@jcfitn said in How about a Sylphyo update now?:

I like to use Roll to chage the fine tune, but if is not in a smaller range is less interesting. And in absolute with 360º of range is not sensitive enough.

Yes. Similar problem here:

I like to map Roll CC to Pitchbend (unfortunately not directly available in the Sylphyo yet). In normal mode there is a hysteresis in the neutral position, a kind of "platform", where values do not change. This is basically good, but you cannot pitch smoothly across the neutral position. Absolute mode would be the method of choice, but here your Roll range is 90° left/right, which is hardly playable.

One could say "scale the absolute Roll CC to the range you want", but not everyone in every setup can process 14Bit pitchbend coming from the Sylphyo. If you are bound to 7Bit pitchbend, you would upscale less than a quarter of the 0-127 full range and this leads to audible steps.

I think high-resolution sensor output should be scaled in the instrument, while full sensor data are available, not after MIDI translation.

@jcfitn said in How about a Sylphyo update now?:

An option to limit the "roulis" absolute angle (like we can do in Elevation)

My Sylphyo cannot set an angle range in absolute Elevation.
But you are right, setting a +/– range in absolute mode is important and I miss that. Best would be for all three: Roll, Elevation, Compass.

Sorry for slow thinking ...

An additional CC as indicator for the Roll direction left/right is not the best idea. Selectable CCs for left/right would be the way to go. Set them to the same value: play as usual. Set them different: You get one for Roll left and one for Roll right. Same for Compass.

Same for Compass.
(Why not ...)

Currently:

Normal Roll
Left 0-127, Right 0-127. Full range at both sides, but no side indication. We cannot send this to different targets based on roll direction.

Bidirectional Roll
This we can send to different targets. Left 0-63, Right 65-127. But we have only half the MIDI resolution. Can sound stepped, depending on the controlled instrument parameter. Unusable for greater pitchbend ranges since most instruments support 7Bit pitchbend only.

Absolute Roll
In normal and bidirectional mode we have a "platform" between left and right roll output (= hysteresis = good). But you do not always want that. We could switch to "absolute" Roll to get smoother output across the middle position, but in absolute mode the movement range goes nearly to 90° left and right, which is impractical. MIDI goes 0-127, so scaling this output to a usable movement range and mapping it to left/right in software leaves us at about 20% of the MIDI resolution.

What I want:

Normal Roll
An additional CC output that tells the Roll direction.

Absolute Roll
Scalable movement range in degrees like in normal and bidirectional modes.

Sure.
USB to Computer.
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The Link Box has the same synth as the Sylphyo. You need the Link only if you want to go wireless and/or for direct MIDI I/O via DIN jacks.

The Sylphyo currently maps CCs 0-119. This can be a problem if you play directly to a synth that is hardwired to a bunch of CCs. Those are often in the lower range.

An example:
I play to a Blofeld which has these unused CCs:
3 6 8 9 11 63 119 124 125 126 127
And I play to a Typhon with these unused CCs:
10 32 and 99-127
Unused in both synths: 124 125 126 127

At the moment I cannot play directly (DIN MIDI) to the synths because the default Movement CCs of the Sylphyo modulate a lot of parameters automatically, which is undesirable. I would need to change the Sylphyo configuration for each particular synth preset.

For the example above, Movement mappings of CCs 124-127 would do the job and won't interfere with a synth. MIDI hardware mapping boxes are expensive and have usually only one output. So I ask for Sylphyo mapping possibility covering the full 1-127 range.

What is the Blofeld setup to play smoothly with a Sylphyo? Nothing special, just a basic setting.

In the Blofeld I tried to route CC2 to several "… Level" parameters and/or "Volume". I am not really happy but I have to admit that I don't fully understand the numeric factor between source and target.

Any hints?

Velocity should be on a very small value on the Sylphyo.

Of course not every preset will work the same with CC2, I just need a starting point. Currently searching for sounds in the factory presets, maybe you play one of these:
C 87 Mellow Tron
D 11 Patagonia
D 13 RoundTheHorn
D 65 Bach Whistler
F 38 Jazz Creeper
F 39 LA-Pipe
G 35 Poly Flute

• MIDI Mapping
     Btm. slider ctrl. "AT"
• Slider
     Btm. edge "Ctrl."

Does not work, AT is not sent.

In the Slider Btm. edge submenu we can select CC and Pitchbend, they work. I guess AT is filtered out?

I also tried "Nothing" in the Slider Btm. edge submenu just to see if AT goes through because it is already set in the Mapping menu. But no, nothing is nothing.

So far I see, the Link box does not react to CC 123 0 (all notes off).
Not even a Program Change stops a held note. Had to remove power.

I think the Link should react to CC 123.
Or at least kill notes when the program gets changed.