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MDF3
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MIDI IN
MIDI IN
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MIDI IN
MIDI IN
MIDI IN
MIDI THRU
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT 1
MIDI OUT
MDF3
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
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MDF3
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PPLICATIONS
A Portable MIDI Playback System
The MDF3, when used in combination with a compact MIDI
tone generator module, can form the heart of a portable MIDI
playback system. In such a system, you would slave the tone
generator to the MDF3 in order to play back SEQ data files
which you had recorded previously.
By adding a portable MIDI keyboard to this arrangement, you
can add on-the-spot recording to the playback function of
the basic system. Make your MIDI connections as seen in the
diagrams below.
For recording
For playback
An Extended MIDI System
In a complete MIDI system which already includes a per-
sonal computer or a sequencer. In such a system, you would
normally use the master keyboard and the sequencer to record
parts for each of the slave tone generators, then play the data
back all at once. If you connect the MDF3 to the system as
shown in the illustration below, you can use it to “capture”
the completed performance as SEQ data in Standard MIDI
File format.
To do this, set the MDF3’s sync mode to “MIDI” and the MIDI
control function to “on”. Then, press the
REC
and
PAUSE
keys.
The MDF3 will wait for incoming sequence data to begin
recording, then stop recording as soon as the sequencer trans-
mits a MIDI Stop message.
MIDI keyboard
Tone Generator
MIDI keyboard
Tone Generator
Master keyboard
Sequencer
MIDI patch bay
Slave 1
Slave 2
Slave 3
Slave 4
Slave 5
