Microfreak/UG/17 Ext Gear/10 Tutorial MIDI CC

• 17.9 Tutorial 3: sending CC# codes from the MicroFreak

  • Turning a MicroFreak knob sends a CC# code. If you know the code for a dial, slider, or switch, you can use it to control an external parameter.
  • This tutorial links the MicroFreak's Cyclic Envelope to the ADSR envelope in VCV Rack's demo patch. It assumes the patch from Microfreak/UG/17 Ext Gear/08 MIDI Tutorial VCV Rack is already set up to control VCO-1 and the ADSR.
  • In VCV Rack, click an empty area of the rack to open the module selector. Search for MIDI and add the MIDI-CC module.
  • In the MIDI-CC module, choose Arturia MicroFreak from the device list.
  • The module has 16 CC# controllers, numbered 0–15, that can link MicroFreak parameters to VCV Rack parameters. Sixteen patch points below the connection field correspond to its entries.
  • Select the first entry, 0; it changes to a dash. Turn the MicroFreak's Cyclic Envelope Rise knob. The first field displays 5, the Rise parameter's CC#.
  • Repeat for Fall, Hold, and Amount. Their CC# values appear in the connection fields.
  • VCV Rack MIDI-CC patch
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  • Connect the patch points to the ADSR CV inputs:
    • First patch point to Attack
    • Second patch point to Decay
    • Third patch point to Sustain
    • Fourth patch point to Release
  • The Cyclic Envelope now controls the VCV Rack ADSR. Press the MicroFreak's ARP button, play a chord, and turn the Cyclic Envelope knobs to hear the result.
  • The VCV Rack MIDI-CC module can identify CC# codes. Select one of its 16 fields and turn a MicroFreak knob; the module displays the CC# if that knob sends one.
  • The connection works both ways: a VCV Rack output, sequencer, or modular system can control MicroFreak parameters. Use a module such as the Befaco VCMC to convert analog modular signals to MIDI CC# messages.

  • Note/Info Like note and velocity values, CC# values range from 0 to 127.