User manual ROCKTRON ACCESS

[. . . ] ALL U S E R' S ACCESS M A N U A TM L PRECAUTIONS NOTE: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THIS SECTION TO PROVIDE YEARS OF TROUBLE FREE USE. All warnings on this equipment and in the operating instructions should be adhered to and all operating instructions should be followed. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the unit through any openings. The power cord should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time. [. . . ] for button 6 on the footswitch to turn off. In addition, when a preset is changed from the rack unit, the rack sends the status of its mapped parameters to the All AccessTM, causing the corresponding L. E. D. s to turn on or off to reflect the proper status. In Remote mode, control changes are not sent when an All AccessTM preset switch is pressed, as the status of the instant access switches will be determined by the rack unit. The tenth page of the SETUP program isRemote Title Number. By matching the remote title number with that of another Rocktron product, the titles from the other Rocktron unit will be transmitted to the All Access and displayed when operating in REMOTE mode. To select a remote title number: () With the 2ND L. E. D. still lit, press the "ð" switch to access the tenth page of the SETUP program, Remote Title Number. (If the All Access is not already in SETUP mode, press "2ND", then "SETUP", followed by "ð" nine times. ) To select a Remote Title number, use the "INC" and "DEC" switches directly below the number currently displayed. () 28 Selecting a Remote Title Number Remote Title Number select 0-255 REMOTE TITLE 1 When the Remote Title Number has been selected: (a) press the "2ND" button again (turning the "2ND" L. E. D. off) to exit the editing mode; or (b) press the "ï" button to access previous SETUP editing pages; or (c) press another mode button to edit All Access features other than SETUP. 29 MIDI The MIDI program provides access to the MIDI features of the All Access footswitch. Use the MIDI program to assign each of the following: Programmable patch changes; Control numbers and channels to instant access switches and pedals; Control values to instant access switches and pedals; Instant access switch types; Program change status; Program mapping; and, All Access MIDI receive channel Upon accessing MIDI, the first page of the MIDI program, Programmable Patch Changes, will automatically be displayed. MIDI, Page 1 of 7 - Programmable Patch Changes The first page of the MIDI program, Programmable Patch Changes, allows for the assignment of up to 16 programmable patch changes for each All Access preset. Programmable patch changes are sent when an All Access preset is recalled to aid in selecting the desired preset on a remote MIDI receiving unit. This page of the MIDI program allows for the assignment of program changes to All Access presets. The programmable patch changes are arranged by patch number. To access MIDI: () To access MIDI, press the "2ND" button to activate the secondary button functions. above the "MIDI" button will flash and the All Access will display the first page of the MIDI program. Pressing the "ð" button while in the 2ND mode accesses each successive page. To assign programmable patch changes: Note: If the starting preset number is set to "0" (as described in SETUP, page 6), then program changes 0-127 can be accessed. If the starting preset number is set to "1", then program changes 1-128 can be accessed. () Use the "INC" and "DEC" switches directly below the displayed preset number to select the preset to which patch changes will be assigned. () Use the "INC" and "DEC" switches directly below the displayed MIDI channel to select the MIDI channel to send a particular program change on. Note: If names have been assigned to MIDI channels (as described in SETUP, Page 5), then the name of each channel will be displayed, instead of the channel number. () Use the "INC" and "DEC" switches directly below the currently displayed patch change to select the patch change that is to take place on the given MIDI channel for the selected preset. MIDI program changes are sent when the preset is recalled. 30 Repeat steps through for each of the desired presets. Assigning Programmable Patch Changes Preset Number select PR1-120 MIDI Channel select CH1-16 (or channel name) Program Change select 1-128, OFF (or 0-127, OFF) PR120 CH1 PC128 When the desired program changes have been assigned: (a) press the "2ND" button again (turning the "2ND" L. E. D. off) to exit the editing mode; or (b) press the "ð" button to access additional MIDI editing pages; or (c) press another mode button to edit All Access features other than MIDI. 31 MIDI, Page 2 of 7 - Control Number Assignment The second page of the MIDI program, Control Number Assignment, allows for control numbers and MIDI channels to be assigned to instant access switches and pedals. This feature allows for a pedal or instant access switch to control a specific parameter of another MIDI device. For example, if the Gain parameter of a Rocktron Chameleon preamp was mapped to controller number 8, assigning the P1 (Pedal 1) parameter of the All Access to controller 8 on the same MIDI channel would allow for an expression pedal connected to the PEDAL 1 jack on the All Access to continuously control the gain level of the Chameleon. In addition, multiple parameters assigned to the same controller will allow you to control all of the assigned parameters simultaneously. [. . . ] *If a Bulk Load is to be performed, the All Access must display this editing page and "LOAD" must be selected for the All Access to receive a Bulk Dump from another device. () If a Bulk Dump is to be performed, press the "CTR STORE" button to initiate the dump. When receiving a Bulk Load, it is important that the data loaded to the All AccessTM is not transmitted faster than it was originally dumped from the All AccessTM. If information is sent too fast to the All AccessTM, a "Buffer Overflow" error will occur. When dumping information from a data storage device, such as an Alesis Data Disk, it is necessary to perform the dump in sequence mode rather thansysx mode. [. . . ]