum Filter Resonance (relative change) Drum EG Attack Rate (relative change) Drum EG Decay Rate (relative change) Drum Instrument Pitch Coarse (relative change) Drum Instrument Pitch Fine (relative change) Instrument Level (absolute change) Drum Instrument Panpot (absolute change) Instrument Reverb Send Level (absolute change) Instrument Chorus Send Level (absolute change) Instrument Variation Send Level (absolute change) Powering & Connecting U-Control ...............................................................7 Power & Connection via USB...................................................................7 Using an External Power Supply ..............................................................7 Installing U-Control Drivers...........................................................................8 3.1 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 3.2.6 3.2.7 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 Appendix F - Roland GS and Yamaha XG NRPN Support to Roland JV/XP NRPN MSB CC99 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 *14 *15 *16 *17 18 *19 1A 1C 1D 1E %1F Terminology..............................................................................................7 2.1 2.2 Extra RPN Messages 128 129 130 131 U-Control Overview........................................................................................5 Driver Features.........................................................................................8 Multiple Clients (PC) ............................................................................8 Multiple Instances (PC)........................................................................8 PC Driver Installation................................................................................9 Windows 98 and 98 SE Installation .....................................................9 Windows ME Installation....................................................................10 Replacing Windows ME Drivers ........................................................10 Windows 2000 Installation .................................................................11 Replacing Windows 2000 Drivers......................................................11 Windows XP Installation ....................................................................12 Replacing the Default Windows XP Drivers.......................................12 Driver Re-Installation ..............................................................................14 Windows 98 / ME Un-install...............................................................14 Windows 2000 Uninstall ....................................................................14 Windows XP Uninstall........................................................................15 Mac USB Drivers Installation Guide .......................................................16 OS 9 Driver Installation......................................................................16 OS X Driver Installation .....................................................................17 Programming U-Control ..............................................................................18 4.1 4.2 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.4 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.5 Assigning MIDI CC Numbers to the Controls .........................................18 Channel Assignment ..............................................................................18 Assigning the Global Transmit Channel.............................................18 Assigning an individual channel for a controller.................................18 A note about SysEx messages: .........................................................19 Memory & Presets..................................................................................19 Writing to Memory..............................................................................19 Recall of memory banks ....................................................................19 Non-Volatile Memory .........................................................................19 PROGRAM, DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons...................................20 PROGRAM Button.............................................................................20 DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons ..................................................21 Snap Shot...............................................................................................22 * = added by Yamaha XG; % changed from Delay to Variation by Yamaha XG 42 3 Evolution UC-33 4.6 4.7 4.7.1 4.8 4.9 5 Draw Bar Mode.......................................................................................22 Programming Assignable Buttons ..........................................................22 MMC messages.................................................................................23 Transmitting RPN/NRPN data ................................................................24 Resetting the UC-33 to the Factory default Settings...............................25 MIDI Note Numbers Octave Note Numbers (n) Cn C#n Dn D#n En 0 1 2 3 4 -1 12 13 14 15 16 0 24 25 26 27 28 1 36 37 38 39 40 2 48 49 50 51 52 3 60 61 62 63 64 4 72 73 74 75 76 5 84 85 86 87 88 6 96 97 98 99 100 7 108 109 110 111 112 8 120 121 122 123 124 9 Using the U-Control’s MIDI IN & MIDI OUT.................................................26 5.1 5.2 5.3 6 About the MIDI IN Port ...........................................................................26 About the MIDI OUT Port .......................................................................26 MIDI OUT from USB...............................................................................27 Uses of the UC-33.........................................................................................28 6.1 6.1.1 6.1.2 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.5.1 6.5.2 7 Cubase VST/SL/SX and Nuendo............................................................28 Using U-Control for multichannel mixing............................................28 Using U-Control for Channel Strip control..........................................29 Evolution Sound Studio Pro II.................................................................29 Controlling Virtual Instruments ...............................................................30 Propellerhead Reason............................................................................30 Using the UC-33 away from a Computer................................................30 Example Uses (a) ..............................................................................31 Example Uses (b) ..............................................................................32 Fn 5 17 29 41 53 65 77 89 101 113 125 F#n Gn G#n An A#n 6 7 8 9 10 18 19 20 21 22 30 31 32 33 34 42 43 44 45 46 54 55 56 57 58 66 67 68 69 70 78 79 80 81 82 90 91 92 93 94 102 103 104 105 106 114 115 116 117 118 126 127 Bn 11 23 35 47 59 71 83 95 107 119 MIDI Explained..............................................................................................33 7.1 7.2 7.3 8 Evolution UC-33 Program and Bank Changes ..................................................................33 RPN/NRPN’s ..........................................................................................33 SysEx .....................................................................................................34 Appendix E Standard MIDI Controller numbers (MIDI CC’s) Specification.................................................................................................35 Appendix A - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART .....................................................36 Appendix B - Assignable MIDI CC’s on the UC-33...............................................37 Appendix C - Hexadecimal Conversion Chart.......................................................39 Appendix D - Useful MIDI data................................................................................40 Appendix E - Standard MIDI Controller numbers (MIDI CC's)............................41 Appendix F - Roland GS and Yamaha XG NRPN Support to Roland JV/XP .......42 Appendix G - General MIDI Reverb and Chorus Types ........................................43 Appendix H - UC-33 Preset Chart...........................................................................44 4 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Bank Select Modulation Breath Control Controller 3 Foot Control Porta Time Data Entry Channel Volume Balance Controller 9 Pan Expression Effects Controller 1 Effects Controller 2 Controller 14 Controller 15 Gen Purpose 1 Gen Purpose 2 Gen Purpose 3 Gen Purpose 4 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Controller 20 Controller 21 Controller 22 Controller 23 Controller 24 Controller 25 Controller 26 Controller 27 Controller 28 Controller 29 Controller 30 Controller 31 Bank Select LSB Modulation LSB Breath Control LSB Controller 35 Foot Control LSB Porta Time LSB Data Entry LSB Channel Volume LSB 41 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Balance LSB Controller 41 Pan LSB Expression LSB Controller 44 Controller 45 Controller 46 Controller 47 Gen Purpose 1 LSB Gen Purpose 2 LSB Gen Purpose 3 LSB Gen Purpose 4 LSB Controller 52 Controller 53 Controller 54 Controller 55 Controller 56 Controller 57 Controller 58 Controller 59 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 Appendix D - Useful MIDI data 1 U-Control Overview General MIDI Instruments Piano Bass Reed Synth Effects 32 Acoustic Bass 33 Electric Fingered Bass 34 Electric Picked Bass 35 Fretless Bass 36 Slap Bass 1 37 Slap Bass 2 38 Syn Bass 1 39 Syn Bass 2 Chromatic Percussion Strings/Orchestra 64 Soprano Sax 65 Alto Sax 66 Tenor Sax 67 Baritone Sax 68 Oboe 69 English Horn 70 Bassoon 71 Clarinet 96 SFX Rain 97 SFX Soundtrack 98 SFX Crystal 99 SFX Atmosphere 100 SFX Brightness 101 SFX Goblins 102 SFX Echoes 103 SFX Sci-Fi Pipe Ethnic 8 Celesta 9 Glockenspiel 10 Music Box 11 Vibraphone 12 Marimba 13 Xylophone 14 Tubular bells 15 Dulcimer Organ 40 Violin 41 Viola 42 Cello 43 Contrabass 44 Tremolo Strings 45 Pizzicato Strings 46 Orchestral Harp 47 Timpani Ensemble 72 Piccolo 73 Flute 74 Recorder 75 Pan Flute 76 Bottle Blow 77 Shakuhachi 78 Whistle 79 Ocarina Synth Lead 104 Sitar 105 Banjo 106 Shamisen 107 Koto 108 Kalimba 109 Bag Pipe 110 Fiddle 111 Shanai Percussive 16 Drawbar Organ 17 Percussive Organ 18 Rock Organ 19 Church Organ 20 Reed Organ 21 Accordion 22 Harmonica 23 Tango Accordion 48 String Ensemble 1 49 String Ensemble 2 (Slow) 50 Syn Strings 1 51 Syn Strings 2 52 Choir Aahs 53 Voice Oohs 54 Syn Choir 55 Orchestral Hit 80 Syn Square Wave 81 Syn Sawtooth Wave 82 Syn Calliope 83 Syn Chiff 84 Syn Charang 85 Syn Voice 86 Syn Fifths Sawtooth Wave 87 Syn Brass & Lead 112 Tinkle Bell 113 Agogo 114 Steel Drums 115 Woodblock 116 Taiko Drum 117 Melodic Tom 118 Syn Drum 119 Reverse Cymbal Guitar Brass Synth Pad Sound Effects 88 New Age Syn Pad 89 Warm Syn Pad 90 Polysynth Syn Pad 91 Choir Syn Pad 92 Bowed Syn Pad 93 Metal Syn Pad 94 Halo Syn Pad 95 Sweep Syn Pad 120 Guitar Fret Noise 121 Breath Noise 122 Seashore 123 Bird Tweet 124 Telephone Ring 125 Helicopter 126 Applause 127 Gun Shot 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 1 Bright Acoustic Piano 2 Electric grand Piano 3 Honky Tonk Piano 4 Electric Piano 1 5 Electric Piano 2 6 Harpsichord 7 Clavinet 24 Nylon Acoustic Guitar 56 Trumpet 25 Steel Acoustic 57 Trombone Guitar 58 Tuba 26 Jazz Electric 59 Muted Trumpet Guitar 60 French Horn 27 Clean Electric 61 Brass Section Guitar 61 Syn Brass 1 28 Muted Electric 62 Syn Brass 2 Guitar 29 Overdrive Guitar 30 Distorted Guitar 31 Guitar Harmonics 40 5 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 Appendix C - Hexadecimal Conversion Chart 1: USB MIDI IN/OUT – Connects to the USB port of your computer via the included USB cable 2: MIDI IN plug – Used to connect other MIDI hardware to the UC-33 via a standard MIDI 5- Pin DIN type plug (not included) 3: MIDI OUT plug – Used to connect the UC-33 to other MIDI hardware. Requires a standard MIDI 5-Pin DIN type plug 4: Power on/off switch 5: DC IN plug – For connection of 9v DC power supply (not included) 6: Rotary Dials – There are twenty-four rotary dials, all of which are fully assignable 7: Faders – Nine 60mm Faders, all of which are fully assignable 8: LCD Display 9: Fourteen Assignable Buttons 10: Numeric Keypad (0-9) – Doubles up as a further ten assignable buttons during normal mode 11: Function Buttons: x x x x x x x x x x x 12: PROGRAM DATA LSB DATA MSB MEMORY MIDI OUT FROM USB GLOBAL CHAN DRAW BAR CONTROL SELECT CONTROL ASSIGN CHANNEL ASSIGN RECALL Preset buttons – Press button 1, 2, 3, 4 for fast access to memory banks 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively. 6 Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion Chart Hexadecimal value Decimal Value Hexadecimal value Decimal Value Hexadecimal value Decimal Value 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 39 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 1.1 Terminology B2-The Buttons: MIDI CC Description Program 0-119 Standard MIDI CC’s 120-127 Channel Mode Messages 128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity 129 Channel Fine Tune 130 Channel Coarse Tune131 Channel Pressure 132 RPN Coarse Value 133 RPN Fine Value 134 NRPN Coarse Value 135 NRPN Fine Value 136 Master Volume* 137 Master Pan* 138 Master Fine Tune* 139 Master CoarseTune* 140 Chorus Mod rate* 141 Chorus Mod Depth* 142 Feedback* 143 Send to Reverb* 144 145 146 Pitch Bend Program/bank Preset Program MIDI CC (on/off) MIDI CC 147 148 Note (on/off) Note (on/off toggle) MMC Command** Reverb type * Reverb time * Chorus type * 149 150 151 152 Data Lsb Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 2 Data Msb Toggle Value 1 Toggle Value 1 Sensitivity value Tuning amount Tuning amount Pressure amount RPN LSB RPN MSB RPN LSB RPN MSB NRPN LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB NRPN MSB Volume LSB Volume MSB Pan LSB Pan MSB Tuning LSB Tuning MSB Tuning LSB Tuning MSB Mod rate Mod depth Feedback level Reverb send level Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB Bank LSB Bank MSB Button press Button release value value Velocity off Velocity on Velocity off Velocity on Command select. Type Time Type - Note Note - Edit Mode - Edit Mode describes the 3 second period after a function button has been pressed during which the parameters of that function can be altered. The numeric keypad can be used to alter a parameter during this time. No data is sent out of the UC-33 when it is in Edit mode. LCD symbols shown in Edit mode will flash to show you that a particular parameter can be edited. If a number is part entered, and a new controller turned, that number will become the relevant parameter number for the new controller and the 3 second editing period will re-trigger. Default mode - Default Mode describes the state of the UC-33, when no function buttons have been pressed within the last 3 seconds. In Default mode, the LCD will show the controller symbol, and the 2 digit display will show the last selected controller. The 3 digits display the currently assigned MIDI CC number. Function Button – When any function button is pressed, the UC-33 will enter Edit mode. 2 Powering & Connecting U-Control There are two methods of powering the Evolution USB U-Control. Use only one method at a time. 2.1 Warning: Do not connect the UC-33 to your computer before you have followed the instructions in the “Installing U-Control Drivers” section. To power your U-Control via USB simply connect the USB port on the U-Control to the USB port on your computer, using the included USB cable. The single USB cable not only powers the U-Control but also sends MIDI data to and from your computer system. If required, you can also connect the UC-33 to a USB hub. IMPORTANT – IF YOU ARE CONNECTING THE UC-33 TO A HUB, ENSURE THE HUB IS ONE THAT USES AN EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY. 2.2 *Sysex messages - for details please see section 4.2.3 ** MMC Sysex messages, for details please see section 4.7.1 Power & Connection via USB Using an External Power Supply You can also use a mains adapter (not included) with the following specification: 9V DC output, 250-300mA, centre positive. Note: Do not leave the adapter plugged in for long periods of time if the unit is not in use. 38 7 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 3 Installing U-Control Drivers Appendix B - Assignable MIDI CC’s Warning: Do not connect the UC-33 to your computer before you have followed the instructions for installing drivers as explained below. The Evolution USB driver for the PC supports the Microsoft® Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, OS 9.x, OS X and OS X 10.2 (Jaguar). This driver does not support Windows NT4 or earlier versions of Windows such as Windows 3.1x or Windows 95 as there was no USB support in these earlier versions. This also includes Windows 95 OSR2.1 which was an attempt to support USB on Windows 95 but which did so improperly. on the UC-33 B1 - The Faders and rotary dials: MIDI CC 0-119 Description Standard MIDI CC’s 120-127 Channel Mode Messages 3.1 Driver Features In order to separate the UC-33's controller data from data received at the MIDI IN port, the driver is configured to appear as two separate MIDI input devices. These devices can be seen as MIDI inputs by any MIDI application. If you are using the native WinXP drivers on the PC, you will see 'USB audio device' and 'USB audio device 2'. If you are using the Native OS X drivers on the Mac, you will see 'UC-33 USB MIDI controller port 1' and 'UC33 USB MIDI controller port 2'. If you are using the Evolution drivers you should also see two MIDI inputs for the UC-33. In all cases the first MIDI input is used to transmit the controller data, while the second is used to transmit data received at the MIDI input port. In order to merge both sets of data, your MIDI application will need to be capable of supporting multiple MIDI input devices. You should select both UC-33 MIDI inputs. Note: Always check for driver update on www.evolution.co.uk 3.1.1 Multiple Clients The Evolution USB driver supports multiple applications opening both its MIDI IN and OUT ports simultaneously. This allows a user to have multiple applications running on the PC and to dynamically switch between them instead of having to shut down one application to free up the MIDI port so that another application can then use it. 3.1.2 Multiple Instances Data Lsb - - - 128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity - - 129 Channel Fine Tune - - 130 Channel Coarse Tune - - 131 Channel Pressure - - 132 RPN coarse RPN LSB RPN MSB 133 RPN fine RPN LSB RPN MSB 134 NRPN coarse NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 135 NRPN fine NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 136 Master Volume* Volume LSB Volume MSB 137 Master Pan* Pan LSB Pan MSB 138 Master Coarse Tune* Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 139 Master Fine Tune* Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 140 Chorus Mod rate* Mod rate - 141 Chorus Mod Depth* Mod depth - 142 Feedback* Feedback level - 143 Send to Reverb* Reverb send level - 144 Pitch Bend Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB *Sysex messages - for details please see section 4.2.3 The Evolution USB driver supports multiple instances of the family of Evolution USB MIDI products. Thus more than one keyboard or controller can be connected to the same PC simultaneously and be recognised and used by the system. This allows a user to use multiple keyboards and controllers to control, for example, a Native Instruments B4 virtual instrument supporting two keyboards, or for a user and one or more friends to jam together using multiple keyboards connected to the same PC system. These multiple instances can be a mix of different or the same keyboards from this Evolution USB MIDI keyboard/controller product family. When multiple keyboards with the same product ID (PID) are connected at the same time, the MIDI IN and OUT port names for these keyboards have a number appended so that the user can distinguish between them in the MIDI application software. 8 Data Msb - 37 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 Appendix A - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Basic :Default Channel:Changed :Default Mode :Messages :Altered Note Number:True Voice Velocity: Note ON : Note OFF After : Keys Touch :Ch’s Pitch Bend Transmitted 1-16 1-16 --------X ********* 0-127 ********* 0 X 0 0 Received X X X 2. X 3. 4. 0 X 0 X 0-127 ********* X System Exclusive X X :Song Position Common:Song Select :Tune X X 0 X System :Clock Exclusive:Commands X 0 X Aux :Local ON/OFF Messages:All Notes OFF :Active Sense :Reset X X 0 X X 0 = YES X=NO 0-119 120-127 Program Change:True Number Notes: 3.2.1 1. X 5. 6. 7. 8. 36 PC Driver Installation The following are the detailed steps for installing the USB driver for the Evolution UC-33 MIDI Controller. If you are installing downloaded drivers from the Evolution website, it is recommended that you store them on a floppy disk. This will make the installation easier. X 0 Control Change Remarks 3.2 Windows 98 and 98 SE Installation Start up Windows 98 (SE) with the USB Keyboard connected or connect it 1. Start up Windows 98 (SE) with the USB Keyboard connected or connect it after Windows 98 has been booted. When the Add New Hardware Wizard reports that it detected a USB Composite Device, click “Next”. Select “Search for the best driver for your device.” and click “Next”. Indicate to Windows where to look for the driver installation files. (this is either your floppy disk or the CD-ROM supplied with the UC-33) and click “Next”. Windows will indicate it has found an updated driver for this device and also some other drivers, select "The updated driver (Recommended)" and click "Next". Windows will indicate it has searched for the driver files for the "Evolution UC-33 USB Driver" and is now ready to install the driver, click the "Next" button to continue. Windows will copy files. When it has stopped click the "Finish" button. The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear again and report that it has detected an Unknown Device. Click "Next". 9 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 9. Select "Search for the best driver for your device." and click "Next". 10. Indicate to Windows where to look for the driver installation files (this should be the same search path), then click "Next”. 11. Now Windows will indicate it has searched for the driver files for the "Evolution “UC33 MIDI Driver” and is now ready to install the driver. Click the "Next" button to continue. 12. Windows will copy files. When it has stopped, click the "Finish" button. 3.2.2 1. 2. 3. Windows ME Installation 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. USB MIDI IN, 5-pin DIN type MIDI OUT, 5-pin DIN type D.C. Power socket Control Interface 24 X Rotary Dials 9 X 60mm Faders 4 X buttons 12-key data entry key pad (number keys double as assignable buttons) Back lit LCD display with 7-segment digital display Power on/off switch 4 X fast-access preset buttons Memory 33 User assignable Memory banks Non-volitile memory for storing settings on power down. Accessories User Manual USB cable Power supply DC 9V, 250-300mA Centre positive (not included) Replacing Windows ME Drivers The Windows ME operating system contains drivers that work with the UC-33. However, the Evolution drivers provide greater functionality (see Section 3.1) and it is therefore recommended that you follow these instructions to replace the Windows ME USB Audio Driver. 2. Connections Start up Windows ME with the USB Keyboard connected or connect it after Windows ME has been booted. Windows ME will automatically install default drivers for the UC-33. Proceed to the Replacing Windows ME Drivers Section. 3.2.3 1. Specification Start up Windows ME with the USB Keyboard connected or connect it after Windows ME has been booted. Open the Control Panels Window by clicking on Start/Settings/Control Panel. Double click on the "System" Control Panel. Select the "Device Manager" tab. Click on the "+" sign next to "Universal Serial Bus Controllers". Right-click “USB Composite device” and select "Properties". Click on the "Driver" tab, then click the "Update Driver..." button. When the Update Device Driver Wizard reports that it will search for updated drivers for the USB Composite Device insert the CD-ROM supplied or the floppy with downloaded drivers. Then select "Automatic Search for better driver (Recommended)" and click "Next". Windows will automatically search the floppy disk and CD-ROM drive and then indicate that it is installing the best software for this device. 10 For support email [email protected] Latest drivers and information at www.evolution.co.uk Join the Evolution User’s group at Yahoo groups, www.yahoogroups.com/group/ evolution-users or e-mail to this address: [email protected] 35 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 controllers list in Appendix D. To transmit an NRPN/RPN, these two controller messages are sent along with their user-specified values. A further controller message and value needs to be sent to specify the (coarse or fine) value adjustment. This is specified by controller number 6 (Data entry) for coarse adjustments or number 38 for fine adjustments. 10. Windows will copy files and then two things will occur in quick succession: a) The Update Device Driver Wizard will display a dialog box indicating it has finished installing the software for this device and requesting you to click the "Finish" button. b) The Add New Hardware Wizard will report it has detected an Unknown Device. A list of NRPN’s will always be given in the User Manual of a device that receives NRPN messages. It is always necessary that the NRPN MSB and LSB are sent together. Both will be specified in the device’s manual. You may find the manufacturer’s have only specified the numbers in Hexadecimal format. In this case, use Appendix C to translate the value to Decimal. The UC-33 makes the process of transmitting NRPN’s easy. All you need is to enter the appropriate NRPN LSB by pressing the DATA LSB button, enter the NRPN MSB by pressing the DATA MSB button, and as you move the UC-33 controller, an appropriate NRPN message will be sent out. Assign NRPN coarse to make big sweeps, or NRPN fine to make slight adjustments. 7.3 SysEx System Exclusive (SysEx) messages were defined in the MIDI specification to allow individual devices to have individual control via MIDI. The format of SysEx messages allows for virtually any function to be performed via MIDI – so long as the receiving device is able to translate the message, and act accordingly. This allows devices to send audio sample memory data, memory dumps, controller settings, and much more. It also allows the controllers of one device to be controlled by another. It is not possible to program your own specified SysEx message into the UC-33. However, there are some useful SysEx messages pre-programmed into the UC33, that can be accessed by assigning the appropriate MIDI CC to a controller (see Appendix B) It should be noted that a SysEx message is not transmitted on any specified channel. All SysEx messages contain a device number, that is used to single out devices to respond to the SysEx message. All other devices are ignored. If you are using a SysEx message on the UC-33, the global channel is ignored. When you press CHANNEL ASSIGN, instead of entering a channel for the controller, you will be enter a device number instead. This is indicated by the fact that the CC symbol will not be showing. Device numbers run from 00 to 127. 127 is the default device number setting on the UC-33. This setting transmits the SysEx message to all devices. Although it is not possible to program the controllers of the UC-33 with your own SysEx messages, there are software applications that can receive a MIDI input signal and transmit a different, user specified message. You can program your SysEx messages into the translator software, then translate the incoming data from the UC-33 to your SysEx, depending on the controller you are using. 34 11. Click the "Finish" button in the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box. 12. With your floppy disk or the CD-ROM supplied still inserted in the drive, select "Automatic Search for better driver (Recommended)" and click "Next". 13. Windows will search the floppy disk and CD-ROM drive and will then indicate that it is installing the best software for this device, the Evolution UC-33 MIDI Driver. 14. Windows will copy files and then indicate it has finished installing the new hardware device. Click the "Finish" button. 15. Close the Device Manager by clicking on the "Close" button. 3.2.4 Windows 2000 Installation Make sure you have installed the patch win2Kdriverpatch.exe before connecting the UC33. If you have run the Music Creator installer, this should have already been installed. The computer must be restarted for the patch to take effect. 1. 2. 3. 3.2.5 Start up Windows 2000 with the UC-33 connected or connect it after Windows 2000 has been booted. The Add New Hardware Wizard will report that it has found a new Device and will automatically install default drivers for it. Proceed to the Replacing Windows 2000 Drivers Section. Replacing Windows 2000 Drivers Even though Windows 2000 suggest a driver do not install this standard driver for use with the UC-33 as this driver may cause your computer to crash. Instead follow the procedure below to ensure your UC-33 working perfectly: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Boot Windows 2000 with the UC-33 connected or connect it after Windows 2000 has been booted. Open the Control Panel Window by clicking on Start/Settings/Control Panel. Double click the "System" Control Panel. Select the "Hardware" tab. Click the "Device Manager" button. 11 Evolution UC-33 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 3.2.6 Click on the "+" sign next to "Universal Serial Bus controllers". Double click "USB Composite Device". Select the "Driver" tab, and click the "Update Driver..." button. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will start. Click “Next”. When the Wizard reports that it will upgrade the driver for the USB Composite Device, select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)" and click "Next". Indicate to Windows where to look for the driver installation files (this is either your floppy disk or the CD-ROM supplied with the UC-33) and click “Next”. On the next screen Windows will indicate it has found a driver “evolusb.inf” that is a closer match for this device than your current driver, click "Next". Windows will copy files and then two things will occur in quick succession: a) The Update Device Driver Wizard will display a dialog box indicating it has finished installing the software for this device and requesting you to click the "Finish" button. b) The Found New Hardware Wizard will report it has detected an Unknown Device. Click “Finish” in the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box. Run through the second installer following the same process as above. If you are asked what type of device you are installing, select 'Sound Video and Game controller. Windows will copy files and then indicate it has finished installing the new hardware device. Click the "Finish" button. If the window asking you if you wish to re-start your computer appears, click Yes/OK. 7 MIDI Control Data Explained 7.1 2. 3. In order to expand on the GM set of voices, Bank changes were devised. Each bank contains 128 patches, that can be accessed using a program change. There are 16,384 banks available, accessible by sending a 14-bit Bank change message. The first 7 bits of this message are sent in a single byte known as the Bank LSB. The last 7 bits are specified by another byte known as the Bank MSB. The BANK LSB is the most commonly used This allows for 128 bank changes, and often there is no need to send a Bank MSB. However, you may well find in some cases, the Bank MSB is required by a device. You will find almost all MIDI devices respond to the program change, but some that do not conform to the GM set of voices use the program change message for other purposes. Many VST instruments have adopted this approach, allowing you to use a program change to change the instrument patch. The FM7 by Native Instruments is a good example of this. Bank changes are more rarely used, although they do exist. Bank changes are useful in manufacturer's extensions to the MIDI specification, such as Roland's GS specification and Yamaha's XG specification. Both of these require you to specify a Bank change, in order to access the extra voices and effects that these specifications provide. Start up Windows XP with the UC-33 connected or connect it after Windows XP has been booted. The Found New Hardware Wizard will report that it has found new hardware and will automatically install default drivers for it. If you wish to use the evolution drivers rather than the default XP ones, proceed to the Replacing the Default Windows XP Drivers Section Sending Program, Bank LSB and Bank MSB data is made simple using the UC33. Simply press the PROGRAM, DATA LSB or DATA MSB button and enter the program or bank change you wish to send. Note that you must have a UC-33 controller selected that does not use these buttons for editing (see Appendix B). Replacing the Default Windows XP Drivers The Windows XP operating system contains drivers that work with the UC-33. However, the Evolution drivers provide greater functionality (see Section 3.1) and it is therefore recommended that you follow these instructions to replace the Windows XP Drivers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Open the Control Panel Window by clicking on Start/Control Panel. Double click the "System" Control Panel. Select the "Hardware" tab. Click the "Device Manager" button. Click on the ‘+’ next to ‘Universal Serial Bus Controllers’. Check to see if the heading ‘USB Composite device’ appears. Double-click on the ‘USB Composite Device’ . 12 Program and Bank Changes The original GM MIDI specification catered for only 128 voices, numbered from 0127. It is possible to access a different voice by sending a program change. Windows XP Installation 1. 3.2.7 Evolution UC-33 7.2 RPN/NRPN’s Non-registered parameter numbers (NRPN's) are device specific messages that enable the control of synths via MIDI. The MIDI specification defines parameter numbers to allow scope for manufacturers to specify their own controllers. The more common of these have been registered by the MIDI Manufacturer's Association and are part of the MIDI specification (hence the term Registered Parameter Numbers – RPN's). (See Appendix F.) MIDI controllers 98 and 99 represent the NRPN LSB and MSB respectively, while 100 and 101 represent the RPN LSB and MSB. This can be seen from the MIDI 33 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 There are many ways to then interact with the setup from the MIDI Controller Keyboard and the UC-33. You could program the first four faders to send data on MIDI channels 14, the second four faders to send on channels 8-12. To control volumes you would set each of the faders to send MIDI controller 7. You could set up the rotary controls using the same MIDI channels to control filter resonance, cut-off and pan. If Sound Module (a) is XG compatible you would set the top rotary control to send MIDI controller 74 for cut-off and the next one down to 71 for resonance. The pan control should be set to send MIDI controller 10. If Sound Module (b) is GS compatible you would configure the rotary controls above the second four faders to send NRPN data to affect filter resonance and cut-off. Even though Sound Module (a) and (b) receive cut-off and resonance controls in different ways it is easy to program the UC-33 to take account of this. Next you could program the keypad buttons 1-9 to send MIDI note data to trigger lights on the lighting rig. It is possible to set the buttons to either latch on / off or to send note off on release. Using these two settings you could set some of the buttons to flash the lights and some of the buttons to act more like switches – you tap a button to switch a light on or off. Some lighting controllers use velocity to set the intensity or brightness of each light. Each of the buttons therefore could be set to trigger a light at a different intensity. Once set up and stored in a memory, the UC-33 would function as a fully able easy to use control surface despite the relatively complex configuration of the other MIDI devices. 6.4.2 Example Uses (b) 8. 9. Select the "Driver" tab, and click the "Update Driver..." button. When the Hardware Update Wizard appears, select “Install from a specific location (Advanced)” and click “Next”. 10. Select the option “Don't search, I will choose the driver to install”, click “Next”. 11. On the next screen select the Evolution UC-33 USB Driver and click “Next”. Go to step 15. 12. If not found, click “Have Disk” and then “Browse” for the location of the (b). Controlling a MIDI Synthesizer and a Hard Disk Recorder In this example connect your UC-33 to your synth and connect the THRU from your synth to your hard disk recorder. It would then be possible to utilize the faders and rotary controls with the synthesizer to control any of its parameters in real time. A very simple example of this is to setup a multitimbral sound with faders on the UC-33 controlling the individual timbres of the sound. You can then change the character of the sound as you are playing it. Perhaps set up some of the rotary controls to affect the envelope of a synth sound. 13. Program the transport buttons on the UC-33 to send Midi Machine Control messages for Stop, Play, Rewind and Fast-Forward. Program the Zero key on the numeric keypad to be Record. You can then use the UC-33’s transport controls to control your HD recorder. 16. Start recording!... and when you’ve finished use the Master Volume fader to fade out. 32 14. 15. driver and select the file “evolusb” from the CD-ROM supplied with the UC-33. Click “Open”. You will now see the window where you clicked “Browse”. Click “OK”. Select the Evolution UC-33 USB Driver and click “Next”. A warning that the driver has not passed Windows logo testing will come up. Ignore this and click “Continue Anyway”. Windows will copy files and then two things will occur in quick succession: a) The Update Device Driver Wizard will display a dialog box indicating it has finished installing the software for this device and requesting you to click the "Finish" button. b) The Found New Hardware Wizard will report it has detected an Unknown Device. 13 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 17. Click the "Finish" button on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard screen. 18. Repeat steps 9 to 12, selecting the Evolution MIDI Driver this time. If you are asked what type of hardware you are trying to install, select ’Sound Video and Game Controller’. 19. Click the “Finish” button to finish the installation. 3.3 Please ensure the keyboard is connected when removing the drivers. Windows 98 / ME Un-install 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 3.3.2 Restart your computer in safe-mode. To get into safe mode press and hold down the left SHIFT key while booting up or press the F8 key before the Windows screen appears. Alternatively press and hold the CTRL key until the Windows 98 Startup menu is displayed and select the Safe Mode menu option from the Startup menu. Press ENTER to continue. When Windows has started open the Device Manger by right clicking on 'My Computer', then select 'Properties' and click on the Device Manager tab. Open the “Sound, Video and Game controllers” item by double clicking on it then remove all the Evolution MIDI driver or USB Audio device entries that appear. To do this select each device by right-clicking on it and then click on the 'Remove' button. Open “Universal Serial Bus controllers” by double clicking on it then remove all the Evolution USB driver or USB Composite device entries that appear. Select each device by right-clicking on it, then click on the 'Remove' button. Open Windows Explorer, by right-clicking on 'My Computer' and selecting 'Explore'. Open the C:\Windows\Inf\Other* folder by clicking on the ‘+’ signs next to each folder. Delete any files in this folder that begin with Evolution. Reboot Windows. You can now cleanly install the latest set of drivers for your UC-33. Windows 2000 Uninstall 1. 2. 3. Using the UC-33 away from a Computer It is possible to use the UC-33 without connecting it to a computer. You will need an optional external power supply (as described in section 2.3) and MIDI lead(s) to connect your U-Control to another MIDI device. Possible applications include x Controlling a MIDI Lighting System x Utilizing extra parameters on a MIDI keyboard via the U-Control x Controlling a Sound Module Driver Re-Installation If the driver is not automatically detected, or you have a new version of the driver that you want to install, the following steps will guide you through the process of fully removing the old drivers. 3.3.1 6.4 Restart your computer in safe-mode. To get into safe mode press and hold down the left SHIFT key or press the F8 key before the Windows screen appears. Then select the “Safe Mode” menu option and press ENTER. Open the Device Manager Control Panel. To do this click on Start, then Settings, then Control Panel. Double click on System, select the Hardware tab, then click on the Device Manager button. Click the '+' next to "Sound, video & game controllers". 14 Please note: The UC-33 does not function as a MIDI Merge unit. If you want to control, for example, a sound module whilst simultaneously playing it from a MIDI keyboard then it will be necessary to buy a separate MIDI Merge unit. This will allow you to connect both U-Control and keyboard to your sound module at the same time. 6.4.1 Example Uses (a) (a) UC-33 with a Controller Keyboard, 2 Sound Modules and a Lighting Rig In this example you have a UC-33 connected to a MIDI Merge box along with a MIDI Controller keyboard. The output from the merge box feeds Sound Module (a). The THRU connection from (a) is attached to Sound Module (b). The THRU connection from (b) is connected to a MIDI lighting rig. Set the sound modules to receive on MIDI channels: (a) 1-7 (b) 8-14 Set the lighting rig to receive on channels 15 and 16 31 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 move! 4. Highlight and remove any entries for the Evolution USB keyboards or USB Audio device. Right-click each in turn and select “Remove”. 5. Click the '+' next to "Universal Serial Bus controllers". 6. Highlight and remove any entries for the Evolution USB keyboards or USB Composite device. Right-click each in turn and select “Remove”. 7. Open Windows Explorer, by right-clicking on 'My Computer' and selecting 'Explore'. 8. Open the C:\WINNT\System32 folder by clicking on the ‘+’ signs next to each folder. 9. Delete evolusbn.dll. It may not be removable in some cases. If you can’t remove at this point, try again after restarting Windows. 10. Open the C:\WINNT\System32\drivers folder and delete evolusb.sys 11. Go to “My Computer”, WINNT, INF* and find the OEM files. Double click on each oem file to open them. Delete all files that mention Evolution in the title and their respective PNF file. 12. You can now re-boot and re-install the drivers as described in section 3.2. Click on the ’MIDI plug’ button on the transport bar. This will enable remote control of the transport bar functions. These have been assigned to the buttons in such a way that the PLAY, STOP, FAST FORWARD and REWIND buttons on the UC-33 will do just this. The number buttons have been assigned to further transport controls. Notably, 0 has been assigned to enable RECORD mode. Try it for yourself and see! Preset 13 is used to control channels 9-16. 6.3 Controlling Virtual Instruments The UC-33 comes with useful presets for the most popular VST instruments. In most cases you should therefore be able to find a preset for your favourite instrument. You can of course also create your own presets by looking up the MIDI implementation chart in the documentation manual for your instrument. Most virtual instruments adopt standard MIDI control so it should be an easy procedure. Once you have the MIDI implementation chart simply go through the steps as outline in section 4 of this manual. You can also control parameters of several instruments or FX’s at the same time using the UC-33’s facility to send on individual MIDI channels for each controller. Be aware though, that in some circumstances you can experience one controller affecting 2 parameters at the same time (Example: Filter cut off on your virtual synth and send level on your mixer). The reason for this is internal routing within the software environment and has nothing to do with the UC-33. So check first how the routing works with your software before deciding on the best working method. FM-7: To operate the FM-7 preset you will need to load a setup file in to the FM-7. In the Master section of your FM-7 plug-in, click load in the controller define window, locate the “Application Files” folder on the UC-33 installer CD and select the file UC33.f7c Alternatively, please check www.evolution.co.uk for current setup files 6.3.1 Propellerhead Reason Presets 04,05,06,07, 08 and 09 are setup to control the following devices in Reason: Mixer, Subtractor, ReDrum, Malstrom, Dr Rex and NN-19. Connecting the UC-33 via the standard MIDI control port (go to the Reason preferences menu and select MIDI) allows you to record all movements as automation but also keeps the routing simple. You can also use Reason’s Remote Control input which bypasses the automation. However routing can be a little more complicated. 3.3.3 Windows XP Uninstall 1. Start your computer in safe-mode. To do this press and hold the left SHIFT key while your computer is starting up, or press the F8 key before the Windows screen appears. Then select the “Safe Mode” option from the Startup menu and press ENTER. 2. Open the Device Manager. To do this click on Start, then Settings, then Control Panel. Double click on System, select the Hardware tab, then click on the Device Manager button. 3. Click the '+' next to "Sound, video & game controllers". 4. Highlight and remove any entries for the Evolution USB keyboards or USB Audio device. 5. Click the '+' next to "Universal Serial Bus controllers". 6. Highlight and remove any entries for the Evolution USB keyboards or USB Composite device. Right-click each in turn and select “Remove”. 7. Open Windows Explorer, by right-clicking on 'My Computer' and selecting 'Explore'. 8. Open the C:\Windows\System32 folder by clicking on the ‘+’ signs next to each folder. 9. Delete evolusbn.dll. 10. Open the C:\WINNT\System32\drivers folder and delete evolusb.sys 11. Restart your computer. 12. You can now re-install the drivers as described in section 3.2. *If you can't find the INF file, it may be hidden. To show all hidden files, go to “Tools” “Folder Options” - “View”. Select “Show all files” and click OK. We recommend that you start off with the standard MIDI control using the Reason sequencer to navigate through the rack. 30 15 Evolution UC-33 3.4 Evolution UC-33 To control channels 9-16 select preset 09. Use the same two presets for the following channels, only open the “Generic Remote” window and change the setup to the channels you require. Mac USB Drivers Installation Guide 3.4.1 OS 9 Driver Installation 6.1.2 Using U-Control for Channel Strip control The Music Creator Installer contains the drivers for the UC-33, the OMS driver and the Music Planet program. If you run this installer, the drivers will be installed along with the software. The CD-ROM also includes an installer for the OMS system from Opcode and a separate installer for the Evolution drivers only. 1. 2. Please ensure that your Evolution USB product is not connected before proceeding with the installation of the drivers. 3. 4. 5. If you do not have OMS installed, please run the OMS installer first. Then, install the Evolution drivers. Just run the installer by double clicking on the Install OMS 2.3.8 icon and follow the on screen instructions. 6. Once OMS is installed you can install the drivers in two ways: 7. 8. First launch your Steinberg application Go to the Devices menu (in Cubase VST its “Options”) and select “Device Setup. Select “Generic Remote” In the right hand side of the window appearing, click on “Import” Make sure to insert your U-Control installation CD and locate the file called UC-33 Cubase Channel Strip.xml in the following path Application Files/Cubase and click “Open”. Now set the MIDI IN, in the Generic Remote window, “to UC-33 USB MIDI IN” Close the Devices Setup by clicking “Ok”. On the UC-33, press the function key “Recall” and select “11” on the numerical keypad. 1. Using the Music Creator Installer: The Channel Strip setup gives you full control of Send levels, the 4 band EQ, Insert Fx selection, Volume, Panning L-R and Front-Rear, Output selection and overall Master Volume. The setup will control your currently selected mixer channel, so you can jump quickly between channels. Just double click on the Music Creator Installer Icon and then click ’OK’, then ’Install’ when prompted. 2. Using the USB Drivers Installer: Creating your own Generic Remote setups for U-Control After working with the preset setups you may want to customize or create your own to suit your working method. The Steinberg documentation explains in detail how to do this. a. Click and drag the USB Drivers Installer from the window it is currently in to the desktop. b. Now double click on it to ’un-stuff’ it. c. This will create a new icon on the desktop; the USB Drivers Installer. Double click it to install the drivers. The installer automatically places the drivers in the correct system folders. The setup program will copy the USB drivers for your Evolution keyboard into the Extensions folder inside the System Folder. The OMS description file for the keyboard is installed into the OMS folder inside the System Folder. Note: If you have already created your own Generic Remote setup, make sure to export it before importing the U-Control setups. 6.2 Evolution Sound Studio Pro II Once the installation has successfully completed click on the Restart button. 1.0 2.0 OMS Setup Now connect your keyboard to the USB port on your Macintosh using the correct USB cable. The Mac will then recognise the keyboard and load the drivers. 3.0 4.0 To run the OMS Setup program: 1. 2. 3. Open the Hard Drive, then the ’Opcode’ folder, the ’OMS Applications folder, and then ’OMS Setup’. If you have run OMS Setup before you will need to go to ’File’ – 'New Studio Setup' before proceeding. Click 'OK’. In the next Window, click on 'Search'. 16 5.0 6.0 Select preset 12 Install the Sound Studio Pro II demo from the demos folder of your Music Creator CD-ROM. Run the Sound Studio Pro II demo. Go to the 'Options|MIDI Devices' menu. Ensure the UC-33 is se lected as a MIDI IN device. Select your Soundcard output as the MIDI OUT device. Ensure it is the ONLY highlighted device. Select ‘Multitrack record’ from the track window. Call up the MIDI Mixer by clicking on the 'Mixer' icon on the tool bar. Controls 1-8 have been set to control the Volume of channels 1-8 respectively. 9-16 control the Pan of each channel. 17 – 24 control the reverb and 25 – 32 control the chorus dials. The Master Fader controls the drum channel volume, as long as your drum track is assigned to channel 10. Move the controls of the UC-33, and observe the MIDI mixer control 29 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 6 The UC-33 in Use Controlling Sequencers: The UC-33 is the ideal controller for sequencer host applications such as Cubase, Logic, Cakewalk Sonar, Evolution’s own Sound Studio Pro II and of course also virtual instruments and Effects. The UC-33 comes pre-programmed with presets that in many cases will allow you to get hands on experience of your music software straight away. Though this is the easiest way of using the UC-33, it is often worth considering carefully how you would like your system to work and then customising your setups accordingly. This section gives some useful guidelines for working with standard software packages. 4. In the next window, click OK. Note: You will need to load a generic remote control setup file or default song for most host applications. Locate the “Application Files” folder on the UC-33 installer CD to find the file applicable to your program or alternatively download it via our internet site www.evolution.co.uk/downloads/ uc33 5. 6. 7. 6.1 Cubase VST/SL/SX and Nuendo Cubase and Nuendo have very comprehensive controlling options so with the U-Control you will be able to control almost any aspect of your favourite Steinberg program. However the easiest way to get started is of course by using our pre-programmed setups. 6.1.1 Then OK again. Click 'Save'. Click 'Replace'. Using U-Control for multichannel mixing First launch your Steinberg application Go to the Devices menu (in Cubase VST its “Options”) and select “Device Setup. You should now have a final window showing your current Studio Setup. 3.4.2 All our products are class compliant with OS X and will work simply by plugging them into the USB port! If you are an OS 10.2 user, you can also install images of the products if you wish. To do this: Select “Generic Remote” 1. In the right hand side of the window appearing, click on “Import” 2. Make sure to insert your U-Control installation CD and locate the file called UC-33 Cubase multichannel setup.xml in the following path Application Files/Cubase and click “Open”. 3. 4. Now set the MIDI IN, in the Generic Remote window, “to UC-33 USB MIDI IN” 5. Close the Devices Setup by clicking “Ok”. On the UC-33, press the function key “Recall” and select “01” on the numerical keypad. This will select the preset that controls channels 1-8 on your Steinberg mixer. 28 OS X Driver Installation Run EvolImageInstaller.pkg in the OS 10.2 folder. This will place images of the Evolution product range into the correct directory. Open 'Audio MIDI Setup'. This is located in the' Applications – Utilities ' folder of your hard drive. Click on the Evolution product icon and select 'show info'. Click on the default image assigned to your Evolution product. This is shown in the top left hand corner of the info window. Check 'Evolution' is selected from the drop-down icon list. Double-click on the correct icon for your Evolution product. Select OK to finish. If you experience any problems installing the drivers or using your Evolution product, please contact our technical support department at [email protected] or telephone our support hotline on +44 (0)1525 218999. 17 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 5.3 MIDI OUT from USB 4.0 Programming U-Control 4.1 Assigning MIDI CC Numbers to the Controls To assign the MIDI controller number, press CONTROL SELECT. The LCD will display the CONTROLLER symbol. The symbol will be flashing to indicate the controller settings can be altered. The 3-digit display will show the number of the currently selected controller, preceded by a ’C’. To change the currently selected controller, type in the number of the controller using the numeric keypad, or the ’+’ and ’-’ buttons. Alternatively, moving a rotary dial, fader or pressing an assignable button (not the numeric keypad, since this is used for data entry in Edit mode) will select it for editing. Press CONTROL ASSIGN. The LCD will flash the CC symbol. The 3 digit display will indicate the assigned MIDI CC number. Use the numeric keypad or ’+’ and ’-’ buttons to enter a new value if desired. The MIDI controller number you select will be assigned to the currently selected controller, shown by the number on the small, 2-digit display. 4.2 Channel Assignment If the UC-33 is connected to a computer using the USB port, it can be used to send data received from the computer via USB, out of the MIDI OUT port. Pressing both the CONTROL SELECT and CONTROL ASSIGN buttons will engage MIDI OUT FROM USB mode. The LCD will display the MIDI->USB symbol when this mode is active. When MIDI OUT FROM USB mode is active, the UC-33 will transmit data received at the USB IN to the MIDI OUT port and any connected MIDI device. For this to work, you should select ’UC-33 USB MIDI OUT’ as the output device in your sequencer. Press the CONTROL SELECT and CONTROL ASSIGN buttons once more to disengage MIDI OUT FROM USB mode. The status of MIDI OUT FROM USB is saved in memory and restored when the UC-33 is switched on again. The factory default is set to OFF. Important note: The UC-33 is not a MIDI THRU device and as such, MIDI data received at the UC-33’s MIDI IN plug can never be sent directly to the UC-33’s MIDI OUT plug. However, if the UC-33 is connected via USB to a computer, data received at the MIDI IN can be transmitted to the MIDI OUT plug, since the data is sent to the computer, and received back from the computer. MIDI OUT FROM USB mode must be engaged for this to occur. You can assign each of the controllers to the global channel, or independent channels. 4.2.1 Assigning the Global Transmit Channel The UC-33 has a global channel. To change the global channel, press GLOBAL CHANNEL (CONTROL ASSIGN and CHANNEL ASSIGN together). The LCD will display the KEYBOARD and CHAN symbol. The 3-digit display will show the currently selected global channel, preceded by a ’c’. Use the numeric keypad or the ’+’ and ’-’ buttons to alter this if desired. Remember, you have 3 seconds to complete this operation. 4.2.2 Assigning an individual channel for a controller Press CHANNEL ASSIGN. The LCD will display the CHAN symbol and the 3-digit display will show the current channel assignment of the selected controller, preceded by a ’c’. The small 2-digit display will show the currently selected controller for assignment. Use the numeric keypad or the ’+’ and ’-’ keys to alter the channel number if desired. If the controller is assigned to channel 0, it will transmit on the global channel. 18 27 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 4.2.3 5 Using the U-Control’s MIDI IN & MIDI OUT The MIDI IN & MIDI OUT ports have different uses depending on how you intend to connect and power the U-Control. The diagram below shows the different routing options. A note about SysEx messages: Some of the MIDI CC’s that can be assigned to the controllers of the UC-33 define SysEx messages. If this is the case, the individual control channel number does not define a transmit channel, but a device number. This is made clear since when you press the CHANNEL button, the CC symbol will not be shown and there is no ’c’ in the 3 digit display. Device numbers range between 00 – 127. In most cases, you should set the channel as 127. 127 means the SysEx message will be received by all devices. More information about this can be found in the 'MIDI Explained section'. 4.3 Memory and Presets The UC-33 has a total of 33 memory locations and you can store your own setups to any of these. Each Memory location can store MIDI CC and MIDI channel assignments for every controller and assignable button. 5.1 About the MIDI IN Port 4.3.1 Writing to Memory To store the current settings in a memory location, press MEMORY. The MIDI IN plug can be used to connect another MIDI device to your PC, via the USB port. Data received from this device will be transmitted via the UC-33 to the PC. This is achieved using a second USB MIDI OUT. So, when you select the MIDI devices section of your sequencer you will see two UC-33 USB MIDI INs. One of these is used to receive the UC-33 controller data, the other is used to receive data from the other device connected to the UC-33’s MIDI IN socket. In this way, the UC-33 acts as a MIDI-toUSB interface for the other MIDI device. The LCD display will flash the MEM and PROG symbol. Enter the number of the memory bank you desire, using the numeric keypad or the '+' and '-' keys. The number on the 3-digit display shows the memory bank selected for writing to, preceded by a 'P'. 4.3.2 Recall of memory banks Note: Always check for driver updates on www.evolution.co.uk 5.2 To recall a saved memory bank, press the RECALL button. The LCD will flash the MEM symbol. Enter the number of the memory bank you want, using the numeric keypad or the '+' and '-' keys. The first 4 memory banks are also accessible using the 4 PRESET buttons for fast access About the MIDI OUT Port Other MIDI Devices can also be interfaced to the UC-33 using the MIDI OUT plug. The data sent out of the UC-33 MIDI OUT port is dependent on whether MIDI OUT FROM USB mode is engaged or not. In the diagram above, if MIDI OUT from USB mode is engaged, the switch is up. If MIDI OUT FROM USB mode is not engaged, data sent from the UC-33 is sent to the MIDI OUT as well as the USB OUT. If MIDI OUT FROM USB mode is engaged, the UC-33 ceases to send data to the MIDI OUT, and only data received at the USB MIDI IN is sent to the MIDI OUT socket. 26 The 33 memory locations are preprogrammed for popular VST instruments and MIDI applications. These settings are the factory defaults. When you reset the UC-33, these settings will be restored. For a complete list of patches, please see Appendix H. 4.3.3 Non-Volatile Memory The UC-33 uses non-volatile memory so that you can continue where you left off. When you power down the UC-33, the current UC-33 controller and channel assignments are stored (even if you have not saved them to a memory location). Also stored is Draw Bar mode (on/off), MIDI OUT FROM USB mode (on/off) program, bank LSB and bank MSB data, global channel setting and last used memory preset. 19 Evolution UC-33 4.4 Evolution UC-33 PROGRAM, DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons Generally, when you press one of these buttons they will send out a Program, Bank LSB or Bank MSB value respectively. However, depending on the MIDI CC assigned to a button or controller, they are also used for data entry. The Controller chart in Appendix B shows what the function of each of these buttons is depending on the MIDI CC number assigned to the current controller. 4.4.1 You will find most data sheets for synths that make use of NRPN’s will give the MSB and LSB values that you should enter into BANK MSB and BANK LSB banks (also see Appendix F). However, some manuals may only give the hex values. The UC-33 requires you to enter the decimal value. You can easily convert hexadecimal values to decimal using the windows calculator. Simply select Scientific mode, select hex and enter the hexadecimal value you need to convert. Press the Dec button to convert it to a decimal value. Enter the decimal value into the UC-33. PROGRAM Button Alternatively, use the look up table in Appendix C. The PROGRAM button has different functions depending on which MIDI CC is assigned to the currently selected controller or button. You can, for example, send out program changes via the Global MIDI channel or change parameter values depending on the option available. When the PROGRAM button is pressed, the LCD will display the KEYBOARD, and CHAN symbol. The PROG symbol will be flashing indicating edit mode. The small 2-digit display will show the current global channel. A program change will be sent out as soon as either a valid Program number is entered, or the 3-second edit period elapses. If an assignable button is selected, the PROGRAM button may have a different function. The table below shows the Program button function, according to the MIDI CC assigned to a button: MIDI CC 0-119 120-127 Description 4.9 Resetting the UC-33 to the Factory default Settings The UC-33 comes with 33 useful presets stored in it’s memory (for complete list, see Appendix H). You can reset the UC-33 back to the factory defaults on power-up by holding down the ’+’ and ’-’ buttons. Note: Restoring the Factory presets will erase all UC-33 setups stored to memory. Program Standard MIDI CC’s Send Program change Channel Mode Messages Send Program change 128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity Send Program change 129 Channel Fine Tune Send Program change 130 Channel Coarse Tune Send Program change 131 Channel Pressure Send Program change 132 RPN Coarse Value 133 RPN Fine Value 134 NRPN Coarse Value 135 NRPN Fine Value 136 Master Volume Send Program change 137 Master Pan Send Program change 138 Master Fine Tune Send Program change 139 Master CoarseTune Send Program change 140 Chorus Mod Rate Send Program change 141 Chorus Mod Depth Send Program change 142 Feedback Send Program change 143 Send to Reverb Send Program change 144 Pitch Bend Send Program change 145 Program/Bank Preset Program 146 MIDI CC (off on release) MIDI CC number 147 Note ON (off on release) Note 148 Note ON/OFF toggle Note 149 MMC Command Send Program change 150 Reverb Type Send Program change 151 Reverb Time - 152 Chorus Type - 20 25 Evolution UC-33 Evolution UC-33 Number MMC Command 01 STOP 02 PLAY 03 DEFERRED PLAY 04 FAST FORWARD 05 REWIND 06 RECORD STROBE 07 RECORD EXIT 08 RECORD PAUSE 09 PAUSE 10 EJECT 11 CHASE 12 COMMAND ERROR RESET 13 MMC RESET 4.4.2 DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons In the same way as the PROGRAM button above, the DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons have a function dependant on the MIDI CC assigned to the current controller. In general however the DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons are used to send out Bank LSB or MSB changes respectively. Appendix B shows that if the current controller is a rotary dial or a fader, only when MIDI CC’s 132 – 135 are selected will the buttons have a function other than sending a Bank change. If MIDI CC's 132-135 are assigned to a fader or Rotary dial, the controller is set to be an RPN/NRPN controller. In this case, the DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons are used to specify the RPN/NRPN LSB and MSB respectively. More will be said about this in section 7.2. If the current controller is a button, the function of the DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons varies as shown by the table below: MIDI CC 0-119 120-127 4.8 Transmitting RPN/NRPN data Note: For a detailed description of RPN/NRPN data see section 7.2. To enable a controller to send an NRPN message you need to assign the controller to either MIDI controller number 134 (NRPN coarse) or MIDI controller number 135 (NRPN fine). For RPN’s assign controller 132 (RPN coarse) and 133 (RPN fine). When any of these MIDI control numbers are assigned to a controller, pressing the DATA LSB or DATA MSB buttons allows you to define the MSB and LSB for a NRPN/RPN message respectively. The basic method of assignment is: 1. 2. 3. Press Control select, and move the desired controller. Press control assign and while the display is flashing, enter controller 132 for RPN coarse, 133 for RPN fine, 134 for NRPN coarse or 135 for NRPN fine. Press DATA MSB to assign the number for the RPN/NRPN MSB. 5. Press CHANNEL ASSIGN to assign the channel the mes sage should be sent on. 24 DATA MSB Toggle Value 1 Channel Mode Messages Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 1 Pitch Bend Sensitivity Sensitivity Value - 129 Channel Fine Tune Tuning amount - 130 Channel Coarse Tune Tuning amount - 131 Channel Pressure Pressure amount - 132 RPN Coarse RPN LSB RPN MSB 133 RPN Fine RPN LSB RPN MSB 134 NRPN Coarse NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 135 NRPN Fine NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 136 Master Volume Volume level - 137 Master Pan Pan amount - 138 Master Fine Tune Tuning amount - 139 Master CoarseTune Tuning amount - 140 Chorus Mod Rate Mod rate - 141 Chorus Mod Depth Mod depth - 142 Feedback Feedback level - 143 Send to Reverb Reverb send level - 144 Pitch Bend Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB 145 Program/Bank Preset Bank LSB Bank MSB 146 MIDI CC (off on release Button press value Button release value 147 Note ON (off on release) Velocity off Velocity on 148 Note ON/OFF toggle Velocity off Velocity on MMC Command Command select (1-13) ** - Reverb Type Type * - Reverb Time Time - Chorus Type Type * - 149 150 152 Press DATA LSB to assign the number for RPN/NRPN LSB . DATA LSB Toggle Value 2 128 151 4. Description Standard MIDI CC’s * See Appendix G ** See Section 4.7.1 21 Evolution UC-33 4.5 Evolution UC-33 2. Snap Shot Press the CHANNEL and RECALL buttons together to send a SNAP SHOT of the current UC-33 controller assignments and their values. When this happens, the LCD will display the SNAPSHOT symbol. The data for an individual controller will be sent on which ever channel that controller has been assigned to. Snap Shot is useful if you need to set up the effects for a song in your sequencer, or if you want to record what your controller settings were at the start of a song. The data sent when SNAP SHOT is pressed, can be viewed in your sequencers list editor. Set your sequencer to record and press SNAP SHOT. Then open the list editor and ensure its set to display controller data. 4.6 Use Appendix B to see which MIDI CC number you need to assign to the button to select the button mode. Press CONTROL ASSIGN and enter the appropriate MIDcc value. Edit the values in the Program, DATA LSB and DATA MSB banks if this is necessary for the button mode you selected. Press CHANNEL ASSIGN to assign the channel the message should be sent on. Once a valid MIDI CC value has been entered, and the 3 second edit period has elapsed, the UC-33 returns to normal operation, and the buttons can be used to send data as you have programmed. 3. 4. 5. 6. Example: Setting a button to transmit a note on when pressed, and a note off when pressed a second time. Draw Bar Mode Pressing the CHANNEL ASSIGN and RECALL Buttons engages DRAW BAR mode. In DRAW BAR mode, the sliders of the UC-33 will be reversed – such that 0 is at the top, while 127 is at the bottom. When DRAW BAR mode is engaged, the LCD display indicates this by displaying the FADER symbol. Press the CHANNEL ASSIGN and RECALL buttons to disengage DRAW BAR mode. DRAW BAR MODE is meant for use with Hammond organ type synths that have draw bars. Try this mode out with the Native Instruments B4 (demo version included on the CD). 4.7 Programming Assignable Buttons The 14 Assignable buttons have many functions such as MIDI controller on/off switches, sample triggers, lighting controllers, initialising sequencers, mapping to transport controls in sequencers and more. Programming the buttons is a simple process. The button mode is determined by the MIDI CC value the button is assigned. Appendix B2, page 38 shows the different button modes that are achievable according to the MIDI CC assigned to the button. The basic process to select a button mode is as follows: 1. Press CONTROL SELECT, and type in the number of the button you want. The transport control buttons are controller numbers 34-37 respect tively while the 0 button is assignable controller 38. The number buttons 1-9 are assignable controllers 39-47 respectively. Note: It is not possible to select any of the number buttons by pressing them, since during edit mode, they are used to enter numerical values. 22 1. Press CONTROLLER SELECT and press the STOP button. The display will show that you have selected controller 34. 2. Press CONTROLLER ASSIGN and enter '147' this is the MIDI CC number that corresponds to Note on/off mode, as shown in Appen dix B. 3. Press DATA MSB and enter a value of '100'. This means when you press the button, a Note on message will be sent out with a velocity of 100. 4. Press DATA LSB, and enter a value of '000'. This means when you release the button, a Note off message will be sent out. 5. Press the PROGRAM button and enter '064'. This will mean you are sending out MIDI note 64 or E4, each time you press the but ton. The MIDI note numbers are given in Appendix D. This button mode has many uses. You can use this mode to trigger samples, control lighting equipment, play keyboard notes and much more. Note: When you press the button in note mode, the LCD display will briefly show the note velocity. 4.7.1 MMC messages To assign a button to an MMC function: 1. 2. 3. Assign the button to MIDI CC number 149. Press DATA LSB. Enter a number from the chart on the following page to select the MMC message you want: 23
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