Electro 5 ignores CC #11 ( expression ) on midi in

[Gospelkeys]

Hi All

Maybe this has been covered before, but it appears that the Electro 5 does not recognize CC 11 on midi input.

It does recognize other CCs including sustain ( 64 ) and volume ( 7 ).

I am pretty sure I have it configured correctly in midi config.

Anyone know why this is? Is it a bug? Can't find anything about it in the manual.

[pablomastodon]

The Midi Controller chart at the rear of the manual lists cc11. What midi settings are you using? What device are you using to transmit cc#11?

Bless,

Pablo

[Arjan P]

Also, are you playing a program that is sensitive to cc11?

[Gospelkeys]

Hello

I have a B3 patch on the Electro. I am using a controller keyboard that transmits CC#11 with the pedal on channel 1 ( I verified with a midi monitor ).

If I switch the pedal to transmit CC#7 to the Electro - the volume changes as it should. But if I transmit CC#11 it is ignored. Sustain ( CC#64 ) also works fine. If I plug the expression pedal in to the back of the Electro it works fine. So it appears CC#11 is not recognized for midi in even though the manual says it is. The electro does transmit CC#11 with the expression pedal.

The midi settings I have - global channel set to 1 - upper and lower set to channel 1 - split set to channel 1.

Can someone try to duplicate this? Looks like a bug to me.

Thanks

[Gospelkeys]

Quick update on this. The expression midi input is recognized for effects. So for a clav patch - if I use the wah effect, the CC#11 is works for that. Or if I used a piano patch and enable the CTRL pedal input - the volume changes as it should. It appears to be just the organ that ignores the CC#11.

[Gospelkeys]

Final update. I solved this problem. Took some digging as it is not in the Electro 5 documentation. I looked in the Stage 2 manual and found that the organ in NS2 uses CC#4 as organ swell - not CC#11. CC#4 is Electro 5 B3 model uses as well. CC#11 is ignored. This is missing from the Electro 5 doc - would be good to have it added to the midi implementation chart.

I switched the controller pedal to use CC#4 and it now works as expected.

Thanks

[mon8169]

I had a similar problem with a Nord Stage.

Do you have a "Control Pedal Use as Swell" option in the Electro? If yes, try to set it to NO.

Ramon