Simmons SDHB2 - MIDI Channels

SDHB2 User’s Manual
Hybrid electronic add-on pack
Using the SDHB2 as a general MIDI sound module
ConnectinganexternalkeyboardorsequencertotheMIDIInputallowsyoutousetheSDHB2asamulti-timbralsoundmoduletoplay
various instrument parts in addition to your drums (for instance, Piano on Channel 1, Bass on Channel 2, Strings on Channel 3, etc.).
ThevoicesoneachMIDIchannelareselectedusingMIDIProgramChangemessages.(SeetheGeneralMIDIVoicelistonpage22.)
NOTE:FormoreinformationonreceivedMIDImessages,seetheMIDIimplementationchart.
Using the SDHB2 to control a sequencer
InSongmode,thesongsourcecanbesettoexternal,allowingtheSDHB2tocontroltheplaybackofanexternalsequencer.
MIDIclock(0xF8)issentoutautomaticallyatthecurrenttempo,andStartandStopReal-Timecommands(0xFA,0xFC)
willbesentwhenpressingtheStart/Stopbutton.
1.ConnecttheMIDIOutoftheSDHB2totheMIDIInofyoursequencer.Ifyouareusingasoftwaresequenceronacomputer,youcan
simplyconnecttheUSBportoftheSDHB2toaUSBportofyourcomputerusingasingleUSBA-Bcable.
2.SetupyoursequencertorespondtoMIDIClockSync.
3.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartthesequencefromthetop.
4.PresstheStart/Stopbuttonagaintostopthesequence.
Note: YoucanadjustthetempoofyoursequencerusingtheTempobuttonsontheSDHB2.
Using a sequencer to record your SDHB2 drum performance
UsingtheMIDIIN/OUTorUSBconnectionswithaMIDIsequencerallowsyoutorecordyourperformanceontheSDHB2
padsandplayitbackwiththesamevoices.
1.ConnecttheMIDIOutoftheSDHB2totheMIDIInofyoursequencer,andtheMIDIOutofyoursequencertotheMIDIInof
theSDHB2.Ifyouareusingasoftwaresequenceronacomputer,youcansimplyconnecttheUSBportoftheSDHB2toaUSB
portofyourcomputerusingasingleUSBA-Bcable.
2.SetuptheactivetrackofyoursequenceronChannel10.
3.ActivateRECORDonyoursequencer.
4.PlaythepadsofyourSDHB2.
5. Stop recording.
6. Locate your sequencer to the start of the recording.
7.Playbacktherecordedsequence.
8.TheSDHB2willplaythesamevoicesthatwereusedduringrecording.
Notes:
1.Tomaintainthesamevoiceparameters(level,pan,tuning),youshouldselectthesameKitforplayback
astheKitthatwasactivewhenrecording.
2.Tocaptureandcorrectlyreproducethetimingofyourperformance,makesurethattheQuantizefunctionof
your sequencer is turned off.
3.IfyoursequencerhasaSoft-Thrufeature,youshouldsettheSDHB2to“LocalO”modeintheUtilitymenu.
IfyoursequencerdoesnothaveaSoft-Thrufeature,youshouldleavetheSDHB2inits“LocalOn”defaultmode.
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