Microfreak/UG/14 Config/01 Utility & MCC/02 Global

• 14.1.2 Global

  • Global settings are available in both Utility and MIDI Control Center (MCC), except Reset Setting, which is available only in Utility.

  • MIDI

    • Input Chan: All, 1–16, or None; MIDI receive channel.
    • Output Chan: 1–16; MIDI transmit channel.
    • Output Dest: None, USB, MIDI, or Both; where MIDI data is transmitted.
    • Local: Off or On; enables local editing with the knobs. Default: On.
    • Arp/Seq MIDI Out: Off or On; sends arpeggiator and sequencer data over MIDI.
    • Thru: Off or On; echoes MIDI In data to MIDI Out when On.
    • Knob Send CCs: Off or On; sends knob control-change data to external instruments.
    • Merge: USB+KBD, MIDI+KBD, or BOTH+KBD; chooses how keyboard data is merged into the MIDI stream.

  • Sync

    • Source: Internal, USB, MIDI, Clock, or Auto; chooses the tempo source.
    • Clock: One Step, 2 PPQ, 24 PPQ, or 48 PPQ; sets the clock standard.
    • Global Tempo: Off or On; when On, preset tempos are ignored and the most recently set tempo persists.

  • CV/Gate

    • Pitch Format: 1 V/oct, Hz/V, or 1.2 V/oct; sets pitch CV output format.
    • Gate Format: S-Trig, V-Trig 5 V, or V-Trig 12 V; sets gate output format.
    • Pressure Range: 1–10 V; sets the Press output voltage range.
    • 0 V Reference: C−1 to G8; sets the note that outputs zero volts in 1 V/oct or 1.2 V/oct format.
    • 1 V Reference: C−1 to G8; sets the note that outputs one volt in Hz/V format.

  • Controls

    • Knob Catch: Jump, Hook, or Scaled; determines how a physical knob position meets its digital value.
    • Click to Load: Off or On; when On, loading a selected preset requires a click.
    • Osc Knob Speed: Slow or Fast; sets the response of the Wave, Timbre, and Shape knobs.
    • KBD Sensitivity: 10–100%; sets keyboard response for Pressure and Velocity.
    • Aftertouch Curve: Linear, Logarithmic, or Exponential.
    • Velocity Curve: Linear, Logarithmic, or Exponential.
    • Relative Bend: Off or On; when On, bending starts from where you touch the bend strip.

  • Global Scale

    • Scale: Off, Major, Minor, Harmonic Minor, Dorian, Mixolydian, Blues, or Pentatonic.
    • Root Note: C, C♯, D, D♯, E, F, F♯, G, G♯, A, A♯, or B.

  • Master Tuning

    • Cent Offset: −50 to +50 cents from global tuning.
    • A Reference: 427.47–453.89 Hz; sets the frequency of A. The western tuning standard is 440 Hz.

  • Mic Setting

    • Mic Gain: −12 dB to 59 dB, or Auto Gain; sets microphone gain for the vocoder.
    • Noise Gate: Off or −30 to −90 dB; sets the signal threshold.
    • Mic Detection: Off or On; when On, active sensing detects whether a microphone is present.

  • Misc

    • Mem Protect: Off permits overwriting all presets; Factory Only protects factory presets; On protects all presets.
    • Oct LED Blink: Off or On; sets whether active Octave Shift buttons glow steadily or blink.
    • Reset Setting: Cancel or Yes; restores factory settings, erases Utility changes, and erases presets. Available in Utility only.