Tutorial; Programs - Ada MP-2 Owner's Manual

Chapter 4

Tutorial

This chapter gives a guided tour of the MP-2's basic functions in a series of lessons. Read
this chapter to familiarize yourself with operating the MP-2.
This chapter will introduce you to the basics of using the MP-2 and lead you step by step
through the most important functions. Once you have completed the Tutorial, you will be able
to create and store your own programs, as well as use the factory Preset programs, and use
MIDI to control the MP-2.
But the MP-2 has more features than this Tutorial will touch on. The Reference chapter gives
detailed descriptions of every parameter and will answer any questions you may have left
after completing the Tutorial.
Basics of the MP-2

Programs

The MP-2 has two different kinds of settings that can be adjusted and stored: those that
affect individual sounds, and those that affect the whole MP-2 and don't change when a
sound is changed.
All of the settings that define an individual sound are stored collectively as a program.
Programs can be recalled from the front panel or by MIDI messages from a MIDI controller
such as the ADA MXC. Programs are edited in Program Edit mode. Settings that affect the
whole MP-2 are not stored as part of a program, but as global parameters and edited in
System Edit mode. Global parameters, most notably the MIDI functions in System Edit, are
in effect all the time, regardless of what program is running.
NOTE: The Stereo Volume Controller and Tuner Mute are both global parameters.
Some confusion or problems may arise if this idea is not fully understood and kept in
mind. For a complete explanation of global settings, see the System Edit portion of the
Reference chapter.
There are two kinds of programs: Preset and User. Preset programs were created by ADA
and the artists we work with. They can be recalled, played, and even edited, but a location
containing a Preset program cannot be written to. There are 39 Presets in the MP-2, and a
list of these is found in an Appendix at the end of the manual.
User programs are those created by you, the user, usually by modifying Presets or User
programs previously created. There are 128 User programs, and these can be both recalled
and written (stored) to. If a Preset program is recalled and edited, it can only be stored as a
User program.
User programs can be transferred over MIDI from one MP-2 to another, or from an MP-2 to a
personal computer running librarian software. This means that, when all the User programs
are filled, they can be dumped, or "off-loaded" to the computer through MIDI System
Exclusive messages to prevent having to write over User programs in order to store new
ones.
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