// current verbose notation:
('midiMsgType': 'cc', 'type': 'slider', 'midiChan': 0, 'midiNum': ccnum, 'spec': 'midiCC')
// slider could be shortened to :
('midiMsgType': 'cc', 'type': 'slider', 'midiNum': ccnum)
// because midiChan is 0 by default unless overwritten.
// and spec midiCC can be inferred from midiMsgType unless overwritten.