-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTRUMENT CONFIGURATION AMCS CONFIGURING A MIDI INSTRUMENT the Advance Music Construction System SUBJECT Instrument Configuration: Configuring a MIDI Instrument SUMMARY This part of the documentation explains how an Instrument Configuration is performed. Similar operations in this system section have differing options and only those are listed here. The Instrument Configuration is used to set parameters for how the Instrument, Effect or Function behaves whilst being played. DESCRIPTION The configuration for a MIDI Instrument has different options following "continuous" from other Instrument types, only those options are listed below. Most options will have arrow icons next to the setting to indicate that it can be changed in a certain way, an arrow going right is to suggest that the content can be edited via keyboard or the virtual keyboard in the parameter editor section of the system, and arrows going up and down are to toggle or, increase or decrease the current value. LENGTH The transmission time is shown to the right of the Instrument data length and is relative to the standard MIDI transmission speed of 3125Bps. This is actually very important to large system exclusive transmissions which cannot be broken up, as they will effect the overall playback timing of the cue triggers. CHANNEL Modifying the channel value to the next multiple of 16 will imply the playback should route to an alternate MIDI interface. The route and subchannel values are shown to the right of the channel value. Range: 0-255, Default: 0 CONTINUOUS Switching this option will cause the playback to either send the message contained within the Instrument data once at the start of playback or every time a cue is triggered. Default: YES RESET This invokes the system to send a MIDI controller reset apon starting playback. Default: NO TRANSPOSE Changing this will offset the cue note key by the specified value whilst playing. Range: 0-255, Default: 0 VELOCITY Altering this will reduce the cue velocities by the specified amount whilst playing. This value is halved on playback due to its relation with the MIDI command velocity (a maximum of 127). Range: 0-255, Default: 255 RELATED Instrument Configuration: Overview Side Bar: Cursor Panel Instrument Configuration: Keyboard General: Glossary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- r24012017 Return to the contents page