mzx500 16pad mz-x500

[Cosimo]

 Hello from Cosimo. The mz-x 500 can transmit midi note to an external midi software (pc) or hardware if one of its 16 paddles is pressed ?. How to do it? Thank you

[Rick Stirling]

15 minutes ago, Cosimo said:

 Hello from Cosimo. The mz-x 500 can transmit midi note to an external midi software (pc) or hardware if one of its 16 paddles is pressed ?. How to do it? Thank you

From a previous answer I posted:

The answer is 'yes & no' ... The PADs do not send a midi control message, they will send the note on and note off messages for the programmed data they contain. If you could trigger a remote device by a note on-note off signal then you could use the PADs for remote trigger.

 

Here's an example of what you get on MIDI Out when pressing a PAD ...

 

 TIMESTAMP IN PORT STATUS DATA1 DATA2 CHAN NOTE EVENT               
 0003F0C8    1   --     91    42    5E    2  F# 4 Note On               
 0003F113     1  --     80    42    71    2  F# 4 Note Off 

Brad Saucier posted this:

Yes they can be used as MIDI controllers for just about anything you can think of.  Rick is incorrect in regards to pads only sending note ON OFF messages.  In addition to note data, pads can send a wide range of CC messages, you just need to assign a phrase to that pad that contains control change messages.  Only certain preset phrases contain CC messages, but you can record your own phrases with CC messages, even pitch bend.  For example, you can assign knob 1 to filter cutoff, start recording a phrase, turn the knob and it will record the cutoff messages generated by the knob.   Set that pad phrase to playback on part A-1, hit the pad and you'll get a MIDI output of the filter movement you recorded over channel 1.  Carter wants a specific note from a drum kit on an external device.  Again, simply record a phrase with that note and set the pad to play on part A-1.  It will trigger that note on MIDI channel 1.