Assistant Midi 32 User manual
Assistant Midi 32
Module board for Midi2Org_32
User manual
Préamble
The module board "Midi 32 Assistant" is intended to be connected to a
Orgautomatech Midi2Org_32 midi board, version 3.5 and later. It comes with the
ribbon cable or the connection,
This module allows to "drive" the Midi board 32 and in particular to veri y the
operation o all the coils connected to the outputs, acilitating the tuning o pipes, test
pneumatic valves, etc ...
You can install it permanently on your organ at your ingertips, it will be use ul very
o ten.
Wiring
Please, wire your module as on the picture, with the ribbon cable. There are 4
possibilities, only one is good, the one o the picture, pay attention !
Fonctionning
The LEDs (green and red) reproduce the behavior o those on the midi board.
The "Channel" button replaces its counterpart on the midi board. So, to know the
current MIDI channel on the map, press the Channel button and count the number o
ignitions o the red LED.
To change the channel, press the "Panic" button and simultaneously press the
"Channel" button a number o times equal to the desired Midi channel.
The Midi Assistant is designed or intuitive use, there is no screen because it is not
necessary, you'll clearly see in use.
Using buttons «Play» «Up» and «Down»
•normal mode:
By pressing the "Play" button, we make the irst output o the Midi board play, the
red LED lights up. I you press "Play" button until the red LED turns o (about 2
seconds), the output will remain on, even i you release the button. So you have both
hands ree to tune the pipe. To stop it playing, you must re-press brie ly the "Play"
button.
To move to the next note, press "Up", and "Down" to the previous one. A ter the
32th it will pass to the 1st, and vice versa.
Important, by pressing "panic" you close the current note and automatically return to
the irst (output #1).
•Sequence mode:
Press "Channel" and hold while pressing "Down". Release "Down" and then
"Channel". You are in sequence mode.
All the time you have your inger on "Play", the outputs will play in sequence one
a ter the other. Without releasing "Play" you can increase or decrease the speed with
"Up" or "Down".
By pressing "Panic" you return to normal mode.
•Repeat mode:
Press "Channel" and hold while pressing "Up". Release "Up" and then "Channel".
You are in repeat mode.
All the time you have your inger on "Play", the selected output will repeating. You
can increase or decrease the requency o repetition with the "Up" button and
"Down." Intractable test or slow pneumatic valves!
Change output releasing "Play" and using "Up" or "Down" as in normal operation.
You press "Panic" to return to normal mode.
Midi 32 cards working with the "limitation of notes length " setting:
Same as above except:
•In normal mode you can not keep the note-on since, by de inition, its length is
limited. This will be per ect to test the operation o a percussion instrument.
Avoid using the length adjustment o notes based on velocity.
•In sequence mode, the wizard does not take into account the limited length o
the notes.
•In repeat mode, the wizard does not take into account the length limitation,
however, you can increase the repetition rate to recover normal operation o the
coil or ast repetiton.
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