Specifications

converter 1.5
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2000 - 2005 urr Sound Technologies Inc.
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turning on or off the midi message textbox
If the scrolling midi message textbox, on the right hand side of the display panel, is preferred to be on
or off, pressing the [z] key does the trick.
the upper display panel
Most of the display wedges on the top display portion of the screen should be self-explanatory in terms
of what they represent and how they represent it. However, there are a few details of two of the display
components which could benefit from a bit of explanation.
the midi message textbox
To the right of the top portion of the screen is a scrolling textbox which, if enabled, shows the
generated or converted midi messages. Within the textbox there is two columns of text, one which
serves as a text label for the message type, with the particular midi message’s relevant numerical value
in the right column. Each message is formatted in the following way for greater intelligibility:
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Statusbyte messages (non-“realtime”, so in other words voice or channel messages as well as
system exclusive) are displayed in bright blue, and the number associated with the message
represents the midi channel the message specifies. For example,
CONTROLLER: 8
would represent
a controller message on midi channel 8.
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Data bytes following a statusbyte message are displayed in medium-intensity blue, and the number
associated with the message represents the value associated with the databyte. If the second
databyte represents a note number or a controller number, these numeric values are converted into
a more readable text label indicating what note or controller the message represents.
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“Realtime” or system messages (such as clock) are displayed in dark blue, and the number to the
right of the message is the specific statusbyte value of the message.
If midi input mode is used and the view processed data parameter in the realtime settings menu is set
to off, the midi message textbox displays the incoming midi data values and not the values post-
processor.
the system status display wedge
The system status display wedge, located at the top left corner of the screen, displays information
about converter’s activity in four key ways:
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a processor buffer peak meter, which indicates how much buffer space is being used and is a
good measure of the amount of data being converted/generated as well as system loading
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a channel activity led strip, indicating midi messages received or transmitted on one of the 16
midi channels
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five larger leds which indicate conversion activity from the particular input source (in other
words, if midi data is being directly generated and outputted from the particular source)
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two banks of red leds which display the continuously moving state of the 8 individual lfos (low
frequency oscillators) within converter
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an undefined data display which shows the value of data generated if it is determined the
particular midi message is either undefined according to midi specification and might cause
confusion to an outboard receiving device (however this does not indicate an error)