Behringer UMA25S User Manual

U-CONTROL UMA25S User Manual

5.5.1  Program change and midi bank select
Program Change messages are used to activate the memory banks of the 

connected devices. 128 program numbers are available to activate presets. 

For devices with more than 128 presets, there is the Bank Select function which 

allows you to select a memory bank before sending a Program Change. 
The Bank Select message consists of two parts: an MSB (Most Significant Bit) 

part  and an LSB (Least Significant Bit) part. The MSB part defines a range of 128 

values and is the more important part of the Bank Select message for many MIDI 

devices. The LSB part defines each one of the 128 MSBs in 128 additional steps. 

The numbering for both parts ranges from 0 to 127.
In total, the Bank Select message offers an enormous range of 128 x 128 � 16,384 

different values available for bank numbers. In theory, this means that you could 

use external devices with as many different banks. Considering the fact that each 

single bank includes another 128 single programs, you get unbelievable 2,097,152 

different possibilities to organize your programs.
Use the E11 and E12 rotary knobs to select the banks. If a MIDI device contains 

more than 128 presets/programs, a Bank Select message has to be sent 

beforehand. Even though this is a controller command, it has to be sent before 

the Program Change (and is therefore adjustable) since it is linked to the preset 

change. If the Bank Select message is not needed, simply select “Off”.
If you choose a control which is a rotary knob, you can use the knob 

again. Adjust the switch behavior by using E14: “Increment” means that every 

time you press the push button the next incremental preset number—in a 

predefined interval—is activated. “Single Preset” means that the push button 

always switches to the same preset number.

Example 1:
You want the push buttons E1 – E8 to switch the program numbers 

71–78 of your external rack synth. Program the first push button 

as follows:
1.  Press and hold down the EDIT/EXIT push button while pressing 

the E1 push button. When E01 appears on the display, release the 

EDIT/EXIT push button.

2.  Turn E9 completely to the left so that the display shows “PC” 

(which stands for Program Change).

3.  Use E10 to select the MIDI channel on which your synth is ready 

to receive.

4.  Turn E11 and E12 completely to the right so that “OFF” appears on 

the display.

5.  Select the program number 71 by using E13.
6.  Select “Single Preset” by using E14.
7.  If the program number is to show on the display when pressing the 

push button, select “ON” with E16.

8.  Press the ENTER key to confirm. The EDIT LED goes out.
Result: Each time you press the push button, the program number 71 is 

activated on the slave unit.
Program the push buttons E2 – E8 the same way with ascending 

program numbers up to 78.

Example 2:
In case you want to program a push button in order for it to activate 

a new preset every time it is pressed, this can be accomplished in 

the following way: E11 � Off, E12 � 0; E13 � 127; E14 � Increment; 

E15 � +8.
Result: The program number 0 is transmitted the first time the push 

button is pressed, 8 the second time, 16 the third time, then 24, etc. 

This way you can select each first preset of a sound bank, which is 

organized in groups of eight.

Example 3:
In case you want to activate preset no. 6 in bank 8, adjust as follows: 

E11 � 8, E12 � Off, E13 � 6. 
Result: First, the UMA25S transmits the higher ranking bank 

number 8 as CC, followed by the program number 6.