EHCo Operation Manual
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1. 7 External Device Emulation An external MIDI device e Is connected to a MIDI Output Port Responds to one or more MIDI channels Optionally has MIDI program names and bank names Optionally can respond to MIDI System Exclusive data EHCo acts as a proxy for your external MIDI hardware by reading INS 8 EHCo Operation Manual files containing bank names patch names and controller names This al lows you to select patches on your MIDI device using friendly bank and patch names within EHCo To import patch names click the open button on the Device combo box and select Import Patch Names Browse to the desired INS file and click OK Once loaded the device s patch names appear in the FORTE preset man ager and scene commands sections Controller names may be edited by name in the FORTE MIDI Routing screens In order to proxy an external MIDI device EHCo must know which MIDI output port the device is connected to and what if any MIDI channels it will need to transmit on Select the connected port name and channel If the device re ceives on all 16 _ E channels select OMNI EHCo can send MIDI Sync mes sages on the selected MIDI Clear this List O u t p ut p O rt B e Import Patch Names careful not to en able MIDI Sync on more than one instance of EHCo using the same MIDI out Generic Device Generalmusic CD HyperKeyboard Generalmusic GPS2500 Gene2. FORTE racks in the same way other VSTi and DXi instruments are added ECHo can be found in the FORTE instrument menu under brainspawn This Operations Manual assumes you are familiar with FORTE operation Although ECHo is a plug in it will not operate with other host applica tions It is designed to work closely with FORTE s built in features For example although EHCo outputs MIDI data it does so through FORTE s internal capabilities This allows MIDI port management to be central ized within FORTE ECHo receives MIDI input like any other VST or DXi virtual instrument which it echoes to a selected MIDI output port This enables you to use Forte s sophisticated MIDI filtering and routing capabilities to control ex ternal hardware Additionally this allows you to send specific MIDI mes sages including system exclusive to external devices on FORTE scene change 2 How It Works Within Forte instrument plugins take MIDI and audio in and send audio out EHCo extends this to external hardware connected to the PC with MIDI output ports EHCo will pass audio through it without modifica tion which can be a handy way to do guitar processing with a single in strument module In this case the audio input is the guitar which pass es through EHCo into other VST processors and to the output while the MIDI output is used to control external gear like guitar processors 3 Adding EHCo to a FORTE Rack To add EHCo click the add
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4. PROD UCT THE USER s signature New registration information will be issued by the AUTHOR S to the new user of the PRODUCT EHCo Operation Manual 3 Terms This license is effective until terminated THE USER may terminate it by destroying the complete PRODUCT and all copies thereof This license will also terminate if THE USER fails to comply with any terms or condi tions of this agreement THE USER agrees upon such termination to de stroy all copies of the software and of the documentation or return them to the AUTHOR S for disposal Redistribution THE USER are permitted to distribute the evaluation shareware package of this PRODUCT provided that the a the package is not modified in any way and b that no profit is earned from such redistribution However THE USER can charge reasonable fees to cover costs of media packaging shipping handling electronic transmission and storage and other costs impacting THE USER in the process of such distribution Other rights and restrictions All other rights and restrictions not specifically granted in this license are reserved by the AUTHOR S 4 EHCo Operation Manual Hate User Manuals Get Me Started In case you wish to wait until later to peruse this astoundingly well writ ten Operation Manual this section will tell you how to get EHCo started as quickly as possible 1 Install EHCo EHCo is provided as a self installing program EXE file To instal
5. edit e Bank Program Change this allows you to select a preset using the instrument definitions imported from INF files e System Exclusive One or more blocks of system exclusive data be ginning with OxFO and ending with OxF7 e Wait Pauses a specified number of milliseconds between mes sages Highlight a message and click remove to delete it For your convenience and to avoid having to edit system exclusive data manually the Sysex Prefix window allows you to quickly replace the first few bytes of any system exclusive data in the list This can be used to modify the Sysex ID of any transmitted data to match your MIDI device configuration For instance a Roland XP 50 typically responds to device 17 If you have changed this to another number you should enter the correct bytes into the Prefix area The bytes must start at the beginning of the system exclusive message and will replace as many bytes as are in the prefix Select a message and press edit to edit the data An editor dialog ap propriate for type type of message appears The system exclusive editor is a hexadecimal editor with the ability to import and export SYX files 10 EHCo Operation Manual
6. CriCo Operation Manual Brainspawn Software License Agreement The use of this product indicates your understanding and acceptance of the following terms and conditions This license shall supersede any ver bal or prior verbal or written statement or agreement to the contrary If you do not understand or accept these terms or your local regulations prohibit after sale license agreements or limited disclaimers you must cease and desist using this product immediately Copyright laws super sede all local regulations This license is a contract between you the end user of this software hereinafter referred to as THE USER and BRAINSPAWN hereinafter re ferred to as the AUTHOR S and is governed under the laws of the State of Texas Copyright This product in whole or in part including all files data and documenta tion from here on referred to as PRODUCT is Copyright 2001 BRAIN SPAWN all rights reserved and is protected by the United States copy right laws international treaties and all other applicable national or in ternational laws This PRODUCT may not in whole or in part be cop ied photocopied translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from the AUTHOR S and according to all applicable laws The sole owner of this PRODUCT is the AUTHOR S No Warranty The AUTHOR S provides absolutely no warranty The software and infor ma
7. button on FORTE s header module In the pop up menu of plug in choices select the brainspawn submenu and select EHCo EHCo will be added to the rack You may then open the EHCo con sole by clicking the arrow button next to the brainspawn EHCo name in the instrument module See the FORTE User Manual for more details on using plug ins 6 EHCo Operation Manual 4 User Interface Device Load INS files to learn bank patch and controller names INS files are the format used to import instrument information into Cakewalk products and are available via a web search Sysex Prefix System exclusive data can be modified as it is transmitted to adjust for different MIDI device IDs The prefix here replaces the first bytes of the stored system exclusive data Output Port Determines which output port MIDI will be transmitted on Channel Alters the channel of transmitted MIDI data Using this you can force all channelized MIDI to be transmitted on a single channel Send MIDI Sync Send MIDI Sync to the selected output port Scene Command List This is a list of MIDI data that is tranmitted when the current scene is switched to MIDI Data A list of MIDI messages to be transmitted Editing Buttons Buttons to manage items in the scene command list Add Remove Edit Send and Send All EHCo Operation Manual 7 5 Using FORTE MIDI Filtering FORTE has sophisticated MIDI filtering that changes MIDI input in vari ous ways includ
8. ing transpose key range limiting controller rescaling re channelizing and masking Refer to the FORTE User Manual for a full description of these capabilities MIDI output in realtime by EHCo has gone through FORTE s internal MIDI filters and can be altered in all the ways supported by FORTE meaning that you can use ECHo with FORTE as a powerful MIDI data processor For instance if you have a MIDI con trolled tube preamp with a built in reverb effect you could use FORTE and ECHo to control this device without having to reconfigure either the MIDI input or the preamp 6 Configuring MIDI Output Ports MIDI Output ports are configured within FORTE s Preferences pages If ECHo is installed FORTE will add a new preference page called MIDI Output Ports This page functions identically to the existing MIDI Input Ports page see the FORTE User Manual for details A single instance of EHCo can output to a single MIDI output port Multiple instances of EHCo can be created in a rack to output to multiple ports SISISISigiS B Sere Ope MIDI Output Ports forte Select the MIDI output ports you wish udio Options 2 eon Enable Disable MIDI Output Ports to use with ECHo You may select mul OUMA Z Daaa S tiple output ports and choose the spe H E Copy akota Porl Taa spe ee SB Audigy Synth A 1400 cific port later within ECHo SB Audigy Synth B 1400 SB Audigy MIDI IO 1400
9. l double click the installation program file and follow the instructions in the installation wizard You will need to agree to the End User License Agreement and enter your User Name and Li cense Key 2 Start FORTE 3 Add EHCo to a new rack Click the add button on FORTE s head er module In the pop up menu of plug in choices select the brain spawn submenu and select EHCo EHCo will be added to the rack 4 Open EHCo s plug in console Open the EHCo console by clicking the arrow button next to the brainspawn EHCo name in the in strument module 5 Select a MIDI Output Port Click the arrow in the Output Port box to open a menu of available output ports If no ports are available open FORTE Preferences and select MIDI Output Ports 6 Select a device to emulate optional Click the arrow in the De vice box to open a menu of devices Initially this list will be emp ty To import device definitions select Import Patch Names Browse to the desired INS file and click OK 7 Play MIDI Input At this point EHCo should receive MIDI input and echoing it to the selected MIDI output port 8 Quick Technical Support Visit www brainspawn com to access product updates Visit www brainspawn com forum for support forums EHCo Operation Manual 5 1 Overview EHCo extends FORTE s features to external MIDI hardware devices The name EHCo is short for External Hardware Controller EHCo is added to
10. ralmusic PS1500 Generalmusic PS2500 Generalmusic RP Pro 1 Generalmusic RP Pro 2 Generalmusic RP Pro Expander Generalmusic RP Series Generalmusic RP Studio put p o rt This Generalmusic MusicProcessor Standard i Generalmusic S T MusicProcessor Turbo will confuse an Generalmusic SK76 Generalmusic SK88 external device i Refer to a MIDI reference to understand how MIDI Sync works The important point is that it does not send timeline information but only sends pulses 24 times per quarter note This defines tempo but not location time signa ture or absolute time 8 Sending MIDI Messages on Scene Change EHCo can store and transmit multiple MIDI messages when FORTE chang es scenes In the example below four MIDI messages are defined each of a dif EHCo Operation Manual 9 ferent type When the current scene is switched to each is sent in or der Only those message marked Enabled are sent You may transmit each manually with the send button or transmit all manually with the send all button Press add to create a new MIDI message A menu appears giving you a choice of which type of message to create e Controller value allows you to send specific CC values to devices on scene change e Generic MIDI message this allows you to enter a MIDI message using a hexidecimal editor If this message is a CC or program mes sage it will open in the appropriate editor when you press
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