Midi Operation; Setting Midi In/Out; Midi Control Chart; Midi File Dump - Chauvet Stage Designer 50 User Manual

MIDI Operation

Setting MIDI
In/Out
MIDI Control
Chart

MIDI File Dump

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The Stage Designer 50 can also respond to an external MIDI controller, using "note-on"
commands. All other MIDI commands are ignored.
To assign the controller a MIDI channel to receive and send MIDI commands, do the
following:
1. Press and hold the <RECORD / SHIFT> button.
2. For:
·
In: Press the <1 / 25> flash button three times.
·
Out: Press the <2 / 26> flash button three times.
3. Release <RECORD / SHIFT>.
4. Select the MIDI channel (1–16) by pressing the corresponding flash button
(<1 / 25>–<16 / 40>).
5. Press and hold <RECORD / SHIFT> and press the <ADD KILL / REC EXIT>
button.
6. Release <RECORD / SHIFT>.
NOTE: The controller will only respond to commands on the assigned MIDI channel,
and only output on the assigned MIDI channel. To output all MIDI input, connect to
MIDI THRU.
MIDI Note FUNCTION (TURN ON/OFF)
22–69 Trigger scenes 1–48 (100%)
70–117
Activate Channel 1–48
118 Full-On
119 Dark
120
Hold
121
Toggle Audio
Chase◄►Scene mode
122
123 1-12A_1-12B mode
124
1-24A mode
125
Step
126 BLACKOUT
127 Toggle Page A/B (1–24/25–48)
MIDI can be used to copy the saved memory contents (also called the show) from one
Stage Designer 50 to another Stage Designer 50. The process is called MIDI File
Dump, and will not work with any other device.
To perform a MIDI File Dump, first prepare the controller to receive the programmed
show. Follow the instructions below, on the controller you wish to receive the file dump:
1. Press and hold the <RECORD / SHIFT> button.
2. Press the <3 / 27> flash button three times.
3. Release <RECORD / SHIFT>.
The display will read MIDI FILEDUMP RECVING 000%.
Next, connect the MIDI IN jack on the receiving controller to the MIDI OUT jack on the
sending controller. Then set up the sending controller to send the file dump. On the
controller you wish to send the file dump, do the following:
1. Press and hold <RECORD / SHIFT>
2. Press the <4 / 28> flash button three times.
3. Release <RECORD / SHIFT>.
The display will read MIDI FILEDUMP SENDING 000%.
The file dump will begin immediately, and the numbers on both displays will show the
progress. The process can take several minutes to complete. During the file dump, all
other operations will cease to function.
When the file dump is completed, press and hold <RECORD / SHIFT> and press
<ADD KILL / REC EXIT> on both controllers to exit MIDI mode. Then release
<RECORD / SHIFT>.
If an error or power failure occurs, the file dump will be interrupted and stop.
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