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Using MIDI Express XT Console
About MIDI Express XT Console
MIDI Express XT Console serves as a “control
center” for the MIDI Express XT. For example, you
can make changes to the synchronization settings,
filter some data on a particular input or output, or
route MIDI data from any MIDI device to any
other MIDI device connected to the MIDI
Express XT.
This chapter takes you through the process of
opening MIDI Express XT Console for the first
time.
When do you need to use the console?
The only time you need to use the MIDI
Express XT Console program is when you would
like to make changes to the settings in the MIDI
Express XT. If you just want to use it with a MIDI
sequencer, all you need to do is choose the
Sequencer 30 fps preset from the front panel, which
allows sequencing software to individually access
any of the input or output ports on the MIDI
Express XT. Just run your sequencer. You don’t
need to run the console at all in this case.
You only need to use the console if you want to
program user presets to suit your specific needs.
Familiarity with Windows
®
In explaining how to use MIDI Express XT
Console, this chapter assumes that you are already
familiar with the standard Windows interface
conventions, such as how to select options using
check boxes and radio buttons, how to type and
edit text, and so forth.
Opening MIDI Express XT Console
The primary “command centers” of MIDI
Express XT Console are the toolbar (along the top
of the main window) and the MIDI Routing
window. The toolbar gives you quick access to
important Console functions while the MIDI
Routing window displays current MIDI processing
configuration. (See Figure 7-1.)
Figure 7-1: The MIDI Express XT Console main window, with the
toolbar and MIDI Routing window visible.
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