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LIMEX MIDI and MC10 controller manual (PDF

1. E oe i id eee E ME ALI F VOL overall volume of Style and Patch Hold down SELECT key Tempo START STOP e 9 9 9 Volume control for bass mic gt VOCAL ON OFF without SELECT Volume control for vocal mic gt Access STYLE mode by holding pressing the orange STYLE key Use keys 0 9 to select style numbers while stopped not while playing The style number must be entered as a 2 digit number 1 O5 for Style 5 While a style is playing you can change the following as labeled eINTRO ENDINGS e FILL INS e VARIATIONS A B C D Hold down the SELECT key to turn off accompaniment tracks 1 more on page 101 STYLE in increments up or down SYNC START to turn bass mic on off EFFECT EM16 ON OFF 6 6 6 25 26 1 EC TREBLE y MIDDLE REFERENCE MANUAL MICROPHONE SYSTEM PRO CONTROLLER MC MICROPHONE SYSTEM LIMEX MICROPHONE SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL GENERAL INFORMATION The LIMEX MICROPHONE SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL is a high quality microphone system developed specifically for accordions It is excellent for on stage performances The microphone system s special construction enables it to
2. ie imigrimi ROI Dona pio FUB MORIS DON Mrd eee de T 0 rh d fpeis de fido tdem 00 00 ad iraki Q OO Pate Bom e _ m Calibra marce For zoe aao A obs Cut Versum Cun mui duisi un oii rar ibaj rem msan pru Beier PIT P Daun und Lent Folk Datu Uwe uod Pul pora pn eee peri peu LI LIMEX PC SOFTWARE IF YOU HAVE PLUGGED IN YOUR DISPLAY ON THE FIRST USB PORT OF YOUR COMPUTER ALWAYS LEAVE IT IN THAT LOCATION IF YOU PLUG THE DISPLAY INTO A DIFFER ENT USB PORT YOU WILL HAVE TO DO THE ENTIRE INSTALLATION OVER AGAIN SCREENSHOT 2 COM number 1 to 4 can assigned If you have selected the COM number start the LIMEX PC Editor go to EXTRAS go to Options Schnittstelle select the same COM number 1 b e 121 LIMEX FAQ 122 HARDWARE TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Solution Display screen is not lighted No power Power cable not correctly connected or defective Control or adapter cable is not correctly connected or defective Sound plays back over MIDI without key being depressed Run a key sensor check as described on page 55 Technical problem please contact your dealer immediately No sound plays back over MIDI on individual keys Run a ke
3. C MIDI treble ON OFF Patch 4 or Prg 5 ee ee n C O C MIDI bass and chord ON OFF C O MIDI drum sounds ON OFF O C Noise gate Q x OXOX C Bellows pressure zero point C Type of play for bellows dynamic amp velocity C C LINK Patch eo 39 KEY ASSIGNMENTS KEY ASSIGNMENTS FOR MIDI CHROMATIC ACCORDIONS The Program Change and Patch key assignments are dependent on the model size 40 Q5Q6 626 22956 Q Q ORC OKOZO KEY ASSIGNMENTS KEY ASSIGNMENTS FOR BASS MIDI ACCORDIONS For a bass MIDI system the 12 bass keys and the 12 major chords can be assigned functions Program Change or Patch number AO SOKO Bell d O Q ellows dynamic on off Velocity on off 5205 MIDI bass and chord MIDI drum sounds on off 90 07 Zero point check eO Type of play for bellows dynamic amp velocity HO ox O 0 0 40066 220 9 OZOXO 020 OXOXO OXOXO OXOXO OXOXO OOE OXOXO 5050 OO B KEY ASSIGNMENTS KEY ASSIGNMENTS BASS MIDI DIATONIC ACCORDIONS The bass and chord keys on a MIDI system for diatonic accordion can be assigned functions Program Change or Patch number B OOO O O0000 GOOGOGOOCO0 Bellows dynamic on off Velocity on off MIDI bass and chord on off A
4. A dA 3 9 oy 0 cC miam cC T qi qa J c T TZ eI n 7111121 9 9 TI qi T DE T qi T J e c TI T TI E 11 PATCH EDIT PATCH EDIT PARAMETERS PROGRAM CHANGE key You will find the program numbers in the sound list of your of the part sound expander or keyboard Note that every program number also must have a bank number For the LIMEX sound expander think of program and bank as a table The table has 128 rows 128 programs The table has 128 columns 128 banks MAIN OUT amp AUX OUT key You will find the program numbers in the sound list of your of the part sound expander or keyboard Note that every program number also must have a bank number For the LIMEX sound expander think of program and bank as a table The table has 128 rows 128 programs The table has 128 columns 128 banks MC10 BANK CHANGE Toggle between Change the bank using MIDI Controller No 0 M or L by Use the setting M for all LIMEX SOUND pressing the EXPANDERS Sel key at the same time Change bank number using the key of the part VELOCITY key This value 96 is recommended is used when velocity is of the part turned off MC10 VOLUME MIDI CONTROLLER No 7 OFF key balance the volumes of MIDI sounds 0 127 of the part 18 PATCH EDIT PARAMETER
5. but rather at 64 for example EXAMPLE Set a trumpet sound on Diskant 1 treble with DYN1 ON and Volume Begin 0 Set an accordion sound on Diskant 4 with DYN1 ON and Volume Begin 90 At low bellows pressure you hear the accordion begin at higher bellows pressure the trumpet comes in NOTE Every time a dynamic parameter DYN 2 3 VEL is selected the DYNB value is deleted and reset at zero hat is why you must define a DYNB value every time you select the dynamic parameter BELLOWS DYNAMIC 127 0 no bellows pressure 127 12 no bellows pressure Authentic instruments rarely begin at a range starting with 0 All wind instruments have a pressure threshold that must be exceeded in order to create a tone 65 BELLOWS DYNAMIC summary BELLOWS DYNAMIC PARAMETER DYN 2 This function allows you to turn sounds on BELLOWS DYNAMIC 2 PART ON OFF SWITCHING SOUNDS WITH THE BELLOWS and off with the bellows dynamic When you select DYN2 ON in DYNAMIC under PARTS and set an UNEVEN value for DYNB dynamic begin MIDI Controller 11 values will be displayed according to the bellows pressure In addition you can select one of the following settings UNEVEN DYNB VALUE EVEN DYNB VALUE You can also set a point with an uneven When an even DYNB value is set the bellows DYNB value that when exceeded turns dynamic is NOT active When the DYNB off the entire PART MIDI sound OFF value is exceeded
6. Piano pedal pressed down KEYSTROKE VELOCITY per note Intensity at which a piano key for example is pressed PROGRAM CHANGE NO REVERB MIDI Controller No 91 PANORAMA MIDI Controller No 10 VOLUME MIDI Controller No 7 EXPRESSION MIDI Controller No 11 PIANO PEDAL MIDI Controller No 64 VELOCITY MIDI FOR BEGINNERS MIDI DATA MESSAGES The MIDI interface separates the MIDI data into 7 different categories Three of the 7 categories are paramount to the LIMEX MIDI System NOTE ON OFF messages are created whenever you press or release a key PROGRAM CHANGE is used to select the sounds from the list of sounds in your sound expander MIDI CONTROLLER is used to control certain characteristics for each MIDI channel m MIDI Controller Number 7 is always for the volume Using MIDI Controller No 7 MIDI you can regulate the volume of an instrument in 128 increments Standard and Every MIDI message always contains the specification for one MIDI channel 635 Notes controller and program information begin with the MIDI channel 1 16 selection GENERAL MIDI means that the first 128 instruments each sound in a sound expander is given a specific number by are arranged in a the manufacturer of the device see sound expander sound list pre set order 1 Piano 1 Guitar 25 to adjust reverberation similar to the reverb control Violin 41 for each channel on a mixer to adjust
7. USER MANUAL MIDISYSTEM PROFESSIONAL 3 MICROPHONE SYSTEM PRO CONTROLLER MC QUICK START GUIDE MIDI FOR BEGINNERS LIMEX STYLE EDITING MORE ABOUT MIDI FILES amp GENERAL MIDI JJ b r F 24 0 P n SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS D REGISTRATION You may register this product on our Internet homepage and receive access to our User Forum D All rights reserved LIMEX Copyright 2007 D All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trade marks of their respective holders SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY MEASURES Read the user manual before using the device Do not allow the device to come in contact with any liquids Do not place anything on top of the device Do not handle the device with wet hands Turn off all connected devices before changing or making any connections to the unit Do not use or store the device in damp or wet locations locations exposed to extreme temperatures i e in a vehicle in winter locations where the device is exposed to vibrations shocks or jolts PROPER HANDLING Use only the original cables and power supply Remove cables by pulling on the plug not on the cable Do not expose the power adapter to any mechanical stress CONTROL AND ADAPTER CABLES Use only the original cables for the connection to the sound source Do not use any non standard cables plugs or adapters TECHNICAL CUSTOMER SERVICE All parts and circuit boa
8. saved GM GS XG or LIMEX MIDI FILE EXAMPLE Meter information time at which the MIDI message will be output MIDI channel information a part of every MIDI message Additional information for Note on which note F72 and velocity 100 Type of MIDI message Program change Control change Note on off STANDARD MIDI FILE FORMAT 0 or I Standard MIDI file format SMF is the format in which the MIDI file is saved However the standard MIDI file doesn t tell you anything about which type of sound expander it was saved for LIMEX MPR3 systems use the FORMAT 0 If you want to play a MIDI file in Format 1 using the LIMEX MPR3 it first has to be saved in Format 0 with a PC program To edit MIDI files we recommend D MIDI Connections Score 5 2 for professional MIDI file editing 2 MIDI Connections Light 5 2 to quickly fit the MIDI file to your specific needs such as changing volume transposing deleting tracks It s affordable saves time and reduces stress www midi connections com D MIDI File Optimizer to quickly fit the MIDI file to your specific needs such as changing volume transposing deleting tracks www midiland de MIDI FILE GENERAL MIDI LEVEL 1 GENERAL MIDI STANDARD LEVEL GENERAL MIDI FORMAT 1 specifies the basic features that all synthesizers must pos sess in order to playback MIDI files When a standard MIDI file is created according to these features it w
9. Press and hold down the key with the function you want to assign i e FILL IN 2 key 7 Now press the SELECT key in the direction that you want to save and use for the function Release the SELECT key first and then the MC10 key you were holding down FILL IN 2 is now saved on the SELECT key position you chose To assign a function to the other SELECT key position repeat the steps above Simply press both the STYLE and PATCH keys at the same time again to save your changes 103 STYLE ARRANGER 104 LIMEX STYLE ARRANGER STYLE VOLUME ADJUSTMENT DISKANT TREBLE If the MIDI sounds on the treble side are too soft or too loud compared to the style sounds you can change the volumes accordingly Since the free PC STYLE EDITOR page 105 is the only available volume control for the MIDI sounds of styles only the volume on the treble side can be adjusted The volume for all the MIDI instruments on the treble side will be changed by the same value OPERATION 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Turn the top control knob on the MC10 Diskant 1 knob and adjust the volume of the entire treble side max 99 increments 3 Release SELECT key To save your changes press the blue PATCH key and the orange STYLE key again at the same time STYLE ARRANGER LIMEX STYLE ARRANGER CHORD CHANGE FOR DIATONIC INSTRUMENTS STYRIAN Since diatonic Styrian instruments have a very limited bass and chord range a special
10. Rhythm M VOL control d To exit press the green EQ key and the yellow START key at the same time Activate the bellows dynamic and play a while with it turned on Then turn the bellows dynamic off If the M VOL value was correctly set you should not have noticed any big volume jumps with the bellows dynamic turned off than when it was on Upon leaving the M VOL shown in display section the value shown is automatically saved SIMPLE VOLUME CONTROL OF ALL TREBLE SOUNDS When a patch contains more than one instrument on the treble side the volume of all existing treble instruments can be changed together keeping the same proportions a Press and hold down the SELECT key b Set the desired volume using volume control Diskant 1 first knob c Release SELECT key SIMPLE VOLUME CONTROL OF ALL BASS SOUNDS Use the operation below to change the volume of all existing bass and chord instruments keep ing the same proportions a Press and hold down the SELECT key b Set the desired volume using volume control Chord 1 second control from top c Release SELECT key 63 VOLUME SETTING VOLUMES OVERVIEW OF VOLUME CONTROLS QD Adjustments among individual instruments 2 Musical dynamic VOLUME MIDI Controller 7 VOL Within a patch registration the parameter volume adjusts the volume level among individual instruments for each part DYNAMIC MIDI Controller 11 DYNB Dynamic Begin is not
11. TECHNICAL INFORMATION If a key on the instrument is pressed with the bellows dynamic turned on the real air pressure value is output before the key is fully pressed LIMEX MIDI electronics offers many parameters for the analysis of the bellows dynamic for each MIDI channel 45 SYSTEM FUNCTIONS SUMMARY The manual function VELOCITY ON OFF is useful for briefly testing MIDI sounds To perfectly implement velocity it must be customized to the music and be saved to the MIDI sound in a LIMEX patch 46 VELOCITY MPR3 MIDI System Modell P Pro und M GENERAL INFORMATION After installing the LIMEX MIDI System MPR3 Pro your instrument has the capability to process the keystroke speed or velocity The velocity value is always related to the note played and is a part of the MIDI note information Example of a MIDI note message 1 MIDI channel 1 2 Note C3 note number 60 3 Velocity 96 The output is a value between 0 127 Value 0 means there is no sound The LIMEX MIDI system allows you to choose the velocity for each of the 7 MIDI channels separately A practical application of this feature is for example in the simulation of piano guitar and percussion instruments for which the volume of a note can only be set at the beginning of the tone For many accordion players it is difficult at first to play with velocity since every musical dy namic had until then been created by the bellows
12. VOL blinks 4 Using the Velocity function key change the value for the PULL Z direction VOL blinks 5 Release SELECT key at the desired setting Your selection is now saved NOTE The change in values depends on the TYPE OF PLAY SPIELERTYP setting In the medium setting a keystroke is a value change of about 5 Please wait a moment after each keystroke to allow the pressure sensor values to stabilize KEY SWITCHING ON THRESHOLD AND KEY HYSTERESIS GENERAL INFORMATION Your MIDI system allows you to change the switching on threshold of the MIDI sound on your accordion keyboard in 5 increments 2 1 0 1 2 Increment 2 requires long travel and increment 2 very short travel in order to turn on the MIDI sound Key hysteresis can also be changed in 5 increments 2 1 0 1 2 and determines the distance the key travels between switching the MIDI sound on and off The default setting at delivery and after every Adjust Key operation is 0 OPERATION 1 Turn off device 2 Press and hold down the SELECT key and turn device on 3 Press Type of Play function key 4 Release SELECT key The following information now appears in the display L left R right KS key sensitivity 2 or 1 or 0 or 1 or 2 L left R right HY hysteresis 2 or 1 or 0 or 1 or 2 L left is the bass range and R right is the treble range Using the SELECT key and the Spielertyp Type of Play function key you can move throug
13. chord samples 69 Drums 70 PATCH EDIT Overview Using Controller MC10 74 Saving amp deleting 75 Parameter overview 76 MC10 PC Editor comparison 77 Parameters Program bank velocity volume 78 Dynamic octave MIDI channel 79 Reverb chorus pan dynamic drum 80 Sound manipulation 81 Vibrato filter envelope 81 Name of patch 82 Playing drum sounds manually 84 STEP Step Memorys 0 9 Saving a step 86 MIDI FILE PLAYER General information Standard MIDI file format 88 General MIDI file format 89 LIMEX MIDI file format 90 Selecting subfolders 90 LIMEX MIDI file playback Turning off MIDI instruments 92 MIDI file playback amp MIDI sounds 93 Changing volume 94 MIDI file special functions Velocity 95 Octave 95 Dynamic 96 Transposing amp saving 97 STYLE ARRANGER General information Style arranger 98 Style amp patch link 98 MC10 key functions 99 Variation intro ending fill ins 100 Turning off style instruments 101 Linking styles and patches 102 Assigning functions to SELECT key 103 Volume adjustment 104 Diatonic instruments 105 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS PC SOFTWARE Style editor 107 LIMEX PC Editor installation 108 Loading data 108 Saving data 109 Functions 110 Key assignments 111 MIDI string 112 Other options 113 Microphone equalizer 114 Start stop key for devices of other firms 114 Effect bo
14. lowice output only the keynote of the chord See page 69 PARTS PARTS FEATURES PARTS 5 6 and 7 make special applications available to you PART 5 HIGHEST NOTE PART 6 LOWEST NOTE IN TREBLE When two or more treble keys are pressed the highest or lowest note is played back This function allows you to set MIDI sounds up like solo instruments with the effect of an upper or lower voice EXAMPLES PART 5 highest note blue note PART 6 lowest note green note PART 1 and 4 always all printed notes PART 5 DUET PART 4 amp 5 When the feature DUET for PART 5 is selected only the sound of PART 4 is played back when one key is pressed Even when you think Press two treble keys and you pressed both keys the key pressed first is assigned the MIDI sound of PART 4 at exactly the same the key pressed second is assigned the MIDI sound of PART 5 time the MIDI sys tem always sends one This allows you to fluidly assign which notes are played high and which are low Ihe DUET function will always play back 2 notes only note after the other EXAMPLES To hear a clarinet on the higher key and a trumpet on the lower key 1 Select the clarinet sounds for PART 5 2 Select the trumpet sounds for PART 4 3 Always press the lower key the trumpets in this case slightly before you press the second key PART 2 amp 6 CHORD 2 ONLY THE KEYNOTE When you select the setting CHORD PART 2 CHORD 2 for PART 6 as w
15. names in the second Patch Proper annie column from the left are shown in the display 24 Patch Name ARL MPR3 QUICK START GUIDE MPR 3 PLUS BRIEF OVERVIEW MICROPHONE VOLUME Volume controls 8 9 and 10 on the MC10 are for setting various microphone volumes Values Treble bass and vocal microphones are each separate and adjustable with a 3 band equalizer The display shows the change in value between 0 and 127 can be set 0 E 3 E y CHANGING AND SAVING VOLUMES OF MIDI SOUNDS PLAYED LIVE Using the knobs 1 7 for the MIDI sounds in diskant treble chord and bass you can in stantly change the volumes of each instrument produced by the sound expander 3 When your adjustment is complete hold down the purple button SAVE eee for about 2 seconds SAVE appears in the display along with the corresponding patch number you are using SELECT Key KI m IK 4 j t I zij Porn FILL isa ear Fi H 7 SELECTING AND PLAYING MIDI FILES MIDI System PRO and MCIO While holding down the SELECT key choose the key marked FILE D to get to the MIDI file mode Release the SELECT key At the top of the display the name of the first MIDI file appears Ifthe display shows NO FILE hold down the SELECT key again press the P
16. nized Basic Default 1234561015 Channel Change 1 16 Default Messages Altered RISK RK note 24 96 Number True Voice Velocity note On 9n V 1 127 note Off After Keys Touch Ch s Control Change 7 11 91 93 Em NN Program 0 127 Change Actual No System Exclusive 1119 System Song pos Common Song sel Tune System Clock Real time Commands Aux Local ON OFF Message All notes off Active Sense Reset Mode 1 DMNI ON POLY Mode 2 DMNI ON MONO Mode 3 DMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 DMNI OFF MONO X X X X 125 INDEX INDEX A ACTIVATING MIDI FILE INSTRUMENTS 93 ADD PARM BLOCK 90 ADJUST KEY 55 ASSEMBLY 9 AUTO TRANSFER 116 AUTOMATIC STYLE LINK 98 B BANK CHANGE 78 BELLOWS DYNAMIC 44 65 BELLOWS DYNAMIC BEGIN 79 BELLOWS PRESSURE SENSOR 57 BELLOWS PRESSURE ZERO POINT 56 C CHORD CHANGE 105 CHORD RECOGNITION 79 CHORUS 80 CONTROLLER MC3 34 D DISPLAY BACKLIGHT 53 DRUMS 84 DYNAMIC 80 E EFFECT BOARD EM16 115 EFFECT VOLUME 31 ENDING INTRO 100 EM16 REVERB 31 ENVELOPE 81 EQUALIZER 30 F FAQS 123 FILE ORDER 116 FILL IN 100 FILTER 81 FORMATTING MMC 90 G GENERAL MIDI LEVEL 1 89 H HARDWARE TROUBLESHOOTING 122 I INTRO ENDING 100 K KEY ASSIGNMENTS 38 KEY HYSTERESIS 59 KEY SENSOR CHECK 55 126 KEY SWITCHING ON THRESHOLD 59 L LIMEX MIDI FILE CHANGING VOLUME 94 LIMEX MIDI FILE SAVIN
17. you can conduct a new zero point check at any time The pressure sensor is subject to certain physical factors heat and cold being the most important to consider here RECOMMENDATIONS Do not leave your instrument in a car during below zero temperatures If this is unavoidable allow your instrument to acclimate to room temperature by removing it from its case 30 minutes prior to use This recommendation is also valid for the reeds and other parts of your instrument DISPLAY CURRENT BELLOWS PRESSURE 7ERO POINT TYPE OF PLAY SET TO MEDIUM 1 Place the instrument bellows closed on its feet on the bass side 2 Press the air key to release any remaining air pressure 3 Using your right hand press and hold down the SELECT key 4 With your left hand press the bellows pressure zero point key lt _ 5 current value appears in the display 6 Release SELECT key to exit the operation Correct values can only be obtained CCG when the instrument is stood on its bass side INTERPRETING VALUES The display quickly jumps up and down The bellows pressure values depend on which type of play is selected Set the type of play between 2 3 numbers Spielertyp to medium for testing see page 49 Type of play medium values between VOL D 4 10 are ideal Type of play soft values are about 5 points higher than medium Type of play hard values are about 5 points lower than medium The letter D in front of th
18. 1 2 or 3 3 Release SELECT key 4 Start style Run the style and try out various ENDINGS simply by pressing keys 1 2 or 3 FILL IN You have the option of using up to three different rhythm fill ins while a style is running The functions FILL IN 1 2 and 3 are on keys 6 7 and 8 on Controller MC10 Run the style and try out various FILL INS simply by pressing the appropriate key STYLE ARRANGER LIMEX STYLE ARRANGER MIDI CHANNELS TURNING OFF STYLE INSTRUMENTS Styles are always assigned to MIDI channels 9 to 16 Each MIDI channel represents a musical instrument You have the option of blocking MIDI channels with the keys on the MC10 This allows you to thin out the accompaniment of the styles or to turn off all accompanying instruments he bass drum and snare are on MIDI channel 9 all other drum and percussion sounds are on channel 10 accompaniment on channels 11 to 16 To turn off MIDI channels accompanying instruments 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 At the same time press the following keys for the channels indicated key 1 and 6 for MIDI channel 9 bass amp snare key 2 and 7 for MIDI channel 10 drums amp perc key 3 and 8 for MIDI channel 11 bass guitar key 4 and 9 for MIDI channel 12 L AH LTA key 5 and 0 for MIDI channel 13 P and P key for MIDI channel 14 EQ key and Start Stop key for MIDI channel 15 PATCH key and STYLE key for MIDI c
19. After changing the number close the Hardware Manager and then re open it The new COM number should now be displayed 120 ERAS JE Cm Bewbeden And Ponien Qe Yas Hew wie Typ uds dre cp LIII Fle Oey FEI Delve ler POI leita isale bo thee nita aad Shon Lato WO bi Winker That lea ui kun Pu and nl Eats Lenin chee TRH ATP Deren kar Aree SUP ir compu contr cick Hes BFR LNT READ CAREFULLY FORE GERE TO TERT Hic Bee sa cule Qui TAG LER EAM DOMPUTER ARE DEHER THIRD E PUCE OLET COMPRIS TO AKD ACCEPTANCE OF 185 EHD USER aGREEMENT THE LICENSE OR AGREEMENT F WOU GO HOT AGREE WITH ALL DF TH TERMS VOU MUST NOT USE THG PRODUCT WRITTEN APPROVAL FS HO ENT L brie i Pa Gbreig diii C1 Db red nhe l biiir pioi Leea OPH OP ber ander Ste BCP a O 0 d B O a dum ee casae xs dfi t fem Doe jak ot Dausgrdeer DLORIQNGMED DROKRIDN DRE Q d fp pom ires oir cxx D Gre Bowe Xm zn Sra re Er dh En mee ae fp Dum tei eh Pei 7 Q OF Pum pom xu RE um EE set acm Ton cnt i m 14m ML di 35 08
20. MC10 Controller INDEX Register the folder in which the style is located Register 1 in this example means that the style is in the first folder at the top of the folder list on your MMC Register O no folder available m Patch Styles Register Stylenumber 0 not active active Intra Variations Select Select STYLE NUMBER Indicates the number assigned to the style Volume Treble Tempo change Play Channel Mute Bode M3 Stile Channel Mute Bo BUS BE 4 E g INTRO A set intro will automatically be used at the start BENE BEN b LIMEX PC SOFTWARE SUMMARY All settings can also be set and saved on the MC10 MAIN not active D EN E 14 15 16 VARIATION A set variaton will automatically be selected SELECT A set function will be run when the SELECT key is pressed Ihe SELECT key can be pushed in two directions and each direction can be assigned a different function functions FILL IN D and BREAK are not assigned to a key SELECT key pressed forward SELECT 1 key pressed backward The setting STOP SYNC START is used to stop play and automatically select the SYNC START again TEMPO chosen style tempo VOLUME DISKANT This function allows a global percental volume change of all active treble instruments A value is added to or subtracted from the pre set value for all active treble instrume
21. MIDI drum sounds on off A Zero point check A Type of play for bellows dynamic amp velocity 4 SYSTEM FUNCTIONS SYSTEM FUNCTIONS OVERVIEW STANDARD INTERNAL SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Bellows dynamic ON OFF Velocity dynamic ON OFF MPR3 modell P amp M MIDI treble ON OFF MIDI bass and chord ON OFF Drum sounds ON OFF Type of play for bellows dynamic amp velocity soft medium hard Lowest bass note only for chromatic accordions Split only for chromatic accordions Transposer only for chromatic accordions ADVANCED SYSTEM FUNCTIONS LINK Patch to link patches to keys on the instrument LIMEX sound board Master Volume only for LIMEX sound boards Noise Gate for microphone system ON OFF see microphone system page 31 Display backlight ON OFF Tuning 440Hz only for LIMEX sound boards MIDI OUT ON OFF EXPERT FUNCTIONS SETI amp II Complete key sensor check ADJUST KEY Individual key sensor check ADJUST XKEY Bellows pressure zero point Changing pull push values in increments Key switching on threshold amp key hysteresis 43 SYSTEM FUNCTIONS PP SUMMARY The manual function BELLOWS DYNAMIC ON OFF is useful for briefly testing MIDI sounds To perfectly imple ment the bellows dynamic it must be customized to the music and be saved to the MIDI sound in a LIMEX patch 44 MIDI SYSTEM MPR3 BELLOWS DYNAMIC GENERAL INFORMATION After the LIMEX MIDI System MPR3 P
22. The 5 meter cable to your device transmits a digital signal 3 analog signals and the NOTE power supply It is NOT possible to extend DoN OT use the this cable micropbone inputs of your mixer DST AL WIRELESS FOR For greater mobility we recommend our MIDI and audio wireless system MIDI FOR BEGINNERS D Control signals are sent and received through the MIDI cable For example Press key C3 Release key C3 MIDI data be recorded edited and saved with computer software This al lows the production of partial playbacks with sounds from synthesizers MIDI files MIDI FOR BEGINNERS MIDI MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE In the early 80 the producers of electronic musical instruments conformed to the standard MIDI format to allow communication among different devices with one simple connection See www midi org BASIC MIDI FUNCTIONS Press a key a device that sends this information through MIDI OUT and it will produce a tone on any attached sound expander that receives the information through MIDI IN as if the sound had been generated on your own keyboard d d AUDIO CABLE AUDIO CABLE Sound is trans Any device that you wish to use for sound Sound is trans mitted through must be connected to your mixer or amplifier mitted through an audio cable by an extra audio cable an audio cable on the device on the device NOT through the NOT through the MIDI cable MIDI ca
23. adjusted by a maximum of 2 octaves To set the octave 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Select the octave special function with the blue PATCH key 3 Select the part to be changed by briefly pressing the part key 4 Set the octave value using both part keys 5 Release SELECT key All changes made are shown in the display 95 MIDI FILE LIMEX MIDI FILE SPECIAL FUNCTIONS DYNAMIC The five MIDI instruments Diskant 1 4 or 5 chord or bass 1 playable on your instrument keyboard MIDI channels 1 to 5 may be assigned different functions playable with bellows dynamic These are DYN OFF Dynamic off DYN1 ON Dynamic 1 on DYN1 INV Dynamic 1 inverse on DYN1 VEL Key velocity on DYN2 ON Dynamic 2 on DYN2 INV Dynamic 2 inverse on DYN3 ON Dynamic 3 on DYN3 INV Dynamic 3 inverse on To select a function 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Select the special function dynamic with the blue PATCH key 3 Select the part to be changed by briefly pressing the part key 4 Set the dynamic value using both part keys 5 Release SELECT key If the dynamic is activated for a part Diskant 1 4 or 5 chord or bass 1 the dynamic begin volume DYNB can also be set for this specific part as follows 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Set the dynamic beginning volume using the part potentiometer 3 Release SELECT key If the velocity is activated for a part Diskant 1 4 or 5 chord o
24. affects a change in the volume but also a change in the sound spectrum More information on this subject is available on page 60 4 SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Example DISKANT TREBLE OFF BASS CHORD OFF DRUMS OFF 48 MIDI OFF ON OPERATION MIDI DISKANT TREBLE OFF ON 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Select DISKANT OFF ON function key Press 1 time Diskant OFF treble keyboard is hidden Press 2 times Diskant ON treble keyboard is displayed 3 Release SELECT key at the desired setting OPERATION MIDI BASS amp CHORD OFF ON 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Select BASS CHORD OFF ON function key Press 1 time gt Bass amp chord OFF bass keyboard is hidden Press 2 times gt Bass amp chord ON bass keyboard is displayed 3 Release SELECT key at the desired setting OPERATION DRUM SOUNDS 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Select DRUM SOUND OFF ON function key Press 1 time Drums OFF DRUM OFF appears in display Press 2 times Drums ON DRUM ON appears in display 3 Release SELECT key at the desired setting MIDI channel 10 blinks for DRUM SOUND OFF W SYSTEM FUNCTIONS TYPE OF PLAY BELLOWS DYNAMIC amp VELOCITY If you feel you have to move the bellows too SOFT MEDIUM HARD hard to maintain dynamic switch You can optimize the bellows dynamic to your playing style more or less bellows pressure with the type of play for the Type of Play Velocity Type fun
25. is MIDI channel 1 Diskant 2 is MIDI channel 4 OPERATION To set and activate the splitting point 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key A 2 Press SPLIT function key 3 Press treble key i e note key SPLIT icon stops blinking E 4 Release SELECT key The split has been set and activated rn eee eee nn A lt To deactivate the split 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Press SPLIT function key 3 Release SELECT key Y SYSTEM FUNCTIONS TRA N M POS E R only for chromatic instruments The LIMEX MIDI System MPR3 series includes a 16 increment transposer to transpose MIDI sounds of any chromatic instrument The table below lists all the available transposer values FUNCTION KEY NOTE DISPLAY semitones pesStme 24 m EN HN prs tme Fshap 96 ooo The authentic Fs ir ma M their original Bello vs Fere qo E pressure therefore pres ttime ita oo 07 press 6 times press 7 times OPERATION 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Press and hold down TRANSPOSE or TRANSPOSE function key about 1 5 seconds gt by holding the key down longer the value increases or decreases depending the function key pressed 3 Release the function key briefly and press the function key again without holding it down to get to the desired transposer value more quickly i e to get from 0
26. meant for volume control Use Dynamic Begin to define a range in which you want to use the bellows dynamic The bellows dynamic always ends with the value 127 You can define this range for each patch and each instrument Customize the dynamic range to fit the sound and your type of play bellows dynamic type of play soft medium hard If you want to play without dynamic set the bellows dynamic begin value at 127 and adjust the volume of the MIDI sounds with the VOL control Adjustments between live play and MIDI file applications o Adjustments between microphone and MIDI sound volume F VOL FILE VOLUME specialized NRPN MIDI Controller This control allows you access to the overall volume of MIDI files A set value is sent whenever you use MIDI files or style playback Using F VOL you can balance the volume between a purely live application and the MIDI file or style application LIMEX SOUND BOARD MASTER VOLUME specialized NRPN MIDI Controller The overall volume of the LIMEX sound board and thereby the volume of all MIDI sounds is adjusted with this control RECOMMENDATIONS Use the volume control for the application it was meant for When you connect your microphone system to a mixer or amplifier with a separate cable bal ance out the difference between the microphone signal and the MIDI sound from the mixer and leave the sound expander volume at 127 In rare cases when a lot of MIDI sounds ar
27. of the MIDI sounds Only change the parameters if you fully understand their function The 3 band equalizer allows you to change the frequency spectrum of the MIDI sounds Select Mute Channel to turn off MIDI channels on your LIMEX sound board Soundboard Effektboard 16 EMITE Hall 1 soundboard 15 32MB 7 Reverb Echo time JU Hall Echo Echo frequency Chorus OFF Amplification dB Frequency Hz Bandwidth Oktave Mute channel Gis fe m wea s d E aoa dp Ee d See E SES EUIS Cancel 15 LIMEX PC SOFTWARE PC SOFTWARE PATCH EDITOR View all the parameters of the LIMEX patch memory at once Detailed descriptions of these parameters begin on page 77 Patch programming Patch Options Fart Treble 1 Chord Bass Treble 2 Treb HMate Basse Drums Channel functian Treb HMate E MIDI Channel Pragram number Bank Bank controller 4 8 Velocity 100 Dynamic begin Volume Octave Reverb Chorus Panorama 71 7 Dynamics Modulation Vibrato rate Vibrato depth Vibrato delay Filter cutoff Ooo T 71 7 Filter resonance Envelope attack Envelope decay Envelope release Deepest note bass Audio Out 2 1 1 2 em 2 3 3 Drums Bass Drums Chord Patch number lo Patch name SAXOPHON auta transfer ACTIVATE AUTO TRANSFER When th
28. open the program folder called CASM_1 21 Double click the program to start You will see this main window wie Edit View Create Help Markers MIDI Channels Texts Fin Key after touch E dit it Up a Insert m Down _ T Delete Bn In the upper left corner under the FILE menu load the LIMEX STYLES by selecting OPEN Below is a screenshot of the LIMEX Style 001 C Dokumente und Einstellungen LIMEX MUSIC OFFICEWesktop 0O01BEAT1 sty File Edit View Create Help Markers MIDI Channels Fin SETUP LIMEX ML Key attertouch Main E C Main D Fill In AA The STYLE EDITOR should always be used to change the volume of various accompanying instruments In this case you are changing a value that has already been entered To determine which accompanying instrument is affected test it with your LIMEX MPR3 SYSTEM by turning the tracks on and off in style mode You must determine which track the instrument is located on in order to change it STYLE EDITOR STYLE EDITOR In the Style Editor double click on MAIN VOLUME In this example we ll use MIDI chan nel 14 _ por e pe 0 1 01 120 5D 2 CHORUS SEND LE 0 1 01 120 12 7F EXPRESSION I 0 1 01 120 BC 13 32 PAN POT Ba 0 1 01 120 BC 13 07 32 MAIN VOLUME 0 1 01 120 BC 13 5B 1D REVERB SEND LE pum 0 1 01 1
29. or P keys until the first MIDI file is displayed release the SELECT key more on page 91 Now you can select the desired number of the MIDI file using keys 0 9 on the MC10 Press the yellow START key to begin CHANGING MIDI FILE TEMPO AND OVERALL VOLUME By holding down the SELECT key and turning the white control knob you change the tempo Without using the SELECT key you change the overall volume of the MIDI file using the white 70e control knob Further information such as how to turn off instruments and activate sounds can be found on 2 ACTIVATE STYLE MODE MIDI System PRO A STYLE is a sample If you have purchased the Style Package for the LIMEX sound expander you will find an rhythm with drums ments that follows your harmony bass and other instru pre programmed style for many patches Press the orange STYLE key without pressing SELECT to activate the template style Begin by pressing the START key and press the chord keys to switch to the chord you want For more information see page 98 MPR3 QUICK START GUIDE MPR 3 PLUS DISPLAY When you turn the volume control for the treble microphone the change appears in the upper display with the abbreviation MICD and the current value to the right in this example 93 Every change is displayed immediately The same steps are used for the potentiometer MICB and MICV
30. or with No 0 if you want to call up entire PATCHES The assignment of all functions can be changed as many times and as often as desired The LIMEX MMC display allows you access to all the parameters LIMEX PC Software Download is available from our homepage www limexmusic com See page 107 for more information A LIMEX Patch can also send a single program change it doesnt have to send the entire set 38 Y Patch 0 Patch 1 Patch 2 Patch 3 Patch 4 Patch 25 Program Change 1 Program Change 26 STANDARD INTERNAL SYSTEM FUNCTIONS internal system functions are described in detail below Bellows dynamic ON OFF Velocity ON OFF PRO system only lt MIDI treble ON OFF MIDI bass and chord ON OFF MIDI drum sounds ON OFF LIMEX sound board master volume SBVOL lt LIMEX sound board master volume SBVOL LINK Patch lt Bellows pressure zero point Type of play for bellows dynamic amp velocity KEY ASSIGNMENTS KEY ASSIGNMENTS FOR MIDI DIATONIC ACCORDIONS The pre set default key assignments for functions are a universal template Any key with a sensor is available for use LIMEX sound board master volume SBVOL Patch 0 or Program Change 1 Ei LIMEX sound board master volume SBVOL Patch 1orPrg 2 enn lt gt C Bellows dynamic ON OFF lt C Velocity ON OFF PRO system only
31. pick up a homogenous sound even over the entire keyboard on the critical treble side Using special microphone capsules the system produces a very high feedback stability The pickup on the treble side is in stereo 8 mics for diatonic instruments 10 mics for accordions and 3 microphones on the bass side in mono If you are using the LIMEX CONTROLLER MC3 or MC10 you can easily control all of the microphone functions such as volume and equalizer from the treble side Without a LIMEX Controller the volume and equalizer balance between the treble and bass microphones is set to the standard A LIMEX Controller may be added later The system also offers the possibility to connect a clip on vocal mic or headset mic developed by LIMEX JACK CONFIGURATION To meet the variety of customer demands the jack configuration of the microphone signals can be customized Standard configuration of the 3 jacks The gray and black jacks transmit the audio signals of the treble bass and vocal microphones The purple jack transmits the Send Effect signal The jack configuration is pre set at the LIMEX service center See page 32 for information on more configuration possibilities For example black jack treble microphones gray jack bass microphones purple jack vocal microphones EFFECT MODULE REVERB EMI6 optional Also available is the optional LIMEX EFFECT MODULE EM16 The EM16 creates an ef fect that can be separately c
32. selected you can choose which program change number should be selected atthe bottom of the window In the MIDI channel setting select which MIDI channel you want to use SPECIAL KEY ASSIGNMENTS FOR LIMEX FUNCTIONS Information on these functions begins on page 42 Dynamic Velocity Diskant Off Bass Off Drum Lowest Bass Note Split Noise Gate SBVOL Link Patch SET I II Zero Point Check Spielertyp Type of Play Transpose Duet LIMEX PC SOFTWARE SUMMARY You can control any MIDI device using MIDI String but advanced MIDI skills are required o do so MSB LSB PC SOFTWARE MIDI STRING Any kind of MIDI message can be sent with the LIMEX MIDI System MPR3 The values must be entered as standard HEX values separated by an empty space Send these MIDI messages as a test BANK MSB 00 value 04 decimal value 4 BANK LSB 32 value 22 decimal value 34 Program Change 23 EXPLANATION OF THE THREE PART MESSAGE B stands for all MIDI controllers 0 is MIDI channel 1 0 15 1 16 0 is the Standard Controller number 00 for Bank MSB first bank value 4 is the value entered meaning Bank 4 this value is the only variable the others are fixed BO B stands for all MIDI controllers 0 is MIDI channel 1 0 15 1 16 32 is the Standard Controller number for Bank LSB second bank value 22 is the HEX value for this example decimal valu
33. the bass side of your instrument SELECT appears in the display 2 Then briefly press the yellow START key on the panel of your Controller MC10 SONG and STA now blink in the display 3 Next enter the 3 patch numbers you will use in the step one after the other 026 007 and 051 Patch numbers must always be entered as 3 digit numbers for the STEP function Each number entered is shown in the display 4 Now briefly press the yellow STOP key STO appears in the display 5 Save your step under the number you would like for this example the number 4 To do this press the SAVE key followed by the key number 4 Then press the SAVE key again Your STEP combination is now saved under key number 4 Release the SELECT key STEPS can only be saved under keys 0 to 9 CALLING UP A STEP In order to play the STEP you saved above call up the SONG using the number 4 Simply press the key 4 briefly on your Controller MC10 while holding down the SELECT key STEP 4 appears in the display Using the SELECT key and the yellow START STOP key go through your song step by step or rather patch by patch Press the SELECT key the first time to send START plus Patch 26 Press the SELECT key the second time to send Patch 7 Press the SELECT key the third time to send Patch 51 Press the SELECT key the fourth time to send STOP To play the STEP again call up STEP number 4 as described above The STEP can be replaced by another at any time u
34. the bellows dynamic and set the dynamic range SPECIAL EFFECTS The drum kits in the LIMEX sound expander also include special effects to simulate other instru ments such as a pick noise on a rhythm guitar These sounds can also be assigned to and played on the bass keys PARTS PARTS OVERVIEW Below is the window for patch options in the PC Editor The top row of the table identifies the PARTS The last two rows contain 6 columns for manual percussion sounds in both bass and chord Patch programming Patch Options Part Treble 1 Chord Bass Treble 2 Treb HMate Baste Drums Channel function HHate 5 MIDI Channel ee Program number Bank 0 Bank controller Velocity Dynamic begin Volurne Octave Reverb Chorus Panorama Dynamics Modulation Vibrato rate Vibrato depth Vibrato delay Filter cutoff Filter resonance Envelope attack Envelope decay Envelope release Deepest note bass Audio Out 2 Note 1 Tv 1 ues 2 2 Tus 3 m 3 Drums Bass Drums Chord transfer 1 12 DOLI IOA WE UU a FTALS HUVE CBE PATCH EDIT MODE CONTROLLER MC10 PATCH EDIT PATCH EDIT USING CONTROLLER MC10 SUMMARY Change parameters such as MIDI sounds All of these edits are also possible using our PC Editor and the MMC Display and reverb and save your settings EN
35. to 6 4 Release SELECT key Repeat the steps above to change the transposer value at any time Transposer values are shown in the display EXAMPLE MINUS 3 SEMITONES a Press and hold down the SELECT key b Press and hold down TRANSPOSE for 1 5 seconds Display shows TRANS 1 c Press TRANSPOSE two more times Display shows TRANS 3 d Release SELECT key 5 ADVANCED SYSTEM FUNCTIONS SUMMARY To quickly select patch numbers even in the dark simply link the patch number to keys on your instrument At your fingertips VOLUME OFF To get a volume of zero turned off press both function keys at the same time Press one of the two SBVOL function keys and the previous vol ume value 15 restored 52 LINK ASSIGNING PATCHES This function is only active when using Controller MC10 Accessing any number of patches is made easier with this function Assign your favorite patches to any keys of your instrument Function keys cannot be overwritten such as the key for Dynamic on off Example PATCH 11 37 SAVING 56 88 1 Select a patch on the controller 01 2 Press and hold down the SELECT key 24 69 3 Briefly press the LINK function key and then the instrument key that you want to assign this patch to RETRIEVING 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Press the instrument key that is linked to the patch LIMEX SOUND BOARD MASTER VOLUME SBVOL The LIMEX sound bo
36. to accept the terms of the license gt Next location of the file after pre installation c SiLabs MCU CP210x T gt Next gt Install gt Finish Up to this point data for installation has been prepared not installed 8 gt Find the file c SiLabs MCU CP210x 9 gt Double click on PreInstaller exe 10 gt Install 11 gt Finish OK Info The driver has now been installed Turn on LIMEX MIDI connect USB CABLE to display and to PC USB port Message Found new hardware the hardware has been installed Info Now a COM number 1 to 4 must be assigned SCREENSHOT 2 Go to Start Control Panel System Device Manager Illustrated example COM 5 In Step 4 you see the actual COM number If it 1 2 3 or 4 select the same number in your LIMEX patch software If it is different number change it to COM 3 or COM 4 as illustrated in Steps 5 8 For the following screenshot these menus were selected START CONTROL PANEL SYSTEM gt HARDWARE DEVICE MANAGER STEP 4 When you now connect your display cable device must be turned on the new entry under COM LPT is displayed immediately If the cable is not plugged into an active display no COM LPT appears When you enter the COM number as instructed here a warning message may appear Because we cannot check whether your system components are using the COM interface you are responsible for any damage associated with ignoring the warning
37. 20 BC 13 5D 28 CHORUS SEND LE 142 0 1 01 120 13 OB 7F EXPRESSION 43 p 1 01 120 0 1 01 120 14 5B 33 REVERB SEND LE Select Controller D Bank Select MSB 1 Modulation 5 Partamenta Time MSB a 10 Panpat 11 3z Bank Select LSB Volume 91 Effects Send Level 1 reverb 93 Effects Send Level 3 chorus 94 Effects Send Level 4 variation 96 RPN Increment 97 APH Decrement d pe Save the changed style on your computer using SAVE under the FILE menu 100 RPM LSB If you save the style with the same on your the previous version will be overwritten Restart the LIMEX MIDI system and test your changed style D DONOT DELETE ANY PARAMETERS ONLY CHANGE EXISTING ONES D TO MAKE FURTHER CHANGES TO STYLE YOU NEED BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF STYLE PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS AFTER LARGE CHANGES OR NEW CREATIONS When you have deleted data or created a new style in the CASM Exditor the style must be verified by your LIMEX MPR3 Start the LIMEX PC Editor Load Patch 0 from accordion to PC This is only to be sure that the PC Software and the MIDI System is in handshake mode gt Insert an empty MultiMedia Card Copy your style to the memory card gt Restart your MPR3 System gt Open the style menu with the SELECT and STYLE key gt Your style ap pears in the display gt Press and hold the green EQ key In a few seconds the style verification is complete The s
38. 58 key This parameter only functions with certain sounds of of the part LIMEX sound boards For further information see the LIMEX sound board user manual The LIMEX MIDI Systems M and P allows you to change the sound spectrum PATCH EDIT The LIMEX MIDI System L allows you to create a vibrato VIBRATO RATE key Rate 0 127 of the part VDEP VIBRATO DEPTH NPRN 1 amp 9 OFF key Depth 0 127 of the part VDEL VIBRATO DELAY NPRN 1 amp 10 OFF key Delay 0 127 of the part FICU MC10 FILTER CUTOFF NPRN 1 amp 32 OFF key All values below 64 make the sound duller 0 127 of the part FIRE MC10 FILTER RESONANCE NPRN 1 amp 33 OFF key Only for synthetic sounds 0 127 of the part EATT MC10 ENVELOPE ATTACK NPRN 1 amp 99 OFF key Example slow strings and marcato strings 0 127 of the part The attack value for slow strings is high EDEC MC10 ENVELOPE DECAY NPRN 1 amp 100 OFF key Only important for specific sounds 0 127 of the part Always set the value higher than 1 EREL MC10 ENVELOPE RELEASE NPRN 1 amp 102 OFF key Example Fading sound of a guitar string 0 127 of the part For all 8 parameters always set the value at 64 not OFF Value 64 is the default setting of the sound NRPN 3 MIDI messages are required to make a change i e VRAT 99 value 1 98 value 8 6 value x 8l PATCH EDIT PART EDIT PARAMETERS N
39. AME OF PATCH A blinking character You may use a maximum of 8 characters letters numbers appears in the display and special characters Press the gray P or The key assignments of the available characters are P keys to move from as follows one character to the Diskant 1 A B C D E F next Then use the and keys of each cor Bass 1 M N O BO RS iene SU EY enter your text di 2 Diskant 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rhythm special characters An empty space is composed of all 14 segments and is dis played as a space once you move on to the next field SAVE YOUR PATCH SETTINGS AS DESCRIBED ON PAGE 75 82 83 PATCH EDIT e jo ala r I 80 gd E rm m m n En d rn rm 31 84 PART 7 DRUMS PART 7 allows you to play percussion sounds drums amp percussion with the bass and chord keys Ihe assignment always corresponds to all of the bass or chord keys and not to individual keys PART 7 BASIC SETTINGS MIDI CHANNEL ON OFF Setting PART 7 to MIDI channel 0 turns the drum sounds off Both the bass and chord keys can each be assigned up to 3 drum sounds PROGRAM CHANGE Select the drum kit first using Program Change see page 78 standard orchester brass jazz etc The drum sound list of your sound expander tells you which drum sound is assigned to which key no
40. Any movement of the first 7 volume knobs will be shown in the display with the abbre viation VOL and the value of the current MIDI instrument Every turn of the knob changes its volume value Ihe display momentarily shows the value for the MIDI channel being edited In this example channel 1 IEEE After 2 seconds the display switches automatically to the standard display 06 6 9 6 6 6 9 9 GO 9 GO 6 GO 9 9 6 9 The display shows 1 the name of the MIDI file 2 the MIDI channels being used in MIDI file 3 the SONG bar Multi media card for MIDI files and styles The display shows 1 the name of the style momentarily ie 010BALA3 Style No 10 Ballad 3 2 the MIDI channels being used in the style 9 16 3 the SONG bar MPR3 QUICK START GUIDE MPR3 LIGHT BRIEF OVERVIEW SOUND EXPANDERS KEYBOARDS FROM OTHER MANUFACTURERS When using external sound expanders or keyboards with the LIMEX MPR3 LIGHT system in which all sound preferences and adjustments have been made you can simply select one of the five LIGHT patch registrat
41. E key again EXIT WITHOUT SAVING To exit Patch Edit Mode without saving Press the SELEKT key Your changes have been deleted Ihe PATCH has not been changed DELETE PATCH You have the ability to delete a PATCH Once deleted the PATCH number can no longer be selected Only when you have re saved a patch to the number does it exist again l You can overwrite a patch number DELETION The DELETION of Select the PATCH number you wish to delete a patch should only be Press the purple SAVE key and the white FILE key at the same time performed in special to enter Edit Mode situations Briefly press the SAVE key to enter the save mode Briefly press the white FILE key followed by the purple SAVE key The patch is now deleted Your deletion is confirmed in the display when one symbol appears repeated for an entire row of the text display TOGGLE COMPARE While in Edit Mode you can use the Tog key to switch back and forth between the original settings and your changes This allows you to compare the changes to the original immediately before saving the new settings 15 PATCH EDIT 16 SUMMARY You can access the same parameters using the Controller MC10 and the PC Editor PATCH EDIT c c T ww CJ a zZ T gt gt rT1 rT1 ww lt DISPLAY KEYS OF PARTS OFF 1 128 Program number from sound li
42. ELLOWS DYNAMIC and VELOCITY 4 Release SELECT key MIDI OUT ON OFF OPERATION 1 Turn off device 2 Press and hold down the SELECT key 3 Turn on device 4 Press RHYTHM function key to turn the interface on or off 5 When display shows MIDI INT only internal interface is active 6 When display shows MIDI EXT both interfaces are active 7 Release SELECT key at the desired setting Your selection is now saved 53 54 EXPERT FUNCTIONS vou EADEM In normal use there is no need for a special SET II Function key Set I Set II allows you to toggle between two different instrument programs Only SET Iis programmed for standard delivery OPERATION 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Press Set I Set function key Does Set II appear in the display 3 Release SELECT key SAVABLE SETTINGS FOR SET AND OR SET NOTES ON BASS AND TREBLE KEYS On a diatonic accordion the chord keys can These parameters can only be changed by a be linked to minor accordion sounds LIMEX service center TRANSPOSER TABLE Different values of the table are saved not the These parameters can only be changed by a selected value LIMEX service center PROGRAM AND PATCH NUMBERS Different assignments Prg Change 1 24 in Set I Prg Change 25 48 in Set II SYSTEM FUNCTIONS System functions can be saved in both sets TYPE OF PLAY VALUES Not the type of play but the available values MIDI CHANNEL FOR GLOBAL
43. G CHANGES 97 LIMEX PATCH REGISTRATION 15 LIMEX STYLE ARRANGER 98 LINK 52 LINK STYLES amp PATCHES 102 LOAD DATA 108 LOWEST BASS NOTE 50 M M VOL CONTROL 62 MC10 CONTROLLER 22 MICROPHONE CONFIGURATIONS 32 MICROPHONE SET UP MC10 29 MICROPHONE VOLUMES 29 MIDI 10 MIDI CHANNEL 79 MIDI CONNECTIONS 11 MIDI FILE FORMAT 88 MIDI FILE PLAYBACK 91 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 125 MIDI ON OFF 48 MIDI STRING 112 MULITMEDIA CARD MMC 90 N NAME OF PATCH 82 NOISE GATE 33 O OCTAVE ADJUSTMENT 79 PANORAMA 80 PART EDIT USING PC EDITOR 77 PARTS 68 PATCH COPY 118 PATCH DELETE 75 PATCH EDIT 74 76 PATCH EDITOR 116 PATCH SAVE 75 PATCH SELECTION 14 PC SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 108 PROGRAM CHANGE 78 PULL PUSH VALUES 58 R REVERB 80 S SAVE DATA 109 SELECT KEY ASSIGNING STYLE FUNCTION 103 SET I SETI 54 INDEX SET UP amp ASSEMBLY 9 SPLIT 50 STEP 86 STYLE CHANGE TEMPO 99 STYLE EDITOR 106 STYLE MODE ACTIVATE MANUALLY 99 STYLE TURNING OFF INSTRUMENTS 101 STYLE VARIATIONS 100 SUB FOLDERS 90 SYNC START ON 99 SYSTEM FUNCTIONS OVERVIEW 43 T TEMPO CHANGE 91 TRANSPOSE 97 TRANSPOSER 51 TUNING 440Hz 53 TURNING OFF MIDI FILE INSTRUMENTS 92 TYPE OF PLAY 49 U USB DISPLAY DRIVER INSTALLATION 120 V VELOCITY 46 78 VIBRATO 81 VOLUME 78 VOLUME ADJUST 64 VOLUME ADJUSTMENT STYLE TREBLE 104 Z ZERO POINT 57 127
44. I system Under the MIDI menu go to Read Data Upgrade The following window appears SAVING DATA 151 2 2212 v m Filter Set 1 Patch 0 Patches 0 Konfiguratian Abbrechen Cancel Read device Read device data O Cancel Check all three boxes as shown in the screenshot here Set 1 Patch 0 Set 2 Patch 1 Patches In the two number fields enter the following numbers for your system MPR3 P amp M 0 199 MPR3L 0 99 Click OK Press Read to start loading the data from the instrument Save the data on your computer by clicking on SAVE under the FILE menu Select the following settings V Set 1 Patch 0 Set 2 Patch 1 Patches In the two number fields enter the following numbers for your system MPR3P amp M 0 199 MPR3 L 0 99 Click OK The data is now saved Now you can copy these settings to your LIMEX MIDI system at any time TIPS ON SAVING DATA If you are using the program for the first time make sure that you are loading the instrument data Set 1 Patch 0 as well as Set 2 Patch 1 from the instrument and saving it on your computer hard drive under the name you have chosen Follow the same procedure with patch data Always make a backup copy on some type of memory device such as a CD Should an error occur during programming you can always restore the instrument data from
45. NT 3 MIDI channel 5 DKA4 B2 C2 7 MIDI channel 6 A Los lt q sitas ERAN Ud PATCH in increments DRUMS up or down MIDI ch 10 START STOP meme a Microphone equalizer menus Volume Micro Diskant Ireble i STYLE LINK ON gt B STYLE LINK OFF ere hold down 2 sec to turn hold down 2 sec to turn bass mic on off diskant mic on off Volume Micro Bass gt 4 EFFECT EM16 ON OFF Volume Micro Vocal gt STYLE LINK ON OFF When a STYLE is linked to a PATCH registration the STYLE MODE is activated enabling you to link a STYLE to any 1 gt PATCH During a live performance only the patch number needs to be selected If no STYLE is linked you must bold down the SELECT key to switch to tbe STYLE mode and select a style manually 2 MC10 CONTROLLER PATCH EDIT KEY FUNCTIONS CONTROLLER Using the first 7 potentiometers on the MC10 you can change the volume of the labeled parts in edit mode at any time These changes are not automatically shown in the display In EDIT MODE the on off function of the instrumental microphones is also activated by holding the orange and blue keys for 2 seconds ec ee ee EDIT MODE DISKANT 1 MIDI channel 1 CHORD 1 MIDI channel 2 BASS 1 MIDI channel 3 DISKANT 2 MIDI channel 4 DISKANT 3 MIDI channel 5 DK4 B2 C2 MIDI channel 5 DRUMS MIDI channel 10 Select Pa
46. Note that the keystroke of an accordion is much shorter than that of a piano ACCORDION approx 0 5 cm KEYBOARD approx 1 0 cm MUSICALLY SPEAKING Use velocity for piano and guitar sounds SYSTEM FUNCTIONS VELOCITY MANUAL ON OFF OPERATION 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Velocity function key Press 1 time gt Velocity treble ON keyboard treble side blinks Press 2 times gt Velocity bass ON keyboard bass side blinks Press 3 times gt Velocity treble and bass ON both sides blink Press 4 times gt Velocity treble and bass OFF 3 Release SELECT key at the desired velocity setting PRACTICAL APPLICATION The velocity function which you can manually turn on and off with the key combination above is used to briefly test a MIDI sound with and without velocity It is not recommended during a live performance Velocity whether it is turned on or off must be customized to the music and saved to the MIDI sound in a LIMEX patch At the same time the desired volume can also be customized and saved MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION VELOCITY OFF VALUE Velocity OFF doesn t mean that a keystroke value for each note is not given The velocity value is always coupled with the note Use the value 96 as a point of reference VELOCITY CHANGES THE SOUND A MIDI sound is usually built so that a change occurs as with an authentic instrument The louder an instrument becomes the sharper the sound Velocity not only
47. Patch registration and dynamic 14 Overview MPR3 PRO amp PLUS and MIC 18 MPR3 LIGHT 20 Sound expanders other manufacturers 20 Troubleshooting 21 Controller MC10 overview MC10 patch style MIDI file operation 22 REFERENCE MANUAL MICROPHONE SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL General information 28 setting volumes 29 Equalizer 30 Controller MC10 EM16 effects 31 Jack configurations 32 Noise gate 33 Controller MC3 34 REFERENCE MANUAL MIDI SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL 3 Key assignment diagrams Complete MIDI 38 Bass MIDI 41 System functions Overview 43 Bellows dynamic 44 Velocity 46 MIDI on off 48 Type of play 49 Lowest bass note 50 Split 50 Transposer 51 Advanced system functions LINK Patch 52 sound expander master volume 52 Display backlight 53 Tuning 440Hz MIDI OUT on off 53 Expert functions Set I II 54 Key sensor check 55 Bellows pressure zero point 56 Changing push and pull values 58 Key switching on threshold amp 59 key hysteresis TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME PATCH MIDI FILES STYLES General information 62 M VOL volume 63 Setting volumes 64 PARTS Overview Parts 1 7 68 Highest note lowest note 69 Duet
48. RO or LIGHT is installed your instrument con tains an air pressure sensor Ihe values measured by the sensor are continuously read and ana lysed by the built in electronics of the LIMEX MIDI System Ihe LIMEX MIDI electronic then transforms these air pressure values into a universal MIDI control signal The international MIDI standard recommends using MIDI Controller 11 for continuously dynamic volume changes All modern keyboards and sound expanders also use MIDI Control ler 11 The LIMEX system is fully compatible MIDI Controller 11 has a range of 128 increments values 0 127 but it isn t necessary to use the entire range between 0 127 The LIMEX MIDI system allows you to choose the dynamic range for each of the 7 MIDI channels separately A practical application of this feature is for example that a smaller dynamic range is desirable for the bass than for treble Using this system a constant sound base is created Also take into account that authentic instruments normally are not controllable from zero to 127 An accordion has to exceed a certain threshold so that the reeds begin to vibrate An accordion sound that comes from a sound expander should therefore not begin with a dynamic value of 0 but rather with a value of 30 for example Ihe same is true for wind instrument sounds MUSICALLY SPEAKING Piano forte and crescendo are the musical expressions we are referring to when speaking about dynamic volume chan
49. S MC10 BELLOWS DYNAMIC BEGIN key This parameter depends on the DYNAMIC selected of the part DYN 1 2 3 VEL MIDI Expression Controller 11 OCTAVE ADJUSTMENT 2 10 Change the octave of the PARTS 1 2 of the part vey at the a For the first time even diatonic instruments can play minor chords using these special functions ACCORDION The chord recognition for accordions occurs as always using the chord keys major minor 7th diminished key Use the following MIDI channel assignments DISKANT 3 HIGHEST DUET DISKANT 4 LOWEST BS2 C2_ 6 Press keys 0 For PART 5 you may choose the following features 5 at the same HD Highest Diskant treble note or time DU Duet Detailed information on page 69 Press P keys For PART 6 you may choose the following features at the same D4 Diskant Treble 4 time DT Lowest diskant note B2 Bass 2 C2 Chord 2 Chord 2 only keynote see page 69 PATCH EDIT 19 PATCH EDIT PART EDIT PARAMETERS MC10 REVERB MIDI 91 OFF key Amount of reverb for the part 0 127 of the part MC10 CHORUS MIDI 93 OFF key Amount of chorus for the part 0 127 of the part MC10 PANORAMA MIDI Cntl 10 0 left Stereo position 63 middle 127 right OO TEL Fr dts information on dynamic ce DRUMS MC10 DRUM SOUNDS PLAYED MANUALLY See page 84 80 PART EDIT PARAMETERS MC10 SOUND MANIPULATION MIDI Cntl
50. SUMMARY The MIDI sounds from the LIMEX sound expander have already been adjusted for the proper lowest note In this case it 1s not necessary to change the lowest note The treble key pressed belongs to the LOWER segment After any changes are made the split must be set again 50 Blinking SPLIT icon appears LOWEST BASS NOTE only for chromatic instruments This function allows you to manually select the lowest MIDI bass note Normally the lowest note of the accordion bass is C Setting note E as the lowest note allows a greater range of tones than the authentic instrument E is usually the lowest note for a contrabass OPERATION 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Press LOWEST BASS NOTE function key TBASS appears in the display along with the current lowest note 3 Release SELECT key 4 Press the desired bass key for lowest note the new note appears briefly in the display If you wish to use a different note as the lowest bass note repeat the operation above At step 4 simply press the key of the note desired Once at step 3 a bass key must be pressed in order to complete the operation SPLIT only for chromatic instruments The treble side can be divided into two segments with the Split function All the notes in the lower segment are sent on the Diskant 1 treble MIDI channel All the notes in the upper segment are sent on the Diskant 2 MIDI channel Default setting Diskant 1
51. TER EDIT MODE Press SELECT key Press the purple and white keys on the MC10 at the same time The EDIT bar in the display blinks PARAMETER SELECTION Use the blue and orange keys to select the parameter you want When the parameter i e PRG for program number appears in the display you can change its value with the keys of the PARTS If you briefly press a key once the icon of your selected PART and its value is displayed This means the PART has been selected but its value has not yet been changed re ee t In PATCH EDIT MODE each PART has its own key The assignments are labeled on the side of the MC10 The P as well as the START and EQ keys have a plus minus function in edit mode The first 7 pots are always used to control the volumes of the assigned PARTS INCREMENTS OF 10 QUICK EDITING Increasing or decreasing the values in increments of 10 Hold down the minus key and press the plus key for 10 Hold down the plus key and press the minus key for 10 14 PATCH EDIT PATCH EDIT USING CONTROLLER MC10 SAVING PATCH SETTINGS When you are ready to save the edits you have made to a PATCH briefly press the purple SAVE key SAVE and a blinking PATCH number appear in the display Press the SAVE key and your settings are saved to that PATCH If you do not want to overwrite the PATCH blinking number select different PATCH number using the 0 9 keys and then press the SAV
52. The MIDI channel for program changes that PROGRAM CHANGE you can send using the bass and treble keys SHARED PARAMETERS OF SET AND SET I CANNOT BE SAVED SEPARATELY START STOP EXTERNAL CONTROLLER for more information see page 114 MIDI STRINGS for more information see page 112 PATCHES the patch memory slots 0 199 are only avail able one time NOTE When programming functions to SET II using the LIMEX PC program don t forget to make the functions of SET I II available in SET II as well he functions of SET I II are needed to make the switch from SET II back to SET I COMPLETE KEY SENSOR CHECK ADJUST KEY OPERATION 1 Turn off device 2 Turn on the device and while the version number is displayed approx 2 seconds press the SELECT key 3 times On the third time hold down the SELECT key ADJ KEY appears in the display and KEY blinks 3 Release SELECT key 4 Now press all the bass and treble keys in order 5 Briefly press the SELECT key to exit the ADJUST KEY mode This check has already been completed by your dealer A new check is only necessary if the individual instrument keys are not playing a MIDI sound Or are producing a continuous tone All of the treble keys the 12 major chord keys and all 12 bass keys need to be pressed precisely but just one time each INDIVIDUAL KEY SENSOR CHECK ADJUST XKEY Should a key produce a continuous MIDI tone or no tone at all you can solve the problem if
53. UP ASSEMBLY AND SET UP MIDI amp MICROPHONE Oo LIMEX MIDI SYSTEM MPR3 Turn down the master volume knob on your amplifier and speakers Plug the angled plug of the control cable into the bass side of your instrument Connect the straight plug to the adapter cable supplied CONTROL CABLE Attach the 5 pin plug of the adapter cable to the MIDI IN jack of your sound expander or keyboard Connect the power adapter cable to the corresponding plug on the adapter cable Turn your LIMEX MIDI system on by plugging the power supply into a power outlet Turn on your sound expander or keyboard 3 Turn the volume knob on your mixer to the preferred volume LIMEX MICROPHONE SYSTEM The 3 stereo jacks transmit the audio signals of the microphone system Connect these with the LINE inputs of your mixer or active speaker Standard configuration of stereo jacks The gray and black jacks transmit the audio signals of the a treble bass and vocal microphones The purple jack transmits the Send Effect signal 9 The jack configuration can be adjusted by LIMEX service center On page 32 you will find an overview of more available configurations For example black jack treble microphones gray jack bass microphones purple jack vocal microphones 6 If you do not have a Microphone System do not connect the 3 jacks POWER SUPPLY CABLE EXTENSIONS
54. active variations fill ins etc SELECT STYLE MANUALLY If you have a lot of styles saved on your MMC use the P and P key to select styles Or better yet enter the number of the style you want for example style number 26 to directly select styles 0 99 select a style with 3 digit number first select 99 and then use the P key to get to the appropriate number START AND STOP STYLE Start and stop the style with the yellow START STOP key Press the yellow START key and the style rhythm begins to play Then press a chord on your instrument The style accompaniment plays in the chord key that you pressed Every time you press a different chord key a style chord change occurs Press the yellow STOP key again to end the style SYNC START ON Activate the synchroniz ed start of a style with the green SyncStart key Briefly press the green SyncStart key After the key is pressed the system goes into waiting mode Now press a chord key on your instrument to start the whole style rhythm accompaniment in that chord key Press the green EQ key to end the style The system then remains in waiting mode CHANGE STYLE TEMPO To change the tempo of a running style 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Change the tempo using the white control knob on the Controller MC10 The corresponding tempo values are shown in the display STYLE ARRANGER SUMMARY How fo select a style number with the MC10 NOTE Patches cann
55. alue at or higher than 65 When the bellows pres sure value is exceeded during play the part is turned off or on If you use a larger DYNB value values 65 127 are possible a correspondingly higher bellows pressure is required 61 PARTS 68 SUMMARY PA RTS When editing a patch registration make sure you are changing the right part or turning the proper control knob GENERAL INFORMATION Every LIMEX Patch Registration consists of up to 7 parts Every part has its own MIDI channel and additional parameters Parameters such as Dynamic setting on off as well as how powerfully the dynamic works Bank and program numbers for sound selections Volume panorama reverb PART OVERVIEW DISKANT 4 LOWEST NOTE BASS2 CHORD2 6 FEATURES OF THE 7 PARTS Parts 1 2 3 4 and 7 cannot be changed The features of Parts 5 and 6 are selectable Parts 5 6 and 7 have special features B NAME 000 1 DISKANTi payable in polyphone vith teleks 3 voice 3 voice polyphone with any chord key with any chord key 69 more information S Bass a O 5a DISKANT 3 monophone only the highest note of the keys pressed is played HIGHEST NOTE 5b DISKANT 3 monophone duet Part 4 5 DUET 6 DISKANT4 playable m polyphone with O OO 6 DISK 4 T NOTE monophone only the lowest note ofthe ays pressed i 6a CHORD 2 3 viee polyphone with any chord key _ 6e CHORD 2 keynote
56. ard EM16 parameters 115 LIMEX 16 amp 32MB special parameters 115 Patch editor 116 Auto transfer 116 File order on MMC 116 Patch editor style link 117 Copy patch 118 USB driver installation 120 Troubleshooting 122 FAQS 123 MIDI implementation 125 Index 126 REVISION 1 01 Changes on Page 75 107 USER FORUM NEWS www limexmusic com MPR3 MIDI SYSTEMS OVERVIEW All LIMEX MIDI systems in the MPR3 series have the same operating system This is also true for the operation of the MC3 and MC10 controllers as well as the PC software The following table defines the differences between the software and hardware Every system can be upgraded at any time Each MIDI file and style arranger function described is only available for designated systems Be aware that the designations are not repeated in every function description The PLUS system software is identical to the P PRO system The PLUS system also includes the Controller MC10 the microphone system Pro and a memory MultiMedia Card MMC a definite cost savings when purchased together as a package MIDI SYSTEM P PRO MTL LIGHT PLUS PACKAGE Patches tof 20 Bellow dynamic Bellow dyn curv Velocity MOD Parameter SIS 4 lt S Mme v wog v v 17 WWowde o 1 was SIS ET ET ES SET
57. ard Master Volume function is specialized for internal and external sound expanders from LIMEX The overall volume of the LIMEX sound board is controlled from the instrument Adjustments are made in increments of 10 OPERATION 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Use the function key to set the sound board s overall volume 3 Release SELECT key NOISE GATE This function is related to the microphone system and is described in detail on page 32 ADVANCED SYSTEM FUNCTIONS DISPLAY BACKLIGHT There are three options for the display backlight DPL OFF Display backlight is always OFF DPL SON Display backlight is SHORT ON on for about 10 seconds for radio control DPL PON Display backlight is PERMANENT ON always on OPERATION 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Press ZERO POINT CHECK function key 3 Press ZERO POINT CHECK function key 2 to 4 times depending on your selection 4 Release SELECT key at the desired setting Your selection is now saved TUNING 440Hz If your instrument has a tuning other than 440 Hz the sound expander for instrument tuning must be adjusted The basic tuning can be changed in 5 segments by 1 Hz increments up max 445 Hz and in 5 seg ments in 1 Hz increments down max 435 Hz OPERATION 1 Turn off device 2 Press and hold down the SELECT key and turn on the device 3 Press BASS CHORD function key Change the values of the 5 segments using the function keys B
58. ble MIDI cable MH THE CONNECTION MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI THRU The MIDI format allows for three different connections MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI THRU sends MIDI data receives transmits a perfect copy of the MIDI data data received through MIDI IN to the next device MIDI OUT gt MIDI IN MIDI THRU gt MIDI IN MIDI THRU gt MIDI IN MIDI CONNECTIONS OUT IN THRU PLUG CONNECTION To orient yourself with proper connection of MIDI devices trace the path of the event MIDI OUT I WHERE THE EVENT BEGINS EXAMPLE KEYBOARD SOUND EXPANDER You are playing on a keyboard and would like to use a sound from a sound expander Analyse the path of the event 1 The event begins when a key is pressed on the keyboard 2 The information that the key was pressed is sent out of the keyboard QUT 3 This information goes into the sound expander IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN 9 ES i m EXAMPLE 2 MIDI ACCORDION KEYBOARD SOUND EXPANDER You are playing on a MIDI accordion and would like to use the sound of a keyboard and a sound expander 1 The event begins when a key is pressed on the MIDI accordion 2 The MIDI data that the key was pressed is sent out of the MIDI accordion OUT 3 This information goes into the keyboard IN 4 Ihe MIDI information is transmitted on through the keyboard to the sound expander THRU Not MIDI OUT becau
59. ction The sensitivity of the key velocity can also be adjusted he sd nos to fit your needs for the treble and bass sides separately Ihe default setting is medium SOFT The same holds true for the type of play for key velocity SHOW TYPE OF PLAY 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key These parameters 2 Press SPIELERTYP TYPE OF PLAY function key and normally always Press 1 time gt TYP Type of play for bellows dynamic soft medium hard remain the same Press 2 times gt VELD of play for treble key velocity soft medium hard Press 3 times gt VELB of play for bass key velocity soft medium hard 3 Release SELECT key at the desired setting CHANGE TYPE OF PLAY 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Press SPIELERTYP TYPE OF PLAY function key 1 2 or 3 times until the desired type is displayed continue to hold down the SELECT key To change for example the type of play for bellows dynamic must be visible in the display Ex 3 Press the SPIELERTYP function key again and hold it down for 2 seconds Type of play Spielertyp for 4 Press the SPIELERTYP function key to choose soft medium or hard 5 Release SELECT key at the desired setting RESET A During a zero point or key sensor check the system automatically selects the medium setting After testing you must manually switch back to SOFT or HARD if you prefer to use these options 49 SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
60. cts If you just have a microphone system without a controller only REVERB 1 is available EFFECTS There are 16 high quality effects to choose from Reverb 1 Reverb 2 Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Plate 1 Plate 2 Plate 3 Chorus Flange Delay 1 Delay 2 Chorus amp Room 1 Chorus amp Room 2 Vocal Cancel Rotary Speaker Effects 9 16 are only used in exceptional cases The effect algorithm can be selected in Edit mode EFFECT VOLUME The LIMEX controllers allow you to adjust how much effect the treble and vocal microphones each should have The standard setting is REVERB 1 The effect volume of the vocal microphone is controlled as follows Hold down the SELECT key and turn the knob Micro VOCAL 555500666 until the correct effect volume has been reached Effect on vocal mic The effect volume of the treble microphone is set as follows 7 Hold down SELECT key and turn the knob Micro DISKANT until the correct effect volume has been reached Effect on diskant treble mic VOCAL EFFECT ON OFF Press MEff key to turn the effect on the vocal microphone on and tt d 5 PARLAT HON pin PPLA A voice message lets you know by its sound that the effect has been turned off AUTOMATIC VOCAL EFFECT ON OFF ONLY WITH MIDI To activate the automatic effect on off function hold down the SELECT key and press the MEff key This turns the effect on the vocal mic OFF It au
61. d on the clarinet turned off 96 lt CLARINET OFF When 96 is exceeded the clarinet is turned on TRUMPET ON bellows pressure value 0 95 When 95 is exceeded the trumpet is turned off 0 bellows pressure 127 As soon as the value is exceeded again the switch is made again BELLOWS DYNAMIC PARAMETER DYN 3 Modet P und M BELLOWS DYNAMIC 3 SOUND EXPERT When you select DYN3 ON in DYNAMIC under PARTS the bellows pressure is analysed and proportionate values are displayed with the MIDI Controller 11 Bellows pressure value 0 to 84 MIDI sound Bellows pressure value 84 to 127 MIDI sound quickly becomes very loud BELLOWS PRESSURE 0 34 127 BELLOWS DYNAMIC PARAMETER DYN 1 VEL Punam DYN VEL VELOCITY FULL RANGE DYNB VALUE 0 The part can be played with velocity The full velocity range from 1 to 127 is available 12 CHANGE VELOCITY SENSITIVITY DYNB VALUE 64 You can increase the smallest possible value for velocity with a DYNB value of 1 64 i e DYNB 60 the smallest value of velocity is at least 60 Ihe MIDI sound can still be played with velocity and it retains a minimum volume level as well 64 TURN PART ON OFF DYNB VALUE 65 127 MIDI sounds can also be turned on and off when the dynamic parameter of the part is set to DYN 1 VEL velocity on In this case the bellows dynamic is used to turn the part on and off The switch function is set with a DYNB v
62. e 34 for BANK number 34 C0 C stands for Program Change 0 for MIDI channel 1 23 Program 23 The MIDI message is 00 04 BO 32 22 C0 23 TEXT ENTRY It is also possible to enter 8 characters of text in front of the colon 7 This text appears when the message is called up on the display with the SELECT key and the corresponding programmed key The MIDI message reads ABCDEFGH BO 00 04 BO 32 22 CO 23 The text ABCDEFGH appears in the display and the MIDI command BO 00 04 BO 32 22 CO 23 after the colon is sent LIMEX PC SOFTWARE PC SOFTWARE SUMMARY Dont change DEVICE OPTIONS MISCELLANEUS the set standard values Select a suitable type of play for bellows dynamic and velocity Under Miscellaneous options you can set your personal Player type for velocity and bellows dynamic You can also change the response and hold time of certain function keys Miscellaneous options Mechanic parameter Key Velocity bass function ke mes time soft Storage duration C medium V alumerefresh hard Playertupe Key Velocity treble soft Se i27 soft C medium Medium 64 medium hard Had 32 hard Dynamic Normal Inver Ester Intern FUNCTION KEY PARAMETERS Standard 15 15 The response time and sto
63. e a style for your piece of music i e waltz 5 Set a style tempo if needed 6 Set an intro 7 Set a variation 8 Assign functions ending fill in stop to SELECT key 9 Adjust treble volume 10 Block MIDI channels 11 To link press the blue PATCH key and the orange STYLE key at the same time display shows SAVE S P Save Style and Patch Now the style style number is linked to the patch and all the functions set above are saved with the patch You may repeat this operation if needed for every patch Note After the linking procedure the system automatically reverts back to patch mode You now have a chosen style assigned to many or all of your patches that can be loaded auto matically when a certain patch is selected To make a change i e use a different ENDING go to patch style mode using the style key without pressing the SELECT key Make your changes and then simply press the STYLE and PATCH keys at the same time Your changes are now saved STYLE ARRANGER LIMEX STYLE ARRANGER ASSIGNING STYLE FUNCTIONS TO SELECT KEY Programming STOP ENDING FILL IN or VARIATION to the SELECT key In order to operate certain functions with styles during play without interruption you can assign STOP yellow or green key ENDING FILL IN or a VARIATION to the SELECT key The SELECT key possesses two directions for switching and both directions can be assigned different functions Proceed as follows
64. e computer is connected to the LIMEX display all changes are directly transferred to the LIMEX MIDI system allowing you to play and test the settings immediately WITH AUTO TRANSFER ON THE SETTINGS ARE NO LONGER SAVED IN THE MPR3 SYSTEM To save a selection of patches in your LIMEX MPR3 MIDI instrument you must copy them over with the command WRITE DATA in the MIDI menu FILE ORDER STYLE MIDI FILE The order of files is determined by the order in which you copy them from the folder to your MultiMedia Card The date and time take priority over a number in the name or alphabetical order However if you change the view of the folder to sort by Names in alphabetical order and then copy the file then the data will be copied to your memory card in that order If a file with the same name is overwritten it will remain in the same order If a file is deleted and then a new file with the same name is copied to the card it will be placed at the end of the list not in the same place it was located before If a file with a new name is copied later it will always appear at the end of the list 116 PC SOFTWARE PATCH EDITOR STYLE In the sub menu Patch Styles on lower right in Patch Editor you can prepare a style for each patch The style will then be selected automatically with its additional parameters when you press the orange key to STYLE VERKNUPFUNG AKTIVIEREN ACTIVATE STYLE LINK on the LIMEX
65. e page 108 Below again the PC Editor window The top row of the table identifies the PARTS VALUE OFF For all parameters except D MIDI channel Dynamic 3 Rhythm note velocity we reommend setting a value If no value is set OFF the last setting of the sound expander becomes the value for that parameter Example If you lengthen the end of a MIDI sound using ENVELOPE RELEASE EREL this setting remains unchanged for the PART when you switch patches So always select value 64 default setting instead of OFF DIRECT ASSIGNMENT OF PLUS amp MINUS KEYS TO PARTS THON 9 l ENDO Ire Patch programming Patch Options Channel function Treb HNote a MIDI Channel 10d a da 4 Program number Paa 1 Bank um Bark onl Velocity ETE Dynamic begin o select the Valine a Octave ____ 8 A 0 Reverb 8 such as DYNB Chorus Panorama Dynamics Modulation Vibrato rate Vibrato depth Vibrato delay Filter cutoff Filter resonance Envelope attack Envelope decay Envelope release Deepest note bass Audio Out Patch number 0 Patch name SAXOPHON auto transfer DBAS 51 1 1 1 Velocity 1 Note 2 Velocity 2 Mate 3 Velocity 3 Drums Bass 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drums Chord eS dA ee eee Style Cancel
66. e playing at full volume at the same time slight distortions in the audio output could occur In that case turn down the master volume of the sound expander by 10 percent If you play MIDI files and styles and switch then back into live mode the MIDI file is nor mally louder than your live play Compensate for the difference by reducing the F VOL value by 10 to 20 percent 64 BELLOWS DYNAMIC PARAMETER DYN 1 GENERAL INFORMATION The LIMEX MPR3 MIDI System offers various ways to use the bellows dynamic BELLOWS DYNAMIC STANDARD When you select DYN1 ON in DYNAMIC under PARTS the bellows pressure is analysed and proportionate values are displayed with the MIDI Controller 11 High bellows pressure gt higher value of the MIDI Cntrl 11 MIDI sound plays loudly BELLOWS DYNAMIC STANDARD amp DYNAMIC BEGIN VALUE If you give DYNB Dynamic Begin of PARTS a higher value than 0 the dynamic area is smaller DYNB 64 means that the smallest value from the MIDI Controller 11 that you output is always 64 In musical terms you play between 64 mezzo and 127 forte 1 would be pppp BELLOWS DYNAMIC INVERSE The setting DYN1 INV INVERSE analyzes the bellows pressure in the opposite direction High bellows pressure gt smaller value of MIDI Cntrl 11 MIDI sound plays softly Here too the output value is influenced by Dynamic Begin The MIDI Controller 11 value at full bellows pressure would not be at 0
67. e value means push Z means pull 56 EXPERT FUNCTIONS BELLOWS PRESSURE SENSOR ZERO POINT CHECK CHECKING BELLOWS PRESSURE ZERO POINT OPERATION 1 Place the instrument bellows closed on its feet on the bass side 2 Press the air key to release any remaining air pressure 3 Unplug the power supply from the socket 4 Using your left hand press and hold down the SELECT key on the bass side After 3 seconds 5 With your right hand plug the power supply back and wait about 3 seconds ZERO ADJ appears briefly 6 Then using your right hand press and hold the function key ZERO POINT CHECK for about 3 seconds while the instrument After a further is in a completely pressure free state instrument may not be moved 3 seconds ZERO OK 15 displayed 7 Release SELECT key new zero point i e VOL D4 HOW OFTEN SHOULD A ZERO POINT CHECK OF THE BELLOWS PRESSURE SENSOR BE DONE The zero point of the bellows pressure sensor is not a parameter that has to be adjusted con stantly or changed It is set during installation and normally never has to be adjusted again CHROMATIC INSTRUMENTS ACCORDION If the display shows values between 4 10 as previously illustrated you have a perfect setting It doesnt matter whether the letter D or Z is displayed in front of the value DIATONIC INSTRUMENTS If the display shows values between D 4 10 as previously illustrated y
68. ell as the additional octave parameter setting of 3 only the keynote of the chord is played This allows you to play sounds that already are made up of an entire chord such as guitar chord samples The individual note distribution of major minor 7th and diminished for accordions is as follows MAJOR notes 60 71 MINOR notes 72 83 7th notes 84 95 DIMINISHED notes 96 108 69 PARTS 10 SUMMARY PA RTS Use Part 7 Drums to play drum sounds live on the left side of your instrument FEATURES OF PART 7 DRUMS PART 7 gives you the ability to play 3 different drum or percussion instruments on the chord keys and 3 on the bass keys The assignment of drum sounds on the bass and chord keys can be individually set for every patch Any of the 6 drum or percussion instrument volumes can be adjusted for each patch EXAMPLE When you assign a bass drum to the bass keys every bass key plays back a bass drum The same is possible for a snare drum in chord The feature allows you to play percussion sounds manually The pre sets include a cymbal in bass a hi hat in chord and a small drum kit This is especially important for folk music Polkas marches and walzes are lively not so much from the number or variation of percussion instruments but by how lively these instruments are played with lots of tempo changes for example BELLOWS DYNAMIC For the drum sounds played on PART 7 it is also possible to activate
69. ffect module EM16 must be installed The EQ DISKANT pot equalizer for high frequencies is used to raise or lower the high frequency range by 15dB The EQ MIDDLE pot equalizer for middle frequencies is used to raise or lower the middle frequency range by 15dB The potentiometer EQ BASS equalizer for low frequencies is used to raise or lower the bass or low frequency range by 15dB EFFECT SELECTION If the LIMEX Effect Module EM16 is installed you have a choice of 16 different effects Select an effect as follows 1 Press and hold down the EFF key 2 Use either or 2 to set up the effect SAVE When all of the microphone ranges have been adjusted to your specifications the entire setting can be saved Simply press and hold down the gray EQ 1 key for 3 seconds The setting is now saved under EQ1 If you make an adjustment to these settings and want to save the change press and hold down the EQ1 key again for 3 seconds Use the EQ 2 key to save other settings independent of what has been saved under EOT These settings can also be changed and overwritten These two keys allow you to save two completely different setups i e for two different perfor mance locations To retrieve a saved setting simply press the EQ1 or EQ2 key SOLO If you are playing in an ensemble and would like to play an accordion solo meaning the treble mic should be louder during the solo performance you can use the SOLO funct
70. files MIDI files may have copyrights that may not be infringed upon Example Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht F lt zur ck 2 27 B 90 5 Arbeitsplatz LIMEX MIDI FILE FORMAT HARDWARE FORMAT A MultiMedia Card MMC is required for saving specialized MIDI files that have been opti mized for the LIMEX MIDI System MPR3 MIDI PROFESSIONAL 3 Depending on its size the memory card can store up to 2 000 MIDI files Styles are also saved on the card INFO The MMC for PCs can be re formatted with FAT not with FAT32 OPTIMIZED MIDI FILE FORMAT Every MIDI file must be optimized with the LIMEX PC Program ED MIDI for playback with a LIMEX MPR3 System OPERATION gt Start the ED MIDI program gt Select ADD BLOCK gt Select the MIDI files one more at the same time to be optimized Completed copy the optimized MIDI file s to your MMC A copy of the original MIDI file before optimization is saved under the same name with the suffix bak To change a MIDI file at a later date using a PC program after you optimized it with ED MIDI always use the original MIDI file never the optimized file If the original has been edited run ED MIDI again to optimize it MIDI Parameter Editor Sele BE Konfiguration ffnen Speichern Speichern unter Add parm block Encrypt Beenden SELECTING SUBFOLDERS Subfolders must be created for your MMC memory s
71. following information on the M VOL control In any other case the M VOL value should always remain 127 BACKGROUND INFORMATION When you play MIDI sounds with bellows dynamic your pressure on average since you dont always play with full bellows pressure is always below the maximum of 127 You can assume that the average value is around 96 When you play without bellows dynamic you are always at the maximum of 127 When you play with a sound expander or keyboard the MIDI sounds are sometimes louder sometimes softer not a condition from which to set good volume control gt me M VOL 127 oN Example average volume EXPRESSION CONTROLLER NO II The average volume with Dynamic ON is also dependent on which type of play you have set Using the setting Bellows Dynamic Type of Play SOFT the average value is higher DYNAMIC ON DYNAMIC OFF Employing M VOL reduces the value of DYNAMIC OFF to a value that you also achieve on average for DYNAMIC ON 127 E Example POMPE gt M VOL 96 EXPRESSION MIDI CONTROLLER NO II DYNAMIC ON DYNAMIC OFF To find the M VOL value simply turn the bellows dynamic on and off with the function key and adjust the volume by ear 62 VOLUME SETTING M VOL OPERATION a Press the green EQ key and the yellow START key at the same time b M VOL appears in the display followed by its current value c Set a guiding value of 85 to 100 using the
72. g assignments i e DBV R can only be changed by the manufacturer CONTROLLER START STOP FUNCTION KEY FOR DEVICES OF OTHER MANUFACTURERS The 7 available entry fields in this window allow for 7 different MIDI messages Every time the START STOP key on your MC10 is pressed it jumps to the next line In other words you can send 7 messages in the order they appear in the window The seven commands cannot be selected separately so you cannot just send a FILL IN mes sage for example If you only enter a START message in the first line and a STOP message in the last line the START STOP key on your MC10 acts like a remote control Specialized knowledge is required to enter these messages Should you need this function ask the manufacturer of your keyboard or arranger which MIDI messages are needed for your purpose Functlon Start Step Kaey LIMEX PC SOFTWARE PC SOFTWARE SOUND BOARD EMI6 When you choose a model under Sound board EM16 the instrument name and not its number will be displayed in the Patch Editor When Andere is selected for Sound board meaning those of other manufacturers only the number will appear EFFECT BOARD EMI6 Activate this field to select an effect of the EM16 SOUND BOARD 16 32MB If you have the LIMEX sound board ALPIN MASTER 16 or 32 you can use the effects of this sound board for your LIMEX instrumental microphone The effect settings also influence the effect
73. ges BELLOWS DYNAMIC a8 a s A i 5 1 P ni A 1 P zr Fr 1 1 a SYSTEM FUNCTIONS BELLOWS DYNAMIC MANUAL ON OFF OPERATION 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Bellows Dynamic function key Press 1 time gt Dynamic treble ON bellows treble side blinks Press 2 times Dynamic treble and bass ON both bellows segments blink Press 3 times gt Dynamic treble and bass OFF bellows icon doesnt blink 3 Release SELECT key at the desired dynamic setting PRACTICAL APPLICATION The bellows dynamic function which you can manually turn on and off with the key combina tion above is used to briefly test a MIDI sound with and without the bellows dynamic It is not recommended during a live performance Bellows dynamic OFF means the sounds are played forte Bellows dynamic ON means the sounds are played from piano to forte The setting bellows dynamic ON is on average between piano and forte so you are at mez zoforte All the MIDI sounds that you play with bellows dynamic ON are therefore about 30 percent softer than with the setting bellows dynamic OFF To get the right balance it would be necessary to adjust the volume every time you turn the dynamic on or off Use the function M VOL described on page 62 to even out this volume change To properly adjust the volume the bellows dynamic must be programmed to the piece of music and to the MIDI sound in a LIMEX patch
74. h the four steps listed The values of the 5 increments can be changed with the Dynamic and Velocity function keys Dynamic for and Velocity for 5 Press the SELECT key briefly to exit EXPERT FUNCTIONS SUMMARY You should only change a setting when you fully understand its function The proper settings have already been made during installation at your LIMEX service center 59 EXPERT FUNCTIONS 100 keystroke Key hysteresis 1 note on threshold 2 note off threshold Jh 10096 keystroke Key hysteresis 1 note on threshold 2 note off threshold o 4 on gt gt 5 n EX v Sensitivity 2 Jerry Sensitivity 0 Sensitivity 1 100 keystroke NOTE A larger hysteresis value expands the area used to measure velocity 60 6l VOLUME QO Do NOT use the M VOL control on your GENERAL INFORMATION Limex Controller The LIMEX MIDI system offers solutions for a wide variety of applications if you play with The use of the master volume control M VOL very much depends on how you employ the MIDI files or styles MIDI system Controller 10 is required to adjust M VOL In this case the volume control M VOL CONTROL CAN ONLY BE USED IF YOU would become too A manually turn the bellows dynamic on and off and complex B never play with MIDI files or styles Only when both of these requirements are met should you read the
75. hannel 16 Once you have deactivated MIDI channels 11 to 16 and just in this special case MIDI is ac tive on the bass side so that you can play the bass and chord of the set patch in combination with the style rhythm yourself using MIDI The Style Arranger is now functioning as a drum computer ACTIVELY PLAY BASS AND OR CHORD IN STYLE MODE You have the option of actively playing the bass MIDI channel 3 and or the chord MIDI channel 2 of your selected patch in addition to the style Normally both channels are deacti vated meaning channel numbers 2 and 3 would be blinking in your display While stopped press keys 2 and 7 or 3 and 8 at the same time on Controller MC10 without holding down the SELECT key to activate the chord or bass MIDI channel symbol is lighted 101 STYLE ARRANGER 102 LIMEX STYLE ARRANGER LINKING STYLES amp PATCHES Yet another step in making your set up as comfortable as possible is saving a style number within any given patch When a patch is selected in which a style link is activated see page 98 the saved or linked style number is automatically selected for this patch All the settings and changes made to the style such as tempo variation are also saved when the style is linked to the patch Operation 1 Select the piece of music 2 Select the patch that suits the music chosen 3 In Style Mode navigate using the SELECT key and the orange STYLE key 4 Choos
76. he microphone system offers each microphone range treble bass and vocal a separately adjustable 3 band equalizer The three bands DISKANT treble MIDDLE and BASS may each be raised or lowered by 15 dB 0UND CONTROL EQUALIZER Access the EQ mode by pressing the green EQ key Choosing the microphone you want to set is done by pressing the green EQ key again chosen segment blinks when selected eRe Press 1 time diskant treble mic is selected Press 2 times bass mic is selected Press 3 times vocal mic is selected Press 4 times exit EQ mode no segment blinks In EQ mode the three controls that are normally for microphone volume have the following functions EQUALIZER DISKANT MIDDLE BASS DISKANT high frequencies can be adjusted by volume control Micro DISKANT MIDDLE middle freq can be adjusted by volume control Micro VOCAL BASS low freq can be adjusted by volume control Micro BASS The corresponding dB values and the selected EQ band DISKANT MIDDLE or BASS is shown in the display SAVING EQUALIZER SOUND SETTINGS After exiting EQ mode by pressing 4 times the values you set are automatically saved MICROPHONE SYSTEM MICROPHONE EFFECT EM16 Reverb optional The new LIMEX effect module was developed for installation in accordions for use with the LIMEX MIDI System and the LIMEX microphone system If you have a LIMEX controller you can select 16 different effe
77. ile This allows you to prepare a MIDI file to your specifications for a performance To save simply press the purple SAVE key until SAVE is displayed on the screen 9 STYLE ARRANGER SUMMARY A STYLE isa rhythm sample with percussion bass and accompanying instruments that follows the harmony you play COPY PROTECTION Styles are copyrighted Style files may be copied to any multimedia card MMC To play back the LIMEX styles the LIMEX sound board must be outfitted with the special sound set Without this sound set only 20 styles labeled as FREE may be used The sound set may be added later at any time 98 LIMEX STYLE ARRANGER GENERAL INFORMATION The LIMEX MIDI System MPR3 has a professional Style Arranger LIMEX also offers STYLES that are compatible with the LIMEX sound board In order to use styles they must be copied to an empty newly formatted on a PC using FAT not FAT32 MultiMedia Card MMC Create a subfolder on your MMC called STYLES and copy the styles developed for the system to your memory card MMC If you own MIDI files you can also copy these to your See page 90 for more informa tion on creating subfolders BE AWARE THAT MIDI FILES ARE COPYRIGHTED ACTIVATING AUTOMATIC STYLE LINK If you have purchased the LIMEX Style Package for your LIMEX sound expander you will find that many patches have an appropriate style already prepared and linked to it Just
78. ill be correctly played back from any device that carries the General MIDI GM symbol GENERAL MIDI FORMAT does not however determine the type of technology used to generate the sounds in the sound expander That is why playing the same MIDI files on two different GM devices results in audible differences in quality 3ENERA All newer GM synthesizers use sample technology to generate sounds Whether the sampled sounds are of high or low quality cannot be determined simply by the GM logo MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES OF GM LEVEL 128 Program numbers with sounds in fixed order Prg No 1 Piano No 35 E Bass 47 Drum and percussion sounds 16 MIDI channels channel 10 for drums and percussion 24 Voices minimum GM FORMAT Level 1 was developed in 1991 based on the lowest common denomina tor that manufacturers due to the technological state of the art at the time could agree upon That s why GM FORMAT has no prescribed effect function even though every device today is equipped for it Remember these standards which seem scanty today were very high standards to meet in 1991 Nevertheless GENERAL MIDI FORMAT is still the standard that we demand GM FORMAT is the main reason why the supply of MIDI files and partial playbacks has become so extensive A standard MIDI file created in GM Standard Level 1 is programmed so that only the first 128 sounds soundbank 0 are used Every device carrying the GM logo uses the same
79. ince many more MIDI files can be stored on the card than the display limit 199 can handle Up to 200 titles can be saved in one sub folder 0 199 Select subfolders as follows 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Select the subfolder with the P or P keys 3 Release SELECT key The MIDI files inside the subfolders are selected by entering the song number using the num ber keys 0 9 on the Controller MC10 MIDI FILE LIMEX MIDI FILE PLAYBACK EASY PLAYBACK After your MIDI file is optimized as described on the previous page you can play it back on the MPR3 MIDI System For playback switch to MIDI file mode OPERATION gt Press and hold down the SELECT key gt Select the FILE key to get to Play Mode in the MIDI file Release the SELECT key The name of the first MIDI file appears at the top of the display If the display shows NOFILE Press and hold down the SELECT key Use the P or P keys until the first MIDI file appears in the display Release the SELECT key SELECT AND START You select a song by entering the 2 or 3 digit title number with the 0 9 number keys i e Cee a gt select song number 39 by entering digits 3 and 9 As confirmation the title should appear at the top of the display and the number at the bottom Select the MIDI files no 1 9 with 01 02 Use the gray P and P keys to navigate back or forward one title at a time gt Press the yellow START STOP
80. ion to increase the volume without changing any settings on the amplifier By pressing the SOLO key the volume of the treble mics is increased by the pre set SOLO value The default setting is 127 maximum Press the SOLO key again to restore the previous volume level The SOLO value can be changed as follows 1 Press the TS DK key to get to the treble microphone range 2 Press the SOLO key 3 Using the VOLUME pot enter the desired SOLO value 4 Press the SOLO key again and the setting is saved 35 36 Diskant 2 A Lae L4 Fe TLS ENDING BREAK 7 2 INTRO FILL IN NI REFERENCE MANUAL MIDI PROFESSIONAL 3 SYSTEM VERSION 2 9 KEY ASSIGNMENTS KEY ASSIGNMENTS FOR MIDI PIANO ACCORDIONS SELECT key function The LIMEX MIDI Systems have more functions available manually You can access them by holding down the SELECT key and pressing the appropriate key on the instrument for that There are two types of functions System functions such as dynamic on off and control func tions for external sound expanders or keyboards such as program change EXTERNAL CONTROL Using the instrument keys it is possible to send a single All PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER on a defined MIDI channel or to call up a complete LIMEX PATCH See pages 52 amp 111 DEFAULT SETTINGS The illustrated default settings begin with No 1 if you have decided to assign pro gram changes
81. ions MIDI channels ________ mn 1 4 diskant treble no bellows dynamic 1 4 diskant bellows dynamic activated 1 2 chord bellows dynamic represents the musical range from mezzo 3 bass forte to forte 70 127 1 4 diskant bellows dynamic activated 2 2 chord dynamic 0 127 3 bass 1 4 diskant velocity dynamic is activated in treble 3 2 chord 3 bass 1 4 diskant velocity dynamic is activated in treble and bass 4 2 chord 3 bass USB connection A Using the optional MMC display and our free PC Editor you can customize all the program mable patch parameters of the MPR3 LIGHT System to fit your needs exactly All LIMEX service centers can customize the parameters for you Please note that any custom er specific adjustments are not included in the price of the MPR3 LIGHT system LIMEX SOUND EXPANDER If you are using a LIMEX sound board with your LIMEX MPR3 LIGHT system 100 pre set patch registrations are available to you The LIMEX patches are selected using the instrument keyboard or a LIMEX controller 20 MPR3 QUICK START GUIDE MPR3 TROUBLESHOOTING KEY SENSOR CHECK If for mechanical reasons an instrument key fails to send MIDI information a single key is not func AN tioning run the complete key sensor check Changes in the valve felt height for example create a different distance between the sensor and the magnet The key sensor check allows you to recalibrate without any mechanical adj
82. key to begin playing the MIDI fle gt E To stop the song at any point press the yellow START STOP key again To pause the song at any point press the green EQ key Ihe MIDI file pauses Press the green or the yellow key again to resume playing the MIDI file again where it was stopped The number of instruments being used is shown in the display Once a MIDI file is selected the display depicts all the MIDI channels in use for the MIDI file 1 to 16 representing the instruments being played in the form of numbered black boxes below the title This gives you a good overview of the number of instruments in use Channel 10 is percussion CHANGING TEMPO If the playback tempo of the song is too fast or too slow you can change the tempo at any time to suit your needs Press and hold down the SELECT key while turning the white tempo controller 7th knob from top until you have the right tempo The tempo value is shown in the display 91 MIDI FILE SUMMARY You have 2 options 1 Turn off MIDI tracks 2 Turn off MIDI tracks and play the sounds of those tracks yourself See the following page for operation instructions on how to play MIDI sounds on your instrument for the MIDI file 92 LIMEX MIDI FILE TURNING OFF MIDI INSTRUMENTS TURNING OFF MIDI FILE INSTRUMENTS CLICK amp DOUBLE CLICK Normally all the MIDI instruments contained in a MIDI file play when the file is started The keyboa
83. n mono through the gray jack The black jack transmits the bass microphones The audio signal of the built in LIMEX sound board is transmitted through the purple jack The vocal microphone is not available in this configuration 5 CONFIGURATION D SB V The signal from the treble microphones is sent in mono through the gray jack The audio signal of the built in LIMEX sound board is transmitted through the black jack The vocal microphone is available through the purple jack 6 CONFIGURATION SB V sound board signal is sent in stereo through the gray and black jacks The vocal microphone is available through the purple jack MICROPHONE SYSTEM N 0 SE G ATE Only available with the LIMEX MIDI System NOISE GATE should only be used when you need to play with a high monitor volume close to the feedback limit and when you understand its function For normal use NOISE GATE should remain deactivated ON OFF Hold down the NOISE GATE function key for 2 seconds to activate NOISE GATE See pages 38 42 for an overview of function keys NOTE This function is only available with the LIMEX MIDI system When NOISE GATE is activated the microphones can then only be turned on independent of the treble or bass side when you press a key This allows you to work with very high micro phone volumes close to the feedback limit which is especially useful for rock music NOISE GATE also helps suppress unwanted feedback
84. nnel 1 5 must be turned on or activated On your instrument you can play the MIDI sound assigned to the MIDI file track in the part selected after activating that track NOTE Limex patches sound combinations cannot be used during MIDI file playback LIMEX MIDI FILE CHANNEL SETTINGS INSTRUMENT ASSIGNMENTS MIDI channel 1 Solo instrument 1 MIDI channel 4 Solo instrument 2 MIDI channel 5 Solo instrument 3 MIDI channel 2 Chord MIDI channel 3 Bass MIDI channel 10 Percussion All other MIDI channels can be assigned to any instrument ACTIVATING MIDI FILE INSTRUMENTS SINGLE CLICK The treble and bass keyboards of the instrument are deactivated for MIDI play if no MIDI channel has been activated In this case you can accompany the MIDI file with the natural sound of your instrument Once MIDI channels 1 4 or 5 solo voices of the MIDI file have been activated by pressing a single key the chord side keyboard is activated and you can now play the corresponding instru ments yourself The MIDI channel symbols in the display blink Activating channel 2 chord or channel 3 bass of the MIDI file by pressing a single key turns on the bass side keyboard and you can now play the corresponding instruments yourself You can play up to a maximum of five instruments live partial playback 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 PRESS keys 1 to 5 ONCE to activate the appropriate MIDI channel 3 Release SELECT ke
85. noise which could be broadcast through your microphone system during rests or breaks in the music e The GATE bar appears in the display 33 34 MICROPHONE SYSTEM NOTE By double clicking a corresponding part key the microphones for that part can be selectively turned off Press the key again and that parts microphones are turned on again CONTROLLER MC3 KEY ASSIGNMENTS TS DK diskant treble microphone part key BASS bass microphone part key VOCAL vocal microphone part key EFF effect on off for vocal mic headset SOLO increase in treble mic volume for solos EO 1 memory 1 of a complete microphone setup 2 memory 2 of a complete microphone setup M OFF turn all microphones on off POTENTIOMETERS VOLUME volume control EFFECT reverb of treble or vocal microphones EQ DISKANT sound control of high frequencies EQ MIDDLE sound control of middle frequencies EQ BASS sound control of low frequencies SELECTING A MICROPHONE RANGE Select the range you want to edit Press the yellow TS DK key treble side diskant for treble microphones Press the green BASS key for bass microphones Press the purple VOCAL key for the vocal microphone MICROPHONE SYSTEM CONTROLLER MC3 SETTINGS The VOLUME pot controls the volume Use the EFFECT potentiometer to control the intensity of the reverb To create reverb on a microphone either an external effect device must be connected or the LIMEX e
86. nts in the patch PLAY CHANNEL MUTE MIDI channels 2 3 and 6 are normally muted Should instruments in a patch be programmed to these channels they will be muted Ihe chord keys are used for chord recognition the bass keys are muted If you want to manually play instruments in accompaniment you can switch to PLAY by removing the on the MIDI channel in order to play for example strings on MIDI channel 2 as a pad in chord LT LIMEX PC SOFTWARE 118 PC SOFTWARE COPY PATCH M pated Patch is copied Copy all patch numbers from gt sat E to incl No endine D to Patch number and following to 1 Cancel SPECIAL OPTIONS INTERFACE Serial Board 1 4 according to your installation settings See page 120 PATCH PASSWORD COPY PROTECTION If a patch was saved with a password the patch data may only be downloaded read when the password is entered correctly LIMEX PC SOFTWARE 119 LIMEX PC SOFTWARE PC SOFTWARE USB DISPLAY DRIVER INSTALLATION Download the driver from the LIMEX homepage located under Support usb display driver zip 1 3 gt Unzip or extract the zip file by double clicking on the file icon 4 On your desktop or the location you specified for the unzipped file to be saved at you will find the file CP210x exe gt Double click on the file CP210x VCP Win2K XP exe 5 gt Next 6 gt Check the box
87. o the right which is the velocity value for the third sound Set the appropriate velocity value for Sound 3 with the or key for Diskant 4 ACH ee Note The sound is muted ata VELOCITY of 0 DRUM SOUNDS ON THE CHORD KEYS Press the yellow Start key for Drums and the display shows the letter C for CHORD Setting the sounds for the chord keys is as described above for the bass keys PC EDITOR Setting drum sounds with the LIMEX PC Editor is quite easy 1 Velocity 1 Note 2 Velocity 2 3 Velocity 3 Drums Bass 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drums Chord Pe A k Patch number 0 Patch name SAXOPHON auto transfer Style Cancel E 85 SAVING A STEP 86 SAVING A STEP You can combine up to 5 different PATCHES plus START and STOP directions through MIDI into one STEP with your LIMEX MIDI system and the Controller MC10 Up to 10 different STEP settings are available Example You want to play a song with an external auto accompaniment at the beginning that you would like to start with the START function For the introduction of the song you would like to use the MIDI sound combination of patch 26 for the middle patch 7 and for the con clusion patch 51 At the end of the song you would like to use the STOP function to turn off the external auto accompaniment The entire combination is to be saved under SONG number 4 OPERATION 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key on
88. of each MIDI sound panorama settings reverb vibrato DRUM KIT MIDI channel 10 is the standard for drum sounds Drum and percussion sounds are played on this MIDI channel A different percussion instrument is assigned to each key For example Key 35 note bass drum key 40 snare drum The LIMEX MIDI System can play up to 6 different percussion instruments on the bass and chord keys for each patch number This means that when you assign a bass drum to a bass key a bass drum will be played every time you press a bass key same is possible with a snare in chord Now you can play percussion sounds manually This is especially important for folk music Polkas marches and walzes are lively not so much from the number or variation of percussion instruments but by how lively these instruments are played with lots of tempo changes for example MPR3 QUICK START GUIDE WHAT IS A LIMEX PATCH REGISTRATION Below is an overview of our free Patch Editor showing all the parameters The example shows Patch 0 named ARL The second row from the top indicates which MIDI channels CH are active The third and fourth rows contain the bank number BNK and the program number PRG Volume VOL is in row 8 The value of the volume settings can be adjusted using the first 7 control knobs on the MC10 All parameters are de scribed in detail in the reference manual PATCH No 0 OVERVIEW D LABELS The abbreviated
89. ontrolled for the treble and vocal microphones Ihe effect module is installed in the instrument Using the remote control for EM16 also allows you the possibility of perfectly balancing the reverb of voice and instrument ADVANTAGE When using INSTALLATION a LIMEX MIDI system only one connection cable is needed for MIDI and MIC Set up the system as illustrated on page 9 28 MICROPHONE SYSTEM MICROPHONE SET UP MC10 All of the following set up examples are for the LIMEX Controller MC10 The operation of the Controller MC3 is described on page 34 SETTING VOLUMES Volume controls Microphone Diskant Treble MICD Microphone Bass MICB 10 Microphone Vocal MICV of the MC10 are used to set the microphone volumes Any value between 0 and 127 may be set Changes are shown in the display Example MICD treble mic VOCAL MICROPHONE ON OFF on If you have a LIMEX vocal microphone swan neck mic press the MICV key to turn the vocal mic on and off off The vocal microphone symbol appears in the display with a round head DISKANT MICROPHONE ON OFF p Press the SEL orange key for about 2 seconds off BASS MICROPHONE ON OFF Press the SEL blue key for about 2 seconds e 29 MICROPHONE SYSTEM The treble segment blinks Example MICD 3 3dB in DISKANT treble 30 e SOUND CONTROL EQUALIZER T
90. open the program as follows 1 Start menu in lower left corner Programs LIMEXMIDI390 Click on the icon to start the program Assign the interface number Quit the program and set up the USB connection USB Display install the USB driver as described on page 120 Start LIMEXMIDI390 and select the interface number that you chose previously in the menu SPECIAL under OPTIONS SERIAL PORT DU oe I de d Before starting the program connect the LIMEX programming cable to the computer and the left display jack cinch jack or mini USB port Carefully put the plug into the display to avoid damage to the jack Repairs on ripped out or damaged jacks are not covered by the product warranty LOADING DATA You can easily change the settings of your LIMEX MIDI System MPR3 on your PC Editor This is also true for any MPR3 MIDI system P M and L with an MMC display An MMC display always has a MultiMedia Card slot on the right side of the display See page 120 for installation tips on the USB display and PC software DATA CAN ONLY BE CHANGED IN THE PC EDITOR WHEN THE DATA IS FIRST DOWNLOADED FROM YOUR LIMEX INSTRUMENT AFTER EDITING THE DATA I THEN SENT BACK TO THE INSTRUMENT After the LIMEXMIDI program has been installed the following window appears when the program is started MIDI NM ecce e ons coperte REP Before you change the data on your D ino LIMEX System you must load Write Data the data from your MID
91. order for the first 128 program change numbers insuring that the MIDI file is played with the correct instruments GM FORMAT Level 1 does not define how the instrument is played Program change no 57 trumpet means any trumpet sound and how it is played is what separates a classical trum pet from a jazz or a folk music trumpet from the lead trumpet of a big band orchestra For this reason it was necessary to expand the GM format so that MIDI files could also be played back with other MIDI sounds in order to achieve a natural authentic sound standard that a MIDI file today should meet GS XG GM2 LIMEX FORMAT Every manufacturer has its own standards for extensions to GM Standards 1 YAMAHA XG ROLAND GS LIMEX LIMEX GM GM2 The majority of MIDI files are programmed in Level 1 format GM Level 1 MIDI Files are compatible with sound expanders carrying the GM logo If you want to convert MIDI files from the XG format into the G5 format for example you must first determine which MIDI sounds are played on which track and change these to fit the format of your sound expander The same is true for other parameters such as volume and reverb In some cases the drum sounds are also on different notes and therefore must also be changed GM LEVEL 2 format has an expanded sound list but it is not big enough for specialized MIDI files Wechseldatentrager G MIDI FILE COPYRIGHTS There is no copy protection on MIDI
92. ot be selected in STYLE mode The patch must be selected first TIP FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE We recommend saving the STYLE you need to the PATCH as de scribed on page 102 99 STYLE ARRANGER TIME INTERVAL The entry for a variation change or fill in must occur before the last quarter note 100 LIMEX STYLE ARRANGER STYLE VARIATIONS There are four variations available for LIMEX Styles Variation A is the simplest accompani ment sample and Variation D the most detailed of the styles The four variations appearing in the display as MAIN A to MAIN D can be selected using the following MC10 keys Variation A key 4 MAIN A Variation B key 5 MAIN B Variation key 9 MAIN AMA Variation D key 0 MAIN D While the style is running you can switch directly to variation by pressing keys 4 5 9 and 0 If you would like to set a variation before starting the style proceed as follows 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Briefly press variation key A B C or D 3 Release SELECT key 4 Start style INTRO ENDING You have the option of starting the style with different introductions INTRO A B or C as well as style endings ENDING A B or C The functions INTRO ENDING on keys 1 to 3 on Controller MC10 To listen to an INTRO or set one proceed as follows 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Briefly press the INTRO KEY key
93. ote number you want with the and keys for Diskant 1 eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee Now press the or key for Chord Next to the letter B the display shows V1 velocity of Sound 1 and a blinking number to the right which is the velocity value for the previously selected drum sound Set the appropriate velocity value for Sound 1 with and keys for Chord 0 277 To set the second drum sound press the or key for Bass 1 Next to the letter the display shows S2 Sound 2 and a blinking number to the right which is the note number of the second drum sound Set the sound note number to which the sound is assigned you want with the or keys for Bass 1 BARCHE FIH WA t TEN DIT FA TA Now press the or key for Diskant 2 Next to the letter B the display shows V2 velocity of Sound 2 and a blinking number to the right which is the velocity value for the second sound Set the appropriate velocity value for Sound 2 with the or key for Diskant 2 i jg To set the third sound press the or key for Diskant 3 Next to the letter B the display shows 53 Sound 3 and a blinking number to the right which is the note number of the third drum sound Set the sound you want with the or key for Diskant 3 i i Now press the or key for Diskant 4 Next to the letter B the display shows V3 velocity of d Sound 3 and a blinking number t
94. ou have a perfect setting If the value is preceeded by the letter Z a zero point check is necessary AFTER MECHANICAL REPAIRS If mechanical repairs have been done and the air density changed a zero point check may be necessary But if the instrument has good reed material the air circulation can be controlled more precisely WHAT CAN RESULT FROM A POORLY ADJUSTED ZERO POINT In an accordion this can lead to large differences in volume between push and pull In diatonic instruments the notes would be produced in the pull key when the bellows are closed Empirical tests have shown that players who play with more pressure as the bellows are nearly closed are better served when the instrument maintains pressure as long as the player pulls noticeably For this reason a D 4 10 value should be set as the zero point 5 EXPERT FUNCTIONS 58 SUMMARY The zero point of the bellows pressure sensor is set during MIDI system installation and normally does not need to be adjusted again CHANGING PULL AND PUSH VALUES INCREMENTALLY After checking the bellows pressure zero point the pressure sensor value should be slightly in the PUSH stage to begin playing If this is not the case the value can be adjusted manually OPERATION 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Press Zero Point Check function key VOL D Z xx appears in the display 3 Using the Dynamic function key change the value for the PUSH D direction
95. panorama positioning between two speakers left middle right to adjust volume similar to the volume control on a 16 channel mixer pp f for musical expression to create crescendo forte piano on the LIMEX MIDI System a bellows is used for control Controller 64 with value of 127 is for pedal pressed down value 0 for pedal released For every MIDI message that contains note information key C2 pressed a value for the keystroke intensity or velocity is also sent The higher the velocity value the louder the note will be played This is very important for the authentic playback of piano and guitar sounds the sounds of instruments for which you can only set a volume at the beginning of the note MPR3 QUICK START GUIDE LIMEX PATCH REGISTRATION SELECTION GENERAL LIMEX patch registrations are saved on the LIMEX MIDI CPU and can be selected nu Patch memory merically by using a LIMEX controller simply enter the number in the controller or by using MPR3 LIGHT 100 a MPR3 PRO 200 the keyboard of your instrument Only a limited number of patches can be selected from the instrument keyboard If you have a LIMEX controller both input options are available to you You can enter a patch number in the controller directly with the 0 9 keys and your favorites can be linked to the instrument keys and selected there You choose which patch is linked to which key yourself For detailed information on these con
96. press the orange STYLE key without pressing SELECT to activate the appropriate prepared style in the PATCH Begin by pressing the START key and then press the chord keys on your instrument to change chords When a STYLE LINK is available the style linked to the patch is selected automatically with the patch and activated The automatic link remains active until 1 you deactivate it by pressing the blue PATCH key 2 a patch is selected that is not linked to a style DEACTIVATING AUTOMATIC STYLE LINK To deactivate the automatic style link while in PATCH mode press the blue PATCH key The procedure for linking styles to patches is described on page 102 LIMEX STYLE ARRANGER ACTIVATING STYLE MODE MANUALLY AND SELECTING STYLES WITH CONTROLLER MCIO To select and use a style with the MC10 you must first get to STYLE mode Enter and exit STYLE mode as follows 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key on the bass side 2 Briefly press the orange STYLE key You are now in STYLE mode In STYLE mode the instruments of the set patch remain playable on the treble side and the bass side is used to control the STYLE accompaniment PRAT Pe T 88 7 NOUS APL TAD E STYLE KEY WITHOUT SELECT KEY STYLE linked to patch is active STYLE KEY WITH SELECT KEY PRESSED The number pad on the MC10 is used to select the STYLE number STYLE PLAYBACK IS RUNNING The terms in orange on the MC10 are
97. r bass 1 the velocity value can also be set for this specific part as follows 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Set the velocity value using the part potentiometer 3 Release SELECT key All changes are shown in the display 96 MIDI FILE LIMEX MIDI FILE SPECIAL FUNCTIONS TRANSPOSING This function allows you to transpose a MIDI file The following settings may be selected TRA AUTO automatic modus for diatonic instruments TRAUTO 5 plays one row farther inside for diatonic instruments 2 semitone steps 1 semitone steps semitone steps G C F B tuning for diatonic instruments 1 semitone steps 2 semitone steps TRAUTO 5 plays one row farther outside for diatonic instruments The setting TRA AUTO is specifically for the various tunings of diatonic accordions In the TRA AUTO setting all MIDI files are adjusted automatically except for bass MIDI to the appropriate tuning of the instrument A change within the six possible transposing steps can be made at any time Transposition is accomplished as follows 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Set the transposing value with the orange STYLE key 3 Release SELECT key All changes made are shown in the display LIMEX MIDI FILE SAVING CHANGES SAVING If you would like to save changes you can do so at any time Ihe changed parameters are always saved to the current MIDI file selected and the changes are saved to that specific MIDI f
98. rage duration determine the time that you must hold the function key TRANSPOSE 4 for example until the transpose function is activated 15 1 5 seconds BELLOWS VOLUME REFRESH Balg Lautstarkerefresh Standard 4 The value 4 implies that every fourth bellows dynamic value measured will be output as a MIDI message TYPE OF PLAY FOR BELLOWS DYNAMIC Playertyp bellows dynamic Standard values 127 64 32 The values soft medium hard can also be set in the MIDI system When the values soft 127 medium 64 hard 32 are changed the sensitivity of the bellows dynamic is also changed If you enter the value 50 for hard and set the internal function Playertyp to hard also then the value of 127 will be reached sooner at greater bellows pressure than with the setting of 32 KEY VELOCITY BASS amp DISKANT The velocity values of soft medium hard can also be set in the MIDI system L3 LIMEX PC SOFTWARE SUMMARY The same settings can be made on your controller MIDI STRING Be aware that many different SYS EX may also be sent with the MIDI String function These SYS EX functions can also be called up directly with programmed keys See page 112 114 PC SOFTWARE DEVICE OPTIONS MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS MICROPHONE SYSTEM Settings for the microphone system Mikcellaneous options GAIN diskant bass vocal Pre amp for the microphone ranges Plu
99. rameter PRG BANK VOL PAN Save clear exit Switch to Patch Edit Mode by holding down SELECT and pressing both the purple SAVE and white FILE keys The EDIT bar appears blinking in the display Using the l keys of the corresponding PARTS you can change the value of the parameter that appears in the display Example After switching to edit mode the param eter PRG Program Number appears in the display Press the key on Bass 1 once and the program number of bass is displayed Continue to press the l keys to change the program number of Bass 1 Press the l key next to Diskant 4 once to see the current PRG No of Diskant 4 which you can change by pressing the key again The parameter i e PRG of the chosen part H i e Part 3 as well as the selected value eR are shown in the display 23 CONTROLLER MC10 CONTROLLER MIDI FILE PLAY MODE PLAY MODE To access MIDI file play mode ee bold down the SELECT key MIDI FILE and press the white FILE key Exit MIDI file play mode using NU E the same key combination MIDI hannel 1 oe ee eee queis SES RSS E ee MIDI channel 2 il n ha The pots 000000000000 0 11 lt Keys0 9 allow you 5 to select MIDI file numbers direct control 3 MIDI channel 3 o
100. rcussion instruments MPR3 QUICK START GUIDE The MIDI Organisation www midi org has no regulation as to which sound is selected by which number There is an exception however if the device carries the General MIDI GM logo In this case the 128 instruments of the first soundbank Bank 0 are always in the same order for example Piano 1 E Piano 4 Organ 17 etc The sound list can be found in the user manual of your sound expander D GENERAL MIDI simply means that the first 128 sounds are in certain order It does not tell you anything about the quality of the sounds WHAT IS A LIMEX PATCH REGISTRATION PROGRAM CHANGE Which MIDI sounds will be played The LIMEX MIDI System sends the soundbank and program change information for each patch to all 7 MIDI channels EVERY SOUND OF THE SOUND EXPANDER HAS A PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOUNDBANK AND PROGRAM CHANGE MIDI can handle 128 program numbers In order to select more than 128 MIDI sounds the soundbank system was developed Each soundbank contains up to 128 sounds If there are more sounds available in the sound expander a second bank is used that also may contain up to 128 sounds _ BANK 0 GM BANK 1 BANK 2 BANK 3 Inine _ je Fo CONTROL CHANGES Every MIDI sound can be altered with various CONTROL CHANGES Control changes are for example the volume
101. rd of your instrument accordions in treble and bass range is deactivated for MIDI play meaning that you can only accompany the MIDI file with the natural voice of your instru ment in this case However you may also turn off any MIDI instrument in the file This is done by blocking the MIDI channel To turn off the MIDI instruments for MIDI channels 1 5 double click the keys 1 5 on your MC10 MIDI channels 6 16 click one time the keys on your MC10 All deactivated MIDI instruments remain muted until they are activated again using the same procedure OPERATION Press and hold down the SELECT key TRACK 5 DOUBLE CLICK the keys 1 to 5 to turn MIDI channels Y 1 5 on and TRACK 6 9 SINGLE CLICK the keys 6 to 9 to turn MIDI channels 6 9 on and off TRACK 10 16 Enter 2 digit numbers 10 to 16 to turn MIDI channels 10 16 on and off Release the SELECT key Those MIDI channels turned off with a single click are displayed by a blinking channel number Those MIDI channels turned off with a double click are not displayed MIDI FILE LIMEX MIDI FILE PLAYBACK amp MIDI SOUNDS LIMEX patches or sound combinations OVERVIEW cannot be used The LIMEX MIDI system MPR3 controls up to 16 MIDI channels during MIDI file A standard MIDI file uses up to 16 MIDI channels playback To play MIDI sounds yourself during MIDI file playback the MIDI file tracks track 1 5 correspond to MIDI cha
102. rds are subject to high quality standards during production Should your device produce an error or malfunction despite careful assembly please read Hardware Troubleshooting on page 122 If the hardware is defective or fails contact your local dealer Do not carry out any repairs as these may result in permanent electronic damage to your LIMEX MIDI device and any warranty claims on the device will no longer be honored LEAVE THE REPAIRS TO OUR SERVICE TECHNICIANS INCLUDED IN DELIVERY In addition to the assembled electronic parts in the device the following components are in cluded 1 control cable 1 adapter cable 1 9V power adapter and 1 LIMEX transport case The MIDI System Pro also includes a programming cable POWER SUPPLY OPERATING TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 9V DC 600mA to 40 degrees Celsius max 8096 non condensing SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR LIMEX PC SOFTWARE Windows XP compatible PC standard configuration CC Regulations met by professional installation Installation may only be carried out by LIMEX trained professionals Certificate of conformity available at www limexmusic com LIMEX Controllers of the MC series are an integrated part of the MIDI system LIMEX MUSIC HANDELS GMBH Archenweg 1i A 6114 Kolsass Austria TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK START GUIDE Page Safety instructions 4 Overview MPR3 L M P Plus 8 Assembly and set up 9 MIDI for beginners Basic functions 10 Basic terms
103. se the event did not begin at the keyboard 5 The MIDI data goes into the sound expander IN MIDI FOR BEGINNERS D The information that is sent when a key is pressed is for example note C2 on MIDI channel 1 IN gt B a AE a MIDI FOR BEGINNERS Sixteen different MIDI sounds can be played simultaneously through a MIDI cable SETTINGS AT THE BEGINNING OF A PIECE MUSICAL EXPRESSION YOU ARE THE DIRECTOR To illustrate the main features of MIDI we will make a comparison What information would every musician of an orchestra and the sound technician receive during a radio transmission The instructions needed for transmitting this information are the same ones you need for your MIDI orchestra When you follow these basic rules you will be able to implement all the steps necessary for a MIDI application 16 PERSON LIVE ORCHESTRA Every musician in the orchestra must have an assigned seat and the volume control on the mixer must be set 16 PERSON MIDI ORCHESTRA Every MIDI channel used up to 16 avail able must send the following information before the first note is played Whether you direct a live or MIDI orchestra every musician or MIDI channel must know which instrument is to be played before the piece starts WHICH INSTRUMENT REVERB of the room SEATING VOLUME Control on sound technician s mixer DYNAMICS piano forte crescendo DYNAMICS
104. selec tion was developed for this type of instrument There are four selections available on the Controller MC10 for switching chords in style mode 1 Chord change with bass keys only major chords possible Mode B B Bass 2 Chord change with chord keys chords corresponding to instrument keys Mode C C Chord 3 Chord change with bass and chord keys bass keys are always major chords and chord keys are always minor chords Mode BC BC Bass and Chord 4 Chord change with chord and bass keys chord keys are always major chords and the bass keys are always minor chords Mode CB CB Chord and Bass The 4 different options Mode B C BC CB can be set on the MC10 OPERATION Enter Edit Mode by pressing the SAVE and FILE keys at the same time Use the SEL or SEL keys to select the OCTAVE OCT parameter Press the SEL and SEL at the same time to set the mode you want B C BC or CB Press the purple SAVE key twice to save your selection 105 STYLE EDITOR 106 SUMMARY How to change the volume of the accompanying instruments of the style FREEWARE STYLE EDITOR GENERAL INFORMATION To make larger changes to LIMEX Styles you will need a computer and the freeware program CASM EDIT 1 21 This PC software programmed by Mr Osenenko can be obtained free of charge from the Internet site http server mnppsaturn ru osenenko Main_eng htm After completing standard installation
105. sing the operation described above NOTE A STEP may contain a maximum of 1 START 5 PATCHES 1 STOP Up to 10 STEPS may be saved under keys 0 to 9 MIDI FILE PLAYER MPR3 SYSTEM PRO MIDI FILE SUMMARY The standard MIDI file is used to exchange recorded MIDI data between different devices or computer software programs The term standard MIDI file or SMF format SUMMARY These MIDI file editors offer editing functions for MIDI files that are not offered in this form from professional programs These are the best programs for fast and easy MIDI file editing 88 STANDARD MIDI FILE FORMAT GENERAL INFORMATION A MIDI file is a playback without vocals MIDI files are created with a computer and sequenc er software Ihe musician plays all the notes in the piece for every instrument on a keyboard or MIDI accordion and records the notes for each instrument in a MIDI sequencer program in so called MIDI tracks A MIDI file doesn t contain any audio data The MIDI file only saves MIDI messages such as press note 54 release etc MIDI information about which MIDI sound program change number will play back the does not giveany information about the recorded note information from the sound expander is stored at the beginning of each track contents of the file There is also more information such as volume panorama reverb expression chorus i e whether the contents have been
106. st M L OFF 1 to 128 Bank number from sound list 0 O OFF 127 Fixed velocity value when the velocity dynamic is turned off OFF 0 127 Volume of MIDI Controller 7 YNB 0 127 Smallest value of bellows dynamic End point is always 127 MIDI Cntlr Expression Controller 11 PR BN VE VO OC B C CB BC 2 2 Octave 2 CH RE CH PA E 0 O OFF 1 16 MIDI channel Reverb Chorus 0 63 OFF 64 127 Panorama 63 is the middle Bellows or velocity dynamic Drum sounds on bass and chord keys MOD Special MIDI Cntlr for LIMEX sound board Vibrato rate VDEP Vibrato depth VDEL Vibrato delay FICU Filter cutoff FIRE Filter resonance EATT Envelope attack THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE WITH A LIMEX SOUND BOARD OF 16 amp 32 MB MEMORY G K L L T V N lt DIO These parameters will allow you to use the internal effect of the sound board for the vocal micro phone well The 4 parameters are NOT for use with the special effect module EM16 For vocal effect we recommend our effect module EM16 see page 31 AM A ON OFF Activates the effect path for vocal and treble microphone and ACTIVATION of AUX OUT AM ON OFF Select Echo E or Reverb R E R for vocal and treble microphones AMET jEdotim AMEF MEER Echo frequency repeat PATCH EDIT PART EDIT USING PC EDITOR SUMMARY For installation instructions on the PC OVERVIEW Editor se
107. te 36 bass drum 37 rim 38 snare 1 39 claps VOLUME REVERB CHORUS PAN DYNAMIC Just as for any other PART select overall volume and the reverb for all drum sounds using the parameters VOL and REV for PART 7 Panorama should be set to 64 chorus to O Use velocity V1 V2 V3 to balance the volumes of the drum sounds You may also employ the bellows dynamic for drum sounds limiting it with a higher DYNB value so that the drums are never too soft OPERATION SETTING BASS KEY SOUNDS Use the keys Sel or Sel in Edit Mode to select the window for drum sound settings The top of the display should show either a for BASS or a for CHORD in the middle 51 52 53 or V1 V2 V3 and then a blinking number 51 52 S3 stand for Sound 1 Sound 2 Sound 3 In PC Editor these are designated with notes V1 V2 V3 stand for velocity of the drum or percussion sound Use the green and yellow keys to toggle between bass and chord PATCH EDIT PART 7 EDIT PLAYING DRUMS MANUALLY DRUM SOUNDS ON THE BASS KEYS Use the Sel or Sel keys in Edit Mode to select the window for drum sound settings Select B with the green key for bass settings Press the or key Next to the letter the display shows 51 Sound 1 and a blinking number to the right which is the note number of the first drum sound to be set The drum sound list of your sound expander tells you which drum sound is assigned to which key Set the n
108. the PART is turned off When the value is exceeded again the MIDI sound OFF When the value is ex PART is turned back on ceeded again the PART is turned back on Bellows dynamic ON NO bellows dynamic the MIDI sound is turned ON OFF the MIDI sound is turned ON OFF NOTE NOTE The DYNB value is only used as a switching Ihe DYNB value is only used as a switching threshold It is NOT used as the lowest threshold bellows dynamic volume as described in DYN 1 Be sure that the M VOL value is set to 127 The bellows dynamic curve is always main See page 63 tained between 0 and the set DYNB value switching threshold The muted turned off PART blinks BELLOWS DYNAMIC 2 INVERSE DYN 2 INV This parameter is the exact opposite of DYN2 ON 66 BELLOWS DYNAMIC EXAMPLE Set a trumpet sound on PART Diskant 1 with DYN2 ON and DYNB 95 Set a clarinet sound on PART Diskant 4 with DYN2 INV and DYNB 96 At low bellows pressure you hear the trumpet sound from PART 1 At higher bellows pressure the trumpet becomes louder When the bellows pressure exceeds 95 the PART 1 trumpet is turned off As soon as the bellows pressure value of 96 is exceeded the clarinet sound on PART 4 is turned on In this example the bellows pressure of PART 4 with the even DYNB value is turned off The clarinet always has the same volume When the bellows pressure value of 95 is exceeded again the MIDI sounds switch again The trumpet is turne
109. tomatically turns ON when an in strument key is pressed If no instrument key is pressed within a 1 second time frame the vocal mic effect is automatically turned OFF Deactivate the function by pressing the MEff key once 3l MICROPHONE SYSTEM 32 OVERVIEW MICROPHONE CONFIGURATIONS meet the variety of customer demands the LIMEX service center can customize the jack configuration of the microphone signals CONFIGURATION DBV STANDARD Only the reverb effect may be used in this configuration The black and gray jacks are used in stereo All the microphone signals are mixed together on the black and gray jacks The bass microphones and the vocal microphone are in the middle the treble microphones are transmitted in full stereo on both jacks This configuration allows you to separately control the reverb effect for the treble mics and for the vocal mic The purple jack transmits the Send Effect signal 2 CONFIGURATION Dr BY The gray jack transmits the signal of the treble diskant mics The black jack transmits the signal of the bass mics The vocal microphone is transmitted through the purple jack 3 CONFIGURATION D B signal from the treble microphones is sent in stereo through the gray and black jacks purple jack transmits the bass microphones The vocal microphone is not available in this configuration 4 CONFIGURATION D B SB The signal from the treble microphones is sent i
110. trollers see page 52 MC10 and 111 PC EDITOR PATCH SELECTION WITH CONTROLLER PATCH SELECTION WITH KEYS Press 0 9 keys Hold down SELECT key and press an instrument key Release SELECT key Patch 0 Patch 1 Patch 2 Patch 3 Patch 4 SELECT The display shows key which patch number is selected You may also assign a name to each patch Example Name MARINA Patch No 25 Patch 25 WHAT IS A LIMEX PATCH REGISTRATION EACH OF THE PATCH REGISTRATIONS INCLUDES MIDI CHANNEL Which MIDI channels are active Up to 7 MIDI channels can be used simultaneously Standard Example MIDI channel amp 4 in treble MIDI channel 3 bass BELLOWS DYNAMIC Will you be playing with or without bellows dynamic The LIMEX MIDI System allows you to set up the bellows dynamic separately on each of the 7 MIDI channels The settings are saved for each patch VELOCITY DYNAMIC MPR3 SYSTEM Modell P Pro amp M Will you be playing with or without velocity dynamic keystroke intensity The LIMEX MIDI System MPR3 model P Pro and M offers the possibility to activate the velocity dynamic on each of the 7 MIDI channels This setting is available for each patch MIDI channel 2 chord MPR3 QUICK START GUIDE BELLOWS DYNAMIC The MIDI sounds will be played louder or softer depending on the bellows pressure you create VELOCITY DYNAMIC Use this dynamic to simulate pianos and string and pe
111. tyle can now be copied to any MMC on your computer INFO If you want to create styles yourself using a sequenzer program study tbe marker settings of tbe 001BEAT 1 style You may use 001 BEAT as a template The markers are already set and you can easily move them as well as start up messages bank etc 107 LIMEX PC SOFTWARE SUMMARY On a computer you can see all the settings at once and change them easily SERIAL DISPLAY If your display has a cinch jack you will need an 5232 connector on your computer or a USB adapter for 232 LOADING DATA After downloading data from your MPR3 save it on your computer You can then load and change the file on the computer and then send it back to the instrument You dont always have to download the data from the instrument 108 PCSOFTWARE MIDI EDIT INSTALLATION Under SUPPORT at the website www limexmusic com you can download the PC program ming software called LIMEXMIDI version 3 90 or newer After downloading extract or unzip the file If the file doesn t open or problems arise you may need the winzip program Go to www winzip com for help INSTALLATION Double click on the file setup exe to install the PC program Follow the installation instructions given Click on OK Click on the computer symbol in the window on the left Click on Continue The program is installed After successful installation you find and
112. ustments on the instrument COMPLETE KEY SENSOR CHECK ADJUST KEY OPERATION 1 Turn off the device 2 Turn the device on again For about 2 seconds while the version number is displayed press the SELECT key 3 times On the third time hold the SELECT key down ADJ KEY appears in the display with KEY blinking 3 Release SELECT key 4 Press all the bass and treble keys one after the other in order 5 Briefly press the SELECT key to exit the ADJUST KEY mode This check has already been completed by your dealer A new check is only necessary if individual instrument keys are not playing a MIDI sound or are producing a continuous sound CHROMATIC ACCORDION All of the treble keys the 12 major chord keys and all 12 bass keys need to be pressed precisely but just one time each DIATONIC AKKORDION All of the treble keys the 12 major chord keys and all 12 bass keys need to be pressed precisely but just one time each 2 CONTROLLER MC10 CONTROLLER PATCH PLAY KEY FUNCTIONS PLAY MODE PATCH E EER SG 77 DISKANT 1 MIDI channel 1 CHORD1 MIDI channel 2 xccl hy Using the 0 0 lt Keys0 9 Sodan BAS P to select existing patch numbers ots you have MIDI direct control don E d The patch number must be entered as a over the 2 digit number volume sect es i e 05 for Patch 5 for the areas DISKANT 2 labeled 7 MIDI channel 4 DISKA
113. ver the B co ce sh oP The MIDI file number must be volume of entered as 2 digit number all active i e 05 for MIDI file 5 MIDI channels i Volume Hee Hold down the SELECT key and press adjustments keys 0 9 to turn off playback tracks can also be More on page 92 saved T see page 97 MIDI channel 5 MIDI channel 6 Hold down the SELECT Rey m ME cro e in increments up or down F VOL overall volume of the file f P on the MMC Hold down SELECT key Tempo more on page 90 START STOP eee eee eee gt PAUSE Volume control for treble mic gt Hold down for 2 seconds to turn treble lt Hold down for 2 seconds mic on off without SELECT to turn bass mic on off Volume control for bass mic gt mE EFFECT EM16 ON OFF 24 MC10 CONTROLLER STYLE MODE MCIO CONTROLLER Modell P Pro STYLE PLAY MODE MANUAL SELECTION e Q down the SELECT key and ecc LL ME ee i ecc cr The pots allow you a direct control ecc ee over the volume allactive tenet teen MIDI channels Volume adjustments cannot be saved directly in style mode ee i
114. y 93 MIDI FILE LIMEX MIDI FILE CHANGING VOLUME The volumes of the three treble instruments MIDI channels 1 4 and 5 as well as the volume of chord MIDI channel 2 and bass MIDI channel 3 may be regulated at any time using potentiometers 1 to 5 74 e Tu c c c3 e cA cA Diskant To change the volume of any other instrument channels 6 to 16 follow these steps 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Select the MIDI channel to be changed using the gray potentiometer DK4 BA2 3 Release SELECT key 4 Change the volume using the same potentiometer DK4 BA2 All changes made are shown in the display and can be saved to the MIDI file 94 MIDI FILE LIMEX MIDI FILE SPECIAL FUNCTIONS SPECIAL FUNCTIONS The following special functions allow you to adjust the instruments played live on your key board for a dynamic optimized fit with your MIDI file VELOCITY Activate an instrument from the MIDI file on your keyboard by turning off the corresponding MIDI channel in order to assign a new velocity to this instrument 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Select the special function velocity with the blue PATCH key 3 Select the part to be changed by briefly pressing the part key 4 Set the velocity value using both part keys 5 Release SELECT key OCTAVE The five MIDI instruments playable on your instrument keyboard MIDI channels 1 to 5 can be
115. y sensor check as described on page 55 No sound plays back over MIDI when keys on bass and treble sides are pressed Control cable on instrument or adapter cable on the sound source is not properly connected or is defective Sound source expander keyboard etc not correctly set nstrument is in pressureless state during active dynamic control nternal function MIDI Off is active No sound plays back over MIDI when keys on treble side are pressed nternal function Diskant Off is active nstrument in pressureless state while Dynamic Diskant is activated Technical problem please contact your dealer immediately No sound plays back over MIDI when keys on bass side are pressed nternal function Bass Off is active nstrument in pressureless state while Dynamic On is activated Technical problem please contact your dealer immediately Dynamic responds differently for natural and MIDI sounds ncorrect Type of Play selected internal function Spielertyp SOFTWARE FAQS Microphone system feedback problems Turn off the NOISE GATE setting when adjusting microphone volumes Turn down the volume of the bass microphones as they are more sensitive Problems adjusting the volume between Patch MIDI file Style Read the overview on page 63 Noise problems Turn up M VOL 127 Turn up F VOL 127 LIMEX FAQ 123 LIMEX MPR3 124 LIMEX MPR3 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Function Transmitted Recog Remarks
116. you have built in analog sensors using the following operation OPERATION 1 Press and hold down the SELECT key 2 Press the BASS CHORD ON OFF function key for about 3 seconds ADJ XKEY appears in the display and XKEY blinks 3 Release BASS CHORD function key AN 4 Release SELECT key Now ADJ XKEY is blinking 5 Press the bass or treble keys to check 6 Press the SELECT key briefly to exit NOTE If you make an error during the check a continuous MIDI tone is sounded Should this occur run a COMPLETE KEY SENSOR CHECK EXPERT FUNCTIONS SUMMARY This check should be run if an individual key doesnt produce a MIDI sound ora continuous tone is produced SUMMARY This test also should be completed when individual keys dont produce MIDI sounds or a continuous tone is produced 55 EXPERT FUNCTIONS summary UU 7 The zero point of the bellows pressure sensor GENERAL INFORMATION set duri jns To achieve a constant volume for push and pull while the bellows dynamic is activated the pres sure sensor s zero point must be checked installation and The same procedure is required for diatonic instruments so that the shift in tone occurs exactly normally does not need to be adjusted again in between push and pull DEFAULT SETTINGS The zero point of the bellows pressure sensor is set during MIDI system installation Should the zero point change due to outside influences
117. your backup copy LIMEX PC SOFTWARE INFO If you de connect the LIMEX programming cable from the computer you have to restart the LIMEX software 109 LIMEX PC SOFTWARE 110 PC SOFTWARE MIDI MENU READ DATA Downloads the data from the LIMEX MIDI System WRITE DATA Copies the data into the LIMEX MIDI System UPGRADE Downloads and saves new software versions in the LIMEX MIDI System PC SOFTWARE DEVICE MENU PROGRAM NUMBER BASS Allows you to set which functions will be run with the SELECT key and the bass keys PROGRAM NUMBER DISKANT Allows you to set which functions will be run with the SELECT key and the treble keys DEVICE OPTIONS DIVERSES OTHER OPTIONS Settings for the bellows dynamic and type of play parameters as well as the microphone system SOUND BOARD EFFECT EMI6 Settings for sound board parameters as well as the LIMEX effect board EM16 CONTROLLER Use this menu to send special MIDI commands for devices of other manufacturers PATCH Settings for LIMEX patches LIMEX PC SOFTWARE PC SOFTWARE PROGRAM NUMBER BASS TREBLE Press a bass key on your instrument A cell is highlighted in green and a new menu window opens Hass Propra 2m al 22 23 24 5 zb a 28 a EI PATCH When this option is selected you can choose which patch number should be selected at the bottom of the window PROGRAM When this option is

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