Keyboard/Sound Module Assignment: (Using the Interface on Live Keyboards)
Explore the sound modules of the Proteus and Wave Station by selecting voices directly on the sound module by changing the parameters for the patch (i.e. either turning a data knob, or pressing a data key.
Then practice selecting sounds using the keyboard to select patches, using the top row of buttons to select banks, and the row below the banks to select individual patches.
(Make a note of specific patches you like or may wish to use. Note that the keyboard number for patches and the patch numbers in the sound module are different. For Nightingale, you will need to use the patch numbers as shown on the modules, but remember that Proteus starts with 000 and Nightingale would identify the first patch as patch number "1."
Look at the mixer and imagine the connections from the mixer to the sound modules, and to the amplifier. Notice that each device going through the mixer uses two channels of the mixer (for stereo) and that is a master slider switch that controls the final out put to the amplifier. Imagine multiple inputs (each sound device) and the stereo outputs to the amplifier and to the computer. Look at the equalizer section and test those effects while playing different sound sources.
Could you draw the schematic for how MIDI is connected in the Studio? What role does the interface play? Imagine MIDI ins and outs on the interface. Imagine a MIDI cable coming from MIDI OUT on the Keyboard into MIDI IN on the Interface. Imagine MIDI in and MIDI OUT cables from each sound module to the MIDI INs and OUTs of the MIDI Interface. Imagine a connecting computer cable from the port on n the back of the computer to the computer port on the interface. In most cases, the serial port used on the MAC is the modem port, but either can be used, and in complex MIDI setups both ports are used. You will note that the MIDI Interface in Studio E will accept cable from the printer and modem ports going into the A and B inputs of the interface. Also note that where the computer LEDs are flashing is a switch which can enable the computer to by pass the interface and allow a printer or other device to be connected and used. If this switch is pressed in or down, the interface will not work as a MIDI signal processor. The switch must be UP in order for the Interface to processor the MIDI signals. You should see flashing MIDI LEDs for the computer and each module connected. There are LEDs which flash for MIDI IN and MIDI OUT so you can determine if MIDI signals are being received and sent. This is the first place to check when you are having MIDI problems. If the correct LEDs are flashing, and you have no sound, then the problem is with the mixer, the amplifier or the sound modules.
Create a folder for your work in the folder Gilbert's Coursework on the Mac Internal Hard Drive. Familiarize yourself with the Operating System.
WEB Assignment:
Make a search on the WWW for MIDI sites, after visiting a number of sites, select three sites and send me an annotated description of the site and the site's complete web address (URL). The annotation should describe what is available, describe your experience in downloading files or playing MIDI files, the content of what is available on the site and your opinion concerning its presentation, clarity and ease of use.
Activate Your NYU Website and modify your index.html page. Embed a short digital audio file on your page.
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