Synchronization with MIDI Equipment

5Press ENTER.

The indication for the tempo change position starts blinking.

Tempo map 1 can only be set to the first bar.

6Turn the jog dial to the right to display Del.

0 5 : D e l1 0 0

Blinking

7Press ENTER.

“Deleted” appears in the display and tempo map 5 is deleted.

The previous operations can also be used to delete tempo map 1. However, tempo map 1 should only be deleted after deleting all the other tempo maps from 2 up.

Controlling This Unit from Other MIDI Components Using

MMC

You can control this unit from MMC (MIDI Machine Control) compatible external MIDI equipment, such as a sequencer (etc.).

Connections

Use a MIDI cable to connect this unit to a MIDI compatible sequencer (etc.).

 

MIDI

MIDI

 

sequencer

OUT

IN

 

 

(etc.)

MIDI signal

 

 

 

 

Setup

Set this unit’s “MMC” system setting to “on”. See “Changing a Setting” (page 18) for details.

This unit accepts the following MMC command/ responses:

Stop (Command 01) : Stops the disc. Reception of this command during recording (or rehearsal) will cause recording (rehearsal) to stop.

Play (Command 02,03) : Starts playback. Reception of this command during recording (or rehearsal) will not cause recording (rehearsal) to stop.

Fast Forward (FF) (Command 04) : Fast forward. Reception of this command during recording (or rehearsal) will cause recording (rehearsal) to stop.

Rewind (REW) (Command 05) : Rewind. Reception of this command during recording (or rehearsal) will cause recording (rehearsal) to stop.

Record Strobe (Command 06) : During playback, it starts recording on the recordable track (the track selected with the REC SELECT key). During stop mode, it starts recording (or rehearsal) on the recordable track. Reception of this command during modes not listed above (pause mode, etc.) has no effect on the unit.

Record Exit (Command 07) : Stops recording on all tracks.

MMC Reset (Command 0D) : Resets MMC related information to the state it was in at power on.

Write (Command 40,41) : Writes or changes data in the specified information field (for Track Record Ready only).

Locate (Command 44) : Locates the specified time code.

Group (Command 52) : Checks the device ID list to see whether or not the unit belongs to the current group. If it belongs to the group, that group ID is used to receive MMC data.

This unit can store up to 16 IDs.

Track record ready (Response 4F) : Turns REC SELECT on/off.

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