MIDI Functions (Continued)
Keep in mind that if you tell the 788 to chase incoming MTC, the 788 will not engage into play without receiving MTC. Pressing PLAY will not engage the 788 to play. So, when you want to make the 788 play by itself again, change the SYNC SRC setting back to INT (internal) so the machine can play independently again.
BUILT-IN METRONOME
Internal Metronome Overview
The 788 has a
In order for the metronome to work, the 788 must be set to generate MIDI Clock. The metronome tempo and time signature is derived from the tempo map used for MIDI Clock. (To learn how to set that up, look at MIDI Clock at the beginning of this section.)
The 788's internal metronome will not function if the 788 is set to generate MTC.
Once the 788 has been set to use MIDI Clock and the
proper settings are entered into the tempo map, the metronome settings should be set. To get to the metronome settings:
1)Press MENU.
2)Select 
with the JOG/DATA dial and press ENTER/YES.
3)Select 
with the JOG/DATA dial and press ENTER/YES.
Metronome Settings
The 
setting determines where the metronome signal is sent. The options are: 
will not make any metronome sounds, 
will use the internal beeps,
and 
will send MIDI messages out the MIDI port.
The 
setting determines when the metronome
will sound. If 
is set to 
, then the metronome
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will only sound when the 788 is recording. If it is set to
, then the metronome will sound whether the 788 is recording or playing.
The final setting, 
determines how loud the metronome will sound in your monitor mix. This only applies if you are using the internal metronome sounds; it will not affect the MIDI notes sent if the metronome 
is set to 
.
MIDI Metronome Settings
If you are using a MIDI sound module to generate the metronome clicks, selecting the 
tab at the top will let you select the MIDI channel your module will respond on. You can choose a separate value for the
first beat of the measure. (Beat one will be accented,
using the 
and 
(velocity), with the other
beats at normal level set with the 
and 
.
MIDI MACHINE CONTROL (MMC)
MIDI Machine Control is a simple command set to control transport commands (ie PLAY, STOP, REC, LOCATE etc.) It is important to realize that MMC is only transport control, and has no timing reference for synchronization. (MTC or MIDI Clock provide time references.) The 788 is able to send or receive MMC commands.
The settings are made in the MMC screen. To get to this screen:
1)Press MENU.
2)Select 
with the JOG/DATA wheel and press ENTER/YES.
3)Select 
with the JOG/DATA wheel and press ENTER/YES.
4)Select the 
tab in the menu with the arrow keys.
The key settings here are 
and 
. 
determines the status of the 788's MMC logic. If 
is set to 
, then the 788 will neither broadcast MMC
commands, nor respond to them. 
status means
the 788 will broadcast MMC commands. 
status indicates the 788 will follow MMC commands.
The 
parameter allows you to address multiple machines individually, for functions like track arming. Establishing MMC IDs will allow you to arm track 1 on one machine. If all the machines are set to 
(or to
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