Evolution U-Control UC-33 Assembly instructions

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In the UC-33 Advanced Guide we have made the assumption that you have been
through the UC-33 Getting Started Guide which should have been supplied in printed
form with your UC-33. If you do not have this guide, please contact your local distribu-
tor or download it from our website www.evolution.co.uk
The Getting Started Guide should insure that you are now familiar with the basic op-
eration of the UC-33 so that we now can focus on more in-depth features.
First however, we need to explain some terminology we use throughout the guide.
Edit Mode:
Edit Mode describes the short period after a function button has been pressed during
which the parameters of that function can be altered. The numeric keypad can be
used to alter a parameter during this time. No data is sent out of the UC-33 when it is
in Edit mode except for program and bank changes. LCD symbols shown in Edit mode
will flash to show you that a particular parameter can be edited. If a number is part
entered, and a new controller turned, that number will become the relevant parameter
number for the new controller and the 3 second editing period will re-trigger.
Default mode :
Default Mode describes the state of the UC-33, when no function buttons have been
pressed within the last 3 seconds. In Default mode, the LCD will show the controller
symbol, and the 2 digit display will show the last selected controller. The 3 digits
display the currently assigned MIDI CC number.
About The Advanced Guide
Terminology

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“On The Fly”
Operations

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You can at any one time send out a program change message to you sound card, sound
module, instrument or whatever other device will receive this standard MIDI message.
The program change will be sent on the global MIDI channel.
1. Press the PROGRAM button.
2. Type in the program number you wish to send, using the numerical keypad
or the +/-keys.
Example: The LCD display the PROG symbol in the left hand corner
Indicating that the PROGRAM button has been pressed. The program
value sent is 00 and its sent on the global MIDI channel 01.
You can also program the assignable buttons to send out fixed program messages to
individual MIDI channels. For further information regarding this method, please go to
pages 5 to 9.
Global MIDI channel: For more information, please go to page 10.
If your receiving device has more than 128 presets, you may be able to access the
additional banks by sending out bank change LSM and MSB messages.
1. Press the DATA LSB or DATA MSB button.
2. Type in the bank number you wish to send, using the numerical keypad or
the +/-keys.
Please check the documentation for your receiving device to ensure that it will respond
to these messages. For more information about LSB and MSB, please see the chapter
“Program and Bank Changes Explained” on page 17 in this manual.
Press the +/-buttons together to send a SNAP SHOT of the
current UC-33 controller assignments and their values.
When you send a snapshot, the LCD will display the SNAPSHOT symbol.
The data for an individual controller will be sent on which ever channel that
controller has been assigned to.
Snap Shot is one way of synchronizing the receiving device with the UC-33
and can be used as a creative tool, with interesting and surprising results.
The data sent when SNAP SHOT is pressed, can be viewed in your sequencers list
editor. Set your sequencer to record and press SNAP SHOT. Then open the list editor
and ensure its set to display controller data.
Sending Program Changes On The Fly
Sending Bank Changes On The Fly
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To Mute all faders and rotary controllers, press the CTRL MUTE buttons.
This allows you to alter the position of the controller without affecting the settings of your
software. CTRL MUTE does not affect buttons, and as soon as an assignable button or
a function key is pressed, the controllers are turned back on. Alternatively, you can
press the CTRL MUTE buttons again to turn the controllers back on.
When you first press the CTR MUTE buttons, you will see the LCD display 'OFF'. Chang-
ing the position of a controller with controller mute engaged, the LCD will always display
OFF to indicate no data is being sent out by the UC-33. To cancel the controller mute
function, simply press a function key (or keys) or one of the assignable buttons.
This is a very useful feature if you are switching between presets on the UC-33 with the
controllers out of position. You will be able to move the controller to a position relative to
the software's controller value, rather than causing the software's controller value to
jump.
You can also use this feature for creative mixing and interesting DJ type control. If for
instance you use the UC-33 as a conventional volume mixer, try engaging the controller
mute function, change the volume up or down of various channels and press the SNAP
SHOT buttons. This form of mixing is very dynamic and can not be done using a
conventional mixer.
Pressing the CHANNEL and RECALL Buttons engages DRAW BAR mode. In DRAW
BAR mode, the sliders of the UC-33 will be reversed–such that 0 is at the top, while 127
is at the bottom.
To engage DRAW BAR mode, press the two buttons labelled
CHANNEL and RECALL.
When DRAW BAR mode is engaged, the LCD display indicates this by displaying the
FADER symbol. Press the CHANNEL and RECALL buttons to disengage DRAW BAR
mode. DRAW BAR MODE is meant for use with Hammond organ type synths that have
draw bars. Try this mode out with the Native Instruments B4 (demo version included on
the CD-ROM).
Muting All Controllers
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Programming
&
Editing
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Each of the UC-33’s 47 controllers can send MIDI cc, RPN/NRPN, GM 1&2 SysEx and
even be assigned to individual MIDI channels.
MIDI cc (continuous controller) numbers are part of the standard MIDI specifications and
are typically used to control the real-time changing of parameters in musical equipment.
For a complete list of standard MIDI controller numbers from 0 to 131, please see
Appendix E on page 29.
Any of the 47 real-time controllers on the UC-33 can be assigned to a MIDI cc
number however the 14 assignable buttons have slightly different options from the 9
faders or 24 rotary controllers.
The following 2 charts show all the transmit messages you can program for each
of the 33 fader/controllers and 14 assignable MIDI buttons respectively. We show you this
already at this stage, so you can follow the principle of programming the UC-33 controllers
in the following instructions and examples.
Please pay extra attention to the differences between how you program the faders or
controllers and how you program the buttons.
Introduction To UC-33 Programming Options
ASSIGN Description Data Lsb
(PressTwice) Data Msb (PressTwice)
0-119 Standard MIDI CC's --
120-127 Channel Mode Messages --
128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity --
129 Channel Fine Tune --
130 Channel Coarse Tune --
131 Channel Pressure --
132 RPN coarse RPN LSB RPN MSB
133 RPN fine RPN LSB RPN MSB
134 NRPN coarse NRPN LSB NRPN MSB
135 NRPN fine NRPN LSB NRPN MSB
136 Master Volume GM* Volume LSB Volume MSB
137 Master Pan* Pan LSB Pan MSB
138 Master Coarse Tune* Tuning LSB Tuning MSB
139 Master Fine Tune* Tuning LSB Tuning MSB
140 Chorus Mod rate** Mod rate -
141 Chorus Mod Depth** Mod depth -
142 Feedback** Feedback level -
143 Send to Reverb** Reverb send level -
144 Pitch Bend Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB
255 Controller Off**** --
Faders & Controllers Faders & Controllers
*General MIDI SysEx messages-for details please see pages 8 & 18.
** General MIDI 2 SysEx messages
*** MMC Sysex messages, for details please see page 11.
**** This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad. Type in

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ASSIGN Description Program
(PressTwice) Bank LSB (Press Twice) Data Msb (Press Twice)
0-119 Standard MIDI CC's -Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 1
120-127 Channel Mode Messages-Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 1
128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity -Sensitivity value -
129 Channel Fine Tune -Tuning amount -
130 Channel Coarse Tune -Tuning amount -
131 Channel Pressure -Pressure amount -
132 RPN Coarse Value RPN LSB RPN MSB
133 RPN Fine Value RPN LSB RPN MSB
134 NRPN Coarse Value NRPN LSB NRPN MSB
135 NRPN Fine Value NRPN LSB NRPN MSB
136 Master Volume* -Volume LSB Volume MSB
137 Master Pan* -Pan LSB Pan MSB
138 Master Coarse Tune* -Tuning LSB Tuning MSB
139 Master Fine Tune* -Tuning LSB Tuning MSB
140 Chorus Mod rate** -Mod rate -
141 Chorus Mod Depth** -Mod depth -
142 Feedback** -Feedback level -
143 Send to Reverb** -Reverb send level -
144 Pitch Bend -Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB
145 Program/Bank Preset Program Bank LSB Bank MSB
146 MIDI CC (on/off) MIDI CC Button release valueButton press value
147 Note (on/off) Note Velocity off Velocity on
148 Note (on/off toggle) Note Velocity off Velocity on
149 MMC Command*** -Command select. -
150 Reverb type ** -Type -
151 Reverb time ** -Time -
152 Chorus type ** -Type -
255 Controller Off**** ---
Assignable MIDI Buttons
Selecting A Controller For Editing
Before you can assign a MIDI cc to one of the UC-33’s controllers, you will need to select
it for editing. There are 2 methods for doing this:
1. Press CONTROL SELECT. The LCD will display the CONTROLLER symbol.
The symbol will be flashing to indicate the controller settings can be altered. The
3-digit display will show the number of the currently selected controller, proceeded
by a 'C', or an 'F' if the controller is a fader.
2. Type in the number of the controller using the numeric keypad, or the +/-
buttons.
or
Move a fader/rotary controller.
Simply moving a fader/rotary controller will make it the currently selected
controller, ready for editing.
You can also select any of the 4 assignable buttons labelled with the transport bar icons
by simply pressing them. It is however not possible to select any of the 10 numerical
buttons by pressing them, since during edit mode, they are used to enter numerical
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Once the controller you want to edit has been selected, you can change the assigned
MIDI cc number in the following way:
1. Press ASSIGN. The LCD will flash the CC symbol.
The 3 digit display will indicate the currently assigned MIDI cc number.
2. Type in a new MIDI cc value using the numeric keypad or '+' and '-' buttons.
The MIDI controller number you select will be assigned to the currently selected
controller, shown by the number on the small, 2-digit display.
Example: After pressing ASSIGN, the display shows the
cc symbol and in this case displays that currently the MIDI cc 07 is
assigned to fader/rotary controller number 33.
1. Select the controller you want to edit as described earlier.
2. Press CHANNEL.
The LCD will display the CHAN symbol and the 3-digit display will show the
current channel assignment of the selected controller, preceded by a 'c'. The
small 2-digit display will show the currently selected controller for assignment.
3. Type the MIDI channel number (01-16) you want the controller to send to,
using the numeric keypad or the +/-keys.
If the controller is assigned to channel 00, it will transmit on the global channel.
The UC-33’s global MIDI channel affects only the controllers that have the individual
MIDI channel assigned to value 00, as described in the previous section.
Here is how you change the global MIDI channel:
1. Press GLOBAL CHANNEL (ASSIGN and CHANNEL together).
The LCD will display the KEYBOARD and CHAN symbol. The 3-digit display will
show the currently selected global channel, preceded by a 'c'.
2. Type in the MIDI channel number (01-16) using the numeric keypad or
the +/-keys.
Example: MIDI channel 01 is assigned as global MIDI channel.
Using a combination of global MIDI channel and individually assigned MIDI channels can
be a great way of navigating through your system. With multitimbral instruments such as
Reason, it can be easier to just change the global MIDI channel on the UC-33 in order to
jump to the next device, rather than operating the software.
Assigning An Individual MIDI Channel
Changing The Global MIDI Channel
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The 14 assignable buttons can each be assigned to toggle between two values. You
may for instance want to send out value 15 when you first press the button followed by
value 74 when you press the button for a second time. This is how you do it:
1. Press the Function button labelled DATA MSB 2 times.
2. Type in 15 using the numerical keypad or the +/-keys.
3. Press the Function button labelled DATA LSB 2 times.
4. Type in 74 using the numerical keypad or the +/-keys.
If you want the button to send the same value every time you press it, simply type in the
same value both times.
As already described, the standard MIDI controller numbers range from 0 to 131. We
have extended the list of MIDI cc's that can be assigned to the controllers of the UC-33
to include RPN/NRPN, MMC and General MIDI 1&2 SysEx messages.
These advanced messages are as easy to program as a regular MIDI cc instruction by
entering values 132 to 152 when programming MIDI cc’s. The charts on page 8 and 9
(or Appendix B) show you what number correspond to each message
To program the values required for these advanced messages, the UC-33 requires you
to press the PROGRAM, DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons twice respectively.
Pressing only once will send the program and bank change instructions “on the fly” as
described earlier.
Lets look at a couple of examples to see how this works. Please refer to the chart in
Appendix B so you get to grips with the principle:
1. Select the button you want to control the MMC message.
2. Press “ASSIGN” on the UC-33.
3. Type in “149” using the numerical keypad.
This is the number that correspond to the MMC instruction, as per the chart on
page 8 and 9.
4. Press “Channel” once.
5. Type in “127”, using the numerical keypad.
This ensures that the message is set to all device ID numbers. For more
information about this, please read “About SysEx Messages & Device ID”
on page 13.
4. Press the “DATA LSB” button twice.
5. Enter a number from the chart on the next page to select the MMC
message you want:
Setting Toggle Values For The Buttons
RPN/NRPN, GM 1+2 SysEx & Other Messages
Assigning MMC Control To A Button