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7 - MIDI As well as the MIDI ports, the DM-3200 can pass MIDI to and from a PC connected using the USB connection (as well as through a FireWire connection if an optional FireWire interface card is fitted). This section explains some of the ways in which the card is used. MIDI port switching and filtering Press the MIDI key and navigate to the SETUP page to bring up the following screen: Figure 7.1: MIDI setup The three boxes to the left of the screen (MIDI IN, MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU/MTC) refer to the three physical MIDI connectors on the rear panel. The HOST PORT boxes on the right of the screen refer to the different virtual MIDI ports carried between the DM-3200 and the host PC, either through the built-in USB, or through the optional FireWire card. • Use the HOST PORT parameter to select the vir- tual MIDI port carrier: either USB or FW1 (if optional FireWire cards have been fitted). The different virtual MIDI ports are dedicated to different tasks. Working from the top of the screen (the numbers in parentheses refer to the port numbers shown in a DAW application, etc.: • I/O (2) handles MIDI messages, bypassing the mixer section, and acting through the DM-3200's physical MIDI ports. • P.C. (4) handles Program Change messages only. • TMC (1) is reserved for communication with the PC software (TASCAM Mixer Companion) • REM1(5) and REM2 (6) are bi-directional ports that may be used for remote MIDI control of the DM3200 or the DM-3200 to control another device. • MTC (3) is a dedicated MIDI Time Code port. • Enable and disable these ports, along with the physical MIDI ports, by using the cursor keys and ENTER key to open and close the onscreen switches. Note that the TMC connection (1) cannot be turned off. The FILTER boxes allow the following MIDI messages to be passed (checked) or blocked (unchecked): Control change (C.Cng), Program change (P.Cng), MIDI Machine Control (MMC), MIDI Timecode (MTC), and other messages (Others). The first part of the filter block refers to those messages received at the physical MIDI IN and transmitted to the virtual I/O port, as well as those MIDI messages that go the other way (from the I/O port to the physical MIDI OUT). Note that both the physical and virtual switches must be set here for data to go between these ports. The next part of the block governs the filtering between the physical MIDI IN port and the mixer. The final part of the filter block governs the filtering of the MIDI data sent out by the mixer from the physical MIDI OUT port. Below the filter is the 4-way switch (use the wheel and ENTER key to set this up) allowing switching between: • OFF - no MIDI data is sent from the THRU port • THRU - the data received at the physical MIDI IN is echoed through the THRU port • INT MTC - the internal MIDI timecode generator's output is sent through the THRU port • USB MTC - the MIDI timecode received at the USB MTC port is echoed at the THRU port Finally at the bottom, the slot FireWire card MIDI connection can be switched on and off. TASCAM DM-3200 User's Manual 91

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TASCAM DM-3200 User’s Manual
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7 – MIDI
As well as the MIDI ports, the DM-3200 can pass MIDI to and from a PC connected using the USB connec-
tion (as well as through a FireWire connection if an optional FireWire interface card is fitted). This section
explains some of the ways in which the card is used.
MIDI port switching and filtering
Press the
MIDI
key and navigate to the
SETUP
page to
bring up the following screen:
The three boxes to the left of the screen (
MIDI IN
,
MIDI
OUT
and
MIDI THRU/MTC
) refer to the three physical
MIDI connectors on the rear panel.
The
HOST PORT
boxes on the right of the screen refer
to the different virtual MIDI ports carried between
the DM-3200 and the host PC, either through the
built-in USB, or through the optional FireWire card.
Use the
HOST PORT
parameter to select the vir-
tual MIDI port carrier: either
USB
or
FW1
(if
optional FireWire cards have been fitted).
The different virtual MIDI ports are dedicated to dif-
ferent tasks. Working from the top of the screen (the
numbers in parentheses refer to the port numbers
shown in a DAW application, etc.:
I/O
(2) handles MIDI messages, bypassing the
mixer section, and acting through the DM-3200’s
physical MIDI ports.
P.C.
(4) handles Program Change messages only.
TMC
(1) is reserved for communication with the PC
software (TASCAM Mixer Companion)
REM1
(5) and
REM2
(6) are bi-directional ports that
may be used for remote MIDI control of the DM-
3200 or the DM-3200 to control another device.
MTC
(3) is a dedicated MIDI Time Code port.
Enable and disable these ports, along with the
physical MIDI ports, by using the cursor keys
and
ENTER
key to open and close the on-
screen switches. Note that the
TMC
connection
(
1
) cannot be turned off.
The
FILTER
boxes allow the following MIDI messages
to be passed (checked) or blocked (unchecked): Con-
trol change (
C.Cng
), Program change (
P.Cng
), MIDI
Machine Control (
MMC
), MIDI Timecode (
MTC
), and
other messages (
Others
).
The first part of the filter block refers to those mes-
sages received at the physical
MIDI IN
and transmit-
ted to the virtual
I/O
port, as well as those MIDI
messages that go the other way (from the I/O port to
the physical
MIDI OUT
). Note that both the physical
and virtual switches must be set here for data to go
between these ports.
The next part of the block governs the filtering
between the physical
MIDI IN
port and the mixer.
The final part of the filter block governs the filtering
of the MIDI data sent out by the mixer from the phys-
ical
MIDI OUT
port.
Below the filter is the 4-way switch (use the wheel
and
ENTER
key to set this up) allowing switching
between:
OFF
— no MIDI data is sent from the
THRU
port
THRU
— the data received at the physical
MIDI IN
is
echoed through the THRU port
INT MTC
— the internal MIDI timecode generator’s
output is sent through the
THRU
port
USB MTC
— the MIDI timecode received at the USB
MTC
port is echoed at the
THRU
port
Finally at the bottom, the slot FireWire card MIDI
connection can be switched on and off.
Figure 7.1: MIDI setup