Eclipse User Manual
Release 1.10.1 Page 43 of 58 Eclipse User Manual
MIDI Setup
In the Eclipse, MIDI can be used:
• with programs that explicitly call for some sort of “external” controller. For example, a program called
“
MidiHarmony” might call for MIDI notes to adjust the amount of pitch shifting that is applied to an
audio signal.
• to remote control almost any parameter in the Eclipse (including input and output levels) via external
controllers.
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• to change programs via MIDI program change messages.
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• to “dump” information from one Eclipse to another or to an external storage device.
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Several MIDI global parameters bear on all of the above uses of MIDI func-
tion. These parameters are found under
SETUP page 2 MIDI. Let’s look at
each parameter in turn, shall we?
If
SETUP page 2 MIDI CHANNEL is set to Off, all received MIDI com-
mands are ignored. Settings of 1 to 16 select one of 16 MIDI channels to
be the base channel from which MIDI channel numbers will be calculated
elsewhere in the Eclipse. Finally, if set to Omni, a MIDI message on any
channel is accepted and dutifully obeyed by every MIDI message recipient
in the Eclipse. This keeps things simple for simple setups.
SETUP page 2 MIDI MIDIMODE
(PGM CHNG) This determines whether the Eclipse will accept and obey
MIDI program change messages.
(NOTE) The Eclipse allows selection of Mono or Poly mode. Poly means one channel has all the
notes (e.g., keyboards).
Mono means each channel plays only one note, but you have multi-
ple channels (e.g., MIDI guitars, wind controllers).
(PRES) If this parameter is set to channel, then the last changed MIDI aftertouch message on a
given channel affects all the notes played on that channel. If it’s set to
key, then a MIDI af-
tertouch message on a given channel affects only the note with which it is associated.
(PBEND) When using a MIDI keyboard to play a synthesizer program in the Eclipse, this parameter
controls how many semitones (
0 to 24) a maximum MIDI pitchbend message shifts the
original pitch.
SETUP page 2 MIDI SYSEX
(SYS EXC) Setting this parameter to Off will disable system exclusive messages. Settings between 1 and
127 select a Device ID. All system exclusive messages to and from this Eclipse will have this
device ID. If you’re using more than one Eclipse, you can set each one’s Device ID to a dif-
ferent value. Doing so would let them share a common MIDI chain, while allowing system
exclusive messages to be sent to each specific Eclipse. Normally, the Device ID is left at 1,
the factory default. You can control one Eclipse from another by matching their Device IDs.
(SEQ OUT) If set to On, then every time a parameter is changed or a program is loaded, a corresponding
message is sent out the MIDI port as a system exclusive message. By recording parameter
changes to a MIDI sequencer, you can automate your mix-downs. Simply play back the re-
