The Cassette Interface - bit MIDI MASTER KEYBOARD Owner's Manual

THE CASSETTE INTERFACE
The BIT "ASTER KEYBOARD, like alaost every •odern •icroprocessor
controlled instrument, is equipped Nith a cassette interface that
allows all st~red data CPatches!l to be saved onto a cassette, and re-
loaded at a later time, In this Nay
the storage
capacity
of the NASTER
KEYBOARD can be extended al•ost indefinitely1 you progra• neN Patch
configurations, store them on cassettes, and end up Nith a ·Nhole
library of Patches that can be re-loaded anytime!
The
3-uy
panel
lets
for Patch
read/store
switch at lower right of the Keyboard Table on the front
you download and/or read in data selectively; set to
•Ke•
data only; "SE" for sequencer data only;
or
"SE+
Ke··
to
the whole memory at once.
The "TAPE IN" and "TAPE
our•
sockets on the rear panel are u1ed to
connect
the BIT NASTER KEYBOARD to a cassette recorder.
We reco••end
the use
of a
si~ple
portable recorder, that has
a
microphone <or
AUX)
input and
a
headphone output <PHONES OUTl, HiFi recorders with the
usual
line
levels l-10 dB) are as a rule not
suitable; however the
NASTER KEYBOARD co~es equipped with a very tolerant cassette
interface, which can handle considerable level differences,
There
are now
various· 'Data Recorders' froR different nanufacturers on
the ~arket, specially designed for use with Ho•e Co•puters (and
si~ilar ~achines, like the BIT HASTER KEYBOARD>, and usually
reasonably priced. Please note that most such ,achines are designed to
use Noraal
tapes
(not t~e Chrome or Metal types); using the wrong tape
can cause rlata-transmission problems. Talking
of
cassettes: though the
cassette interface does not require
HiFi
quality (the frequency range
required is modest), do use good quality, reliable cassettes, which
provide a certain guarantee against tape drop-outs.
You should
switch
off any noise suppression syste•s <Dolby, db~ etc.,
etc.),
If the recorder has a tone control Cnor•ally a treble cut),
this
should
be
fully open.
The
frequency range of the recorder should
be in no "ay altered. Following these points will ensure trouble-free
operation "hen using the cassette
interface,
You should also re~e~ber that the HEMDRV PROTECT switch on the back
panel does not function in TAPE aode, so loading data fro• ·cassette
will always over-write present ~e•ory settings. This also applies to
incoming HIDI DUMPS of bulk data {fro• another HIDJ unit, a co•puter
or sequencer etc.), that are transmitted over the "lDI IN socket,
Caution is therefore advised Mith all these operations!
Exiting Tape Mode resets the BIT NASTER KEYBOARD to its poNer up
settings. The nTAPE• button can therefore be used
as
a
'soft'
reset at
any ti•e: pressing it twice does the trick!
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