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As has been already mentioned volume/CC7, expression/CC11 and pan/CC10 are standard. Also standard on most synths, both hard and soft, are reverb/CC91, chorus/CC93, breath/CC2 and sustain/CC64. They’re may be others as I’m not at my music computer and my memory isn’t what is used to be!



I'm starting to get the picture a bit MarioD. The standard codes are implemented on all synths. Others are specific. Somehow I thought all defined codes were universal in the GM spec and that NRPN codes were synth specific.

So, good to know BEFORE I stick a bunch of control codes into a track and then change synth. My intent was to add some bends etc. to a guitar track while playing through the Ketron (to hear it) and then change to the sfz VST to use the much better sound fonts. Now I better check what sfz (and the soundfonts) support before jumping in.

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Your synth(s) will have a midi implementation chart with it.



Right. Definately a must do. Unfortunately most free soundfonts don't detail what samples are available and I don't yet fully understand the relationship between sfz and the soundfonts. I'll have to just experiment in this area.

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The bottom line is that you have to know what CC numbers control on your synth then assign those numbers to your controller. It’s really not a complicated as it sounds. Your manuals are your friends.


The way the PCR M-80 manual is written I'm not so sure it's anyones friend. I have to read it with google open to find definitions of every second word. lol

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