MIDI Strips

Fader strips within the Banks can be assigned as MIDI Strips. There are 32 MIDI Strips available.

Each strip control can be assigned to transmit a custom MIDI message. This is ideal for controlling audio within a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), a slave mixer, or parameters on external equipment such as effects devices. MIDI Strips can be named and coloured. They are stored within Scenes and can be made Safe from Scene recall.

Name and Colour - Touch the keyboard icon at the top left of the screen while in the Processing screen with a fader strip Sel key active.

Custom Message - Touch a box for each control to open the MIDI message keypad. Type in the required message. Type '<VAR>' to represent a variable value. Touch Apply to accept or Cancel to escape.

Messages can be entered for the following controls:

• Fader
• Rotary Gain
• Rotary Pan
• Rotary Custom 1
• Rotary Custom 2
• Mute key
• Mix key
• PAFL key

Note The Sel key is not included as this is needed to select this Processing screen for setting up the MIDI Strip.

Local - Turn this button ON if you want the key indicator to follow local presses (toggle on/off by pressing the key at the surface). Turn this button OFF if you want the key indicator to follow remote messages (the MIDI device sends back a message to indicate current state). It is typical to set Local ON if you are using MIDI Strips to control a slave mixer. Set OFF if you are working with a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).

DAW Control driver for Mac computer - Download this driver from the Allen & Heath web site if you are working with a DAW running on an Apple Mac computer. This converts the MIDI strip messages to the popular HUI or Mackie Control protocols.

Note A driver is not available for Windows PC computers.

Template Show MIDI Strip defaults - The following default CC and Note on/off messages are assigned within the factory Template Shows for MIDI Strips 1-32 (hex values shown):

• Fader  = B1, 00, <VAR> to B1, 1F, <VAR>
• Rotary Gain  = B2, 00, <VAR> to B2, 1F, <VAR>
• Rotary Pan  = B2, 20, <VAR> to B2, 3F, <VAR>
• Rotary Custom 1  = B2, 40, <VAR> to B2, 5F, <VAR>
• Rotary Custom 2  = B2, 60, <VAR> to B2, 7F, <VAR>
• Mute key  = 91, 00, <VAR> to 91, 1F, <VAR>
• Mix key  = 91, 20, <VAR> to 91, 3F, <VAR>
• PAFL key  = 91, 40, <VAR> to 91, 5F, <VAR>

To reset MIDI Strips - Hold down the Reset key and then press the MIDI Strip Sel key. This does not change the assigned MIDI messages but will reset their values to all its switches off and fader to minimum position. You can restore the factory default MIDI messages by recalling Scene 498 in the Template Shows.

Refer to the Allen & Heath web site for the MIDI and TCP/IP protocols.