6. Controls
6. Controls
Controls
The MIDI BAY features the following controls and
female connectors:
The upper portion of the front panel is reserved for the
assignment list.
The two notches on the plexiglass
frame serve for pulling out the assignment list. Entering
the connected units in that list will facilitate setting up of
MIDI BAY programs.
Below the frame there is the
[Mode] key
which selects
one of the seven operation modes the MIDI BAY
provides. These operation modes will be dealt with in
the next chapter.
Close to the Mode key you will find a double-digit
display
which indicates current data and information.
Since the MIDI BAY features such a clearly arranged
design and concept, and since you will mostly call up
patch programs, a double-digit display will provide
enough information and allow for convenient working
with the unit.
The two
LEDs
close to the display tell you whether the
MIDI BAY is in Play Mode or Edit Mode.
The
[Up]
and
[Down]
keys increase or decrease the
value currently indicated by the display. This will be
either the program number, the MIDI channel or the
Unit-ID.
In case of hanging notes or seriously "detuned"
instruments, the
[Panic] key
- as the name implies
-serves for muting the connected units and setting them
to a defined starting point. Anybody who has been
tormented by hanging notes in a critical situation will
appreciate this function.
➔
normally, you will communicate with the MIDI BAY
via the controls described above. However, the unit
may also be programmed using an editor program
for the ATARI ST computer or the remote control
available as a seperate accessory.
MIDI BAY Manual
