Sequential PROPHET-600 - MIDI; 10-1 BASIC OPERATION; 10-2 CONNECTION;INITIALIZATION

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Mini
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INTRODUCTION
The
Prophet-600 is the first commercial synthesizer
available with the Musical
Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI). This
section explains first briefly, then in more
detail how to use MIDI and
how
it is
implemented on the Prophet-600.
Programmers
should also consult
the MIDI specification itself and "MIDI Fundamentals"
available
c/o
Sequential Circuits,
Inc.
10-1
BASIC OPERATION
1. Switch power off on all equipment to be interconnected.
2. Connect Synth A MIDI OUT to Synth B MIDI IN jack.
3. Switch power on. After TUNE, notes
played on
Synth
A
will
be played
simultaneously on Synth B.
<i.
To enable
Synth A program selections
to
simultaneously select Synth B programs,
hold RECORD and press PROGRAM SELECT
1, on
both
units.
5.
To
enable the Synth A MOD and PITCH wheels to control Synth B modulation and
pitch, hold RECORD and press PROGRAM SELECT k, on both units.
6. To reprogram Synth B
with
a specific sound from 5ynth A, select the Synth A
program, then (on Synth A) hold RECORD and press PROGRAM
SELECT
2.
7.
Steps
b and
5
must be performed
(if
desired) each time power
is
switched on.
10-2 CONNECTION/INITIALIZATION
The simplest application is to tie
two Prophet-600s
together,
gaining
the
sonic power
of simultaneous programs (Double Mode). MIDI OUT on the "master" is connected to
MIDI IN on the
"slave"
(Figure
10-0).
If it is desired to use either keyboard to
control
the
other, a second cable can be
added (Figure
10-1).
The
-600s
are smart enough
to
distinguish
information which arises from their keyboard from that which comes in
through the MIDI. Each will send what is played on its keyboard
or by
its sequencer,
but they do
not "echo" the MIDI IN info over MIDI OUT. This prevents an infinite loop
from forming from the slight delays this all takes.
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