Specifications

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serial Enables or disables the serial port. If set to enabled, MIDI commands can
be received at or sent from the serial port.
 See Setting Up the Serial Port on page 139.
program load This determines whether the H8000FW will accept and obey MIDI
program change messages and allows you to select the number of the Usergroup to be
used as a MIDI map.
 See Loading a Program Via a MIDI Program Change Message on page 124.
sequence out If set to old or new, then every time a parameter is changed or a
program is loaded, a corresponding message is sent out the MIDI port as a system
exclusive message. By recording parameter changes to a MIDI sequencer, you can
automate your mix-downs. Simply play back the recorded MIDI sequence at the
H8000FW’s MIDI input, and you will see the changes you recorded "played" by the
sequencer (assuming MIDI is enabled and system exclusive is on ). However, if you manage to
configure the MIDI connections between your various pieces of equipment such that the
"system exclusive, sequence out" MIDI messages of the H8000FW loop back into the
H8000FW without delay, digital demons will unleash a raging fury inside your helpless
unit. So, make sure that doesn’t happen! If you aren’t actively using the sequence out
feature, it’s wise to leave it off.
 See Sequencing With MIDI on page 143.
If you're recording a fresh sequence out, use new. Your H8000FW will send messages
in a more robust ASCII format than the old protocol. Select old if the H8000FW will be
responding to a sequence recorded in the earlier protocol.
system exclusive If set to on, then any system exclusive message that is received by the
H8000FW will be accepted and dutifully obeyed. If set to off, then all system exclusive
messages will be ignored. This switch does not prevent the H8000FW from sending
system exclusive messages, however. You can use this parameter in conjunction with
sequence out by leaving sequence out on and system exclusive off while recording a
sequence, and sequence out off and system exclusive on while playing the sequence back.
This eliminates the possibility of those digital demons dancing their mean dance in the
H8000FW!
device ID All system exclusive messages to and from this the H8000FW will have this
device ID. If you’re using more than one H8000FW, you can set each one’s device ID to
a different value. This would let them share a common MIDI chain, while allowing
system exclusive messages to be sent to a specific H8000FW. Normally, the
device ID is
left at
1, the factory default. You can control one H8000FW from another by matching
their device IDs.