Tascam Digital Portastudio 788 Owners Manual

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12 – MMC and MIDI functions
The 788 can both control other devices, and be con-
trolled by them, using MIDI Machine Control mes-
sages (MMC).In addition, MIDI messages can be sent to the 788 in 
order to control the parameters remotely.
MIDI Machine Control
The 788 can be either a control slave or master and a 
timecode slave or master. This means that your only 
restrictions are with the other unit.
One common way to set up the 788 with a sequencer 
is to allow all 788...

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788 MMC slave/master setting
To set the 788 as either an MMC slave or master, fol-
low the steps below.
1With the transport stopped, press the 
MENU 
key.
2Use the dial to scroll down to the 
SYNC/
MIDI
 menu and press ENTER.
3Use the dial to scroll down to the 
CONTROL 
menu item and press 
ENTER.
4There are two tabs on this screen. Use the Ó 
key to ensure that the 
MMC tab is visible.5Use the § and ¶ keys to highlight...

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Bit-map array of MMC commands
Byte Bit7 Bit6 (40H) Bit5 (20H) Bit4 (10H) Bit3 (08H) Bit2 (04H) Bit1 (02H) Bit0 (01H)
c0– 0 (06) 
RECORD       
STROBE(05) 
REWIND(04) 
FAST         
FORWARD(03) 
DEFERRED       
PLAY(02)           
PLAY(01)
STOP(00) 
reserved
c1– 0 (0D)            
MMC           
RESET(0C)        
COMMAND
ERROR RESET
(0B)           
CHASE(0A)           
EJECT(09)           
PA U S E(08)         
RECORD
PA...

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Bit-map array of Response/Information fields
Byte Bit7 Bit6 (40H) Bit5 (20H) Bit4 (10H) Bit3 (08H) Bit2 (04H) Bit1 (02H) Bit0 (01H)
r0– 0(06)
GENERATOR 
TIMECODE
(05) 
LOCK
DEVIATION
(04)           
ACTUAL 
OFFSET
(03)        
REQUESTED
OFFSET
(02) 
SELECTED
MASTER CODE
(01) 
SELECTED
TIMECODE(00)        
reserved
r1– 0(0D)
GP5(0C)
GP4(0B)
GP3(0A)
GP2(09)
GP1(08)
G P0 /L OCATE      
POINT(07)
MTC
INPUT
r2– 0 (14) (13)...

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Program Change messages
The 788 can receive MIDI Program Change mes-
sages to change the effect settings (“Effects” on 
page 81), the routing patterns stored in a library 
(“Routing libraries” on page 91) or scenes (“Scene 
libraries” on page 92).
It cannot transmit Program Change messages.
NOTE
Scene memories cannot be changed while the transport is 
moving. The transport must be stopped for these Program 
Change...

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Control Change messages
The 788 can also respond to Control Change mes-
sages in real time in order to allow control of individ-
ual parameters. It cannot transmit Control Change messages.
Enabling/disabling Control Change messages
You can enable or disable the 788 response to Con-
trol Change messages, as explained here.
1With the transport stopped, press the 
MENU 
key.
2Use the dial to scroll down to the 
SYNC/...

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Effect Control Change messages
The parameters of the two internal effectors can also 
be changed using Control Change messages.
The bank (user or preset) and effect number are 
selected before the parameters are changed. This will 
load the appropriate effect settings, so that the effects 
of the Control Change settings can be auditioned.
The MIDI channel number of the message is used to 
determine which effector is...

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NRPN values for single stereo effects
Reverb
Delay
Chorus
Pitch Shifter
Flanger
Phaser
NRPNParameterRange
00 00 Room Type 0 through 3 = Hall, Room, Live, Studio
00 01 Pre Delay 0 through 250 = 0 through 250msec
00 02 Rev Time 0 through 99 = 0.1 through 10.0sec
00 03 Diffusion 0 through 100
00 04 Out Level 0 through 100 through 127 = –
∞ through 0 through +6 dB
NRPNParameterRange
00 00 Type 0 through 2 = Stereo,...

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Reverb and Gate
NRPN values for distortion multi-effect processor settings (1)
Compressor->Distortion->Noise Gate->Flanger->Reverb
NRPNParameterRange
00 00 Type 0, 1 = Normal, Reverse
00 01 Threshold 0 through 30 = -46 through -16 dB
00 02 Gate Time 0 through 300 = 10 through 3000msec
00 03 Density 0 through 100
00 04 Out Level 0 through 100 through 127 = –
∞ through 0 through +6 dB
NRPNParameterRange
00 00...

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Compressor->Distortion->Noise Gate->Flanger->Delay
Compressor->Distortion->Noise Gate->Exciter->Reverb
NRPNParameterRange
00 00 Comp:Compress 0 through 100
00 01 Comp:Attack 0 through 100
00 02 Comp:Post Gain 0 through 30 = 0 through 30 dB
00 03 Comp:Switch 0, 1 = Off, On
00 04 Dist:Pre Gain 0 through 20 = 40 through 60 dB
00 05 Dist:Drive 0 through 100
00 06 Dist:Out Level 0 through 12 = 0 through 12 dB
00 07...