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79 DeepMind 6 User Manual
SETTING UP A KEYBOARD SPLIT
You can use 2 or more DeepMind units to set up a KEYBOARD SPLIT. For example:
• One unit can be a DeepMind 6 with its integral keyboard.
• A second unit can be a DeepMind 12D desktop synthesizer with no keyboard.
• Using the KEY-RANGE setting in the CHAIN PARAMETERS menu, the
DeepMind 6 can play one side of the keyboard with one program,
and the DeepMind 12D can play the other side of the keyboard with a
dierent program.
Note: For a KEYBOARD SPLIT, you would turn the POLY CHAIN setting OFF. (This
also turns the PROGRAM LINK OFF.) In this way, the second unit can play straight
away, as it is not dependent on receiving overow notes from the rst unit in
order to play.
1. MIDI connections - Two DeepMind synthesizers are connected together in
a KEYBOARD SPLIT using a MIDI 5-pin cable as follows:
• MIDI OUT of DeepMind 1 is connected to the MIDI IN of DeepMind 2.
If you want to use a third DeepMind synthesizer for a 3-way KEYBOARD
SPLIT, then connect:
• MIDI THRU of DeepMind 2 to the MIDI IN of DeepMind 3.
Note: POLY CHAIN or KEYBOARD SPLIT operation is not available through
USB MIDI.
2. Audio connections - The L/R line-level audio output of each DeepMind
unit connects to the line-level inputs of an audio mixer. This allows you to
control the audio mix of all your DeepMind units, adjust levels and EQ etc.
The audio output of the mixer connects to an amplier, or powered monitors
or speakers.
1st DeepMind
2nd DeepMind
THRU
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI IN
3rd DeepMind
Important settings
In order to successfully set up a KEYBOARD SPLIT, there are a number of settings
that need to be checked and adjusted in various menus as follows:
1. Make sure that all units are running the latest version of the rmware. You
can view the rmware version in the SYSTEM SETTINGS page of the GLOBAL
menu. (Press GLOBAL a few times until this menu appears, then check that
the versions are the same.)
2. In the CONNECTIVITY page of the GLOBAL menu, make sure the DEVICE ID is
the same for all units.
3. In the MIDI SETTINGS page of the CONNECTIVITY menu:
• Make sure RX-CHANNEL and TX-CHANNEL are set to the same channel
number for all units.
• Make sure that MIDI CTRL is set to CC.
4. Using the ARP SETTINGS page of the ARP EDIT menu:
• The rst unit can have its clock set to INTERNAL and the TRANSMIT-
CLOCK set to ON.
• The clock of the second unit can then be set to MIDI (Auto). When set
correctly, the TAP/HOLD button of the second unit will blink in time with
the rst unit's clock.
5. If you have more than one keyboard, for example you have two DeepMind
6 units, you can turn LOCAL OFF on one of them, so its keyboard is no longer
used. This option is in the KEYBOARD SETTINGS page of the GLOBAL menu.
OPERATION WITHOUT THE KEYBOARD SPLIT
6. With two DeepMind synthesizers connected as described above, they can
both play when the keys are played on the keyboard. For example, if the
rst unit is a DeepMind 6 with the keyboard, it will play as normal. The MIDI
connection to the other unit, such as a DeepMind 12D desktop model, will
allow it to play at the same time. You can use the volume controls of each
unit, and/or the external mixer to balance the audio output of each unit.
Each unit can have a dierent program playing.
7. Once you have tested that both DeepMind units are playing correctly from
the one keyboard, you can set up the KEYBOARD split as follows: