MACKIE DIGITALXBUS X.200 - Manual (Page 66)

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X.200
Digital X Bus
MIDI and the Digital X Bus
MIDI Basics
Your Digital X Bus works very well when incorpo-
rated in a MIDI network, using a computer refer-
enced to time code.
Be sure to connect the X.200 MIDI jacks to your
MIDI interface. Within your computer-based MIDI
sequencer, set the MIDI channel connected to the
X.200 to transmit MIDI Time Code ( MTC). This is
necessary to run automation from a Digital Audio
Workstation (DAW).
MIDI Interface
MIDI
IN
X.200
MIDI
OUT
You can use the X.200 MIDI ports with a USB
MIDI interface.
USB MIDI Interface
MIDI
IN
X.200
USB
MIDI
OUT
You can also use the USB port on the X.200 with
a USB MIDI interface. However, because the X.200
USB port and a computer's USB port are both con-
fi gured as hosts, which are designed to connect to
a USB port confi gured as a device (like a USB MIDI
interface), you must use two USB MIDI interfaces
connected as shown below. This confi guration al-
lows you to use many more MIDI channels than the
16 provided by a standard MIDI port, up to 64 chan-
nels when using two 4x4 USB MIDI interfaces.
USB MIDI Interface
USB MIDI Interface
X.200
USB
x64
Host
Device
Device
Standard
MIDI
Ports
Host
x64
16x4 16x4
When you don’t include a computer in your setup,
you need a device like the Alesis BRC to transmit
MTC to and from the X.200 for time reference when
performing automation.
M o d u l a r D i g i t a l M u l t i t ra c k
M o d u l a r D i g i t a l M u l t i t ra c k
BRC
Digital X Bus
MIDI SYNC
SYNC