User manual BOSS BV7989

[. . . ] This section provides a brief tour of the BV7989, shows you how to audition the various sounds of the BV7989, and points out the various performance features. Details rear panel connections (like MIDI, footpedals and the serial interface), proper hook-up procedures, plus application examples. Covers the structure of sound sources within the BV7989, how to read and navigate through the LCD display pages, how to edit parameters, and how to store edited Drum Sets. MIDI basics, trouble-shooting, maintenance and service information, and the MIDI Implementation Chart. Conventions The buttons, knobs, and rear panel connectors and switches are referred to in this manual just as their names appear on the BV7989, using all capital letters and in brackets (Example: [DRUM SET] button, [ ] and [ ] buttons, [VALUE] knob, etc. ). 7 When something important appears in the manual, an icon (like the one on the left) will appear in the left margin. [. . . ] To send the drum sound to the Aux outputs, select Aux. BV7989 Reference Manual 29 Chapter 4: Overview Output Options Having two stereo output pairs allows for several options. Stereo with Fixed Placement: Plug the left Main output into the left channel of your amp (or mixer), and the right Main output into the right channel. The default voice mix for the preset Drum Sets pans the drums between the Main output jacks in a way that works well for most applications. Stereo with Variable Placement: Plug the left Main output into the left channel of your amp (or mixer), and the right Main output into the right channel. Stereo with Individual Outputs: This requires a stereo mixer with at least four channels, and provides individual outputs for any two drum voices. Plug the right Main out into a mixer channel panned fully to the right. Plug the left Aux output into a third channel (panned to center for now) and the right Aux output into a fourth channel (also panned to center for now). Decide which two voices should be individual voices, such as kick and snare; assign these to the Aux outputs, and all other drums (panned as desired) to the Main outputs. Thus, the kick will appear in the left aux output, and the snare will appear in the right aux output. These outputs can feed different signal processors and then be sent to a mixing board. Make sure that the drums selected for individual outputs are panned to the extreme left or right in the BV7989. In order to make these changes permanent, you must store the Drum Set as described on page 12. 32 BV7989 Reference Manual MIDI Functions: Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MIDI FUNCTIONS The MIDI Function contains five pages of parameters. Pressing the [MIDI] button again selects page 2, pressing it again selects page 3, and so on. If the page 5 is selected and you press the [MIDI] button again, it will cycle back to page 1. Remember that you can also use the [ ] and [ ] buttons to go from one page to another by "cursoring past" the parameters on the current screen. For the remainder of this chapter, we will assume you know how to select the appropriate page for each of the MIDI paramters described here. MIDI page 1 displays three parameters: Drum Set Root Note (Root), MIDI Channel (Chan) and MIDI Thru mode (Thru): DRUM SET ROOT NOTE The Root Note determines the lowest note in the "window" of 61 consecutive MIDI notes to which the BV7989 will respond. When set to its default value of 36, the BV7989's note range window stretches from MIDI note number 36 to 96. When the Root Note is altered, all drum note and trigger assignments shift together along with it in parallel. Example: If the Root Note is lowered from 36 to 35, then all notes will be triggered by a note one value lower than the existing assignment--e. g. , what was triggered by note 96 will now be triggered by note 95, what was triggered by note 72 will now be triggered by note 71, etc. With the Root parameter selected (flashing), turn the [VALUE] knob to select the desired Drum Set root note. 7 Unlike other MIDI parameters, this value (0-67) is stored as part of a Drum Set and can be different for each Drum Set. BV7989 Reference Manual 33 Chapter 5: MIDI Functions MIDI CHANNEL The BV7989 can receive and transmit MIDI data in Omni mode (receives data appearing on any of the 16 MIDI channels, transmits data over channel 1) or Poly mode (transmits and receives over any single one of the 16 MIDI channels). Use Omni mode when playing only the BV7989 from an external MIDI controller (MIDI drum pads, MIDI keyboard, etc. ) since it's not necessary to match channels. [. . . ] Check MIDI cables. RE-INITIALIZING If your unit behaves erratically or "freezes", the first step is to power down the unit. Disconnect any cables connected to the MIDI IN jack, and make sure that a sequencer or keyboard is not sending messages to the BV7989 that would make it behave erratically (such as a long stream of pitch bend messages on 16 channels simultaneously). If these steps do not solve the problem, you must reinitialize the software. To re-initialize the BV7989, hold down both the [VOICE] and [OUTPUT] buttons while turning on the power. [. . . ]