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MultiSystem II MIDI 

Operation Guide 

 

North American Office: 

5600 General Washington Drive 

Suite B211, Alexandria, VA 22312 

USA 

Toll Free: (800) 272-4775 

T: (703) 933-0024 

F: (703) 933-0025

 

 

European Office: 
Twickenham Avenue 
Brandon, Suffolk 
IP27 0PD 
United Kingdom 
T: +44 (0)1842 814814 
F: +44 (0)1842 813802

 

  www.ssosystems.com

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for MultiSystem II

Page 1: ...ffice 5600 General Washington Drive Suite B211 Alexandria VA 22312 USA Toll Free 800 272 4775 T 703 933 0024 F 703 933 0025 European Office Twickenham Avenue Brandon Suffolk IP27 0PD United Kingdom T 44 0 1842 814814 F 44 0 1842 813802 www ssosystems com ...

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Page 3: ...up 3 Summary 5 Playing from the MIDI Keyboard 6 Playing MIDI sounds from the organ 6 Recording and replaying the organ 7 How do we record 7 Important things to watch for when recording 7 How do we play back 7 Appendix MultiSystem II MIDI Connectors and Channels 8 MIDI Connectors 8 MIDI Channels 8 MIDI Messages 8 ...

Page 4: ...our Wi Fi server to MFMII allows sophisticated control of MIDI using an Apple iPad MIDI Keyboards MIDI keyboards are probably the most common of the MIDI devices in use today They have evolved from simple electronic keyboards and vary in price and facilities enormously Typically the keyboard has internal electronic sounds that may be synthesised from a combination of pure tones or recalling sample...

Page 5: ...r Each MIDI device has a connector panel with connectors labelled IN OUT THRU and a variety of standard cables are available from your local music store to connect from one device to another When connecting the devices together it is important to use the correct connections Each device has one input called IN and two outputs OUT THRU THRU being an abbreviation for Through THRU passes the informati...

Page 6: ...tion When connecting three devices there are two alternatives The first alternative is to connect each IN and OUT together as shown below Another alternative suggestion below uses the THRU connection on Keyboard 2 If this method of connection is used Keyboard 1 will receive the same data as Keyboard 2 there will be no additional information from Keyboard 2 ...

Page 7: ...receives MIDI data from another device THRU is used to pass on a copy of the MIDI information received at the IN connection The THRU output does not contain information generated by the device OUT passes data generated from the current device to the next one in the chain ...

Page 8: ...DI channel 2 Select transmit on MIDI channel 2 on the MIDI device Draw the Swell Bourdon The Swell Bourdon will now play any notes played from the MIDI keyboard functions such as transpose may be accomplished from the MIDI device set up It is possible to play on the Swell manual simultaneously Any stops drawn on the Swell division will play from either the Swell manual or the MIDI device Playing M...

Page 9: ...y sophisticated music scoring and editing software It is possible to record yourself on the organ edit the detail and mistakes print the music and replay the modified recording Connect the OUT2 connector from the organ to the IN connector on the recording device Important things to watch for when recording General Cancel before starting Start the recorder before drawing any stops or using any pist...

Page 10: ...n MIDI IN Used for linking multiple devices to one keyboard OUT2 Transmits MIDI Notes Stops and Expression MIDI Channels The standard MIDI channels used by MultiSystem II are Division Name Channel Number Swell Manual III 2 Great Manual II 1 Choir Manual I 3 Pedal 4 Manual IV 5 Manual V 6 MIDI Messages Notes are transmitted as MIDI Note messages with velocity 64 Notes are received as MIDI Note mess...

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