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Is it possible to have a pad trigger a sample of a drum roll with just a quick tap of the pad ? Or, do I have to hold pressure on the pad until the sample is done?
Isn't that what "Release value" is for ?. If not , what is Release value ??

In the manual pg. 20, it states the parameter is NOT available when a Note Number is assigned to this controller. huh? So a pad can only have one or the other. a note # OR a CC parameter.?
It also notes, If the trigger pad is assigned to a controller change the display will indicate the value of the ..release value
What is the need to assign a CC to a pad ?

So again ... What is Release Value ?? What is being released ?

NOW.. on pg. 21
Assigning a Control Change to a trigger pad
it states that you can specify the following to a pad
CC#
MIDI transmit channel
switch type
on value
and...release value of the CC message
Why would you be able to assign all this but not a note # ??


Thanks for any help.

IMHO, Your problem lies in the MIDI architecture itself:

there are basically three different types of regular MIDI messages:

1) note
2) continuous control [CC]
3) Program Change [PC]

Each of these three can send their own parameters. For "note", this would be:

note on
note number (0-128, referring to C0-C8 or so)
velocity (0-127)
note off

For a CC (set to a triggerPad), this would be:

CC number (0-127)
CC value when pressed (0-127)
CC value when depressed (release value) (0-127)

For the X-Y pad, the release value is most relevant when emulating e.g. a PitchBend wheel. These usually snap back to center position when you let go. To achieve this on the XY pad, the release value of x (being the pitchwheel) is 63 which would be the center value.

So to answer your question directly:

Per pad you can only select either a note or a CC with release value.

Thanks very much for your help
I will experiment with this new info.