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- Page 2 MIDI message including SysEx and NRPNs (when used in conjunction with the PC and Mac editing software), Spin Doctor allows you to unlock the full potential of any device that conforms to the MIDI standard.
- Page 3 What is Spin Doctor? Spin Doctor is a MIDI hardware controller which allows you to control any piece of MIDI equipment, be it a synth, soft-synth, soundcard, sequencer or anything else with a MIDI IN port. The degree to which you can do this depends only on the amount of external MIDI control that particular piece of equipment has been designed to allow.
- Page 4 Spin Doctor is an excellent time saving device. One of the most popular uses for the unit is as a control surface for sequencers such as Cubase VST/SX, Emagic Logic Audio and Cakewalk Pro-Audio/Sonar, where the ‘virtual’...
- Page 5 What really sets Spin Doctor apart, is the fact that it is fully compatible with the range of profiles designed for the award winning Kenton Control Freak Studio Edition and Control Freak Live. You can download hundreds of presets free from our website for a wide range of popular MIDI applications, both old and new.
- Page 6 Spin Doctor in your system, it should be inserted between the keyboard and the computer. To do this connect the MIDI OUT of your keyboard to the MIDI IN of Spin Doctor and connect the MIDI OUT of Spin Doctor to the MIDI IN of your computer.
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Page 7: Advanced Set-Ups
MIDI OUT of the Control Freak to the MIDI IN on Spin Doctor, and the MIDI OUT of Spin Doctor to the MIDI IN on your computer. In this way, you can edit Spin Doctor from the Control Freak during your working session, as well as use both devices as either independent controller units, or as one unit e.g. -
Page 8: Getting Started
Connect your Spin Doctor to your computer, and assign the MIDI IN on your sequencer to come from the MIDI OUT of Spin Doctor (for example, if you were using a Yamaha SW1000XG sound card as your MIDI Interface, then... - Page 9 Select program 0 on Spin Doctor, and move the rotary knobs. If you have a 16 track MIDI song loaded up then you should be able to control the volumes of each of the tracks from Spin Doctor. This you will immediately see is far easier than using a mouse to control volume levels.
- Page 10 Spin Doctor. Front panel editing modes All of the editing modes on Spin Doctor can be accessed by pressing the EDIT button to the right of knob 8. Depressing this and releasing it after first powering...
- Page 11 MIDI channels to different knobs from the front panel of Spin Doctor. To do this you will need the software editors. Both the knobs and the F.KEY operate as normal in this mode.
- Page 12 Selects the Cubase VST/SX mixer to control, when used in conjunction with the Kenton VST/SX profiles Both the knobs and the F.KEY operate as normal in this mode. This assignment is not stored and will be forgotten when Spin Doctor is switched off. PSnd Program Change send This mode allows you to send MIDI program change messages to your equipment.
- Page 13 The knobs operate as normal in this mode, but the F.KEY will do nothing. Notes: 1) Spin Doctor can only use the knob/slider parts of the data and will ignore any button data from Control Freak profiles. Please be aware of this when loading profiles from a Control Freak into Spin Doctor, or vice-versa.
- Page 14 This mode allows you to dump complete profiles into another Spin Doctor, a Kenton Control Freak or a data librarian package. In this way you can store your own custom presets on your computer, to be loaded back into Spin Doctor as required.
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Page 15: Factory Reset
Factory Reset If you find at any stage that you are encountering problems with Spin Doctor, then it may be worth trying the factory reset option. This will return the unit to the same operational state as when it was first supplied to you. -
Page 16: Downloading Profiles
You should also turn off any SysEx filters. Connect the MIDI OUT of your sequencer to the MIDI IN of Spin Doctor. This is the only MIDI connection required for loading profiles. Don’t forget that Spin Doctor needs to be in MAP mode to specify which program location the profiles will load into (see page 13 for details). -
Page 17: Midi Analyser Mode
Spin Doctor also has a MIDI analyser function. This feature allows you to see what types of MIDI messages are being transmitted by your equipment. In this way, Spin Doctor may be used as a powerful diagnostic tool if you have a problem with your MIDI set-up. - Page 18 To make it easier to understand, MIDI data bytes are usually represented in either decimal (base 10) or hexadecimal (base 16) numbers. On Spin Doctor, data are always shown in decimal format. This quick guide is to help and explain the data types and message types for MIDI.
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Page 19: Specifications
Power Requirement 9V d.c. @ 250mA Warranty Spin Doctor comes with a 12 month back to base warranty (from purchase date). Customers must arrange and pay for carriage to and from Kenton Electronics. Written by Nick Howes, Anthony Barden & John Price...
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