This is just what I wondered about...now clear...I can use MTM to set
up note mapping to mallet's lowest octave and have program change
command to activate SDS V when needed.
Thanks,
Derrick
On 7/4/10, jesper <jesper@...> wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> After all my fiddling around with the MTM I was asked to
> describe the setup and settings. The MTM manual must be one of the worst
> written manuals in my library and I have quite a few. Here comes a step
> by step tutorial to help you setting it up as a midi trigger converter,
> controlled from a master keyboard (or similar).
>
> Terminology in this tutorial:
>
> [word] indicates button named "word"
> (word) display readout
> ∗word∗ indicates the result of what you're doing
>
> Hardware setup as in my studio (relevant parts for this):
>
> ∗ pedal or other controller attached to midi master keyboard
> ∗ master midi out -> MTM midi in
>
> Note: The MTM has no problems accepting far more complex chains. My
> signal reaches the MTM first after some thru's and sequencer etc...
>
> ---
> So here we go:
> ---
>
> SETTING UP THE MTM TO ACCEPT MIDI ON CHANNEL 16 WHERE CHANNEL 1 RESPONDS
> TO VELOCITY ON LOWEST C UP TO CHANNEL 7 RESPONDING TO LOWEST F#.
>
> Press [on] (no shit - what a start!)
> After power up it comes to rest at (play patch)
> Press [all/default] until the (F) disappears from the display top right.
> Press [patch]
> Press [edit] ∗takes us into editing mode∗
> Press [process] followed by [no] or [yes] until the display shows (01)
> Press [edit] ∗takes us out of editing mode∗
> Press [route]
> Press [edit] ∗takes us into editing mode∗
> Press [process] followed by [no] or [yes] until the display shows (99)
> ∗easiest imho, just stepping down, but any between 21 and 99 will do∗
> Press [edit] ∗takes us out of editing mode∗
> Press [effect]
> Press [edit] ∗takes us into editing mode∗
> Press [process] followed by [no] or [yes] until the display shows (01)
> Press [edit] ∗takes us out of editing mode∗
> ∗all this is mainly to determine that nothing is messed up prior to
> editing. My units was set up by former owners and they seemed to be
> drummers∗
>
> Press [route]
> Press [edit] ∗takes us into editing mode∗
> Press [no] or [yes] if necessary, to show (99)
> Press [trig in] followed by [no] or [yes] until the display shows (01)
> Press [midi chan/note] followed by [no] or [yes] until the display shows
> (16)
> ∗can be any number, but in my case it's 16. Please note that you cannot
> cycle this sequence∗
> Press [midi note] followed by [no] or [yes] until the display shows (C3)
> ∗This is, in my case, lowest C. Double check with your own master
> keyboard, but the MTM seems to one octave off compared to my master and
> two octaves off compared to Cubase on Atari. This caused massive
> confusion first time I tried to solve the puzzle∗
> Press [trig out] followed by [no] or [yes] until the display shows (01)
> ∗now input 1 is routed to output 1, you can fiddle with this in your own
> way later, if you prefer it another way... stay with me now∗ :D
> Press [store] followed by [no] or [yes] until the display shows (99)
> ∗we did this earlier, but I chose to include it for double safety,
> (01)-(20) are factory presets and unusable for us deadly∗
> Press [store]
> ∗confirms the action∗
>
> Continue from "Press [trig in]" above, but choose (02), [midi chan/note]
> (16), [midi note] (C3#), [trig out] (02) and end with the storing sequence.
> ∗the MTM have a lousy short term memory, so better safe than sorry and
> save often∗ :)
>
> Continue with inputs (03)-(07) like above and make sure that all are set
> the same for ins and out, all uses midi channel (16) and are spread
> across the octave as (D3) to (F3#).
>
> Press [edit] ∗takes us out of editing mode∗
>
> SETTING UP THE MTM SO THAT THE MIDI CONTROL CHANGE DEVICE (I E PEDAL OR
> SIMILAR) CONTROLS CHANNEL 8 (HIHAT)
>
> Press [midi] ∗takes us into editing mode∗
> Press [option/select] three times (midi ch8)
> Press [yes] until it says (HIHAT)
> Press [yes] until it says (16)
> Press [option/select] followed by [no] or [yes] to select midi control
> change channel
> ∗I haven't got the channel specs here, but choose whichever you prefer.
> You can also program control changes into your sequencer if that seems
> more handy. See the manual for the sequencer!∗
> Press [midi] ∗takes us out of editing mode∗
> ∗this hihat setting overrides all other trigger settings regarding
> channel 8∗
>
> ---
>
> Hope this helps someone... now or in the future! :D
>
> --
> electronically yours, jesper
>
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