E-Mu EMAX II, Operation Manual

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Emax II operation manual
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PRESET DEFINITION 7 MIDI SETUP
MIDI is a way of exchanging musical information between various electronic
music instruments. If you are not familiar with MIDI, read the “MIDI Supplement”
in the Advanced Applications section before continuing.
1. With all modules de-activated, select the current preset. This preset will contain the
default MIDI parameters, which you may now proceed to change for your particular
application. Note that different presets can have different MIDI parameters.
2. Activate PRESET DEFINITION 7 . The display says:
MIDI Setup Menu
Use Cursor Keys
Move the cursor keys to identify the various MIDI options. The first display says:
Basic Channel 01
[01-16] /Slider
This is the default channel over which this particular Emax II preset will send and receive
MIDI information. To change channels, use the data slider or the numeric keypad. To
jump back to the module identifier press
ENTER , otherwise press the right arrow cursor
button to continue the setup. MIDI channels can be set globally using the MIDI Master
function (
MASTER, Special 2 ).
3. The next display says:
MIDI Port: Out
Use Data Slider
The MIDI out connector can be set to provide one of two functions, MIDI out (i.e., data
you play on the keyboard flows out the MIDI port) or MIDI thru (i.e., the MIDI out port
echoes what’s being received at the MIDI in port). To select, use the data slider. To jump
back to the module identifier press
ENTER , otherwise press the right arrow cursor
button to continue the setup.
MIDI
PRESET DEFINITION