GEAR
• 1 PHOTON servers connected on a dedicated network.
• A MIDI Controller (the AKAI MPD24 is used in this example).
1. Add a MIDI Controller
I/O Manager
- Select the MIDI tab.
- Select an empty slot from the Active Devices list.
- Select a device from the Available Devices list to assign it.
- Enable the [Show midi messages] button.
- Validate the MIDI Controller assignation by watching the incoming MIDI messages.
2. Bind a Physical Slider to PHOTON
Mapping Manager
- Open the Mapping Manager module. Select {System > Mapping Manager} or press [Alt+N].
- Activate the [Control Learning] toggle. (The UI will be tinted in red as long as Control Learning is enabled.)
- Navigate back to the Output Control module and select the Master Contrast slider.
- Assign the Master Contrast slider to the MIDI controller by moving one of its sliders.
- Deactivate the [Control Learning] toggle.
- Validate the slider assignation by watching its the repercussion in the UI.