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Oberheim TEO-5 Editor

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Here is a basic editor for the TEO. Covers all the stuff that is under the hood. Built using CTRLR on a Mac running Catalina but should run on newer Macs as my other editors do. The PC Editor has been tested on Windows 7 and 10 TEO-5 Editor Mac Standalone TEO-5 Editor Mac AU plugin    TEO-5 Editor Mac VST Plugin TEO-5 Editor PC The stand alone editor should work on newer M1 macs but the plugins are not compatible. Latest news and info are in the comments section Mac - Main Window Matrix Editor Running on Windows 10 Setup  You will need to grant access in the Security and Privacy of System Preferences because I am not a registered Apple Developer Once the Editor is loaded set up your MIDI devices The editor uses NRPNs and Sysex to transmit and receive data so those these must be enabled in the TEO-5 Global Menu. Click on a Bank Number to load a bank. I have added a Load Speed box in the Bank Loading section as the Mac and PC handle the messages in the MIDI Buffer differently. A load sp

Roland RD88 Editor Panel

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This is a free stand alone editor built using CTRLR. Tested on Mac OSX 15 Catalina and Windows 7 and 10. Users tell me that my editors also run on later M1 Macs. Let me know in the comments if you can confirm this. Features: Fast recall of all Scene parameters including Common, Tones, Zones and effects Rename scenes - you still have to remember press "Write" to store on RD88 Handy buttons for creation of Splits and Layers Mute buttons for each Tone Over 3000 tones are accessible from the Tone Tabs Standalone versions for Mac and PC  Here's a link to the video demo. RD88 Editor Demo Download Links RD-88 Mac RD-88 AU Plugin  does not run in Logic 10.6 RD-88 VST Mac RD-88 PC RD88 editor running as AU component You can edit all the 90 MFX effects BUT I have only added the parameter names and ranges for the ones I use - about 10 effects. Sliders for each parameter are there when you recall an effect but many are just labelled Parameter # and the range is set to 0-127. It would

UB-Xa Editor V5

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UPDATE New File functions and Side Panel parameters Macro Controller I discovered the Atrophy Recall was a bit flaky so the Atrophy settings now load with the patch even if they are not stored in the patch. This keeps Atrophy settings  in sync with every patch. As I was sorting this out I thought it would be fun to add an Atrophy Macro Controller. All this does is let you edit a section or even all the parameters at once. The results are unpredictable so you can only use it when the Atrophy save location is set to Patch - that way you can't completely screw up your atrophy profile. I also added  additional file functions so you can now save and load Current Program. This lets you load UB-Xa patches from commercial developers like Ultimate Patches The final update is the Side Panel. These can be saved with the patch so when you load a Current Program the Side Panel will update too. Great for accessing the hidden features of the Performance LFO like tempo lock and key trig. This is t

CTRLR Panels Collection

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JU06A : RD-88 : SHO1A : Pro Solo MK3   TC M350 : UB-Xa : TEO-5 I thought it would be useful to create a single post for my CTRLR panels. There are  Mac and a PC versions: Mac Editors tested up to OS 15 Catalina - reports from users that it works on later Macs PC Editors tested and working on Windows 7  and 10 Mac AU component tested in Live 10 and Logic 10.6  Mac VST created in Reaper tested on Cubase AI 10.5 and Live 10 (Plugins are not compatible with later Macs) Installation Note : if you get the message that the app is from an unknown developer and can't be opened got the Security panel in System Preferences and grant access: Roland RD88 More Info Here RD-88 Mac RD-88 AU Plugin RD-88 VST Mac Note: AU does not work in Logic 10.6 but works in Live and Reaper RD-88 PC Roland SH-01A SH-01A Mac SH-01A AU Plug In SH-01A Mac VST SH-01A PC Roland JU06a More info here JU-06A Mac JU-06A AU Plugin JU06A Mac VST Note: AU will crash Logic 10.6 unless you can filter out Song Position Pointer

Behringer UB-Xa Editor

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UB-Xa Edit V2 - Released Update - new version is here  UB-Xa V5 Behringer have just released a firmware update V2.0 ( 000.003.117).  This includes new features which changes some of the Sysex Data. Latest version is 1.63and has a couple of important bug fixes that were affecting Local Control menu. This release has an updated Atrophy Page and code so Presets will recall stored Atrophy settings.  Right here is V2 for Mac only - tested on Catalina: UB-Xa Edit V2 The stand alone editor should work on newer M1 macs but the plugins are not compatible. UB-Xa Edit AU Component UB-Xa VST UB-Xa Stand alone for PC PC version has been created using Windows 7 Home running as a Virtual Machine on a Mac. Patch Editor Matrix Editor New Atrophy Page Windows Version Setup: The App is not signed so Mac Gatekeeper will probably throw up a dialog that this is from an unknown developer. Just load Security and Privacy from System Preferences and select Open Anyway. You only have to this on first run. From t

MIDI Drawbars - based on D9U

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 When Guido Scognamiglio (Zioguido, GSi) released the D9U drawbard kit on GM-Lab I ordered the kit and built it. It was my first experience of the programming an Arduino Pro Micro and thanks to his excellent code I was able to modify and improve the unit. I then went on to build many projects based on the Pro Micro. GM-LAB I sold the D9U then picked up a set of old Hammond MIDI drawbars so I was able to build a unit based on Guido's design. One thing I didn't like about the D9U was the tiny micro switch at the back of the unit. This was used to switch between 2 sets of drawbars. I realised that it would be easy to use a rotary switch instead and then change the code to allow the adjustment of 4 sets of drawbars. Th CCs for the drawbars are stored in an array: int CCMap[4][9] = { { 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20},  // Upper B { 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 },  //  Upper A { 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 },  // Lower B { 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 ,58 } , // Lo

Keydown weights Nord etc.

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The Nord Electro 6D has a Fatar TP/80 keybed which is the same as organs like the Mojo 61. However, I was surprised at how stiff the action was. I ended up swapping the key springs with an M-Audio Keystation 61-ES. I think this might use the Fatar TP/9 synth keybed.  That reduced the Keydown by 10g - not huge but it feels a lot better for smears etc. The Prophet 6 uses a variant of the TP/9 There has been much interest in the UB-Xa and some people are unhappy with the lightness of the keyboard so here are my unscientific results: Model No 1ps 3.56g Weight in grams needed to move key from rest White Key Length mm C-C 1 octave mm Nord E6D 15p 53 To the LH edge of the C key Prophet 6 14p 49 136 164 UB-Xa 8p 29 136 164 Behringer Odyssey 6p 21 138 164 So the Electro  with  new springs is very close to the Prophet 6 but the UB-Xa is 20g lighter than the P6. It would definitely be worth replacing the springs if they are the same size as Fatars. They are easy to replace - just carefully lift t