Numark Total Control 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.

The Numark Total Control does not have labelled controls. (All labels are on removable/swapable face cards.) In lieu of a diagram, we will refer to an individual control by column number, then the number from the top. Thus, for example, control 8X3 is the lower of the rightmost pair of knobs. 5X4 is the center knob. Etc..

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

1. Messages sent to the Numark Total Control may be sent over any MIDI channel.

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. Relative controls will report a change in position from -63 to 63.

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.

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

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

Control, Type, Decimal ID, Relative/Absolute //Third Column From The Left 3X1 (Turn), CC, 1, Relative 3X2 (Press), Note, 50, N/A 3X3 (Turn), CC, 3, Relative 3X4 (Press), Note, 58, N/A 3X5 (Press), Note, 66, N/A 3X6 (Press), Note, 74, N/A 3X7 (Press), Note, 67, N/A

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

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

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

Control, Type, Decimal ID, Relative/Absolute //Third Column From The Right 7X1 (Turn), CC, 4, Relative 7X2 (Press), Note, 53, N/A 7X3 (Turn), CC, 6, Relative 7X4 (Press), Note, 61, N/A 7X5 (Press), Note, 69, N/A 7X6 (Press), Note, 77, N/A 7X7 (Press), Note, 60, N/A

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

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

LED Lights (Status Indicators)

Most buttons, knobs, and sliders on the Numark Total Control are designed to light up.

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.

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

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

Control, Decimal ID //Second Column From The Left 2X2 (Press), 51 2X4 (Press), 50 2X5 (Press), 56 2X6 (Press), 58 2X8 (Press), 61

Control, Decimal ID //Third Column From The Left 3X2 (Press), 49 3X4 (Press), 48 3X5 (Press), 57 3X6 (Press), 59 3X7 (Press), 62

Control, Decimal ID //Forth Column From The Left 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

Control, Decimal ID //Center Column 5X5 (Press), 86

Control, Decimal ID //Forth Column From The Right 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

Control, Decimal ID //Third Column From The Right 7X2 (Press), 68 7X4 (Press), 70 7X5 (Press), 72 7X6 (Press), 74 7X7 (Press), 76

Control, Decimal ID //Second Column From The Right 8X2 (Press), 69 8X4 (Press), 71 8X5 (Press), 73 8X6 (Press), 75 8X8 (Press), 77

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

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