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  1. 1. Virtual MIDI Input
  2. 2. Control Changes (Kyma CC)
  3. 3. Extended Control Changes (Kyma Ext)

1.  Virtual MIDI Input

Just like the Virtual MIDI Output used for MIDI messages, OSCulator provides Kyma users with a Virtual MIDI Input. This means that MIDI enabled programs or devices can directly send data to the Kyma workstation with great accuracy, directly over the Firewire interface 1.

This feature is known to work with any CoreMIDI applications like Logic, Pro-Tools or Live.

If you want to use a real MIDI device as input, you must use a "patchbay" program. More information about this on the MIDI page.

Currently, those MIDI messages are recognized:

  • Note-On / Note-Off
  • All notes off
  • Pitch Wheel
  • Channel Pressure 2
  • Control Change

2.  Control Changes (Kyma CC)

By sending Kyma CC, you can control the hot variables specified in your sounds. Kyma Control Changes are like MIDI Control Changes. The main difference is that they map an OSC input from values 0.0 to 1.0 to an output value of 0.0 to 1.0 and with much more precision.

A few more differences can be noted:

  • OSCulator can use the global map to map the control change numbers (from 0 to 127) to hot variable names (e.g. !Attack) 3
  • Kyma CC are automatically setup when the OSC message name matches a known hot variable name, for example:
    • /foo.cc344 is automatically mapped to !cc34
    • /synth/attack is automatically mapped to !Attack, if it is defined in the global map

3.  Extended Control Changes (Kyma Ext)

Kyma actually defines control changes whose value is higher than 127. They are called Extended Control Changes and are reserved for external devices like the Wacom Tablet, the Wiimote or the Nunchuk.

If you have sounds that use hot variables referring to those devices, you can directly change their value by using these extended control changes.

They work exactly as the Kyma CC, but are just grouped in another category.

 

1 hence, you don't need to patch a real MIDI cable ⇑

2 a.k.a Aftertouch ⇑

3 you can define the global map in the Preferences window ⇑

4 it doesn't care if slashes '/' or dots '.' are used as a separator, though the usual convention is to use slashes. ⇑

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