MOTU MIDI Express XT User Manual

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7.Gr!.p the Exprera PC c.rd by th€ odg.. lnct In!.rt lts contlct tabInlo the arpan3lon alot !! Bhown In Flgurc'l-4 b€low.Be sure not to touch an

Connecting theErternal Unittothe PC Cadlnstelation ancl Seluo6. Be sb5olut6ly lurothat lho contact tab otthe Exproas Pc card l3lhmly B6atod In lhe exp

ConnectingMlDl gearUsinS strnda'd MIDI cables, connect erclr MIDI device's MIDI IN jackto one ofdle 6llIDI OUTjecks on the MIDI Express PC

IN jxck€ MIDI€d.dultlon B.tnr it,r anyMIDI connections worksheetConnectingaudlo cables foritil_-]SMPTEItuPlnstallalion and Setu'H-.re's :r s

fllnstalling theM|DIExpress PCWindows DriverSettlng tha UO addrpssSeftlng the IRQBefore you can use rtny Windows sofiware with rhe MIDI Express pC,ynu

lnstalling MIDIExpress PCConsole forWindowsWhereto go nextr A l/GA cardInstallinB the MIDI Express PC Console sofrware for 'windows is assimple a

Opanlng MlDlExorcss PC Console lorth; flrct ttmeMIDI Express PC Console serves as a "control cenler" for dre MIDIExpress PC. For exenple, yo

1.Doubl..cllck lho Progrlm Mrnrgor'! MlDl Erpre$ PC Conroletf rll gocs well, yoo rhoulcl see dre Conhgr.rration window appearThe Configurrrion $i

Chock box grldeUsing MlDl Express PC Consolet lvlake sule that the IRQ used for the MIDI Express PC\Iindows driver in the Conlrol Panel is nol beinS

Contro lng the MlDlExpr$s PC lrom theConsole soltwarcUn.terstandlng thelntdrcctlon between thesoltware and hatdwareObtainlng the BOMverslonTo deselect

Table of Contentsq Front PaneURear Panelchapter I Installation and Setup11 Mail in the i(gistration crr'd11 I'acking listl1 Computer relu

Chapter 3 Working with SetupsThis chapter explains how to manage MlDl Express PC's serups. Asetup is a "snapshot" of the MIDI Express P

lfyou wan! to sxve more tban one setuP, yov i nd| w a nd t h c,\ er u ps ne r u c ot n na n (.s;T# ;?";*i}[tserup .rt xny !i$e. You c1tn oeate an

Selactlng the cufientseaupVlewlng the currantsetup scrlptAcldlng a scrlpt EettlngSavlng changes to agetuPtAt^*tn^ with Sehtns'!(hun one of the s

Creatlng a user setupMoc lying a stock sotupRsnamlng user aetups32Working with Setupslf you wrm k) snve cha rges you have made to a setup right away,c

Deletlng a u3er setupLlstlng uaer setuPcalphabotlca yStocksetups3i'To1.3.chanS€ the name of a user s€nrPlDouble-cllck tha n!m.lo pop-cdli lt.A po

34Wo*ing with SetupsSequenc€r chThis setup is designed for MIDI software, especialiy sequencingsoftwrre, thal supports rnulti-cable int€rfaces such as

MeEc AllVith this setup, any clevice connecred to a MIDI lN will send d aall devices connected to the MIDI Express I)C outpu{s, inclu(ling rlcomputer

Stock Setup summary36Wo*ing with SetupsBelow is a sunxnrry of ih€ s€ttings for each srock setup. Followingdre txble h a key for teflrrs usecl in the t

chaprer r Workinglwith FilesCreatlng a new lllaOpenlng en .xletlng llleSavlng lllesThis chapter explains how you can sive the contents of the Setr|ps

Savlng a llle under adlllerent nameRevedlng to aprcvloualy savedverclon ol the llle38Express PC Console writ(rs rhe chanSes you have rn.rde inlo theor

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Exltlng MID| ExPtess PCConsoleRsvertinS !o a Previously snved version is u$eflrlwhen €xperimcnlingsith a fiie. You can quickly remove lny clunges by u

'fhe C,rbl€ Routing Vindow ProviderJ you with cornPlcte conthe flow of MIDI d'rta through the MIDI Express IrCIlefore you begin using the cx

menu item for the type of conn€clions you wanr ro see: cable_lo":1",:,.^":l::l:"",:, :"ble.ro.cor npu rer connecrions.

Connectlng one lnqut tomultlple outPu,sSelactlng a connectlonDesalectlng aconnectlonaBrcaklng a connecuonSpocttylng channets h a'connactlon3. P..

3. Typa In th. daalr.d MtOt chlnn.t and pr..! rstun ro conflrm yourcholc..lfyou.want, you can type in srveral channels. This is useful ifyouare using

chapter a ChannPl RemaPPingThe Channel MaPpinS window conlrols the channelizing ofa"," or "ff r'aIoIiil ""a MIDI oUT pon

Uslng channet mapplngsotrceMutlng soutae channelattutlng anct rcmapptngolitn.:t12FffifltFEEFFF+.Il-ffiffiffiffini!ffiOn a MlDl IN pon, dala enrers rhe

Chapter 7Muting MlDl DataBadcaThe Even! MutlnS sr'indo$r' is a sophisdcated MlDl data 6ltercontrols wha! tyPes of data will be sent and rece

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Mutlng a clata type on aslngle channolMutlng a data type on 'allchann6laMuAng on alt chann.llr,all ce aaUnmu ng dataMutlng MlDl systemmeagegaaMu

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Mutlng and ramapplngOn the MIDI lN ports, muring occurs b€fore channel remapping. Onthe MIDI OtlT porls, channel rernappinS occurs Sefore rnuringl asM

Chapter 9InputWorking with the Foot SwitchThis chaPter €xPlains how you can use the foo! swirchMIDI ExPress PC YoU can:. :,??:: Il? f::i :1'l ii,

Wal & Ctlck window'd,alceChoosa tha loot sw lch tnput typ€ h€c,The foot switch input is conrollecl by the pedal & Click window,which can

ReferenceFtla /',enuchapter r MtDl Express PC Software QuickThis chapter provldes a quick ov€wiew of each feature in the MlDlExpress PC Console s

Edit manuWndows menuExltQuirs MIDI Express PC Console application.The Edit menu contains th,: standard ryindows editing commands,such as Cut, Copy, an

slrfur Sulton: Ch€cks for a MIDI Expfess PC and rcdraws the diagmmin the window.Ciable RodlngThe Cable RoutinS window let6 you connect MIDI Express PC

Channel MapptngThe Channel MappinS wind,rw allows youdata as it enters or leav$ the MIDI Expresscable.to chanSe the channel ofPC on any inPul oroutPut

Dcfiult 0ulton: Returns the mapping Srid to an unchannellzed stale,wherc channel I goes to channel 1, channel 2 goes to channel 2, andr;o on. The d€fa

Data MutlnS Ch€ck 8ox Cri& Contalns check boxes rhai mure data on aMIDI chann€l (column mtml)er) and cable (row number).Clls tnel Columns in the S

llo!6:Mlnuts:Scco krl nG!: Displays the current SMPTE location.'i/hen no MIDI sync has been Senerated or reccived, the rcaderdisplays dashes.8r.

chapter t Installation and SetupMdll ln the rcgistratloncafttPa*lng llstComputar raqulrements-.-F_-Plexs€ complete and nrajl in the r€gisk:uion cerd

p.MlDl Exprc$ PC Sottware Oulck Relarcnceslop tlnc; Determlnes !hi, SMPTE frame al which striping wiilautomatically stop after l'ou click the St

c6oah.'d|.rnohlnpulty'.nr.$rrgr\s*ss$6scrFchod *in. th. tool rwllol\ d.l| till b. l.nt h.r'P.&l iypq Determlnes wh€6cr the fool sw

$6 Mlol E4l!$ PC.lisr or below the curendy highlighr€d evenr in rhe list. Click Deleteto remove lhe currcnrly highlighled event tn the list. Click Ch

&nd CunEnt SetuPThis command sends all sexings for the current setup lrom the MIDIExpress PC Console sofware back to lhe MIDI Express Pc Most ofth

lnstallatlon overviewBe Careful!lnstalling tlle MIDI Expfess pC ir; easy. llcre is rn oveNiew of rhe17 Ser rhe Exprcss pC card I/O ndciress if necessa

Setting the PCCard UOAddressThe Delault UO Actdrassls 340Vetwing the DetaultAddressrhc c.ud, always hold it by (s edges or mounting bracket Neverrouch

Changlng the UOAddressA note about the nO(lnteftupt)lrrrrrrIt? !'i ?'."u;Figurc 1.2: AP swlhh sattings tot the tactorlblault lD eddhss

lnstailing theExpress PCCardt tlleresrSneohrnge.ss PC,r 301,iqueT(, b€lp prevent co.flicts wilh othe! crrds, the Express PC c.rrcl shiplw rh no IRQ rs