Steinberg Midex 8 Manual
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MIDEX-8 English – 21 ENGLISH 2. In the File menu, select “New Studio Setup” to let OMS search for all con- nected MIDI interfaces. The following dialog appears. 3. Confirm by clicking “OK” in this dialog. In the following dialog click “Search”. The program will now automatically search for usable MIDI drivers and the cor- responding devices connected to your computer. One of these – maybe the only one currently – is the MIDEX-8 interface. If the search result resembles the one depicted...
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MIDEX-8 English – 22 4. If your MIDEX-8 has not been recognized, do again check whether the MIDEX-8 is properly connected to the computer and that it is operational. • When you click “OK”, OMS will initialize all available inputs and outputs of your MIDEX-8. The corresponding MIDEX-8 output ports should light up in succession and OMS should display a message that resembles the one dis- played below. The installed MIDEX-8 ports are listed below the MIDEX-8 symbol. Use the scrollbar in case the...
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MIDEX-8 English – 23 ENGLISH 5. Activate the individual MIDI ports. There is a check box to the left of each listed port. If you click on it, a cross will appear in it to indicate that the corresponding MIDEX-8 port is activated. We recommend that you activate all MIDEX-8 ports, even if you do not wish to use all at first. 6. Confirm your settings by clicking “OK”. OMS will ask you to save the results of your search as well as your settings as a file named “My Studio Setup”. You can of...
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MIDEX-8 English – 24 Tips for using OMS If you´re not yet familiar with OMS, we recommend that you read its manuals. These can be found in the “OMS Tech Pubs” folder located in the “OMS Applications” folder on your hard disk. The manuals are avail- able in Adobe Acrobat format and can be read and printed out using the Adobe Acrobat Reader utility. You can download Acrobat Reader free of charge from the Adobe web site (http://www.adobe.com). •Upon each (new) selection of “New Studio Setup” in...
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MIDEX-8 English – 25 ENGLISH •To prevent unnecessarily wasting processing power, it is a good idea to only use those MIDI devices as inputs (arrow pointing to the left – towards the MIDEX-8 port) that you really intend to use for MIDI input (e.g. the MIDI key- board that is used to play notes into the sequencer). By simply clicking on an arrow, you can activate or deactivate the correspond- ing MIDI transfer direction. •If you intend to use the physi- cal Thru function on some de- vices to...
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MIDEX-8 English – 26 •You can also directly change your Studio setup from Cubase VST. Open the Stu- dio setup window by selecting Option–MIDI Setup–OMS–OMS Studio Setup and make the necessary changes. You can immediately activate the changes by selecting “Save and make current”. Using OMS and Cubase VST or Nuendo ❐ If you have previously used OMS and Cubase or if you already are a Nuendo user, you can skip this section. 1. If OMS was not installed before, start Cubase VST and set “OMS...
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MIDEX-8 English – 27 ENGLISH • If it doesn’t, please re-check all MIDI cable connections. Furthermore, look up the “MIDI System Setup” dialog in Cubase VST or the ”Device Setup” di- alog in Nuendo to make sure that the corresponding devices are selected and activated for the MIDI inputs of your system. More information about setting up the MIDI inputs and outputs of your program can be found in the corresponding sections of the program documentation.
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MIDEX-8 English – 28 Setting up your MIDI Program When you have installed the MIDEX-8 interface driver, you must config- ure your MIDI application program so that it actually uses the MIDEX-8 interface. What you actually must do to select the MIDEX-8 within the program depends on what program you use. We will therefore only describe the basics here. Please find more details in the manual of your MIDI appli- cation program. •Most MIDI application programs on the PC and on the Macintosh offer...
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MIDEX-8 English – 29 ENGLISH The Linear Time Base Method To achieve the best possible Timing, the MIDEX-8 uses the Linear Time Base method. This new approach to optimize time-critical MIDI data transfer is the result of a close co-operation between Steinberg and Access Music. The Problem The new multitasking operating systems are often not capable of really accurately transferring MIDI data, even on very fast computers. The problem is caused by the sequential method that these systems use...
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MIDEX-8 English – 30 The Buttons Cablecheck/Panic Which of the two functions assigned to this button is performed de- pends on how long you press the button. If this button is pressed for less than 2 to 3 seconds, a MIDI cable test is executed. Please proceed as follows: 1. Use the cable to be tested to connect MIDI output 8 and MIDI input 8 on the front panel of your MIDEX-8. 2. Press the “Panic/Cablecheck” button for less than 2 seconds. 3. If your MIDI cable is okay, all eight input LEDs...