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Appendix
Expression (11) or Volume (7) continuous controller for swell shoes?
You may have noticed that Hauptwerk recommends channel 7 for the swell
shoes. However, Classic Midi Keyboards states the following in their User
Manual:
Expression Shoe Functions
Each manual has three Analog Inputs that can be configured for either
Expression or Volume Control. To select these functions, click on the drop-down
menus and set the shoe functions as desired.
The Analog Inputs are used for either an expression shoe or a volume control.
Volume would typically be used for an Ahlborn Archive module while
Expression would be used for Hauptwerk.
Volume sets the overall maximum loudness while Expression varies volume level
from a minimum up to that overall level. Other MIDI sound generators may use
either. Consult their manuals for details.
For those with Windows PCs which are dedicated to Hauptwerk and who are
concerned about limited memory, consider the following:
Bios Settings: (As your computer is starting up, press the assigned bios F key (it
is F2, on my machine) repeatedly in an on/off fashion. That will take you to the
bios settings.
Click on OnBoard Devices and turn the following settings off unless you are
using them: Integrated NIC, Integrated Audio, LPT Port, Serial Port 1, Serial Port
2, PS/2 Mouse Port.
Instant On: Also in Bios settings choose Power Management, AC Recovery and
set it to “on”. This will start the computer when you turn on the Tripp Lite Strip.
Further information from my friend David Shoemaker:
The three additional services I know that are not helpful to Hauptwerk and that
are disabled on all my Vista machines are: Ready Boost, Windows Search, and
Superfetch.
Here is an article, of services that are normally not needed unless you’re using
the computer on the Internet or in a corporate situation.
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