8 - MIDI
GENERATOR can be OFF, MTC or CLOCK. OFF and MTC NOTE
explain themselves. See below for an explanation
Timecode (including MTC) does not include any infor-
of the CLOCK setting.mation about bars and beats or tempo. MIDI Clock does
not contain any information about the absolute time at
which events take place.
MIDI clock
MIDI Clock and associated MIDI commands (Start/NOTE
Stop, Song Position Pointer etc.) can be transmitted Remember that there is no absolute time information
from the 2488 when it is in INTERNAL mode and the contained in this MIDI Clock data. Any external devices
GENERATOR parameter is set to CLOCK. In this setting, synchronized to the 2488 which need timing informa-
the 2488 can be used to control an external sequenc-tion should either be synchronized using MTC, or have
ers, drum machines, etc. whose audio outputs are fed their own tempo maps.
to the 2488.
Remote
From the SYNC/MIDI menu, this REMOTE option allows scene changes (?Scene memories? on page 29) and
the setting of a number of parameters connected with mixer parameters.
remote control of the 2488. MMC (MIDI Machine Control) The 2488 can act
in MASTER or a SLAVE MODE, either control-
ling or being controlled by other devices in the sys-
tem. Each device in such a setup must have an ID
assigned to it. The settings here are from 1 to 127,
or ALL (the last setting means that the 2488 will
respond to all MMC commands received, not just
those specifically addressed to it).
NOTE
It is possible for a device to act as an MMC master, and a
timecode slave, or the other way around. MMC and
MIDI IN MODE allows you to specify what will happen timecode are independent of each other.
when MIDI messages are received. The choices REMOTE CONTROL settings. You can enable or disable
are: OFF (incoming MIDI messages are ignored), TG Program Change messages for the following: SCENE
(incoming MIDI messages control the tone genera-
and EFF (effect change). In addition you can turn
tor) and REMOTE (incoming MIDI messages control CONTROL CHANGE messages on or off (for individual
mixer parameters).
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