Midi Program Change Controller?

[racer25]

I've searched & searched but can't seem to find an inexpensive piece of hardware that will do the following. I know most DAWs will do this and even keyboards, but I want a small, separate hardware unit. I used to have something called an Oberheim Systemizer that would do this, but sold it.

"Set up a Midi performance so that when I depress a given patch number, it will select different patches or programs to 10+ different Midi instruments".

I've found the Behringer BCN-44 for $50 (new), but I don't think this will do what I'm trying.

Anybody know of any device out there (even vintage)? OK...even software that will do this would be nice.

Thanks for any comments!

[billbaker]

DX7 used to be able to do it on a one patch level.

I think there was a Yamaha device that did it on a larger scale. The function is called "Patch Mapping" and that was (duh!) the name of the device - Patch Mapper - a one unit rack device with one (presumed multi-channel) MIDI-IN and either 4 or 8 (I can't recall which) MIDI-Outs that could hold a mapped location (patch number).

This was, however, very early in MIDI development so I don't think there was much of anything in the way of memory as far as remembering a current bank's worth of patches (127) vs DX7's Ax32/Bx32, or even sending bank location.

Any that you might find would be some 30 or so years old.

Dinosaur age in synth-speak.


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