Chapter 1: Getting Started; Overview Of The Studio 4; How To Read This Manual - OPCODE STUDIO 4 Instruction

CHAPTER 1:

OVERVIEW OF THE STUDIO 4

Opcode's Studio 4 is a multi-port Macin-
tosh MIDI interface with a built-in
SMPTE timecode generator and SMPTE-
to-MIDI timecode converter.
MIDI features of the Studio 4 include:
• Eight independently addressable
MIDI inputs and outputs—this allows
access to 128 separate MIDI channels
with programs that support either
OMS or Mark of the Unicorn's MIDI
Time Piece™.
• Networking—connect up to three
additional Studio 4's for 512 separate
MIDI channels. The MIDI Time
Piece and Studio 4 can be part of the
same network.
• Built-in MIDI routing, channelizing
and muting.
• OMS patch compatibility—OMS
patches processed by the Macintosh
may be used with the Studio 4. OMS
patches allow MIDI data to be split,
transposed, modified, and mapped in
many useful ways.
• Standard (1MHz) and Fast communi-
cation speeds.
• A MIDI activity indicator for each
MIDI port.
Studio 4 Manual
Getting Started
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Timecode functions of the Studio 4
include:
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The Studio 4 uses the Opcode MIDI
System (OMS) and the Studio 4 OMS
driver software to control all mapping,
channelizing, routing and timecode
functions.

HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL

This manual does not attempt to teach
fully the fundamentals of MIDI or SMPTE
operation. A brief timecode overview is
presented at the end of this chapter, but if
Front panel thru switches—these let
you use external peripherals (such as
printers or modems) without chang-
ing cables.
SMPTE Time Code generation (five
frame rates).
SMPTE-to-MIDI Time Code
conversion.
SMPTE-to-Direct Time Lock conver-
sion (both DTL and DTLe).
Jam Syncing (rewrites fresh SMPTE
when locked).
Flywheeling (remains locked despite
dropouts or other short SMPTE
errors).
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