Hi,
Is there a way to set up (using the cc learn button) a MIDI CC from my DAW to load a specific bank and patch (or even just a patch within the current bank). I have attempted to do this, but I cannot convince the Arp CC learn feature to capture the 'load' button press. I may be doing something wrong. It would not be the first time!|
Best regards & happy jamming! 😀
Joe
ARP doesn't support patch changes through assignable CC, if afraid.
However, you can use MIDI Program Change messages to change bank and patch. These are fixed messages and in line with the MIDI standard.
Take a look at the User Manual, page 47. https://midicake.com/manuals
This will achieve what you want, but requires the correct meesage numbers to be sent, so requires the setup to be done on the sending MIDI Device.
Thinking on possible future changes... Making the LOAD button CC Assignable could be dangerous because it's also the reset button :) I'd have to be very careful. Also, bank and patch change are two separate messages. A single cc value could only select the first 128 of ARP's 192 possible patches. It's not straightforward, hence our decision to use the MIDI standard approach.
I hope that makes sense.