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The BIT NASTER KEYBOARD is - as its name suggests - the control center
for your entire MIDI universe.
It lets you control synthesizers, dru•
~achines,
expanders,
computers,
effects and Khat-have-you.
It also
brings a great tidying effect to any stage setup: this one key~oard is
all you will ever need on stage.
The rest of the MIDI units (the ones
Nhich
actually produce the sounds) can
be
stashed away so1eNhere out
of
sight,
quietly and efficiently controlled
by
the "ASTER
KEYBOARD,
all linked si~ply by MIDI cables (standard 5pin DIN cablel,
And Nhile Ne're making life si•pler,
why stop at clearing the
jungle
of
cables from your stage set-up:
when we say it was designed as the
'heart'
(and
brain!> of your MIDI syste•,
we really
mean
it!
The
HASTER KEYBOARD lets you change Sound Progra•s and
control
features
such
as
Split
Point
or
Pitch
Transpose plus
loads
of
other
synthesizer
control infor1ation (like
Key
Velocity
and
After
Touch
values, Release Pedal or Modulation Bend info, to naMe just a few}.
What's
the
big
deal?
Well,
Nhile changing settings on a
host
of
keyboards without rushing
all
over the stage Might save energy,
there
is far more to the BIT "ASTER KEYBOARD than that! Like no •ore racking
your brains trying to reMember all the coaplex codes to run your
MIDI
set-up
in
hectic situations.
Just
take a few
quiet Mo•ents at hoae to
put
the
relevant info into the memory banks and let the
BIT
"ASTER
KEYBDARD take the heat!
There are b4 'Patches· to hold your
pre-set
data,
and reproduce it at the flick of a switch. Saves your nerves in
rehearsal
rooDs and at live gigs;
and just think of the ti•e
you'll
save
in
the studio ••••
where,
as
Ne
all know,
ti•e equals
1oney
1
~oney, money!
NIDl control flow
1nd c1bl111 th1 b11ic1
HIDl
instru1ents are plugged into one of the KASTER KEYBOARD's
NlDJ-
Out connectors, using a standard 5pin DIN cable connected to the NIDI-
In
socket of the
NJDJ
instru•ent.
If your set-up includes •ore
than
two
MlDI
units,
MIDI-Thru of the first instrument in each chain
is
connected
to
MIDI-In
of the
neKt
instrument,
HIDI-Thru
of
that
instrument
is
connected to MIDI-In of the next unit and so
on.
You
needn't- Horry about following any particular sequence when
connecting
instruments:
as you will see later on in this manual, NIDI provides a
•eans
of
properly identifying and addressing instru1ents
hooked
up
anyNhere
in the chain,
regardless of their position.
(NDTEs
If
you
have
any
trouble getting the NASTER KEYBOARD to 'play'
your
other
units
when first setting up,
check out the section on •HJDl
CHANNEL
1ns•
on Page
17},
5pin DIN cables
of various lengths are readily
available
at your
local
music
store or radio dealer.
Although
current MIDI standards suggest a
uxillu•
cable
length
of
15
meters
I
approx •. 50ft),
we
strong}
y
reco~&end
not exceeding 5 meters (approx.
15ft) in cable
length
to
ensure trouble-free operation.
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