Specifications

converter 1.5
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• hardware & system settings / audio filter settings [F11]
: when set to display ‘hardware and
system settings’, this view panel shows the hardware settings for the selected audio or midi
interface card, the data rate of midi transmission (useful to avoid overloading midi bandwidth), the
filename for the current settings file and whether or not it has been edited since being saved last,
long descriptive name for the current program, input information from the gameport (if enabled),
and audio peak meters for each of the six audio channels. If set to display “audio input and filter
settings”, this display page shows the filter settings (frequency, Q, gain) for each audio channel, the
midi conversion settings (conversion mode, target message to convert to) for each audio channel,
mouse to midi conversion settings, midi data rate transmission, and audio peak meters for each of
the six audio channels. Integrated in the audio peak meters are several visual guides: at the top of
each peak meter is an icon representing the filter type (if used) for each channel, and the beatfinder
leds. Along the sides of the peak meters are small dots; the brighter dots represent gate threshold
levels for each channel, the darker dots represent the gate release level for each channel, and if
enabled in the display settings menu, dots the color of the beatfinder leds which show the gate
threshold level for the beatfinder. At the very bottom of the peak meters, an underline will appear
when that particular audio channel is being converted into midi data, in either trigger or continuous
controller mode.
• midi data format reference / directload & bpm notelengths [F12]
: when set to display ‘midi
data format reference’, this panel displays a quick reference card covering commonly used midi
messages and their data format. For specific information on continuous controllers such as the
modulation wheel, refer to the charts at the end of this manual. When set to display ‘directload
hotkey assignments / BPM notelengths’ this display panel indicates any program files associated
with the directload keys, as well as the approximate duration (in milliseconds) of various note
lengths for the current clock tempo (either from tap tempo, or internal/external clock sources). This
can be useful for setting trigger decay times in audio to midi trigger conversion applications.
the menu system
By pressing the Escape key (or any of the function keys from [F1] to [F8]), a menu system ‘screen’
slides down over the lower display panel, giving access to the menu system which contains all the
programmable parameters that define how converter operates. A convenient feature of this menu
screen is that it can be retracted (pushed up) and restored (pulled back down) to check performance
indicators on the display panel hidden behind the menu screen without losing your place in the menu
system hierarchy.
The retractable menu system is navigated by function keys [F1] through [F8], as follows:
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Function keys [F1] through [F4] serve as direct hot keys to the particular set of menu and
parameter pages as displayed on the top bar of the menu screen; these represent discrete
sections of the menu system, their assignments never change, and are hardwired. All four of
these function keys can be pressed at any time from any location in the menu system, for quick
access to another menu section, or even when the menu system itself is retracted and not
displayed.
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Function keys [F5] through [F8] are used to navigate through the sub-menu layers within the
current menu section as displayed on the bottom bar of the menu screen, and their
assignment changes as each menu is entered. When entering a ‘parameter page’ menu, this
bottom field changes to indicate the key presses which can be used to edit the displayed
parameters. However, when in a parameter menu page,
However, when in a parameter menu page,However, when in a parameter menu page,
However, when in a parameter menu page, the function keys from the previous
the function keys from the previous the function keys from the previous
the function keys from the previous
menu can still be pressed to access neighboring parameter menus directly
menu can still be pressed to access neighboring parameter menus directlymenu can still be pressed to access neighboring parameter menus directly
menu can still be pressed to access neighboring parameter menus directly, without having to
, without having to , without having to
, without having to
back up by pressing [F8] first
back up by pressing [F8] firstback up by pressing [F8] first
back up by pressing [F8] first. This helps make editing or comparing groups of parameters
faster and easier.
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All the above metioned function keys ( [F1] through [F8] ) can be used to bookmark menu
pages you use often for a particular program (.set) file – simply press [Ctrl] and the function key
you wish to associate with the page, and use [Shift] and the function key to recall it at any time.
To quickly return to the root menu page at any time, hold down [Alt] and press [Esc]. To jump quickly to
specific menus, or from menu section to menu section, there are a variety of hotkeys which are