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DualLINK MIDI System
Rev. 1.5
Pag. 1 di 47
Index
DualLink
3
DigiSound Module
4
Start Up of the Instrument
6
Play Now!
7
PLAY Section
9
Numeric Keyboard Panel
Performances
10
Right
12
Chord
14
Bass
Performance Sequence
15
MIDI
16
Dynamic
17
Octave
19
Transpose -‐ Pedal
20
Song
ʹ
USB A
22
USB B
24
A<-‐>B
26
Page 1: ...Link 3 DigiSound Module 4 Start Up of the Instrument 6 Play Now 7 PLAY Section 9 Numeric Keyboard Panel 9 Performances 10 Right 12 Chord 14 Bass 14 Performance Sequence 15 MIDI 16 Dynamic 17 Octave 19...
Page 2: ...27 Volume 27 Left Off and Right Off 28 28 EDIT Section 29 General Settings 29 Pedal Foot Switches 30 USB Device 31 Chord Method 32 Touch Screen Display 33 Info 33 Edit Performances 35 MIDI B 37 Save 3...
Page 3: ...to a few basic elements whereas all the possible options that a musician might need during a live performance whether using the internal sounds or the MIDI Out connection have been incorporated in th...
Page 4: ...ction to the Volume Pedal and the 4 Pedal Programmable Switch Unit Once you have unpacked your instrument connect the Volume Pedal to the VOLUME PEDAL output connect the 4 Pedal Switch Unit to the FOO...
Page 5: ...K D DualLINK MIDI System Rev 1 5 Pag 5 di 47 Connections...
Page 6: ...rt Up display of the instrument will appear At this point it is possible to select which section you want to enter Pressing EDIT enters the programming section of the instrument whereas selecting PLAY...
Page 7: ...after switching ON you ll be able to play The first screen you will see is this As you can see you are in the Performance section Bank 0 and Performance 0 Now simply choose one of the ten keys 0 9 to...
Page 8: ...ession Control also on the left hand The Dynamics and Expression are explained in detail on page 17 These initial instructions will enable you to become familiar with the DualLink As you can see it is...
Page 9: ...via MIDI Used in combination with other keys to enter various MIDI control sections in Real Time x R Right Right Hand x C Chord Chords key M m 7th dim Left hand x B Bass Left hand basses x Ps Performa...
Page 10: ...00 Performances Keep in mind that Performance 0 will be activated automatically only after initially switching the instrument On In all other situations after selecting the Bank it is also necessary t...
Page 11: ...ounds and or parameters without modifying the Performance already memorised The Performances contain an important series of parameters that will be explained in full in the EDIT section It is importan...
Page 12: ...lect will remain active until you select another or until you change Performance or select that same Performance again When you press the R button of the numeric keyboard panel the display will show a...
Page 13: ...nk could also be different Of course this will involve a certain number of steps especially if you also want to change the bank but these are situations in which the accordionist will rarely venture i...
Page 14: ...ame even the display that only changes in the descriptions and the key shown on the right towards the bottom of the display from R to C Obviously also in the Chord section it is possible to activate a...
Page 15: ...order In effect this button has the function of putting the Performances in the desired order The method of programming will be explained in the EDIT section of this manual Obviously the display is ex...
Page 16: ...section can transmit two summable MIDI channels and the transmission channel can be selected using the buttons on the numeric keyboard panel During the programming according to the key that you have...
Page 17: ...me does not change Now continue to keep this note pressed and play another one with less pressure on the bellows You will realize that the volumes of the two notes are different This is exactly the sa...
Page 18: ...ective Dynamics D and Expression XP and After Touch AT On Off keys z s This is indicating that the Expression and Dynamics will operate both on Sound A and Sound B To be able to control the Sounds sep...
Page 19: ...ected to the accordion Actually it is a function that will be used above all for the external expanders connected in order to assure that they adapt to the note range of the accordion in fact the inco...
Page 20: ...rols the On Off of the single pedals and the programming of the Volume Pedal Transpose The Transpose button Transp Tp on the numerical keyboard panel enables you to change the tuning of the instrument...
Page 21: ...ton FtSw1 2 3 or 4 will appear as well as the parameter assigned in the Edit stage However you can change the value using the buttons on the numeric keyboard panel The assignable parameters are as fol...
Page 22: ...page the display will change to The Songs should normally be saved in the stick in numerical order with a number before the title e g E E If the Songs are inserted like this in the stick when in this...
Page 23: ...in Play the display will change again to show like this The Play key will be red in colour showing that the Song has been started When the Song ends you can touch the Next key with two arrows towards...
Page 24: ...MIDI files CH 4 is dedicated to the melody line Touching CH4 ON the key will change colour red and it will show CH4 OFF From this moment on all the MIDI Songs that you load will not play CH 4 If you p...
Page 25: ...reading is complete the flashing message will disappear Obviously while the stick is being read you can safely navigate in other sections of the instrument for example select a Performance without int...
Page 26: ...een USB A and USB B for the Songs and in all the parameters where indicated Obviously this is active only in the PLAY section whereas in the EDIT section the programming of the Sound A and B is perfor...
Page 27: ...o enter the EDIT or PLAY sections it is necessary to press the MENU button for a longer period than usual until the Main Menu display shows This is to avoid that while playing you accidentally enter a...
Page 28: ...that is when selected this will enable you to vary the level of the Left Hand Chords and Bass as one section by just using the or keys regardless of the settings of the separate Chord or Bass keys Obv...
Page 29: ...keyboard panel controlled the sections in EDIT only the numbers will be used while all parameters will selected by means of the Touch screen The display with respect to PLAY will be a little differen...
Page 30: ...s of both the Right and Left hands Ft Sw1 2 3 4 The other four keys are used programming the pedals supplied with the accordion Each pedal can be programmed for a specific function By default they are...
Page 31: ...ve x Oct Dw M Lowers notes by 1 octave Once the programming is finished press BACK to return to the Main Menu of the General Settings USB Device The USB Device function enables you to establish which...
Page 32: ...be played This function could be useful when working frequently with arranger units connected to the instrument x Multiple In this case the Chords are free and several Chord buttons can be played simu...
Page 33: ...e MusicTech logo above the parameter keys will enable you to see the variations that you make during the adjustment of the two parameters Pressing back will return to the General Settings screen Info...
Page 34: ...5 Pag 34 di 47 You can choose whether to save or exit without saving in any case the following screen appears Pressing YES will confirm the choice made on the contrary pressing NO will show the EDIT...
Page 35: ...in the live programming phase you have a series of parameters at your disposal enabling the creating of Performances made to measure for your requirements E detail Right A Chord A Bass A The Right A C...
Page 36: ...s CC32 and in that bank and only that one will CC32 be active Changing section you will see that CC0 that is set by default returns to be active In this way we have full freedom to choose the sounds o...
Page 37: ...useful when you want to calibrate the bellows control of a sound based on the needs of the song or musician Obviously the value of Velocity Hi cannot be less than the Velocity Lo To get the maximum v...
Page 38: ...ed programming the Sounds you can set the keyboard split for the A and B Sounds To position the Split as shown on the display press Split Note then the note on the keyboard of the accordion where you...
Page 39: ...i 47 If you want to save the Performance in the position from which you started The display will change to show If you are sure press YES otherwise press NO and you return to the previous display If y...
Page 40: ...et keys and then press SAVE The following display will show Press YES if you are sure or repeat the procedure by pressing NO You will return to the previous display once again To leave the programming...
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Page 42: ...rformance Sequence number to which we want to match the number of the original performance Set Once you have set the value of the Performance and its Performance Sequence press the SET button to memor...
Page 43: ...l Indicates the number of the Global that you will select in the PLAY section and is connected to the PRG key You can choose the Global with the arrows or directly write the number on the numeric cont...
Page 44: ...lows you to save various parts of the instrument that you have programmed a very useful facility if you happen to perform a reset see next paragraph Resets which will erase all or part of our changes...
Page 45: ...iously when you enter the Load process a screen will warn you that you are about to overwrite all or part of memory Resets You have the possibility to reset the instrument back to its original state e...
Page 46: ...To perform a Complete Reset of the instrument it is necessary to carry out both Reset Performances and General Settings Reset Each time you carry out a Reset a display will warn you that you are abou...
