Behringer UMA25S User Manual

U-CONTROL UMA25S User Manual

Transpose function:
Use the OCTAVE </> push buttons to transpose upward or downward in 

semitone steps.

Press the OCT > to transpose upward in semitone steps.

Press OCT < to transpose downward in semitone steps.

Press OCT < and OCT > simultaneously to return to the default key.

Selecting the Transpose function:
When the Octave function is active, you activate the Transpose function as follows:

Press the EDIT/EXIT push button. The device switches to Edit Mode. The EDIT 

LED lights up.

Press the TRANSP +/– key to select the Transpose function.

Press the ENTER key to confirm. The device switches back to Play Mode 

(EDIT LED goes out).

5.2.3  The MMC function
The control elements E1 to E8 have been preconfigured to control MIDI Machine 

Control (MMC) messages, and they are activated by pressing the MMC push 

button  

(3)

.

Press the MMC push button to activate the MMC function. The push button 

LED lights up.
The MMC functions that are assigned to the control elements by default are 

as follows:
E1 Loop: Activates the playback loop feature of the controlled music 

software application.
E2 Locate: Jumps to the beginning of the track.
E3 REW: Rewinds.
E4 FFW: Fast-forwards.
E5 Stop: Stops playback. By pressing Play (E7) again, the track is played from 

the beginning.
E6 Pause: Pauses playback. By pressing Play (E7) again, the track is played 

from the current position.
E7 Play: Plays back.
E8 Punch In: Records.

In case your sequencer does not support receiving MMC messages, you can 

probably control the transport section using note numbers or CC messages. 

The MMC messages can be assigned to the 8 push buttons E1 – E8 in such a way 

that the assigned functions are maintained independent of preset specification. 

These functions are also preserved after the device is switched off and can be 

activated at all times by simply pressing the MMC push button. This means 

that the push buttons E1 – E8 can each share two functions: first, the function 

assigned within a preset, and second, the assigned function that coincides with 

presets as soon as the MMC push button is activated.
Assigning the 8 push buttons is described in Chapter 5.4. You simply have to press 

the MMC push button (LED lights up) before activating Edit Mode.

5.2.4  The panic function
The Panic function is provided to silence stuck MIDI notes. A MIDI note can get 

stuck when the connection between the sending and the receiving device is 

interrupted for some reason or other and the required Note Off message cannot 

be received. This is perceived as a stuck note that doesn’t fade out.
So, if you execute the Panic command, an “All Notes Off”, an “All Sound Off” and 

a “Sustain Pedal Off” message is sent over all 16 channels. This way all connected 

sound generators are silenced on the spot, after which you can continue your 

work as usual.

Press both push buttons  

(7)

  (+/–) at the same time to trigger a Panic 

command. “Pnc” appears on the display for a short time.

Press the MUTE push button  

(4)

. Its LED lights up.

The Mute function lets you suppress sending MID messages. This way you can 

change the positions of control elements without affecting the current settings of 

the receiving device. However, value changes are shown on the display provided 

it is active for the control element being moved.

Press the MUTE push button again. Its LED goes out.

The easiest way to assign MIDI functions to individual control elements is to use 

the Learn function over remote assignment. For example, MIDI data sent from a 

MIDI sequencer to your U-CONTROL are assigned to a control element in advance.
Not only CC, NRPN and Note messages can be received with the Learn function, 

but almost any type of MIDI data including short SysEx strings.
1.  Press and hold down the EDIT/EXIT push button.
2.  Operate the control element that is supposed to learn the MIDI function.
3.  Release the EDIT/EXIT push button.
4.  Press the LEARN key. “Lrn” appears on the display while the MIDI device 

waits for an external MIDI message.

5.  Transmit the MIDI message to the UMA25S from the device you want 

to control.

6.  If valid MIDI data are received, the display shows “Gd!” (good). If invalid, 

incorrect or too long, “Err” (error) appears on the display.

7a.  Press the ENTER key to confirm.
7b.  Alternatively, press the EDIT/EXIT push button to cancel the changes made.
The device switches to Play Mode (EDIT LED goes out).