User manual OPCODE STUDIO 4

[. . . ] 365 East Middlefield Road Mountain View, CA 94043 (650) 429-2400 http://www. opcode. com Opcode Part Number: 110-0222-01 Copyright ©1995 Opcode Systems, Inc. This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or converted to any electronic or machine readable form without prior consent of Opcode Systems, Inc. LIMITED WARRANTY Opcode Systems, Inc. warrants the Studio 4 against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original retail purchase. at (415) 856-3333 to obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization Number (no service will be performed on any product returned without prior authorization). [. . . ] To select (check) a Studio 4, simply pull down the menu and release the mouse over the desired Studio 4. The SMPTE Reader and Stripe SMPTE windows work with the selected Studio 4. You must select a Studio 4 before opening either the SMPTE Reader or Stripe SMPTE windows. Choose any Studio 4 on a modem port to open either a Network Routing window or a Routing, Channelizing and Muting window for the modem port. Similarly, choose any Studio 4 on a printer port to open either a Network Routing window or a Routing, Channelizing and Muting window for the printer port. The Routing, Channelizing and Muting window is discussed in Chapter 7. 32 Opcode Systems, Inc. CHAPTER 6: Network Routing Window WHEN TO USE THE NETWORK ROUTING WINDOW You need to use the Network Routing window when: · · working with non-OMS applications. using both Macintosh serial ports (Printer and Modem) with one or more Studio 4's. WINDOW OVERVIEW Choose Network Routing from the Studio 4 menu to open the Network Routing window. You will never need the Network Routing window if you use only one Macintosh serial port and you use only OMS MIDI applications. Figure 6. 1: Network Routing Window The Network Routing window displays the names of the devices entered in your current OMS Studio Setup document. Click the Help button to open on-line information about the Network Routing window. Studio 4 Manual 33 PART 2: Using The Studio 4 The Network Routing window shown in Figure 6. 1 is based on the Studio Setup document shown in Figure 6. 2. Your Network Routing window will reflect your own current OMS Studio Setup document. Routing window (or you make another window active). If you want your Studio 4 to remember the most recent Network Routing configuration, turn it off only after closing or de-activating this window. Multiple Studio 4's If you have either one or two Studio 4's in a single network, you'll have only one Network Routing window. That window's title bar indicates whether your network is connected to the Modem port, the Printer port, or both (2 cables). Figure 6. 2: Studio Setup Document The Network Routing window has two functions: · When working with non-OMS applications, it controls which inputs the Studio 4 sends to the Macintosh and which devices receive output from the Macintosh. For any application, if you connected both Macintosh ports to one or more Studio 4's, it controls which port carries the data for each device defined in your current OMS Studio Setup document. If you have two Studio 4 networks (one network connected to each Macintosh serial port), you'll have two Network Routing windows (one for each port). From the Studio 4 menu, choose any Studio 4 on the modem port to open the Network Routing window for the modem port. Choose any Studio 4 on the printer port to open the Network Routing window for the printer port. · When you edit this window, the changes are sent immediately to the Studio 4. The Studio 4 remembers this setup when you close the Network 34 Opcode Systems, Inc. CHAPTER 6: Network Routing Window SETTING THE MIDI INPUTS The left side of the Network Routing window contains the MIDI In columns. These columns control the signal routing from each MIDI device to the Macintosh. You can also route the timecode signal generated by the Studio 4. Use the MIDI In Port column to balance the MIDI input data between the two Macintosh serial ports. For instance, timecode data is very dense--so to prevent timing errors, you should always route timecode to the least used serial port (ideally, its own port). In Figure 6. 3, data from the Masterman88, ProMaker/1 and Vectorific is sent to the Macintosh Modem port. If you connect only one Macintosh serial port to a Studio 4 (or pair of Studio 4's), the Port column merely illustrates which Macintosh port is used; you can't change the port assignment by clicking it. TIMECODE NOTE: The Macintosh can handle only one incoming timecode stream per serial port. If you're using multiple Studio 4's, it's up to you to make sure that no more than one Studio 4 per port is sending timing information to the Macintosh. Figure 6. 3: Network Routing Window's MIDI Input Side MIDI In Port Column If you connect both Macintosh serial ports to a network (consisting of either one or two Studio 4's), you can select which serial port each device uses to communicate with the Macintosh. [. . . ] If problems persist, completely remove any Virus checking INITs from your System folder (Extensions folder for System 7), restart your Macintosh, and run the Installer again. · Incorrect system exclusive data sent to Virtual Instruments You can't send system exclusive data to a virtual instrument consisting of two or more MIDI channels from the same device, or the sysex data will be sent incorrectly (If you think about the situation, you wouldn't want to do this, anyway). Difficulty receiving large system exclusive data dumps Reduce the Studio 4->Macintosh communication speed if you're having difficulty receiving large System Exclusive data dumps. Reduce the speed in small increments until the data is received properly. This problem is unlikely to occur unless you have disabled the reporting of overrun errors since lost data is reported as an overrun error. 74 Opcode Systems, Inc. APPENDIX B: Networking a Studio 4 with a Standard MIDI Interface You may network a Studio 4 with a standard MIDI interface. [. . . ]