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Hi, 

 

Some MIDI keyboards have a bank or preset change function on the keyboard itself, KB37 have it in the software.

 

I'm searching for a method to change the assignment of KB37 buttons and rotators on the fly, without opening the Line 6 Audio-MIDI Control Panel.

 
For example to map the 4 rotators to volume for track 1-4 in preset 1, 5-8 in preset 2, etc.
 
Is it possible to do so via MIDI bank/program change? As in: can the KB37 accept a incoming MIDI bank/program change event? Would be awesome!
 
This guy shows the method with a VST synth, which got me hoping it could be done with a MIDI controller as well: 
 
thanks, all the best
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In the POD Studioâ„¢ & TonePortâ„¢ MIDI Setup Guide (pdf, page 35) it is described how to accomplish this in Sonar through its native ACT MIDI Controller Plug-in.

 

It works! Sending momentary CC 14/15 messages, mapped to the Sound Select buttons on KB37 cycles up and down the tracks, so f.ex. rotary 1 changes from track 1 Volume to track 5 Volume and so on.

 

How can this be done in Ableton Live (or another DAW)? Is there a similar MIDI stand-alone plugin that can route and map MIDI out from KB37 and send the preferred values to a DAW? Or a plugin program that can route Bank change messages into KB37? In my dreams this could be done from a footswitch that cycles through Banks on the KB37. I checked the Novation Launc Control, its factory Bank/preset switch changes MIDI channels (I'd prefer not to keep that 80€ box).

 

Ableton can also send Bank/program change messages from a MIDI clip, which needs to be launched on its own, which could be done from a any mapped keyboard shortcut. ClyphX for Live 8 and 9 (The Beatwise Network) seems to be the advanced approach.

 

It must be a general setup issue for other MIDI keyboards/controllers without a native Bank/preset switch or for controlling external synth hardware. Hopefully someone has shared a KB37 controller script for Ableton during the last 10 years.

 

I am a (16) bit MIDI overwhelmed but will boldly research further ! :)

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BREAKING NEWS:

 

Sorted! with the magical ClyphX controller surface from http://beatwise.proboards.com/thread/992/current-version-clyphx-live-8
 
Check it out, he tweaks out any parameter, from more or less any controller, as he pleases: 
 
Keep on rocking in the free world
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