MIDI Solutions MIDI Event Processor Plus Review

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(More customer reviews)I have a very limited use for this product at this time, in comparison to what it is capable of doing.
I have a SEM Ciao Reedless, midi-equipped accordion and a Ketron SD-2 sound module that I control from the accordion. The SD-2 has several banks of sounds, accessable via CC0 with values of 0, 1, 10, and 2 (there are others, but these are the ones I need.) The SEM Ciao sends CC0 values of 0, 1, 8, 16, 24, 32, 127 and 5. I programmed my Midi Solutions Event Processor Plus very easily by using software downloadable from Midi Solutions' Web site (You can actually get the software without making a purchase to see how easy it is to use.) What I did was to program the Event Processor Plus to translate CC0 value 8 to CC0 value 10, and CC0 value 16 to CC0 value 2 for each of the three midi channels that the SEM Ciao accordion uses by default. The Event Processor Plus can, of course, do much more than that. You might want to look at its specs on the Midi Solutions Web site. The Event Processor Plus keeps its settings in NVRAM and needs no external power adaptor; drawing whatever power it needs from the midi line.
The vendor, Musician's Friend, was very helpful and answered a question about delivery for me at what I would consider an off-hour, since they have a 24-hour help line, and an 800 number in additon to their own Web site. Delivery was quick.

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The MIDI Solutions Event Processor Plus offers all of the functionality of the MIDI Solutions Event Processor, with 32 settings instead of the Event Processor's 10, and 8 variable storage locations instead of the Event Processor's 2. Each of the Event Processor Plus's 32 settings can be programmed with a unique MIDI processing function. By combining these settings the Event Processor Plus becomes an extremely powerful tool capable of processing MIDI events in almost any way imaginable. You can map MIDI events or ranges of MIDI events to other MIDI events, filter MIDI events or ranges of MIDI events, trigger MIDI events, toggle between MIDI events, sequence through MIDI events, scale or crossfade MIDI messages, transpose notes, scale velocities, map to and from System Exclusive, NRPN, Bank Select messages, store incoming values in variables for later use... the Event Processor is like a Swiss army knife of MIDI processing products, an indispensable tool in any MIDI musician's arsenal.The Event Processor Plus works by comparing each incoming MIDI event with each of its 32 settings. When an incoming MIDI event matches a setting, the event is processed according to that setting. By combining different settings for different incoming events, the Event Processor Plus becomes an extremely powerful tool capable of achieving virtually any combination of MIDI-processing functions.Following is a list of the Event Processor Plus's functions, but better yet download the Event Processor Plus Programming Tools software and read the Guide to the Event Processor and Event Processor Plus by Bruce Wahler of Ashby Solutions. The Programming Tools software is free for download, quick to install, and contains lots of examples that demonstrate the many applications of the Event Processor Plus. And the Guide to the Event Processor and Event Processor Plus is a comprehensive guide that makes it easy to understand everything these amazing products are capable of!The Event Processor Plus is p