I'm trying to work out how to send 14-bit continuous controller messages to Pd, similar to the way pitch bend works. It seems that pitch bend uses Registered parameter numbers #98 and #99 to send 14-bit messages, by resetting the LSB to zero each time the MSB is incremented by 1 (and vice versa). Therefore a resolution of 16000 is achieved. however, the pitch bend information doesn't seem to be recognised by the 'ctlin' object in Pd. How can I get Pd to recognise this data, and is it possible to create a similarly high-definition stream using Non-registered parameter numbers (NRPN) along with any controller I like?

Hey Brett,

There is a [midiin] object for some platforms giving you raw midi data which you can parse yourself. This is best done with "bit masking" using [&&] objects. I don't know the headers for NRPNs but likely you can find these out. Often I find it
helpful to [print] or dump the received data via [textfile] to see what is what.

Thanks Obiwan - I will look into that.

I've done something for you, it works with the 14 bits controllers of my BCR2000, I don't have my files here, I'll send it to you later.

Hi, Bjonnh, I'm considering purchase of an Akai MPD32, which can send NRPN messages. Could you please send me the patch and/or explain how it works?
Thanks.

try
[bendin]

Actually, I've realized that the MPD32 weighs 12 pounds, and I'm looking for something I can travel with, so it's kind of out of the question. The MPD24 cannot send increment/decrement messages (they might as well have not bothered putting 360 degree knobs on it), so that's out of the question too.

I had been hoping to find a portable controller with some kind of trigger pads and knobs that can rotate endlessly and send endless amount of increment/decrement data for easy, switchable control of different things in Pd. I know that the novation Remote SL Compact can do this, as can the m-audio Axiom (although they have keyboards too). Does anyone have any other suggestions of controllers to look into? Thanks!