How to send pattern change messages from Octatrack to Jomox XBASE888

The Octatrack can send MIDI Program Change messages every time its pattern changes if you activate the “PROG CH SEND” setting in the PROJECT > MIDI > SYNC menu. See page 42 of the manual for more details.

If you switch to pattern A01 it will send Program Change with a value of 0; if you switch to pattern A02 it will send Program Change with a value of 1, etc, up to H16 for a value of 127. Patterns I01 to P16 also send Program Change in the range from 0 to 127.

Another option is to set a Program Change message in the OT’s MIDI sequencer. See page 114 of the manual. The advantage is that you can specify any value of Program Change; the disadvantage is that the message is only sent when you switch to a pattern linked to another Part.

Hopefully, that will work for you. After that, we can worry about the Bank Change message. The following topic describes the problem you will face: