opcode studio 4 Manual Do Utilizador

You may network a Studio 4 with a stan-
dard MIDI interface. If you own an old 
standard MIDI interface and have more 
than 8 MIDI devices, the standard MIDI 
interface will provide a few additional 
MIDI ports.

A network consisting of a Studio 4 and a 
standard MIDI interface presents two 
major compromises:

•

The Studio 4 must operate at 1MHz.

•

You cannot use the MIDI Routing, 
Channelizing and Muting window to 
route MIDI data to devices connected 
to the standard MIDI interface. You 
can access these devices only by 
using OMS patches or an OMS-com-
patible MIDI sequencer.

Because of these limitations, you should 
use this network only as a temporary 
“band aid”. If you often need to access 
more than 8 MIDI devices, you should 
seriously consider purchasing an addi-
tional Studio 4.

NOTE: You cannot network a self-powered 
standard interface (such as a MIDI Trans-
lator) with the Studio 4.

If you use a dual port standard MIDI inter-
face, you can connect its second serial 
port to the free Macintosh serial port to 
access even more MIDI ports.

If your dual port standard MIDI interface 
is a Studio 3, Opcode strongly recom-
mends that you connect the Studio 3 
modem port to the Studio 4 “B” port, and 
the Studio 3 printer port directly to the 
Macintosh (as shown in Figure B-4 and 
discussed in “Networking a Studio 4 and a 
Studio 3, later in this appendix). This is 
because the Studio 3 communicates with 
the Macintosh only over its printer port.

The following sections illustrate how to 
connect a Studio 4 to a standard MIDI 
interface.

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Turn off the Studio 4.

•

Connect your Macintosh to the 
Studio 4’s “A” port.

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Connect your Studio 4’s “B” port to 
the standard MIDI interface.

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Connect the desired MIDI devices.