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2.3.2 MIDI connections
The MIDI port enables the communication between different synthesizers, serves to
synch up various music-machines (synchronizing tempos and the start/stop process)
and is used to connect to a computer. No audio signals are transmitted via the MIDI
port – only control-data. The control data are uniform for all manufacturers and
make it possible to use instruments by a variety of companies together.
I.
Connect the MIDI OUT of a keyboard or a MIDI-interface with the MIDI IN on
your Spectralis, to play Spectralis sounds via an external controller-keyboard.
II.
Connect the MIDI OUT of your Spectralis with the MIDI IN of another MIDI-
device, such as another synth, MIDI-interface and the like, to control any such external
devices/ soundsources with the Spectralis. You can find additional information in the
manual of the respective MIDI-instrument.
III.
Connect the MIDI THRU port of the Spectralis with other soundsources, in
case you want to transmit MIDI-data received by the Spectralis to other instruments.
Generally you should not connect more than 3 instruments serially via MIDI THRU
and MIDI IN, because you might encounter data transmission lost depending on the
quality of the optocopplers used in the instruments. It is advisable to centrally connect
your studio equipment using a MIDI-interface. For this purpose you will need MIDI-
interfaces with multiple outputs or MIDI THRU-boxes, which can distribute an
incoming MIDI-signal to multiple MIDI THRU ports.
2.3.3 The USB port and storage media
Using the USB port on your Spectralis you can easily:
- exchange data with your computer
- save your data
- Transfer new samples
- do firmware upgrades
The Spectralis uses generic drivers for data transfer, which are integrated in the
firmware. This eliminates the need for driver installations. Once you’ve made a
successful connection additional drive icons will appear on your computer’s desktop,
which can be used to exchange data with. Normally you should now see three diffe-
rent drives.
a.) SPCFlash
– this drive represents the internal 64 MB resident memory drive
which can be re-written multiple times and saves its contents when the instrument is
being powered down. This is where you want to store all your files - samples, songs
and sounds, which you want to have readily available to you after turning your
Spectralis on. For now the Spectralis loads all samples from this memory bank
automatically into the sample RAM memory.
b.) Slot1 and Slot2
or
SmartMedia
1
and
2
.
Some computers will only make these drives visible, if you already have inserted a
Smart Media Card.
MIDI:
The shortcut „MIDI“
stands for Musical
Instrument Digital
Interfac and is used
for
unified digital control of
different electronic
musical instruments.
Before MIDI was inven-
ted, it used to be very
difficult to connect
electronic sound gene-
rators by different
manufacturers.
MIDI connections, USB connections
USB:
Stands for
„U
niversal
S
erial
B
us“. All
Modern
Computers come fitted
with this useful con-
nection port which
enables simple and
problem-free con-
nection of peripheral
instruments to a
Computer.
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