Numark Total Control Midi Codes

MIDI Codes

Here we document what MIDI packets you can expect from the Numark Total Control surface, as well as what packets you can send to do various things.

Messages sent by the Numark Total Control will be sent over MIDI channel

1. Messages sent to the Numark Total Control may be sent over any MIDI channel. (In testing, it appears to react to all MIDI channels equally.)

The Numark Total Control does not have labeled controls. That is to say, all labels are on removable/swapable face cards. In the tables below, we refer to an individual control like "CxR," where C is the number of columns from the left and R is the number of controls from the top of the column.

Buttons, Knobs, and Sliders

Numark Total Control will send either 0x90 (Note On) messages or 0xB0 (CC) messages for every control on the control surface.

Some CC controls are absolute and others are relative. Absolute controls will report an absolute position from 0 to 127. (Unsigned 7-bit.) Relative controls will report a change in position from -63 to 63. (Signed 7-bit. Signed values are calculated using Two's Compliment.)

Button presses will result in two events, one for press and one for release. Oddly, although Numark Total Control sends a Note On message for button presses, it does not send a Note Off message for button release. Instead, button presses are Note On messages with a velocity of 127, and button releases are Note On messages with a velocity of 0.

Leftmost Column

Control	Type	Decimal ID	Relative or Absolute	Comment
1X1 (Press)	Note	48	N/A	N/A
1X2 (Press)	Note	56	N/A	N/A
1X3 (Press)	Note	64	N/A	N/A
1X4 (Slide)	CC	11	Absolute	Vertical slider. (Left pitch)
1X5 (Press)	Note	51	N/A	N/A

Second Column From The Left

Control	Type	Decimal ID	Relative or Absolute	Comment
2X1 (Turn)	CC	0	Relative	N/A
2X2 (Press)	Note	49	N/A	N/A
2X3 (Turn)	CC	2	Relative	N/A
2X4 (Press)	Note	57	N/A	N/A
2X5 (Press)	Note	65	N/A	N/A
2X6 (Press)	Note	73	N/A	N/A
2X7 (Turn)	CC	25	Relative	Left jog wheel.
2X8 (Press)	Note	59	N/A	N/A

Third Column From The Left

Control	Type	Decimal ID	Relative or Absolute	Comment
3X1 (Turn)	CC	1	Relative	N/A
3X2 (Press)	Note	50	N/A	N/A
3X3 (Turn)	CC	3	Relative	N/A
3X4 (Press)	Note	58	N/A	N/A
3X5 (Press)	Note	66	N/A	N/A
3X6 (Press)	Note	74	N/A	N/A
3X7 (Press)	Note	67	N/A	N/A

Forth Column From The Left

Control	Type	Decimal ID	Relative or Absolute	Comment
4X1 (Turn)	CC	13	Absolute	N/A
4X2 (Turn)	CC	16	Absolute	N/A
4X2 (Press)	Note	80	N/A	N/A
4X3 (Turn)	CC	18	Absolute	N/A
4X3 (Press)	Note	85	N/A	N/A
4X4 (Turn)	CC	20	Absolute	N/A
4X4 (Press)	Note	83	N/A	N/A
4X5 (Press)	Note	75	N/A	N/A
4X6 (Slide)	CC	8	Absolute	Vertical slider. (Left volume)

Center Column

Control	Type	Decimal ID	Relative or Absolute	Comment
5X1 (Turn)	CC	23	Absolute	N/A
5X2 (Turn)	CC	22	Absolute	N/A
5X3 (Turn)	CC	15	Absolute	N/A
5X4 (Turn)	CC	26	Relative	N/A
5X4 (Press)	Note	79	N/A	N/A
5X5 (Press)	Note	72	N/A	N/A
5X6 (Slide)	CC	10	Absolute	Horizontal slider. (Crossfade)

Forth Column From The Right

Control	Type	Decimal ID	Relative or Absolute	Comment
6X1 (Turn)	CC	14	Absolute	N/A
6X2 (Turn)	CC	17	Absolute	N/A
6X2 (Press)	Note	82	N/A	N/A
6X3 (Turn)	CC	19	Absolute	N/A
6X3 (Press)	Note	81	N/A	N/A
6X4 (Turn)	CC	21	Absolute	N/A
6X4 (Press)	Note	84	N/A	N/A
6X5 (Press)	Note	52	N/A	N/A
6X6 (Slide)	CC	9	Absolute	Vertical slider. (Right volume)

Third Column From The Right

Control	Type	Decimal ID	Relative or Absolute	Comment
7X1 (Turn)	CC	4	Relative	N/A
7X2 (Press)	Note	53	N/A	N/A
7X3 (Turn)	CC	6	Relative	N/A
7X4 (Press)	Note	61	N/A	N/A
7X5 (Press)	Note	69	N/A	N/A
7X6 (Press)	Note	77	N/A	N/A
7X7 (Press)	Note	60	N/A	N/A

Second Column From The Right

Control	Type	Decimal ID	Relative or Absolute	Comment
8X1 (Turn)	CC	5	Relative	N/A
8X2 (Press)	Note	54	N/A	N/A
8X3 (Turn)	CC	7	Relative	N/A
8X4 (Press)	Note	62	N/A	N/A
8X5 (Press)	Note	70	N/A	N/A
8X6 (Press)	Note	78	N/A	N/A
8X7 (Turn)	CC	24	Relative	Right jog wheel.
8X8 (Press)	Note	68	N/A	N/A

Rightmost Column

Control	Type	Decimal ID	Relative or Absolute	Comment
9X1 (Press)	Note	55	N/A	N/A
9X2 (Press)	Note	63	N/A	N/A
9X3 (Press)	Note	71	N/A	N/A
9X4 (Slide)	CC	12	Absolute	Vertical slider. (Right pitch)
9X5 (Press)	Note	76	N/A	N/A

LED Lights (Status Indicators)

Most buttons, knobs, and sliders on the Numark Total Control are designed to light up in one way or another.

LEDs are lit by sending a 0x90 (Note On) message with a non-zero velocity to the appropriate note number. LEDs are turned off by either sending a 0x80 (Note Off) message (any velocity) or by sending a 0x90 (Note On) message with a zero velocity.

Unfortunately, the Note Number mapping for LEDs is completely different from the Note Numbers documented above, so we document the LED Note Numbers in another set of tables below.

While most testing was done on MIDI channel one, the Numark Total Control seems to respond to LED commands on any channel.

Leftmost Column

Control	Decimal ID	Comment
1X1 (Press)	53	N/A
1X2 (Press)	54	N/A
1X3 (Press)	55	N/A
1X4 (Slide)	52	Left pitch slider, center position indicator.
1X5 (Press)	60	N/A

Second Column From The Left

Control	Decimal ID	Comment
2X2 (Press)	51	N/A
2X4 (Press)	50	N/A
2X5 (Press)	56	N/A
2X6 (Press)	58	N/A
2X8 (Press)	61	N/A

Third Column From The Left

Control	Decimal ID	Comment
3X2 (Press)	49	N/A
3X4 (Press)	48	N/A
3X5 (Press)	57	N/A
3X6 (Press)	59	N/A
3X7 (Press)	62	N/A

Forth Column From The Left

Control	Decimal ID	Comment
4X2 (Turn)	80	EQ knob, center position indicator.
4X3 (Turn)	81	EQ knob, center position indicator.
4X4 (Turn)	82	EQ knob, center position indicator.
4X5 (Press)	63	N/A

Center Column

Control	Decimal ID	Comment
5X5 (Press)	86	N/A

Forth Column From The Right

Control	Decimal ID	Comment
6X2 (Turn)	83	EQ knob, center position indicator.
6X3 (Turn)	84	EQ knob, center position indicator.
6X4 (Turn)	85	EQ knob, center position indicator.
6X5 (Press)	79	N/A

Third Column From The Right

Control	Decimal ID	Comment
7X2 (Press)	68	N/A
7X4 (Press)	70	N/A
7X5 (Press)	72	N/A
7X6 (Press)	74	N/A
7X7 (Press)	76	N/A

Second Column From The Right

Control	Decimal ID	Comment
8X2 (Press)	69	N/A
8X4 (Press)	71	N/A
8X5 (Press)	73	N/A
8X6 (Press)	75	N/A
8X8 (Press)	77	N/A

Rightmost Column

Control	Decimal ID	Comment
9X1 (Press)	64	N/A
9X2 (Press)	65	N/A
9X3 (Press)	66	N/A
9X4 (Slide)	67	Right pitch slider, center position indicator.
9X5 (Press)	78	N/A

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