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diff --git a/backends/jack.md b/backends/jack.md index b6ff5a9..3d426f3 100644 --- a/backends/jack.md +++ b/backends/jack.md @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ transport of control data via either JACK midi ports or control voltage (CV) inp |---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| | `name` | `Controller` | `MIDIMonster` | Client name for the JACK connection | | `server` | `jackserver` | `default` | JACK server identifier to connect to | +| `epn-tx` | `short` | `full` | Configure whether to clear the active parameter number after transmitting a MIDI `nrpn` or `rpn` parameter. | Channels (corresponding to JACK ports) need to be configured with their type and, if applicable, value limits. To configure a port, specify it in the instance configuration using the following syntax: @@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ The following values are recognized for `type`: * `pressure` - Note pressure/aftertouch messages * `aftertouch` - Channel-wide aftertouch messages * `pitch` - Channel pitchbend messages +* `rpn` - Registered parameter numbers (14-bit extension) +* `nrpn` - Non-registered parameter numbers (14-bit extension) The `pitch` and `aftertouch` events are channel-wide, thus they can be specified as `channel<channel>.<type>`. @@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ Example mappings: ``` jack1.cv_in > jack1.midi_out.ch0.note3 jack1.midi_in.ch0.pitch > jack1.cv_out +jack2.midi_in.ch0.nrpn900 > jack1.midi_out.ch1.rpn1 ``` The MIDI subchannel syntax is intentionally kept compatible to the different MIDI backends also supported @@ -79,6 +83,9 @@ by the MIDIMonster #### Known bugs / problems +Extended parameter numbers (`rpn` and `nrpn` control types) can currently only be transmitted, not properly +received as such. Support for this functionality is planned. + While JACK has rudimentary capabilities for transporting OSC messages, configuring and parsing such channels with this backend would take a great amount of dedicated syntax & code. CV ports can provide fine-grained single control channels as an alternative to MIDI. This feature may be implemented at some point in the future. |