MRTAUDIO GUIDES
FROM BREATH TO MIDI CONTROL
Practical guides to USB MIDI breath controllers, MIDI CC2 versus CC11, connections and expressive MIDI control.
HISTORY
A practical history of the MIDI breath controller
Trace the development from Yamaha BC1, BC2 and BC3 systems to modern USB-MIDI tools with cited sources.
FOUNDATIONS
What is a USB MIDI breath controller?
Learn how breath pressure becomes MIDI control data and how the basic connection flow works.
MIDI ROUTING
CC2 versus CC11 for breath control
Compare Breath Controller and Expression messages and choose the right destination for your setup.
CONNECTIONS
USB-MIDI or DIN MIDI?
Choose the clearest physical MIDI path for a computer, mobile host, keyboard or sound module.
CALIBRATION
How to calibrate a MIDI breath controller
Separate the resting baseline, comfortable maximum breath, Gain and Breath Onset settings.
KORG KRONOS
Breath control with Korg KRONOS
Build a repeatable setup by verifying CC11 or CC2, the MIDI channel and one connection path.
WORKSTATION CONNECTIONS
Keyboards without USB MIDI host support
DIN MIDI and power options, Pa3X examples, USB settings, CC7/CC11 switching and LED confirmations.
ROLAND FANTOM
Breath control for Roland FANTOM
Configure channel, CC destination and stage routing from the published FANTOM MIDI implementation.