The
DSP7000
Family Operating Manual - Index
Manual Release 1.1
The DSP7000 Family Operating Manual
Page 67
2000 Eventide Inc.
Sequencing With MIDI
Most MIDI sequencers will receive system exclusive messages and store them for later playback on the
originating instrument. The DSP7000 fully supports this. Instead of sending keyboard presses and knob
turns, the DSP7000 sends “parameter change messages.” When a sequencer sends a “parameter change
message” back to the DSP7000, the corresponding parameter is adjusted. This is true whether the display is
showing the parameter or not. Further, you can operate the front panel of the DSP7000 as you normally
would
while
it’s receiving “parameter change messages” from a sequencer.
To actually sequence, set
sequence out
(on the
midi
menu
page in the
SETUP
area) to
on
. Every time a parameter is
changed, a corresponding message is sent out the MIDI Out port
and the serial port as a system exclusive message. By recording
parameter changes to a MIDI sequencer, you can automate your
mixdowns.
Simply play back the recorded MIDI sequence at the DSP7000’s MIDI In, and you will see the changes you
recorded “played” by the sequencer (
assuming
MIDI
is
enabled
,
system exclusive
is
on
, the program that was loaded when the
sequence was recorded is loaded during playback, and the
device ID
set during recording is set during playback
). However, if you manage
to configure the MIDI connections between your various pieces of equipment such that the “system exclu-
sive, sequence out” MIDI messages of the DSP7000 loop back into the DSP7000 without delay, digital de-
mons will unleash a raging fury inside your helpless DSP7000. So, make sure that doesn’t happen! If you
aren’t actively using the
sequence out
feature, it’s wise to leave it
off
.
By leaving
sequence out
on
and
system
exclusive
off
while recording a sequence, and
sequence out
off
and
system exclusive
on
while playing the sequence back, you can
eliminate the possibility of those digital demons dancing their mean dance in the DSP7000! However, doing this would render the “echo” feature dis-
cussed below useless.
All adjustments made to the DSP7000 while the parameter
sequence out
is set to
on
are sent out the
MIDI Out port and the serial port (not including Patch Editor commands). This includes any changes re-
ceived at the MIDI In port. If the MIDI sequencer is sending data to the DSP7000 and receiving data from
the DSP7000
at the same time
, it will receive an “echo” of the commands it sends to the DSP7000. This
means that if you change something on the DSP7000 while sequencing (and echoing), then your changes
will also be sent with the echo information to the sequencer. This might be useful for editing or touching-up
a sequence.
