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Here are a few tips for using LinnStrument in new ways, that newer LinnStrument owners may not be aware of:
Front/Rear Keyboard Split
LinnStrument's Split keyboard mode is always side-by-side. But what if you want a front/rear split? To do this, use a single split across the entire playing surface, but set MIDI Mode to Channel Per Row, which sends each row over a unique MIDI channel, by default on channels 1 through 8 for rows 1 (front) through 8 (rear). Then in your DAW, set up one track to receive on channels 1 through 4 for the front split, and another track set to receive on channels 5 through 8 for the upper split and having a different sound.
Multiple Low Rows
LinnStrument's Low Row feature repurposes the frontmost row as a control strip for sending MIDI Control Change or Pitch Bend messages. But what if you want more than one such control strip? For example, let's say you'd like to use row 2 (second from the front) as a second control strip. To do this, set up LinnStrument as described above for "Front/Rear Keyboard Split". and turn on the Low Row feature, assigning it to your preference. Then in your DAW, set your track to receive only channels 3 through 8 (from notes played on rows 3 through 8, counting from 1 at front). Then also set up your DAW to receive Pitch Bend messages sent on MIDI channel 2 (row 2) only for control purposes. The sent Pitch Bend messages (for left/right movement) can be used a a global pitch bend strip, or you can reassign them in your DAW to Control Change messages to globally control any other parameter.
Tune LinnStrument's row however you want, like guitar strings
By default, LinnStrument's rows are offset in pitch by a musical fourth interval, like a bass guitar or the lower four strings or a guitar. But did you know that you can tune them however you wish, for example like open guitar tunings? To learn how, open my site's Panel Settings page, select the Global Setting tab, and search for "Independent Row Tunings".
Want 8 Control Change switches?
LinnStrument's SWITCH1 or SWITCH2 buttons can be set to send Control Change messages, for example to toggle a synth function on or off. But what if you want more than two such CC switches?
To do that, you can set LinnStrument's rightmost column to act as 8 CC toggle switches. In Per-Split Settings, select the Right Split and in the SPECIAL column, turn on CC FADERS. Then exit Per-Split Settings, turn SPLIT on, and set the right split to only one column wide. (Hold SPLIT while dragging your finger all the way to the right side of the playing surface.) Now pressing any of the pads in the rightmost column will toggle between sending a CC value of 127 (light on) and 0 (light off). By default, rows 1 through 8 send CC's 1 through 8, but you can reassign each pad to any CC number by holding CC FADERS in Per-Split Settings, as explained in the Panel Settings page.
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