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TASCAM 2488MKII
12 − Tempo and MIDI
The Standard MIDI File (SMF) format is used to exchange
MIDI song data between sequencers, including sequencer
software, and other MIDI devices.
Follow the procedures explained in “USB import (SMF
files)” on page 79 to transfer an SMF file from a connected
computer to the 2488MKII’s FAT partition and then load it
from the FAT partition to the SMF player.
To open the SMF PLAYER screen, highlight SMF PLAYER
from the SYNC/MIDI menu and press the
YES/ENTER
key.
On this screen, you can set the
SPEED
and
PLAYER
ON/OFF
items. The
SPEED
parameter is a percentage of the original
tempo.
The
SPEED
item setting allows the speed of the entire
piece to be adjusted including any tempo changes
included as part of the SMF.
If the
PLAYER
item is ON, you can use the 2488MKII's
SMF playback function to control external MIDI devic-
es. If you connect the audio outputs of those devices to
the 2488MKII's audio inputs, you can then record those
externally-generated MIDI tracks.
The
LENGTH
item on the screen shows the number of bars in
the SMF. The numbers 1–16 in the lower part correspond
to MIDI channels, with those used by the SMF shown in
inverse.
NOTE
When the SMF player is ON, you cannot use the FREE
metronome mode or a tempo map.
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SMF playback