Rane MPE MIDI Programmable Equalizer - Manual (Page 17)

17 Rane MPE Users Guide
Enabling Parameter Echo
1. Make sure you’re in Normal Operating mode,
then enter the Set Parameter Echo function by
pressing F-PARAM . The FUNCTION LED
illuminates, and the PARAM LED flashes to
verify that you are in this function. The current
Parameter Echo status occupies the SYSTEM
display (
on on or off off).
2. Use the UP or DOWN key to toggle the status of
Parameter Echo on or off.
3. Press F-PARAM to return to Memory mode
when you are finished. The FUNCTION and
PARAM LED’s turn off.
Dumping The MPE Memory Via MIDI
S Y S E X
The MPE dumps (transmits) the contents of its
Working Memory, Stored Memory, or MIDI map in
the form of a MIDI SYSEX message at your com-
mand. A device tuned to the same MIDI channel and
device ID will receive the dump. This is particularly
useful if you wish to save the contents of an MPE’s
memory, or to fill one MPE with the exact memory
contents of another.
To dump MPE memory:
1. Make sure you’re in the Normal Operating mode,
and then enter the Dump Memory function by
pressing F-DUMP . The FUNCTION LED
illuminates and the DUMP LED flashes, indicat-
ing you are in this function (see the figure below).
The SYSTEM display indicates the default
parameters the MPE will dump.
2. Use the UP or DOWN key to choose which of
the MPE parameters you wish to dump. They
will be displayed as
cuR cuR (CURRENT Working
Memory), all all (all of Stored Memory), or
map map (MIDI map).
3. Once you have selected the parameters for regur-
gitation, press F-DUMP to execute the dump and
return to Normal Operating mode, or the
MEMORY key to abandon the dump and return
to Normal Operating mode. The FUNCTION
and DUMP LED’s turn off.
Since there is a lot of Stored Memory, the all all
dump takes approximately two seconds to complete.
The all all dump is executed in four pieces, each
one about 1200 bytes long. If your receiving device
can not handle a 1200 byte message, then you must
send Stored Memory manually. This is accom-
plished by recalling each Stored Memory, one at a
time, and storing it back to the same spot with
Parameter Echo on. Parameter Echo sends the new
Stored Memory via MIDI SYSEX. This may be
tedious, but it’s the receiving device’s fault. MPE’s
handle the entire data burst with no problem.
If you want to send all three sets of parameters
(Working Memory, Stored Memory, and MIDI map)
execute each dump individually.
An MPE receives a memory dump only if the
MIDI channel and device ID on each unit match, just
as with any other MIDI SYSEX message. The
dumper and dumpee must be the same model.
That about does it for operation of the MPE. If
you followed everything we’ve discussed so far, you
are well on your way to becoming a Zen master
ninja MPE operator.