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Dave Smith Instruments POLY EVOLVER KEYBOARD User Manual

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System Common Messages

Status

Second

Third

Description

1111 0010

0vvvvvvv

0vvvvvvv

Song Position Pointer – LS Byte then MS Byte.
Positions depends on Clock Divide. For example,
if Clock Divide is set to 4n (quarter note), then
the sequence is 4 measures of 4/4 in length. The
Song Position will calculate correctly within the
four bars.


System Real-time Messages

Status

Description

1111 1000

Timing Clock

1111 1010

Start – starts the sequencer from step 1

1111 1011

Continue – re-starts the sequencer from the current step

1111 1100

Stop – Stops the sequencer



Universal System Exclusive Message (Device Inquiry)

Status

Description

1111 0000

System Exclusive (SysEx)

0111 1110

Non-realtime message

0vvv vvvv

If MIDI channel is set to 1-16, 0vvvvvvv must match (unless MIDI Channel
= ALL); always responds if 0vvvvvvv = 0111 1111.

0000 0110

Inquiry Message

0000 0001

Inquiry Request

1111 0111

End of Exclusive (EOX)



Evolver responds with:

Status

Description

1111 0000

System Exclusive (SysEx)

0111 1110

Non-realtime message

0vvv vvvv

If MIDI Channel = ALL, 0vvvvvvv = 0111 1111. Otherwise 0vvvvvvv =
Channel Number 0-15.

0000 0110

Inquiry Message

0000 0010

Inquiry Reply

0000 0001

DSI ID

0010 0001

Poly Evolver ID (Family LS)

0000 0000

Family MS

0000 0000

Family Member LS

0000 0000

Family Member MS

0jjj nnnn

Main PIC Software version: jjj – Major rev; nnnn – Minor Rev

0jjj nnnn

Voice PIC Software version: jjj – Major rev; nnnn – Minor Rev

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