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Hello,

I've read the other two earlier posts about this controller and MIDI, but I have yet to find some answers about setting it up to be controlled by a midi controller. I've tried a couple different midi controllers, but I am not having much luck triggering the channels. I've set the CYBER PAK according the manual, but for some reason the notes I am sending are not triggering.

I have tried a KORG padKONTROL and microKORG, as well as a UC-33 u-control slider box.

Ultimately I'd like it to receive midi from Ableton.

Thanks in advance !

Bryce
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Unfortunately the Midi discussion and implementation chart in the Operation Guide are a hopeless translation of a Chinese engineer's explanation of communication protocol between a midi controller and the cyber pak, it is of no use to a user.

I'd suggest the following:
>Plug a light into each of the four outlets.
>Power up the Cyber Pak and the microKORG.
>Connect the microKORG midi out to the the midi in of the Cyber Pak
>Make sure the Cyber Pak is receiving on the same midi channel as your microKORG is broadcasting.
>Repeatedly press the Octave Down button on the microKORG until you've set it to the lowest octave it's got (hopefully where the bottom note is C-1).
>Press all the keys on the microKORG, and see if the lights respond. If they do, then you will have to figure out on your own what each note turns on and whether velocity influences the brightness. Hopefully one key will act as a toggle (turning a light on and off with alternate pressing of a note - but maybe one note turns it on and a different note turns it off (who knows?).
>If nothing happens when you press a note, click the octave up button once and try again.
>If still nothing happens, repeat the process until the microKORG is playing the highest note it's got.
>If it still doesn't respond, return Cyber Pak for a full refund.

BTW: There are dmx controllers that actually have decipherable manuals and respond to midi notes. The Magic 260 is an example. If you have incandescent lights, you may want to hang onto the Cyber Pak to control them (using DMX, not midi).
Thanks Hobson ..

I made a little headway just sending MIDI directly from Ableton through my MOTU traveler. I just tried a bunch of different notes and found ones that work. I may take an hour and map out the real midi notes for the unit for future reference for others.

What I can't figure out is why I can send notes from ableton to the cyber pak to trigger the lights, but the same notes sent via padKontrol don't engage the cyber pak ... i will do some more playing around tonite.

What is promising and may answer some questions others may have, is that the channels are velocity sensitive, which looks amazing with incandescents.

Thanks again for your help!

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