MOTU micro express-USB, User Manual

Page: 15 / 156

I N S T A L L I N G Y O U R M O T U I N T E R F A C E
13
CONNECTING A PEDAL OR FOOT SWITCH
If you would like to use a foot pedal or foot switch
with your MOTU MIDI interface, connect it as
shown below in Figure 2-7. For more information
about how a pedal input can be used, see the
section below that applies to you:
■
For micro express users: “Pedal window” on
page 46
■
For Express XT users: “Pedal window” on
page 66
■
For MIDI Timepiece AV users: “Programming
the pedal inputs” on page 110
Figure 2-7: Connecting a foot switch or foot pedal.
CONNECTING AN AUDIO CLICK SOURCE
If you would like to convert an audio click to MIDI,
connect the audio click source to the Pedal input as
using a shielded, quarter-inch audio cable as
shown below in Figure 2-8. For more information
about converting an audio tempo source (such as a
click, bass drum, tape deck signal, or other audio
tempo source) to MIDI, see “Programming Pedal
A to convert an audio click” on page 112.
☛
On a MIDI Timepiece AV, only PEDAL A (on
the rear panel) can be used for
click-to-MIDI conversion.
Figure 2-8: Connecting an audio click input. Only the Pedal A input
on the rear panel of the MIDI Timepiece AV can be used as a click
input.
For a MIDI Timepiece AV,
you can connect a pedal or foot switch to
either the Pedal A port on the rear panel or
the Pedal B port on the front panel.
For a MIDI Express XT-USB,
connect a pedal or foot
switch to the Pedal jack on
the front panel.
For a micro express USB, connect a pedal or foot
switch to the Pedal jack on the rear panel.
For a MIDI Express XT-USB,
connect an audio click
source to the Pedal jack on
the front panel.
For a micro express USB, connect an audio click
source to the Pedal jack on the rear panel.
For a MIDI Timepiece AV, connect a pedal or foot
switch to the Pedal jack on the rear panel.
Examples of
audio click sources
Drum machine
Click track
Shielded
quarter-inch
audio cable
!USB Interfaces Manual Book Page 13 Tuesday, October 10, 2000 12:43 PM