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aobg
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 05/09/2007 : 06:36:49 AM
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An all new MiDi Controller for your MiDi pipe organ.
Well what can I say about this device apart from it’s grate and fantastic piece of fully updateable kit.
For more info on it please hit the link below my video.
Introducing the all new SD Midi Controller.
This unit has taken over two years to design & develop in the UK & Germany. The unit is not some cheap Far Eastern mass-produced imported device that one cannot understand never mind use! (please see below for all operating instructions) It is manufactured in Shropshire, England, UK by Robert Rushton and a small development team.
Why is it so Unique and Special?
If you are a musician, organist or have any instrument that can be played via midi, then this small Handheld/Pocket Sized unit will give you a simple means to transport and play your music from a standard SD Memory card.
It will be a great replacement for other older floppy driven controllers, such as the Yamaha MDF2 or the Casio FD-1 & other similar disc Midi Filers.
IT IS VERY FAST - 255 tracks can be copied to the SD card in just a couple of seconds and ready for instant play back!
This SD Midi Controller or Filer is not just for electronic musicians; it has also been designed as an additional optional extra for the new universal piano player system that has been developed. It can also be used with midi controlled pipe organs. A number of these SD Midi controllers are now being evaluated by organ builders both in the UK and US.
This SD Midi Controller will also be available later on Ebay in a four part kit, (Fully built PCB, 24x2 LCD Display, Push Button array and IR sensor) for people who wish to build this controller into their own instruments. It will be as simple as Plug and Play, with each part having a plug in connections and ribbon fly leads to suit your application.
So if you own a Yamaha Disklavier / Disclavier, Clavinova or have similar digital piano that supports the standard Midi 0 format, then you will find this unit perfect for playing Piano or Organ Midi's (NO MORE OLD FLOPPY DISKS OR HAVING TO WRITE TO CD's).
The unit has been tested it on the following makes of electronic keyboards and synthesizers:
Yamaha - Roland - Korg - Kawai and Casio, as well as a few bespoke midi boards. This pretty much covers all the main standards.
My video.
http://www.sdmidicontroller.com
Preparing the SD—MMC Memory Card(All capacities are ok, 32Mb, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1Gb to 4Gb)
1. Insert a SD Memory card into your computers card reader or card slot (Marked SD/MMC).
2. Using Windows Explorer (Right click on the Start button and Select Explorer) You should see the card as another drive letter or called MMC—SD (Drive Letter)
3. Right click on the card and select Format… A window will open Saying Format MMC – SD
4. Change the File System option to FAT (It may say FAT16, but it means the same thing)
5. Next, click the Start button in the box. A warning box will open!
6. CAUTION! MAKE SURE YOU ARE ONLY FORMATTING THE MMC—SD ITEM!
7. Click OK and in a second another little box will open saying format Complete. Click OK.
Copying Midi Files to the SD—MMC Card
(Midi Format 0)
1. Your files need to be in the Midi 0 format.
2. You can convert files using software like GNMIDI that can be downloaded from this website:
3. http://www.gnmidi.com.
4. It is best practise to create directories on your computer for each SD—MMC card as a backup. You can name the directories accordingly, e.g. Jazz, Mozart, etc.
5. Copy or move your Midi files into these new directories. (If you have converted any midi files with the above software please do not copy the files that end with .bak. They are midi 1 format)
6. Next, copy your files on to the SD Card.
7. Insert the card in the unit and switch on.
8. It will then scan the files and display the first detected file. This is the first file that was copied to the card and may not necessarily be in alphabetical order.
Using the SD Midi Controlle.
Play: Press Play to play and press Play again to Pause
Stop: Is stop
Record: Is record
Up: Has two functions. Before pressing play you can scroll through tracks upwards or when the track is playing you can Transpose the music. Tip! To transpose before play, Press play twice quickly to pause the track and then transpose. Press Play again to resume.
Down: Has two functions as above but scrolls down or transposes down.
Left: This is used while a track is playing to adjust the tempo up by 15 steps (Around 75Bpm) from the original midi file tempo. Tip! To adjust the tempo before play, Press play twice quickly to pause the track and then transpose. Press Play again to resume.
Right: Has the same function as above but adjusts the tempo down 15 steps.
Extra Key Functions.
Press Up and Down together to enter the menu:
1. Drum channel: You can edit the drum channel with the left and right buttons.
2. Lyrics: You can display karaoke lyrics if the midi file has them, left = off Right = on.
3. Future development for FAT32.
4. Mute: You can mute channels any of the 16 midi channels. Use right to select a channel (Scroll though) and press Left to mute or unmute. An X will be displayed for muted channels.
5. Repeat Mode: You can chose the following: 0 = Play a single file and stop, 1 = Repeat a single file, 2 = Play all files on the card 3 = Play all files and repeat 4 = Random playing.
6. Backlight: This feature is only available for units with a backlit LCD.
7. SD MiDi Controller Instructions
Software Update Procedure.
Whenever a software update is available, we will notify you via email and supply you with a link to our website where it can be downloaded.
1. Format a SD memory card with FAT/FAT16 file system.
2. Copy the update file to the card.
3. Insert into the unit an power on. Udate takes less than a second.
4. Switch off and remove card. Software update complete.
5. Best Practise, Tips and known issues.
1. External Power Supplies 2.1mm, 9v DC, 200mA—500mA, Positive Centre. Although there is reverse polarity protection, Please ensure the supply is correct.
2. Use separate cards for playing and recording
3. MMC ERROR, This will be displayed if no card is present or occasionally if you have changed tracks to fast.
4. The display starts scrolling alphanumeric characters when it is switched on? This indicates that the card has been formatted with FAT32
5. File Data Error is displayed when play is pressed. This occurs when a file is not in midi 0 format.
6. Tracks playing do not keep to the correct tempo, they speed up or slow down? Please replace the battery or use a mains adapter.
7. The LCD goes blank when record is pressed! This indicates the battery is very low, although the unit will continue to play tracks (Tempo will be affected) Replace the battery as data errors may occur.
Support and contact information:
Website: http://www.sdmidicontroller.com
Email: Info@sdmidicontroller.com
Phone: UK: 01952 228979 International: 44 1952 228979
http://www.sdmidicontroller.com
Yours Phil Radford AOBG website & forums administrator.
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All new MiDi Controller for your MiDi pipe organ.
