Future Retro Revolution Owner Manual - Manual (Page 30)

MIDI OUT MIDI IN
MIDI MASTER
MIDI SLAVE
MIDI MODES
SYNCING THE REVOLUTION TO AN EXTERNAL CLOCK
The Revolution can synchronize its playback to any other MIDI sequencer. In this setup the
Revolution acts as a slave where the start, stop, and tempo are all controlled by another MIDI
device.
For this setup, connect the MIDI OUT of the master sequencer to the MIDI IN of the Revolution. To
set up the MIDI mode of the Revolution, first press the Song key (Song key indicator should be on)
to enter the Song mode. Now press the Accent/MIDI key to enter the MIDI mode. The Accent/MIDI
key indicator will now be on showing you are in the MIDI mode, and the display will show whether
MIDI is set for INT or EXT. Use the Up/Down keys to change the MIDI mode to EXT. In this mode,
the Revolution will respond to EXTernal MIDI messages. Press the Accent/MIDI key again, and the
display will show which MIDI channel the Revolution will send and receive its MIDI information on.
For the Revolution to synchronize to a master sequencer it does not matter what MIDI channel is
selected, as MIDI start/stop and clock commands are a global message not specific to any one MIDI
channel. Press the Accent/MIDI key again and the display will show the MIDI program change page.
For more information on using MIDI program change messages please read page 33.
Press the Accent/MIDI key once more to exit the MIDI mode. The Accent/MIDI key indicator will
now be off. Select the song or pattern you want the Revolution to play, and press the Play key. The
Play key indicator will turn on showing the sequencer is now cued and ready to begin playback.
Make sure the master sequencer is set to a mode that allows it to act as a master and send the start,
stop, and tempo information. Once this has been done, starting/stopping and changing the tempo of
the master device will also control these same parameters in the Revolution.
Note: If the Play key indicator is on, the Revolution works as a slave (syncing its playback). When the
Play key indicator is off and the MIDI mode is set to EXTernal, the Revolution will receive MIDI note
data on the selected MIDI channel to play the internal sound section as described on the next page.
28