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jl cooper msb manualOwners Manual. Seventh Edition Change Command (“patch”) mapping. State-of-the-art circuitry has been We feel that the MSB Plus Rev Atari computers. This program allows you to edit and store all of the MSB Plus Please take the time to study this owner’s manual to get the fullest usage of this Special Note for Advanced Users. Once you’ve become familiar with the details of operating the MSB Plus Rev 2, Pg.2 Warranty 48 MSB Plus Rev 2 includes a MIDI merger; two data processors, and the JLCooper. Panic Button. The MSB Plus Rev 2 also has the ability to send out up to eight. MIDI Program Changes at a time set up all your sound modules and signal Any MIDI input can be routed to any or all of the MSB outputs. Any input can also be routed to either of the two data processors. The data The data processors selectively filter out any class of MIDI Commands. The The Transpose The Channel Bump will change the incoming MIDI Channel data by any number The two data processors can be merged and the result sent to any MSB Plus Rev 2 The foot switch may also be assigned to step through the. MSB's programs. Each time a new program is selected, the MSB may send out a All MSB Plus Rev 2 parameters (routing, filtering, channel bumping, transposing, There are 64 battery-backed programs. Programs may be selected remotely via MIDI Program Change commands. As In addition, the MSB Plus Rev 2 will dump its internal memory via MIDI system. Exclusive, to an appropriate storage device. The dump may be initiated from the Pg.4 We'll go from left to right. The WRITE button is used for Writing programs to memory. Also, pressing the. WRITE button once will return you to the PROGRAM mode. That is the mode See Chapter 13 for specifics.). The two digit PROGRAM DISPLAY shows what program number you're on. The display range is from 1 1 to 88. Pg.5. The MODE select button and its five LEDs are used to select just what kind of Program Mode (Chapter 4). Assign Mode (Chapter 4). Processor A (Chapter 7).http://advanced-digitalphotography.com/admin/uploads/jd-510-baler-manual.xml

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Processor B (Chapter 7). Processor A, Page 2 (Chapter 7). Processor B, Page 2 (Chapter 7). Page 2, Program Change Command Mode (Chapter 6). The eight push buttons under the display are used to enter information, and the The Panic Button eliminates stuck notes. (Chapter 9). Feel free to push some buttons to see what happens. Pg. 6 The first thing to do is to hookup your MIDI cables. Any device with MIDI Inputs, MSB Plus Rev 2 MIDI Outputs. Conversely, any of these devices with a MIDI. Output can be hooked up to the MSB Plus Rev 2 MIDI Inputs. Go into the ASSIGN MODE by pressing the MODE button once until the. ASSIGN LED goes on. The eight buttons below the display are used for routing assignments in the Each button corresponds to an MSB Plus MIDI output (i.e. to a destination The number in the display MIDI to that destination. Just Remember. Buttons 1 through 8 are the outputs (MIDI Destinations). That is, where the. MIDI is going to. The Lit-Up Numbers are the inputs (MIDI Sources). That is, where the MIDI MIDI Input of a synthesizer or tone module of some kind. Go into Assign Mode Pg.7. The A, B, C indicates assignment to the internal Processors, which we will cover. MSB Plus inputs are routed to the instrument that you have connected to output Pg. 8. MSB Plus Rev 2. Now tap each output assignment button until all the displays Let's say that you hooked up both MIDI in and out of this synthesizer. And, for no IMPORTANT: Try not to route an instrument back to itself. Unless you are It is much easier to keep track of things if you run a thin strip of masking tape Pg.9 To write an assignment into memory, press and hold the WRITE button. While holding the write button, enter a pair of numbers, 11 through 88, to Example: Say you want to enter the patch from the last example into program. Notice also that as PROG RAM position, telling you that the next 1 thru 8 button push would be NOTE: The program memory and display of the MSB Plus Rev 2 use a modified.http://cobansazgrubu.com/userfiles/jd-530-baler-manual.xml Octal form rather than the normal decimal due to the 8 select push buttons. That In Chapter 16 there are Plus's Octal. You may think of it in terms of Banks; that is, Bank 1 has programs 1 1 through To recall an assignment from memory, enter PROGRAM MODE by pressing Then simply press any two of the Initialization. To completely and irrevocably clear out all memory, unplug power, hold buttons There is no “undo ” function, Pg. 10 As shipped from the factory, your MSB. Plus is set to respond to Program Changes on MIDI channel 1, on Input 1. That means that, if your keyboard controller is plugged into input 1, whenever you Likewise, if your sequencer is connected to input 1, whenever you start your This section will show MIDI control. If all you're interested in is making your MSB Plus stop responding to Program. Changes, skip reading all of this discussion and follow the instructions on the The reception of MIDI program changes will be on one user- selected MIDI You can have a different Remote. Assignment for each program, or the same Remote Assignment for all 64 To recall the input and channel that the MSB Plus Rev 2 will remotely respond to, The Channel and Input assignments are displayed above buttons 6 and 7. Pg. 11. Processors A and B. If this is done To change the receive Input and Channel, simply tap the buttons below the. The Channel display will step from 1 to 9, then to. This assignment may now be written into memory as part of your program. In Pg. 12 In order to assure that MIDI Program. Change commands will be recognized by the MSB Plus Rev 2 on the same Press and hold the WRITE button, then press the Panic Button. This will write the When sending program changes to the MSB Plus, remember that since the Plus Rev 2. The Remote Assignments must be chosen carefully, as they can be a great It is strongly recommended, that you dedicate a.http://ninethreefox.com/?q=node/13823 MIDI channel to the MSB Plus that is not used by another instrument in the And a program change intended for a tone module will not Pg. 13. If your MSB Plus is responding to Program Changes, and you do not want it Tap the MODE button until both the red and green LEDs are on, that is PROC. A or PROC B ( either one) and Pg 2. The numbers above buttons 6 and 7 set the MIDI channel and input that the. MSB will respond to a program change on. Notice the words CHAN and. INPORT that are labeled on the red plastic lens of the MSB above the display. As shipped from the factory, both of these numbers are set to 1. Change these While holding in the WRITE Change if and only if the MSB Plus receives a MIDI Program Change command This is not likely to ever happen, unless For example, put a 7 above button 7. Then Pg. 14. An Example: Say that your master controller synthesizer in your whole MIDI set- WRITE, press PANIC. Regardless of anything else going on in the system, the M-l will always maintain There may also be times when you do not want to use this shortcut; that is, some Example: You're still on the M-I, but your friend on the Wave Station wants some He is sending MIDI data on Channel 8 and is plugged. Solution: Don't use the shortcut. Not all programs need the same remote. Remember that you will need to bring up the Pg. 15 Whenever a programmed assignment is recalled from memory, (either from the MIDI program change commands, one for each output. Here is an example of why one might want to use this feature. Say that you have a For a particular song you select patch 5 on your keyboard. The keyboard dutifully As you can see, this arrangement is not musically useful, With program change command mapping, all you have to do is recall a single Pg. 16. To enter program change commands, tap the mode button until only the green Pg The display will look like this.https://www.ilsipariobari.com/images/cardiofax-m-manual.pdf You will be entering which output port (destination device) will get the patch To enter the program change number to be sent use buttons 1,2, and 3 marked The instrument is set to PflZ I This particular change will now be sent out of the MSB Plus Rev 2 every time you Pg. 17. You could have gone on an entered program changes for any or all of the eight The display will And again, To edit (remove) a program change command, hold buttons 7 and 8, marked The program change commands are sent out when you write them to memory, MSB Programs via MIDI Control.). Alternately, you may step through the programs in your MSB sequentially using To assign the foot Pg. 18. Some notes about Program Change Command mapping, triggered by Changing. Programs via MIDI control. There may be situations where you want to combine these two operations. That is, MSB Plus Rev 2 and send program change commands to the various instruments. As we said earlier, this can be done, but it does require a bit of extra planning on Keep in mind that if a controller is routed to some instruments, the instruments If, however, the assignment includes some merging or processing, you may need Once to set up the MSB, and one Because two program changes are going out at the same time, sometimes it is Example of a Possible Problem. You have programmed the MSB Plus to send a program change command. Number 14 on MIDI channel 1 to output number 3. This is stored in Program 1 1 The keyboard is transmitting on. MIDI channel 1. When you select program 1, you want the instrument on output 3 Example of Solution: Now, whenever you want the MSB Plus to change programs, change the Then press program 1. Then set the transmit channel back to channel 1. Pg. 19. This section describes the two data processors, PROC A and PROC B, and Be patient please, this is a powerful General Description of the Processors. A processor is assignable to any MSB input. Since you have two to work with, at. Data coming into the assigned. The altered data can then be sent on to Here is what you can do with the incoming data: FILTER, TRANSPOSE, and Suppose you have a sequencer sending note data on 16 MIDI channels. The note You also want the sequencer to send. MIDI clock information to a drum machine. A Processor may be used to filter out You are playing a lead synthesizer, while a slaved module is playing just a bass Perhaps you have an older synthesizer that crashes whenever it receives an Or, perhaps you just want to Pg.20. Processors can all be used in both of these applications for general purpose MIDI You may selectively filter out anyone or more of the following MIDI commands. Note Commands Pitch Bend Commands. Controller Commands Program Change Commands. After-Touch Commands Real Time Commands. Channel Bump Applications. Channel Bump shifts the MIDI channel of all data passing through the Processor. It does this by adding a user-selected interval to the incoming MIDI channel Many synthesizers, such as early Yamaha DX-7's, only transmit on MIDI channel A sequencer sending on channels 1 through 8 may be Channel Bump solves a common sequencing problem, too. Suppose that MSB. Plus Rev 2 is assigned to route a sequencer to several MIDI slave tone modules, For example, your modules might Then you recall a different MSB Plus Rev 2 assignment to route a keyboard But your keyboard is sending on channel 1. Most So, the keyboard would not be able to control the slaves, unless you were to walk This is a time-consuming and difficult operation, since a Using Channel Bump solves this problem. Two processors can be assigned to the This would allow your keyboard Thus the tone modules can Use buttons 1 and 2 to bump the desired channel up or down. Button 1 toggles the Pg.21 So, if your controller transmits on MIDI channel 1 0 and one of your sound Transpose Applications. Transpose is used if you want some slaved instruments to play, for example, an This of course may be used for special Notes, rather than to change the key of each receiving instrument. MIDI notes coming into a processor may be transposed plus or minus five octaves To Use the Processors. To use the processors, you will first need to assign them to an input. That is. You will then need to assign the processor to an output, or some combination That’s done by putting an “A or “B” in the LED display while in Assign Pg.22. To Assign a Processor to an Input Example: Our old DX-7 is going to the MSB Plus Input 2. We want to manipulate Solution: Assign PROC A to input 2 using directions above. Example: We know that we're going to process our DX- 7, but we also want to VFX MIDI Out is going to the MSB Plus Rev 2 Input Number 6. Solution: Use Processor B. Assign it to input number 6. Pg2 O- ASSIGN 0 — v To Assign a Processor to an Output. Return to Assignment Mode. Tap an output assignment button, and it will display. This means that PROC A's processed data The output of PROC B is now Example: Write this assignment into memory location 88 by holding down the Now we will discuss how to assign the processor's functions. To Filter a MIDI inputs data. First, assign a processor to the input using the directions above. See the row of. This indicates whether a Processor, Hit the button under one of the Filter functions. Notice that it toggles. MIDI Command is being affected for each button. Pg.24. Example: Set Processor A to filter out Pitch Bend Data from our, DX-7, and set P 92 o- This is done by returning to the. Assign mode. Place an A or B above the buttons that correspond to the outputs Io Channel Bump a MIDI Inputs data When you don’t see the minus sign, the plus is implied. They are used in remote and Actually, they identically show up in both Page 2. Modes (PROC A and PROC B). Ignore them for now. Pg.25. Example of Channel Bump: You want PROC A from the last example to make Use PAGE 2, PROC B Mode. To Transpose a MIDI Inputs data. While in Page 2, the next 3 digits to the right of the Channel Bump represent the The next two digits show the amount of In each case, the button directly below the digit Example: Use PROC B, which we assigned to the VFX. You want the MIDI note Pg.26 VFX (As actually played). VFX (AS actually played) DX-7 (As played). DX- 7 (As played). Solution: Study this example. You're almost home. Pg.27 Example: You wish to merge the MIDI Out of your Roland D- 50 with the MIDI. Out of your MC-500. The MC output is hooked up to the MSB Plus. Rev 2 Input Plus Rev 2 Output 1. Solution: Tap the MODE button until PROC A LED is lit. Assign processor A to. Input number 3. Tap the MODE button until PROC B LED is lit. Assign Processor B to Input Merger assignments can be stored in memory as part of a program, along with Pg.28 This can happen when the musician does something When this happens during a rehearsal, it is When it happens on stage, When activated, the Panic Button sends MIDI Commands out of all eight output. You may activate the Panic Button from the front panel, or from a remote foot It will take about 5 Panic Button as soon as you hear the note unstick. On some synths, their input In our lab tests, however, notes usually unstick themselves in less than a second. It Whether or not it responds to the more After these Channel 1 on up. The panic feature may also be activated by a user-supplied foot switch. See next Pg.29 When the switch is assigned the job of program advance, it will cause the MSB to And, of course, if the new program has program change This allows you to set up the To change the function of the switch, hold the mode button and engage the That is, if the switch had been set for PANIC, following the above instructions Never use the foot switch to effect a patch change while data is flowing through MIDI cables in the middle of a musical performance. For this reason, be sure that the foot switch is plugged in before you turn on Pg.30 Here are three examples to get the wheels Example 1. The Basic MIDI System: Write your routing assignments with programs to allow Tone Modules, Signal Processors, Samplers. Pg.31. Example 2. Using the Filters: Set up a good pad or wash sound on a module, and a bright lead Use a filter to remove program change This will enable you to change your lead sound Filter out note This way only the drum machine's internal song will play, and the keyboard parts Using the Processors: Program the processors to present two different Using the Merger: Combine the output of a drum machine (for timing) with a Filter out the note data from the Variations: Program Merging of Master and Remote keyboards. Program Filtering Program Merging of sequencer and keyboards. Program Filtering of Program Changes to slaves from one or both sources. Example 3. Sending on two Channels at the same time: No one said that PROC A and PROC. B couldn't be assigned to the same input jack. That means you could have a given Of course the original data could still be available Pg.32. But what if you merged the Processors now.For example, set one processor to transpose an input up an octave. Set the other to Assign both to the same input. Now merge them and Now when you play a note on the. Master, the slave plays two notes, one up an octave and one down an octave. You can also try two different channel assignments, which we present as a Each tone module is set to a different MIDI. During this song, the lead keyboardist is playing only his own synthesizer, or In the next song, however, the lead keyboardist wants control over some of those But his synthesizer only sends on one So, switch-box or no Ever use a TX- 7? (Certain tone MSB Plus Rev 2 Solution: On the first song, the sequencer is patched to the slaved For the second song, however, a very special MSB. Plus Rev 2 program is called-up. PROC A and B are both assigned to the master PROC B bumps the The Processor outputs are then routed to two of the In other words, the keyboard data could come out of MSB Plus Rev 2 output 1 on. MIDI channel 1, output 2 on MIDI channel 2, and output 3 on MIDI channel 3. Pg.33 Also attached to the Z80 is a It is in this memory that One of the UARTs is responsible for receiving MIDI Program Change commands. So whatever Input jack is assigned for Remote operation on PAGE 2 has this. UART's input electrically attached to it. This UART's output is either used for the. Combined output 9r for the System Exclusive output. The other two UART’s inputs are the PROC A and PROC B inputs, and their Pg.34 Output. To initiate a MIDI System Exclusive bulk data dump from the MSB Plus Rev 2, To Recall and assign System Exclusive receive and send ports, tap the MODE The receive input number will be. This can be Remote operation) as a part of the over-all program, or may be written into all The MSB Plus Rev 2 has several System Exclusive Modes for the advanced user. Of more interest is the ability to At the time of this manual's printing, System Exclusive Implementation. This information is provided for the advanced user or programmer who wants to Two different System Exclusive implementations are provided. One is for the All System Exclusive commands must start with. FOh -Start of System Exclusive OBh -MSB Plus Rev 2 ID code. Pg.35 Recognized Receive Action Codes. Command Extension Data. Oh none 1024 bytes Upon receipt, the MSB Plus Rev 2 will On receipt, the MSB Plus Rev 2 will respond with This data will go into working buffer and not affect On receipt, the MSB Plus Rev 2 will respond Upon receipt, the MSB Plus Rev 2 will. This data will go into this pgm position, complete On receipt, the MSB Plus Rev 2 will Complete Working Buff Dump. This data will go into working buffer and not On receipt, the MSB Plus Rev 2 will Pg.36. Transmitted Action Codes. Oh none 1024 bytes REMEMBER THAT ALL COMMANDS END IN A OF7h. Pg.37. Each Program consists of 16 bytes of data. The high order bit is always 0. If a Full. Memory Dump is taking place, the 64 programs are sent one after the other, Byte 1. PROC A Filters Byte 2 Byte 3. PROC A Transpose PROC B Filters PROC C Transpose Output 1 Input Assignment. Byte 1 5 Output 8 Input Assignment. Byte 16 SysEx Output Port assignment Byte 17 Port 1 Program number, Least Significant 4 bits. Byte 18 Port 1 Program number, Most Significant 4 bits. When no program change is to be sent, these two nibbles will both be OFh. Byte 19 Port 1 Program Channel Number. Byte 20 Port 2 Program number, Least Significant 4 bits. Byte 40 Port 8 Program Channel number. PROC A and B Filter Bits. Bit 0 Note Commands. Bit 1 Bend Commands. Bit 2 Controller Commands. Bit 3 After-Touch Commands. Bit 4 Program Change Commands. Bit 5 SysEx and System Common Commands. Bit 6 Real Time Commands. Pg.38. Bits 0-3 Channel Bump. Always this number is added to incoming channel number. Unsigned, even though PROC A and B Transpose Bits. Bits 0-5 Number of Semi-tones to transpose by. Bit 6 Direction of Transposition. These 7 bits are NOT in two- complement. Bits 0-3 Remote Channel assignment. Bits 4-6 Remote Input Port assignment. SYSEX Output Port Assignment: Pg.39 Outputs. Memory. Modes. Power. Dimensions. Weight: Lithium Battery-backed RAM. Program Change Commands (Page 2). Approximately 2 lbs, Shipping weight 6 lbs. Pg. 40 We recommend the These can be If the MSB has received a surge, the memory may get scrambled. Try to re- To Initialize, Hold buttons 1 and 8 during power-up. Remember, this wipes Re-initialization The problem may be a bad wall transformer unit, or Pg. 41 Display. Display Display. Actual. Display. Actual This is not intended to be First Connect MIDI Cables - (Chapter 4). Hook up the outputs of up to 8 MIDI devices to the 8 inputs of the MSB Plus. Connect the 8 outputs of the MSB Plus to up to 8 MIDI inputs. Use corresponding For example, hook up a keyboard Hookup a computer or sequencer with two MIDI cables, to MIDI In and Out Likewise, use two MIDI cables for every instrument that will send and receive. MIDI. This includes sequencers, keyboard synthesizers, samplers, drum machines, A keyboard or guitar controller will usually only need one cable, from its MIDI A signal processor or tone module may only need one cable, from the Output of The exception to this is when using a computer Pg.43. Routing Assignments: Basic Operation - (Chapter 4). Tap mode once till the Assign LED is lit. The LEDs are input numbers, buttons For example, a display of 33333333 means MIDI data to MSB Plus outputs 1 through 8. Since we have connected our instruments using corresponding input and output We have put a 0 above button 3. We do If the keyboard is connected to MSB Plus input and output 1, and a computer or To play back the sequencer, use: 21222222. This type of assignment requires A more sophisticated approach is to use the same assignment for both recording This would allow you to take The Assignment mode display is: 21CCCCCC. Pg. 44. Processors A and B - (Chapter 7). Tap MODE button to select Proc A or Proc B. The number above button 1 is the. MSB input that will be processed. For example, 4PPPPPPP means that the. Processor is assigned to input 4. After assigning input and selecting desired Filters are set to either P (Pass) or F (Filter). To enter Transposition or Channel Bump, use Pg 2 PROC A or PROC B Modes Merging - (Chapter 8). First use both processors to select which two inputs will be merged, for example, Writing to Memory - (Chapter 4). Hold the WRITE button, and while holding WRITE, tap a numbered button, then For example to write an assignment into program Pg.45. Recalling from Memory - (Chapter 4). If not in PGM MODE, tap WRITE once to get to PGM MODE (PGM LED on). Tap two numbered buttons. For example, to recall program 32, first make sure that. MSB Response to Program Changes - (Chapter 5). To prevent the MSB Plus from receiving program change commands, see page 15. To change the input and channel that the MSB Plus will respond to program Program Change Mapping - (Chapter 6). Enter up to eight patch changes by going to Pg 2 (green LED) and entering output Panic - (Chapter 9). To activate Panic Button, use front panel Panic Button or your own foot switch. A Foot switch - (Chapter 10). The foot switch may be assigned to either P ANIC or Program Advance by SysEx - (Chapter 13). To initiate a bulk data dump, first hold down buttons 1 and 8 and while holding Pg. 46. JLCooper Electronics Limited Factory Warranty This warranty is non-transferable and the benefits apply to the original owner. Proof of purchase in the To receive service under this warranty, customers in the United States should contact the JLCooper factory If necessary, a Return Authorization number may be For our customers outside the United States, it is recommended that you first contact your Dealer or. Distributor, since they may offer their own service or support policy. If local support is not obtainable, please send a FAX to JLCooper's Service Department at (310) 335-0110, Upon issuance of return authorization, the product should be properly packed and shipped to Service. Department, JLCooper Electronics, 142 Arena St., El Segundo, CA 90245. Please include the following: copy of the sales receipt, your name and address (no P.O. Boxes, please), a The return authorization number must be JLCooper will, without charge for parts or labor, either repair or replace the defective part(s). Shipping JLCooper's normal repair turn around time at the factory is approximately 15 business days, from receipt of Actual turn around time will vary depending upon many factors including the repeatability of the Priority services are available. These should be discussed with the service technician at the time the return This warranty provides only the benefits specified and does not cover defects or repairs needed as result of. This hard to find MIDI routing box is in excellent working and cosmetic condition. From a smoke-free studio. BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The MSB Plus is an eight input, eight output programmable MIDI switching system. In addition to standard one to one matrix switching the MSB includes a data merger, two data processors and the JL Cooper Panic Button. It also has the ability to send up to eight MIDI Program Changes at a time to slave devices. Ships to the US only. Please see our feedback and. The MSB Plus Rev 2 also has the ability to send out up to eight MIDI Program Changes at a time set up all your sound modules and signal processors. Any MIDI input can be routed to any or all of the MSB outputs. Any input can also be routed to either of the two data processors. The data processor's outputs can be routed to any MSB Plus Rev 2 output. The data processors selectively filter out any class of MIDI Commands. The processors also include Transpose and Channel Bump functions. The Transpose function will transpose incoming MIDI Notes over a 5 Octave in semi-tone steps. The Channel Bump will change the incoming MIDI Channel data by any number of Channels. The two data processors can be merged and the result sent to any MSB Plus Rev 2 outputs.T are 64 battery-backed programs. Programs may be selected remotely via MIDI Program Change commands. As mentioned, both MIDI receive input and channel are programmable. In addition, the MSB Plus Rev 2 will dump its internal memory via MIDI system PS: I copied all this from another auction. I take the time to pack items well. I will refund any Paypal payments while you are at my location. So I DO NOT TAKE REFUNDS. Working fine. We got this in a larger setup of classic MIDI gear, so be sure to check out our other listings. Please contact them to ask about shipping. This is a must-have for larger midi setups with classic gear. It's in good shape with some surface scuffs here and there. Working fine. We got this in a larger setup of classic MIDI gear, so be sure to check out our other listings.Please check the fields highlighted in red.Currency. It is a great tool for any live performer, and is really easy to use. It's got some scratches on the top and bottom, and a few on the face, but it’s in overall good condition, other than that, and it appears to have been lightly used. From the look of it, it doesn't appear to have been misused, so my guess is that it works. The power supply appears to be a standard 9 volt connection. It allows patching any of 8 MIDI inputs to 8 MIDI outputs, and has a number of other abilities as well. It was designed for simple, but sophisticated Midi Routing, programming, etc. This machine can also work as a Midi Thru Box, or a splitter, because again, with the routing possibilities, you can make this machine do whatever you want it to. To top it off, it even has two, built in Midi Processors (A and B, as marked on the machine). This allows even more complex Midi enhancements, and allows you to tweak everything just to your liking.