daddymax

Ive been making a Waldorf Blofeld editor for ages, and have some time now to finish it, if i can get my head around a sudden left - turn.

So far, ive been getting the synth to send out sysex to Max - i twist the knob i want, record the string, make the pertinent section a changeable variable, and stick a knob on it - easy.

Now I get to the Arp section, and it seems that instead of mapping like this:

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1 16..112 128'..1/2' Osc 1 Octave, in steps of 12

327 0..127 0sssgaaa Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 1

328 0..127 sss=0: normal Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 2

329 0..127 sss=1: pause Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 3

330 0..127 sss=2: previous Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 4

331 0..127 sss=3: first Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 5

332 0..127 sss=4: last Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 6

333 0..127 sss=5: first+last Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 7

334 0..127 sss=6: chord Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 8

335 0..127 sss=7: random Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 9

336 0..127 g: glide off, on Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 10

337 0..127 aaa=0: silent Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 11

338 0..127 aaa>0: accent -96..+96 Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 12

339 0..127 Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 13

340 0..127 Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 14

341 0..127 Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 15

342 0..127 Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 16

Note that first entry - controller 347, takes in 0 - 127 range, then treats it as an 8 digit string (binary?) and uses different sections of it to control (in this case) the step, the glide, and the accent.

So - is there some way i can use something like PAK, and stick together the binary number in sections, then turn it back into an integer?

I'd love some help here. I can see that by stepping through 0 - 127 on the aftorementioned controller, i get every possible combination of the step/ glide/ accent variables , but I cant get my head around how i could change one of the three, then recalculate the single number so that it is the right number to set all three setting correctly.

ANy thoughts would be appreciated - thanks in advance.

Index   Range   Value                   Parameter
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0       reserved
1       16..112 128'..1/2'              Osc 1 Octave, in steps of 12
2       52..76  -12..+12                Osc 1 Semitone
3       0..127  -64..+63                Osc 1 Detune
4       40..88  -24..+24                Osc 1 Bend Range

327     0..127  0sssgaaa                Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 1
328     0..127  sss=0: normal           Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 2
329     0..127  sss=1: pause            Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 3
330     0..127  sss=2: previous         Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 4
331     0..127  sss=3: first            Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 5
332     0..127  sss=4: last             Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 6
333     0..127  sss=5: first+last       Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 7
334     0..127  sss=6: chord            Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 8
335     0..127  sss=7: random           Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 9
336     0..127  g: glide off, on        Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 10
337     0..127  aaa=0: silent           Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 11
338     0..127  aaa>0: accent -96..+96  Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 12
339     0..127                          Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 13
340     0..127                          Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 14
341     0..127                          Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 15
342     0..127                          Arp Pattern Step/Glide/Accent 16 

I'd love some help here. I can see that by stepping through 0 - 127 on the aftorementioned controller, i get every possible combination of the  step/ glide/ accent variables , but I cant get my head around how i could change one of the three, then recalculate the single number so that it is the right number to set all three setting correctly.

ANy thoughts would be appreciated - thanks in advance.


sysex-using-binary-newbie-confusion

Thanks Rick - ill have a play with that and see if i can cobble something together, this is all a little new and confusing.. Cheers mate.

Sysex using binary - newbie confusion.