Using The Studio 4 With Non-Oms Applications; Studio 4<->Macintosh Communication Speed - OPCODE STUDIO 4 Instruction

PART 2: Using The Studio 4
In OMS-compatible applications, if you
choose the Studio 4 as a MIDI input, only
timecode from the Studio 4 and MIDI
beat clock from any devices connected to
the Studio 4 are sent to the application—
other types of MIDI data from devices
attached to the Studio 4 are not sent.
Select devices by name (rather than
selecting the interface) if you want to use
them as MIDI inputs.
For example, look at Figure 5.1.
1. In Vision, choosing
Enable Input Devices
opens this dialog box
Figure 5.1: Enabling Inputs in Vision
In this example, the GeoSkin Drums,
Masterman 88 and MIDI Tuba are
enabled as input devices in Vision (they
are highlighted). Vision "sees" MIDI data
only from these devices. Data from other
devices connected to the Studio 4 is not
sent to Vision.
See your OMS-compatible application
manuals for more information.
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2. Use this dialog box to tell Vision
which devices will send it data.
USING THE STUDIO 4 WITH
NON-OMS APPLICATIONS
The Studio 4 acts like a standard interface
or a MIDI Time Piece when used with
non-OMS applications. Use the Network
Routing window's Compatibility columns
to enable MIDI inputs and outputs, and
the Port columns to choose port assign-
ments. The Network Routing window is
discussed in Chapter 6.
STUDIO 4<->MACINTOSH
COMMUNICATION SPEED
For each Studio 4 that's connected
directly to a Macintosh, you must set a
basic communication speed to match both
the position of the Studio 4's front panel
1MHz/Fast switch and the communica-
tion speed settings you choose in your
MIDI applications. If you're using Fast
mode, you may also optimize the
Studio 4-to-Macintosh communication
speed for maximum MIDI throughput.
To establish communication speed, you
must:
Open the current OMS Studio Setup
document and double-click a Studio 4
icon to open the Studio 4<-
>Macintosh Communication Speed
dialog box.
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