Midi - Elation SHOW DESIGNER 1 User Manual

M I D I
This manual assumes that you have a basic understanding of how MIDI works along
with MDI messages and MIDI channels. With MIDI you can use a MIDI sequencer or
MIDI keyboard to automate a performance. Show Designer 1 uses MIDI note
messages to call scenes and shows. Six pages of scenes and one page of shows
can be called using MIDI note messages on a single MIDI channel. This gives you
access to 96 scenes and 16 shows per MIDI channel. Note numbers 0-95 are used
to call scenes and note numbers 96-111 are used to call shows. MIDI only provides
128 notes per MIDI channel so that limits how many scenes and shows can be
called using a single channel.
Show Designer 1 will also send MIDI note messages whenever a scene or show is
called using the front panel switches. This allows you to use the Show Designer 1 as
the source when recording a MIDI performance. Rather than trying to calculate
which note number to use for a scene, simply record the output from the Show
Designer 1 while calling scenes.
You can have access to more than 96 scenes by using extra MIDI channels. When
you select the MIDI channel from the setup menu you can also enable additional
channels by setting "Extra Channels" to a value of 1 - 9. When "Extra Channels" is
set to 0, you will only receive on the selected MIDI channel. When set to 1, you will
receive on the selected MIDI channel as well as the next higher MIDI channel. You
can use up to 9 additional MIDI channels. Each channel will address six additional
pages of scenes. If for example you are using MIDI channel 1 and you have
enabled 2 extra channels, scene pages 1-6 will use MIDI channel 1, scene pages
7-12 will use MIDI channel 2 and scene pages 13-18 will use MIDI channel
3. Each MIDI channel will use the same note numbers 0-95.
When a MIDI note message is received it will call a scene or start a show that
corresponds to that note number. If the same note number is received while the
scene or show is running, the scene or show will be turned off. If a different note
number is received, a new scene or show will replace the one that is running.
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