MIDI volume control on electro 6D

[gfullick]

Hi everyone
I am currently using an Electro 6D as my top keyboard, and often use it to play soft synths and sampled instruments (basically as a controller). I have noticed that the volume control does not change the volume of any soft synths that I use. This was not the case on the previous controller that I used, which had a volume control that allowed quick changes in volume from the board. Has anyone got any idea why this is the case? I have it connected by USB midi exactly as the other controller was, and everything else works the same except for the volume.

I am using Camelot Pro full version on iOS as my controller software.
Any help greatly appreciated.

Graeme

[cgrafx]

1. the Electro 6D is NOT a general MIDI controller
2. I presume you are talking about the master volume control. That master volume is NOT a MIDI control it is a master volume for the keyboard only. It does not accept or send MIDI input or output.

[gfullick]

Maybe, it's an option for you to use Sample Synth Level (CC#43) for that - you'ld need to map that in your software to the right CC.

You may also add a control pedal for that - but I'm not sure how this works. There are CC#11 (Expression), CC#46 (Synth Ctrl Pedal), CC#48 (Organ Ctrl Pedal), CC#50 (Piano Ctrl Pedal) and CC#85 (Effect 1 Ctrl Pedal) - probably it's the first one the pedal values are sent on. Unfortunately, that pedal may have multiple tasks - not only volume.

[cgrafx]

Possible solutions
1. I do believe the individual section volumes are Midi functional (organ/synth/piano section volume knobs). I don't know what MIDI values they output but its easy to attach the Nord to a computer running a midi monitor and see what CC# number they control and you could map those.

2. As FZiegler has suggested, you could map the volume or expression pedal MIDI control.

[gfullick]

Thanks everyone. This is what I expected. I am using an expression pedal to change the sound of my soft synths, so the solution will have to be a volume pedal or move the mixer much closer.
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