External control

MIDI control

Play notes and pressure independently from parameter control, then choose high-resolution NRPN, eight page-following CCs, the MNLT direct-CC bank, the dedicated OXI E16 Remote surface or a script-free E16 + Monolit route.

MIDI options at a glance

Choose a controller mode

Open Menu → MIDI Control. This shared page appears once in Single, Split, Shared Dual and Quad. Controller messages do not change Move's current editing focus.

These modes affect parameter messages only. Note input, note-offs, polyphonic aftertouch, clock and transport remain available. The previous hard-coded 7-bit CC assignments are no longer routed, preventing unrelated controller messages from changing sound settings.

Eight-knob Generic CC

Generic CC follows the parameter page shown on Move: its first eight available controls map to eight consecutive CCs. With the defaults, CC 20–27 on channel 9 correspond to knobs 1–8. Change page or engine and the assignments follow the visible controls. A reserved cell does nothing.

Use Pick when changing pages on a controller with absolute knobs or faders. Thru ignores a control until it crosses the current stored value, avoiding a jump. Use Jump when immediate response matters more. Generic CC follows the part and page currently shown on Move.

MIDI channels and CC ranges

Use channel 5 for Single; 5 and 6 for Split or Shared Dual; 5–8 for Quad. Unavailable parts and parameters sent on the wrong control channel are ignored. In Auto or NRPN mode, channels 5–8 and 16 also accept controller commands, so keep note input on channels 1–4.

Changing A or B from an external controller leaves Move’s editing focus and page in place. Move’s visible parameter values refresh when their controls change. External MIDI notes keep the pitches sent by the keyboard; the Move pad scale does not quantize them.

All fixed direct-CC mappings

The two tables below are the complete fixed ordinary-CC receiver map implemented by Thru. Parts use identical CC numbers on separate channels: channel 9 = A, 10 = B, 11 = C and 12 = D. Send A and B controls at the same time without selecting a controller target first.

Set MODE to MNLT, or N+M when Monolit is routed through the script-free E16 scene. The map can be used by Light Reft Monolit or any controller able to send these addresses. Values are absolute 0–127; Pick is the safer takeover setting while testing a layout.

The map defines what Thru receives, not where a control must live physically. Banks C–F are intentionally adaptive: each address follows one knob on the addressed part’s current engine-detail page. This makes them flexible, but their sound function changes when the engine changes.

Banks A–H use the part channels above and CC 16–79. Channel 13 CC 24 controls the shared A/B crossfade, CC 25 selects its curve, CC 26–33 control Priority Duck, and CC 72–79 form the shared Performance bank. An unavailable engine page or part that does not exist in the current instrument mode is ignored.

Monolit Split / Shared Dual example preset

The supplied preset keeps Part A on faders 1–4 and Part B on faders 5–8 wherever the controls are part-specific. Addresses below use channel / CC. ENG controls follow the playback engine selected for that part.

Every paired Monolit button remains a local MOTION control; the example does not assign Thru command CCs to those buttons. Download the importable preset or see the complete receiver CSV.

Complete direct-CC fader map

Optional shared command map

Send these optional commands as momentary 0/127 controls. Thru acts on the nonzero edge, so the release does not repeat the command.

The controller folder includes a downloadable receiver-map CSV and generated Split / Shared Dual example preset for the official Monolit Web-Editor. Each bank places A on faders 1–4 and B on faders 5–8. The eight banks cover LIVE, both halves of ENG 1, both halves of ENG 2, MIX / SEND, COLOR and ROTARY. MIX / SEND places X-CURVE on fader 4 and X-FADE on fader 8. ROTARY keeps per-part X-PN and omits SPRD from the focused preset. All paired buttons remain local Monolit MOTION controls; the example does not use the optional command map above.

E16 NRPN + Monolit · one USB connection

This alternate local setup keeps E16 directly attached to Move and brings Monolit into E16's TRS MIDI input:

Monolit TRS MIDI OUT → E16 TRS MIDI IN → E16 USB-C → Move USB-A

Move powers E16 over USB. Power Monolit separately over USB-C; TRS MIDI does not carry power. Use a type-A-compatible TRS MIDI cable or adapter. E16 sends its own controls and the forwarded Monolit messages to Move through the same USB connection, so no USB hub or direction-switching adapter is involved.

Connection setup

1. Install the matching 0.30.0-test.39 tarball.
2. Leave takeover and set Schwung Global Settings → Surfaces → Surface → CC Only.
3. Before connecting E16 to Move, open Thru and set Menu → MIDI Control → MODE to N+M. Use Pick for safe Monolit fader pickup or Jump for immediate response. The selection is saved.
4. On E16, select USB1, turn USB Multi Port off and enable MIDI Thru in Conf / Settings → MIDI. OXI documents that an enabled input is echoed to the other MIDI outputs.
5. Transfer the matching Scenes/THRU NRPN MNLT.oxie16 from controllers/oxi-e16-nrpn with OXI App. Replace an older THRU NM scene rather than retaining the test.38 copy. The E16 scene appears as THRU NM and contains no Lua script.
6. Load the supplied Monolit preset or a custom channel 9–13 MNLT map. Select THRU NM, connect the devices in the order shown above, then open Thru.

In N+M mode, Thru disables its E16 Remote discovery and ignores Remote handshakes, so the native THRU NM scene remains on the controller. If an older build has already replaced it with Remote, install test.39, disconnect E16, set Surface to CC Only and MODE to N+M, then reconnect and reselect THRU NM.

E16 encoders 1–8 control A and 9–16 control B. Its twelve page positions match Engine, Stack, ENG 1–4, Sends, Color, Rotary, Delay, Reverb and Tape. Shared pages occupy encoders 1–8 once. ENG pages show P1–P8 because a stock scene cannot rename controls as the algorithm changes, but each destination and value follows that part's current engine. Full parameter names, option text and units remain visible on Move. Quick-press an active encoder to return its current parameter to the Thru default. The reset follows adaptive ENG assignments; PRIO returns to neutral Off, XFD to center, levels to unity and effect mixes to dry. A Monolit fader edit is returned to its matching E16 ring before the background page sweep, so the ring follows on the next feedback tick. Monolit remains a 7-bit source with 128 positions; turning E16 itself retains 14-bit resolution.

The scene uses private turn aliases 3456–3551 on channels 5 and 6. Reset presses use CC 0–95 on dedicated channels 14 (A) and 15 (B), preserving E16's selected NRPN turn address without colliding with Monolit on channels 9–13. These controls are not part of Thru's fixed public registry. Thru resolves them dynamically and returns values to E16. This native route controls A/B only and uses fixed ring colors. Use Move or the fixed NRPN registry for Quad C/D.

Rebuild the OXI App bundle with npm run controllers:nrpn:package. It writes dist/s3g-thru-e16-nrpn-monolit.zip and a ready storage folder at dist/e16-nrpn-monolit.

Native scene checks

OXI E16 Remote

The local test.39 build retains the script-free THRU RM scene as the more readable alternative. OXI Remote draws a compact name above each formatted value, while Thru retains its high-resolution parameter values internally. Remote is separate from the N+M route above and does not merge Monolit.

Connection setup

1. Install the matching 0.30.0-test.39 tarball with Schwung Manager.
2. Leave takeover. Set Schwung Global Settings → Surfaces → Surface → E16.
3. Use current E16 firmware, USB1, USB Multi Port Off and USB MIDI Thru Off.
4. Extract dist/s3g-thru-e16-remote.zip, or select dist/e16-remote as OXI App's computer storage folder. Transfer Scenes/THRU REMOTE.oxie16 to an unused slot. No Lua script is attached or required.
5. Connect E16 USB-C to Move USB-A. Select THRU RM before opening takeover. Remote replaces the blank starter screen automatically.

The official integration is in controllers/oxi-e16. Run npm run controllers:generate and npm run controllers:package to rebuild it. Screen traffic is acknowledged and bounded; headings arrive before a changed page body. Ordinary value changes redraw only their value and ring. Engine changes preserve common cells, the other part and effects.

Parts and modes

A/C occupies the first two encoder rows, 1–8; B/D occupies the last two, 9–16. Single uses A; Split and Shared Dual use A/B. In Quad, hold E16 Shift and press encoder 1 to switch A/B ↔ C/D. Shared SENDS always shows all four parts. E16 edits leave Move's current part and page selected.

Remote RGB rings use neutral A, teal Split B, plum Shared Dual B, yellow Quad C and plum D. Shared returns use purple. Inactive and reserved controls stay dark.

Page navigation

Hold E16 Shift, the round button inside the OXI O, and turn encoder 1 to move backward or forward. For direct access, press Shift + encoder 2 to open PAGE JUMP, release Shift, then press encoder 1–12 under the page name you want. The current page reads CURRENT; encoder 16 cancels. Page Jump consumes turns while open, so it cannot accidentally edit a hidden sound parameter. All twelve page positions stay fixed. An unused page remains in place with reserved squares and dark rings; one instrument can use a page while the other half stays blank.

Shared returns occupy the top eight controls once. SENDS does not duplicate return MIX. Blank controls show a small reserved square. Pads & Scale, envelopes, Engine Lists, Path Editor points, browsing, recording, loops and chains remain on Move; open its page chooser with Capture + Menu.

Values and feedback

Remote uses a compact 3×5 display font. Each cell places its abbreviated parameter name above a readable choice, percentage, ratio, millisecond, second, hertz or semitone value. Bipolar controls use centered rings.

Hold an encoder while turning for fine continuous adjustment. Choice controls advance one option per turn. Shift turns do not edit sound parameters. Move edits and clip recalls update the visible E16 page.

Remote sends relative turns, while Thru retains its full parameter precision. Ordinary NRPN feedback pauses while Remote owns the surface and resumes after it disconnects.

Connection checks

Reading the E16 report

Press Shift + Menu on Move and select E16 Link 5/5. STATE reports LIVE, SEARCH, WAIT CLEAR, RECONNECT or OFF. LAST retains the most recent transport issue. ACK/NACK and RETRY/RECON show display confirmations and recovery attempts. PENDING PX is unacknowledged display work against its 320-pixel window; these are not audio-load measurements.

High-resolution NRPN map

Thru provides 342 fixed NRPN addresses for playback, engines, effects, recording and performance. Channels 5–8 address parts A–D; channel 16 addresses shared controls. Each address keeps the same meaning when engines or pages change.

Use the downloadable complete NRPN CSV for every address, CC 99/98 selector byte, channel, range, curve and action flag. The MIDI reference folder also contains the source registry.

Engine List, Voice Setup, Stochastic and Pulsar mappings are included in the same CSV rather than repeated as separate manual sections.

Send CC 99 and 98 to select an address, followed by CC 6 and 38 for its 14-bit value. Configure two-way feedback without retransmitting received values. Ordinary NRPN feedback pauses while THRU RM owns the E16 surface and resumes after it disconnects.

Note input also accepts All Sound Off (CC 120) and All Notes Off (CC 123) on channels 1–4.