ETC SmartFade ML v3.0.1 - Manual (Page 37)

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MIDI Setup
SmartFade ML includes MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) facilities to provide
three primary functions.
• Show control systems: SmartFade ML may be set to respond to MIDI data from a
time-based sequencer or show control system. This can be MSC or functions from the
Basic MIDI implementation of SmartFade ML. The default setting is OFF.
• Synchronising playback of two SmartFade consoles: MIDI may be used to connect
any two SmartFade consoles together, including SmartFade and SmartFade ML. The
Memory faders, bumps and the playback functions of the Stack plus Grand Master and
Blackout can be synchronised. The default setting is ON.
• Sending MIDI controller data: There is a controller patch where any channel in
SmartFade ML can be set to send any MIDI controller 1-127 to control external devices.
For show control and synchronising playback it is normally enough to make a MIDI
connection and start using without having to set up anything.
N o t e : You must decide if you want to use either MIDI (ch) or MSC to link consoles, and turn
ON the one you want and turn OFF the one you don’t. Leaving both functions on will
cause double stepping and some other strange behaviors.
MIDI Show Control
MSC is a show control standard within MIDI that usually is used when different devices are
linked in a show control setup. SmartFade ML supports a basic set of Midi Show Control
(MSC) commands. They are both sent and received at all times - regardless of the settings
for MIDI channel.
You can activate and set the MSC Device ID from the MIDI menu.
Menu>Setup>MIDI>[MSC Device ID]
Use the wheel 1 to select Device ID (0-126 or All) and press SEL to toggle On/Off.
Midi Show Control Commands
• Go
• Stop
• Resume