M-Audio EQMan [20/31] Configuring windows applications to use eqman

Configuring Windows Applications to Use EQMan

Once the Windows drivers for the EQMan have been installed, you will

need to configure your MIDI applications to take advantage of the

EQMan Windows drivers.

NOTE: The supplied Remote Control and Volume applications

automatically detect the presence of the drivers and do not to be

specially configured for operation.

The manner in which each application is configured for MIDI is unique

to that application, so it is impossible to go over all possible scenarios

here. However, most Windows MIDI applications have a configuration

or settings dialog box (sometimes called “MIDI Devices” or “MIDI

Setup”) that specifies the MIDI input and output ports the program will

be communicating with. If your EQMan drivers are properly installed,

you should see the “Midiman EQMan Input” listed as a possible MIDI

input driver, and “Midiman EQMan Control” listed as a possible output

driver. You may or may not need to select both drivers. The “Midiman

EQMan Control” output driver is used to select EQ programs and

modify EQ settings via MIDI. It is most commonly used. On the

other hand, the “Midiman EQMan Input” driver is used to receive MIDI

system exclusive information from the EQMan. If you do not plan to

dump the EQ settings into your sequencer, you will not need to select

this driver.

MIDI Control of EQMan

Each adjustable parameter of the EQMan is controllable via MIDI

messages. These messages must be sent to the EQMan software driver

and must be on the proper MIDI channel for the EQMan to recognize

them. These MIDI messages take the form of common short messages

and also longer system exclusive messages. The following sections

give a general description of the types of messages implemented by the

EQMan. For a specific description of the message formats, please see

the appendix on MIDI Implementation.

Program Change Messages

The easiest MIDI command to send the EQMan is a Program Change

message. Program Change messages select a program, in the range 0

through 16, from EQMan Rom. When the message is received and

decoded by the EQMan driver, the selected Rom program is set on the

EQ bands and also the volume controls.

NOTE: MIDI Program Change messages select EQ/volume

programs defined in EQMan Rom. These are the same Rom

programs that you set up using the EQMan Remote Control Software.