Setting up knob macros

This walkthrough configures a Control Change macro on knob 1, macro row 0. The same navigation applies to every macro mode — only the parameter grid changes after you pick a mode.

1. Select a knob on Perform

Turn a panel knob so Perform shows the knob you want to configure. To pick by name without moving the physical control, Press Back (short) Back opens the Knobs Grid; encoder highlights a name; Press Select (short) Select confirms it.

The encoder on Perform does not walk knobs or open the grid.

2. Enter edit mode

Hold Select (long press) Long-press Select to open edit mode. Macro rows 0–3 appear on the left with four-corner marks around the whole row.

3. Choose a macro row

Turn the encoder Turn the encoder to move the selector. Edit mode opens on macro row 0. One step up is BPM; two is the knob name. Macros follow BPM in order 0–3.

4. Open the macro grid

Press Select (short) Press Select again to open that macro’s parameter grid.

5. Set the mode and parameters

Step	Action
Mode	Turn the encoder Turn encoder to pick CC, Device parameter, S32 LFO, SysEx, etc. Each mode has its own reference page.
Minimum / Maximum	Endpoints mapped to knob travel.
MSB / LSB / Channel	MIDI addressing (mode-specific).
Outputs	USB and DIN port mask for MIDI modes.
Invert	Reverse knob direction when needed.
Pickup	Soft takeover on/off — see Pickup mode below. Default False.

Example: CC mode with MSB 74 (filter cutoff), channel 1, outputs USB + Out 1.

Dialing wide value ranges

Value editing follows how fast you turn. A slow, deliberate turn always moves one unit, so you can land on an exact number. Turning faster takes bigger steps, scaled to the parameter's range — a high-resolution Minimum / Maximum (0–16383 on CC14, NRPN, RPN, pitch bend, SysEx) crosses in about a hundred clicks instead of thousands, while 7-bit and short list values stay fine-grained. Sweep quickly to get close, then slow down to fine-tune.

Pickup mode

Pickup mode stops a sudden value jump when your physical knob does not match what the project expects — for example after loading a project or recalling a snapshot.

Turn it on

1. Open the macro grid for that row (steps 1–4 above).
2. Turn the encoder Scroll to the last row — Pickup.
3. Set it to True.

Pickup is off by default. It is only shown for modes where soft takeover makes sense (CC, program change, channel aftertouch, poly aftertouch, 14-bit CC, device parameter, CV16, and LFO parameter macros). It is hidden for NRPN, RPN, and SysEx.

What happens when you play

After a load or recall, if the knob position and the stored value do not match:

1. Pickup arms automatically.
2. On Perform, the macro value dims. The indicator bar keeps the solid value line on the physical knob (dimmer) and shows a dotted line at the target (last actual value, or the morph blend as it moves).
3. Turning the knob does nothing until you reach that line.
4. When the knob catches up, pickup engages and MIDI (or internal routing) works normally again.

Row 0 in the screenshot: dim value, solid value mark still on the bar, dotted pickup line at the catch point. Row 1 is a normal macro for comparison.

If the knob is already at the stored value when the project loads, pickup does not arm — you can play right away.

What counts as the target

Macro type	The dotted line marks…
CC, PC, channel aftertouch, poly aftertouch, 14-bit CC	The value last received on that MIDI address (from your DAW, synth, or another controller)
Device parameter	The parameter value stored in the project or snapshot
CV16 / S32 LFO	The value stored for that macro when the project or snapshot was saved

For MIDI address macros, if something else moves the parameter (automation, another controller), pickup re-arms against the new value so you always catch up softly.

When to use it

Turn pickup on for macros where a jump would be audible — filter cutoff, volume, send levels, device parameters, CV outputs.

Leave it off if you want the knob to snap to the saved value as soon as you touch it.

More detail on the on-screen indicators: Perform View — Pickup mode.

6. Exit and play

Press Back (short) Press Back to leave the macro grid, then Back again to exit edit mode. Turn the knob — the macro sends MIDI (or routes internally) according to your settings.

TIP

Macro edits in the grid are committed when you leave the grid with Press Back (short) Back. Leaving edit mode without backing out of the grid first keeps those changes.

Macro Options

In edit mode, Hold Select (long press) long-press Select on a macro row opens Macro N - Options. Modulation nests Assign / Edit / Enable-Disable / Remove LFO. MIDI Learn, Name, Edit the Device, and Edit Message stay on that list. IN SNAPSHOT ON/OFF is this macro’s live switch. It starts ON. OFF leaves the macro where it is on every recall, fade, and morph, even when no knobs snapshot is occupied. A Disabled row is MIDI Learn and IN SNAPSHOT. See Edit mode.

Mode-specific setup

Goal	Mode	Reference
Send MIDI CC / NRPN / SysEx	Standard MIDI modes	Macro reference
Control a rack device parameter	Device parameter	Device parameter
Modulate an S32 LFO from a knob	S32 LFO	S32 LFO parameter
Drive CV16 outputs	CV16 modes	CV16 direct / CV16 LFO
Edit SysEx payload bytes	SysEx → Message row	SysEx editor

Related topics

• Edit Mode — Edit-mode controls summary
• Text editor — Renaming knobs and projects
• Mapping — Knob macros and external MIDI
• Modulation — LFO → device, LFO → LFO, LFO → macro