Future Retro Orb Owner Manual - Manual (Page 22)

MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE
The Orb supports MIDI Program Change messages. These
messages allow other MIDI sequencers to remotely select patterns
to play within the Orb, or the Orb can select patterns remotely in
other MIDI sequencers that support Program Change messages.
The Program Change messages sent by the Orb can also be used to
select different sound patches in an external MIDI sound module.
If you would like the Orb to send or respond to MIDI Program
Change messages, you must first set up the MIDI parameters in
Song mode.
Stop the unit’s playback, and press the Song key (the Song key
indicator should turn on) to enter Song mode.
Press the Accent/MIDI key and the display will show “INT” or
“EXT.” When set to INTernal, the Orb will send Program Change
messages to external MIDI sequencers or sound modules whenever
a new pattern is selected. When set to EXTernal, the Orb will sync
its playback to an external MIDI sequencer. Program change
messages sent by the external MIDI sequencer can then be used to
select different patterns to play in the Orb. Use the Up/Down keys
to select the appropriate mode.
Press the Accent/MIDI key again and the display will show the
MIDI channel (1–16) that the Orb sends and receives information
on. Use the Up/Down keys to select the MIDI channel you wish to
send or receive MIDI Program Change messages on. The MIDI
channel must be the same as the device sending or receiving MIDI
Program Change messages.
Press the Accent/MIDI key again and the display will show the
setting for Program Change messages.
At this point, there are two options: “Pcof” or “PCon.” When
“Pcof” is selected, Program Change messages will not be sent or
received by the Orb. When “Pcon” is selected, the Orb will send
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and respond to MIDI Program Change messages. Use the
Up/Down keys to select the appropriate setting.
Press the Accent/MIDI key once more to exit MIDI mode. The
Accent/MIDI key indicator will now be off.
Press the Song key to exit Song mode and begin sending or
responding to Program Change messages.
Note: The Orb only sends or responds to MIDI Program Change
messages while in Pattern mode. Song mode does not support these
messages
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To send program change messages to an external device, connect
the MIDI Out of the Orb to the MIDI In of the external device.
You will also need to make sure this external device is set up to
respond to Program Change messages on the same MIDI channel
selected in the Orb. When playback is stopped, selecting different
patterns in the Orb will send the appropriate Program Change
message to the external device. When the Orb is playing patterns,
each time a new pattern begins playback, the appropriate Program
Change message will be sent to the external device.
To allow an external sequencer to remotely select patterns in
the Orb, connect the MIDI Out of the external sequencer to the
MIDI In of the Orb. Make sure the external sequencer is set up to
send Program Change messages on the same MIDI channel
selected in the Orb.
Press the Play key on the Orb to cue up its playback to the
external sequencer. Pressing play on the external sequencer will
now begin playback of the Orb (syncing its playback to the
external sequencer), and any Program Change Messages received
while the Orb is syncing can be used to select different patterns to
play. The Orb will respond instantly to any Program Change
message received. If a pattern is at Step 8 when a program change
message is received, a new pattern will be selected and will start
playing from Step 8. If you want the patterns to be selected at even
measures, you will need to send a Program Change message at the
beginning of the measure.
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