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Midi Setup - drum machine

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CHAPTER 6: MIDI SETUP This menu accesses important MIDI functions. General instructions are: 1. Press the MIDI SETUP button. 2. Use the Page (up and down) buttons to select different "pages" of functions; the display's lower right window shows the page number. These pages are described below. 3. Adjust values on pages, if necessary, as described for each page. 4. After making all needed changes, press MIDI SETUP again to exit, or choose another page. All the parameters on the following pages remain as set, even if you turn off power, until changed. 6.1 PAGE 1: TRANSMIT PATTERN DATA VIA MIDI The display shows PAT. OUT. To have the Performance Pad output MIDI pattern data when playing a Pattern/Song, use the INC/DEC buttons to select ON. Select OFF if you don't want the Performance Pad to transmit pattern data. Background Select ON to send Pattern data into a sequencer for recording, or drive other drum sound expander modules. If the Performance Pad is acting as a drum machine and provides the master clock to a MIDI system, select OFF so that other devices don't respond to the MIDI note data. 6.2 PAGE 2: SEND CLOCK DATA TO OTHER DEVICES (CLOCKOUT) The display shows CLOCKOUT. To have the Performance Pad generate timing data at its MIDI out, use the INC/DEC buttons to select ON. Select OFF to inhibit MIDI timing signals from appearing at the MIDI out jack. Background The Performance Pad can generate timing signals to which other devices can synchronize if: • The external device (sequencer, drum machine, etc.) can respond to MIDI timing signals. • These signals go from the Performance Pad's MIDI out to the external device's MIDI in. • CLOCKOUT is ON. 6.3 PAGE 3: TRANSMIT PAD HIT DATA VIA MIDI The display shows PADS OUT. To have the Performance Pad transmit MIDI note data when you strike the pads, use the INC/DEC buttons to select ON. Select OFF to disable the transmission of MIDI data when pads are hit. 36

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CHAPTER 6: MIDI SETUP
This menu accesses important MIDI functions. General instructions are:
1.
Press the MIDI SETUP button.
2.
Use the Page (up and down) buttons to select different "pages" of functions; the
display's lower right window shows the page number. These pages are described
below.
3.
Adjust values on pages, if necessary, as described for each page.
4.
After making all needed changes, press MIDI SETUP again to exit, or choose
another page.
All the parameters on the following pages remain as set, even if you turn off power,
until changed.
6.1
PAGE 1: TRANSMIT PATTERN DATA VIA MIDI
The display shows
PAT. OUT
. To have the
Performance Pad output MIDI pattern data when
playing a Pattern/Song, use the INC/DEC
buttons to select
ON
. Select
OFF
if you don't
want the Performance Pad to transmit pattern
data.
Background
Select
ON
to send Pattern data
into a sequencer for recording, or drive other drum sound expander modules. If the
Performance Pad is acting as a drum machine and provides the master clock to a
MIDI system, select
OFF
so that other devices don't respond to the MIDI note data.
6.2
PAGE 2: SEND CLOCK DATA TO OTHER DEVICES (CLOCKOUT)
The display shows
CLOCKOUT
. To have the
Performance Pad generate timing data at its
MIDI out, use the INC/DEC buttons to select
ON
. Select
OFF
to inhibit MIDI timing signals
from appearing at the MIDI out jack.
Background
The Performance Pad can
generate timing signals to which other devices
can synchronize if:
• The external device (sequencer, drum machine, etc.) can respond to MIDI timing
signals.
• These signals go from the Performance Pad's MIDI out to the external device's MIDI
in.
•
CLOCKOUT
is
ON
.
6.3
PAGE 3: TRANSMIT PAD HIT DATA VIA MIDI
The display shows
PADS OUT
. To have the
Performance Pad transmit MIDI note data when
you strike the pads, use the INC/DEC buttons to
select
ON
.
Select
OFF
to
disable
the
transmission of MIDI data when pads are hit.