Smpte "Format" Button; Setting Up Your Midi Studio; Typical Midi System Set-Up - M-Audio Midisport 8x8 Manual

When the SMPTE reader is performing "jam sync," it will continue to run
indefinitely. However, this may be aborted by pressing the "Write" button.

SMPTE "Format" Button

The "Format" button is used to select the SMPTE output format. Repeatedly
pressing this button will cycle the unit through the five SMPTE formats
displayed on the front panel LEDs. This button is inactive if the MIDISPORT
8x8/s is currently reading or writing SMPTE.

Setting Up Your MIDI Studio

Typical MIDI System Set-up:

A typical MIDI interface system set-up (see Fig. 1) consists of a MIDISPORT
8x8/s, a host computer, your sequencing software, a tape deck, a master MIDI
keyboard, and additional MIDI sound modules and/or keyboards. This set-up is
connected as follows:
1. The MIDISPORT 8x8/s "USB" jack is connected to the USB port of a host
computer, using the supplied USB cable. The MIDISPORT can also be
connected via its "PC/Mac Host"serial connector and the computer's serial
port. See installation sections for more information.
2. MIDISPORT 8x8/s MIDI In-8 is connected to MIDI Out of your MIDI master
keyboard.
3. MIDISPORT 8x8/s MIDI Out-8 is connected to MIDI In of your MIDI master
keyboard.
4. The tape deck Tape Out (or Sync Out) is connected to the MIDISPORT 8x8/s
SMPTE In.
5. The tape deck Tape In (or Sync In) is connected to the MIDISPORT 8x8/s
SMPTE Out.
6. A secondary MIDI keyboard (Keyboard 2) MIDI Out is connected to the
MIDISPORT 8x8/s MIDI In 1, with MIDISPORT 8x8 MIDI Out-1 connected to
Keyboard 2's MIDI In.
7. Additional MIDI Sound Modules (Modules 1 and 2) is directly connected to
the MIDISPORT 8x8/s MIDI Out-2, MIDI Out-3, etc. MIDI In, in this case,
would only be used to transfer sysex information from the sound module to
the computer.
In this example, the MIDISPORT 8x8/s provides several functions: 1) it acts as a
multi-port MIDI interface between the host computer and the connected MIDI
keyboards and sound modules; 2) it synchronizes the host computer to the tape
recorder by converting the tape recorder 's SMPTE signal into MIDI Time Code
for use by the host's MIDI sequencer application; 3) it acts as a SMPTE striper for
writing a SMPTE track to the tape recorder.
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