ENSONIQ MR Rack, Musician'S Manual

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Chapter 2 —Connections
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M R - R ack is capable o f p r oducing a f a r g r eate r dynamic r ange than a home ste r eo
typically encounte r s when playing compact discs, cassettes and L Ps, and you ’ ll have to
make su r e that loud notes f r om the M R - R ack will not damage you r system.
U sing the M R - R ac k f or Ge ne r al M ID I Music
Once you ’ ve made all o f you r connections, getting the M R - R ack r eady f o r Gene r al M I D I is
simple :
• P r ess the System button until the display shows :
System parameters:
Hit ENTER for GM!
• P r ess the Ente r button.
En t er
Se l e ct Par t
E x i t
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T he M R - R ack is now Gene r al- M I D I - r eady. Sta r t you r Gene r al M I D I sequence r and the M R -
R ack will do the r est.
M oving On
Since the M R - R ack is capable o f playing 16 di ff e r ent Sounds at once — on 16 di ff e r ent M I D I
channels — you ’ ll want to get f amilia r with the way M I D I channels, Sounds and Pa r ts wo r k
togethe r . Fo r a b r ie f ove r view o f the M R - R ack, see “ Unde r standing the M R - R ack ” in the f i r st
chapte r o f the M R - R ack M usician ’ s M anual,
W e l co m e
. Fo r mo r e detailed in f o r mation on this
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