General Music S2 Turbo, Owner'S Manual

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S2R:
CONNECTING TO A MASTER KEYBOARD
OR TO AN EXTERNAL SEQUENCER
Connecting to a Master keyboard
Connect the M
IDI PORTS
Connect the master keyboard’s M
IDI
O
UT
to the S2R’s M
IDI
I
N
.
For normal use, connect the S2R’s
MIDI IN
1,
MIDI OUT
1,
MIDI THRU
1 ports. The
MIDI IN
2,
MIDI OUT
2 and
MIDI THRU
2 ports require
appropriate programming in
EDIT PERFORMANCE
/
TRACKS
.
Connecting to a monosplit master keyboard (via M
IDI
-C
OMMON
)
In monosplit mode, the master keyboard can be used as an integrated keyboard for the S2R. The Midi-Common is a
special channel which permits the complete control of S2R with the master keyboard. When S2R is controlled via
Midi-Common, it becomes the S2/S3 equivalent.
The master keyboard generates
LOCAL
events (it becomes the
LOCAL
Source). To see the status of the S2R tracks being
controlled by the master keyboard, the led on the LOCAL Source button must be on.
S2R powers up in Midi-Common mode (by default) with channel 1 assigned to the Midi-Common. Program the
master keyboard to transmit on Midi channel 1.
If, for technical reasons, the master keyboard cannot use channel 1 for MIDI-Common, program the S2R MIDI
Common to the same channel assigned to the master keyboard (s.
EDIT GENERAL
-
MIDI
in the Reference section).
M
IDI
-C
OMMON
Active, M
IDI CHANNEL
1.
Source
LOCAL
.
Connecting to a multisplit master keyboard
In multisplit mode, each split of the master keyboard can control one of the S2R tracks. By default, the S2R tracks
are set with Midi channel numbers corresponding to the track numbers (track 1 = channel 1, track 2 = channel 2...).
To activate this setting, it is sufficient to deactivate the Midi-common channel (off).
In this situation, the master keyboard acts as the
MIDI IN
Source. To see the status of the S2R tracks being controlled
by the master keyboard, the led on the MIDI Source button must be on.
The procedure required to deactivate Midi-common is explained in the section at the end of this chapter.
OUT THRU IN IN
MASTER KEYBOARD MUSIC PROCESSOR (S2R) EXPANDER
Connection of a master keyboard to S2R. The optional connection Thru—In between S2R and another expander will also allow the master keyboard to
control the additional expander.
Connecting S2R to a master keyboard