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Using File Utility as a Plug-in Software
(Windows)
You can start the File Utility software as either a stand-alone software or a plug-in application in the
Open Plug-in Technology compatible application.
Refer to the owner's manual of the client application (sequencer, etc.) for details on using the File
Utility as a plug-in software.
About Open Plug-in Technology
Open Plug-in Technology (OPT) is a newly developed software format that allows control over
MIDI devices from a music software sequencer. For example, this allows you to start up and
operate various parts of your music system, such as plug-in board editors, and mixing control
editors – directly from an OPT-compatible sequencer, without having to use each separately.
This also makes it unnecessary to set MIDI drivers for each application, streamlining your music
production system and making all operations more convenient and seamless.
About the OPT Levels
The client application and its compatibility with OPT can be divided into three levels, as shown
below.
Level 1
– OPT Panels provides basic support for opening and displaying OPT control
panels that can transmit data via the clients’ external MIDI ports. Typically this will allow
basic hardware editor control panels to operate properly.
Level 2
– OPT Processors provides support for real-time MIDI processors and panel
automation. Typically this will allow both real-time and offline MIDI effects (e.g.
Arpeggiators, transposers etc.) to operate properly and supply automation to OPT panels.
Level 3
– OPT Views provides support for edit views and MIDI processors/panels that
require direct access to client sequencer storage structures. Typically this will allow
sophisticated MIDI edit views to be suppor ted (e.g. List editors, Auto Accompaniment,
Data Checkers etc.).
OPT Level Implementation for the File Utility
This chart shows the OPT-compatibility of the File Utility.
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Certain operations may not work as expected if there is no corresponding function in the client
application (sequencer, etc.). The highest level of implementation for the client application is indicated
in the OPT logo (which appears along with the version information in the application).
OPT levels of the client application
File Utility operation
Operation support
Operation limits
VIEWS (Level3)
Yes
None
PROCESSORS (Level2)
Yes
None
PANELS (Level1)
No
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