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  • 1. Add a MIDI Controller
  • 2. Bind a Physical Slider to PHOTON

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Map a MIDI Slider in Photon

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Gear

  • 1 PHOTON servers connected on a dedicated network.

  • A MIDI Controller (the AKAI MPD24 is used in this example).

1. Add a MIDI Controller

OPEN THE I/O MANAGER MODULE

Select {System > I/O Manager} or press [Alt+I].

  1. Select the MIDI tab.

  2. Select an empty slot from the Active Devices list.

  3. Select a device from the Available Devices list to assign it.

  4. Enable the [Show midi messages] button.

  5. Validate the MIDI Controller assignation by watching the incoming MIDI messages.

2. Bind a Physical Slider to PHOTON

OPEN THE OUTPUT CONTROL TOOL

Select {System > Tools > Output Control} or press [Alt+O].

OPEN THE MAPPING MANAGER MODULE

Select {System > Mapping Manager} or press [Alt+N].

  1. Activate the [Control Learning] toggle. (The UI will be tinted in red as long as Control Learning is enabled.)

  2. Navigate back to the Output Control module and select the Master Contrast slider.

  3. Assign the Master Contrast slider to the MIDI controller by moving one of its sliders.

  4. Deactivate the [Control Learning] toggle.

  5. Validate the slider assignation by watching its the repercussion in the UI.

I/O Manager
Mapping Manager
Output Control
Network Monitor
I/O Manager: Add a MIDI Controller
Mapping Manager: Bind a Physical Slider to PHOTON