Patchblocks Midiblock Quick Start Guide

Getting started with the Midiblock

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

Receiving MIDI messages in the Patchblock

Connect the Midiblock to the left side of the Patchblock and move the switch to the “MIDI IN” position.
Make sure you switch on the Patchblock after you connected the Midiblock, otherwise digital glitches
can occur that might trigger a Note-On message which gets stuck.
Now you can connect a Midi-Keyboard or the Midi-Interface of your computer to the Midiblock and
send MIDI messages into the Patchblock. Below are two examples of simple MIDI patches.

Monophonic Synth

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Polyphonic Synth

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Sending MIDI messages from the Patchblock

Connect the Midiblock to the right side of the Patchblock and move the switch to the “MIDI OUT” posi­tion. Now you can send MIDI messages from Patchblocks to other equipment. Below is a simple example
to show how to send MIDI Notes:

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Sending MIDI notes from Patchblocks

Building a MIDI Filter / Arpeggiator

Connect a Midiblock on either side of the Patchblock and move their switches to the corresponding set­tings. Now you can receive MIDI data in your Patchblock and process it before sending out a new mes­sage. This can be used to build an Arpeggiator as in the example below. It takes incoming MIDI Note
messages and adds the output of a sequence to the note value (in this case cycling through 3 octaves).

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MIDI Arpeggiator

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