Change midi channel within a preset?

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Hi all,

Just got my MK2 and have started my first preset (for controlling some configurations I have on a Expert Sleepers FH-2). My question is this - is there a way to be able to change the MIDI channel assigned to CC faders/controls etc that are on a preset page.

So for example, in the case of say the Blofeld preset, you have all the mappings across several pages for a single voice/patch. But the preset is, for example. using Midi channel 1. If I wanted to change it so it was operating on channel 2 instead, I know I can edit the preset and change all the device settings for every command. Is there a way of having a control on the MK2 that selects channel (1-16) and that variable is used on every control assigned? So, on the fly, you can effectively change the midi channel without needing the editor?

In my mind, it would be something like each control calls a simple lua function using the variable from the master channel control? Is that doable or does that not work with the Device functionality as it stands? (for the record, Iā€™m not a coder, lua is something I am only just starting to learnā€¦)

Thanks in advance!

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Hi, try this (assuming you are running a current v4+ firmware version, which you should be if you have just got a new MK2 I guess):

  1. Load a preset on the E1 MK2
  2. Then, open the main menu, tap ā€œDEVICESā€
  3. The Devices page should show all of the devices defined in the current loaded preset ( I think)
  4. Tap a device (e.g. ā€œGeneric MIDIā€ in slot 1) . Its details are shown on the right-hand side of the Devices page. Change the MIDI Channel (e..g from 1 to 2).

See The Main Menu | Electra One Documentation for more information

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Thanks - so basically it looks like if I simply change the Device on the MK2 to the new port/channel it will update all the controls, yeah? So I donā€™t need to manually edit each control then? I will have a play tonight when I get home (also sounds like I need to name my devices to help minimise confusion!). Cheers.

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Indeed, each ā€˜Deviceā€™ into a lua preset has its own MIDI channel. Three ways to change that:

  • you can define it in the preset itself (and thus change that channel via the editor before uploading) which has worked from early one the E1 history
  • you can change it directly on the E1 Mk2, as described above
  • if wanted, you can also define a lua function within a preset so you can quickly tweak it while using the preset, just as easily as change a MIDI CC value
    Do try out the first two methods, so you get acuainted with both.
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