- SOFT MIDI PATCHBAY HOW TO
- SOFT MIDI PATCHBAY MANUAL
- SOFT MIDI PATCHBAY FULL
This gives you a chance to sort out all those cables that you aren't sure about - and you might even label them clearly while you're at it.
The first thing to do when you start to use a patchbay is connect everything through it. You really can do a huge amount with a patchbay - it can make things much, much easier.
SOFT MIDI PATCHBAY HOW TO
The problem is that most manufacturers are quite happy to sell you the hardware and software, but never really explain how to use them.
SOFT MIDI PATCHBAY MANUAL
Manual switch boxes are such a pain to keep track of (and use) that a patchbay repays its cost in increased productivity very quickly. You no longer need to worry about not being able to make the most of multitimbrality because you don't have enough free MIDI channels. Multi‑port MIDI interfaces free you from having to map out the allocation of MIDI equipment to MIDI channels. I reckon that once you have more than four pieces of MIDI equipment, you should buy at least an 8x8 MIDI interface/MIDI patchbay before you buy anything else, for several reasons: You'd be surprised at how many people call me to sort out problems which are caused by not having a multi‑port MIDI interface and MIDI patchbay. I say this because many MIDI musicians still use combinations of low‑cost switching boxes and careful allocation of channels on a single‑port MIDI interface, which may work - but there again, it may not. Although it's expensive, I've been very pleased with it right from the beginning, and it's saved me lots of cable changing and rewiring effort. I chose the Opcode Studio 5 because it has just enough Ins and Outs to cope with my MIDI equipment, and some very powerful MIDI processing capabilities as well. The only major required purchase for what I'm about to explain is a combined multi‑port MIDI interface and MIDI patchbay. Part 1 deals with the basic concepts involved in using it to organise a studio Part 2, coming next month, goes into more detail and also explains how the Studio 5LX can help integrate an Atari into a studio running with a diffferent make of main computer. This feature aims to explore some of what is possible using a multi‑port MIDI interface such as the Studio 5LX. I use it so much that now I literally could not work without it. In fact, my multi‑port Studio 5LX is now the heart of my MIDI system. SOFT MIDI PATCHBAY FULL
This is what I do in my studio, making full use of the aforementioned Studio 5LX to fully integrate the ST with my Mac and the rest of my studio gear. An 'Atari Notes' column which I wrote in the June 1993 issue of SOS advises you not to sell your old Atari, but to use it with whatever you buy to replace it. He replied that he now had a Mac and did not need the Atari any longer. He commented on the poor resale value of Atari computers, at which point I said that he should keep the Atari, and use it in his MIDI system. While I was there, I chatted with a customer who had recently moved from Atari to Macintosh. Some time ago, I took my Opcode Studio 5 Mac MIDI interface to MCMXCIX in London to have it upgraded to the 'LX' version. This is the first article in a two‑part series.
In the first of this two‑part series, he explains how to set up a multi‑port MIDI interface, and reveals some of the ways in which these useful devices can simplify your life.
PART 1: Martin Russ's Studio 5LX has changed the way he runs his studio.
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