Utility Mode - Akai S950 Operator's Manual

UTILITY MODE

This button allows access to programming the Akni ME35T Audi-MIDI converter
which allows you trigger samples from audio sources or drum pads. The most
common application of this is to use microphones on a drum kit to trigger
drum or percussion samples. This would necessitate each drum having its own
microphone each of which would be used to trigger the samples. Another
similar application is to use drum sounds on a multitrack tape to trigger
samples in the 5950 to replace drum sounds on tape. Yet another application
is to use the individual audio outputs of a pre-MIDI drum machine to trigger
S950 drum samples. Alternatively, simple dram pads can be used to create a
powerful sampling drum kit.
To use the ME35T, the MIDI OUT of the 5950 must go to the MIDI IN on the
ME35T and the MIDI OUT of the ME35T must be connected to the MIDI IN of the
5950 as shown below.
The first page you encounter when you press UTILITY reads:
In this mode you can either send parameters set up on the S950 to the ME35T
or you can receive settings from the ME35T for further editing in the 5950 by
moving the cursor to the appropriate field and pressing ENT.
The parameters available for editing are displayed on the next pages:
and these parameters are as follows:
Input: This is the audio/pad input channel <1-8) currently 'selected for
editing.
MIDI: This is the ME35T's MIDI transmit channel. This must match the
5950'x. Alternatively, if each pad has its own MIDI channel, then
each keygroups MIDI channel must be set to match this using the
MIDI offset function on Page 16 of EDIT PROGRAM.
Pitch: This is the MIDI note number to be transmitted by the ME35T
OnTlme: This allows you to set the duration of the MIDI note transmitted by
the ME35T. Normally, for drum sounds, this is kept short but with
longer settings, you can sustain non-drum sounds for special
effects.
>O1 ME35T Audio trigger to MIDI unit
*Send Settings-
>02 #Input tMIDI Pitch fOnTime fV-curve .
1 1 C3
48
*Read Settings-
60 30 3