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MAX
MIDI
VOICE
COMPUTER
EXPANDER/
PERIPHERAL
MIDIGUIDE
by
Rick
Davies
and
Stanley
Oungleib
Manual
Issued:
Software
No.
MG620B
October,
Release:
by
SEQUENTIAL
All
rights
reserved.
1984
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MG620B
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OVERVIEW
MIDI
APPLICATIONS
2.1
Using
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SONG
SONG
AUTO-CORRECT
SONG
SONG
2.2
Using
BASIC
DUMP
CONTROL
2.3
Using
BASIC
DUMP
CONTROL
2.k
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VELOCITY
CONTROL
2.5
MIDI
MODES
DUMPS
CONTROL
CLOCK
MAX
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With
Drum
PLAYBACK
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RECORDING
MIDI-EQUIPPED
OVERDUBBING
Two
MAXs
MIDI
OPERATION
OPERATIONS
OPTIONS
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MIDI
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OPERATIONS
OPTIONS
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Prophet-T8
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63
15
1
15
15
15
15
1
2
63
15
15
15
15
15
OFFF FFFx
Offf
ffxx
Oggg gxxx
OLxx
xxxx
Oaaa
axxx
Oixx
xxxx
Oaaa
axxx
Oddd
dxxx
Osss
sxxx
Orrr
rxxx
xxxx
Osxx
Otxx
xxxx
Opxx
xxxx
Oppp
pppx
OLxx
xxxx
OFFF
Oaaa
Owxx
Ommm
OFFF
Orrr
Oaaa
Oixx
Fxxx
aaxx
xxxx
mmxx
FFFF
rrrx
axxx
xxxx
Oaaa axxx
Oddd
dxxx
Osss
sxxx
Orrr
rxxx
OLxx
xxxx
Okkx
xxxx
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rrrx
Oaaa
axxx
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dxxx
Osss
sxxx
Orrr
rxxx
Ovvv
vxxx
MG620A
page
42
SCI
MAX
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
NOTES:
PARAMETERS
OSCILLATOR
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
OSC
NUMBER:
COARSE
FINE
GLIDE
LFO
ENVELOPE
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
ENV
FREQUENCY
INVERT
ATTACK
DECAY
SUSTAIN
RELEASE
SAWTOOTH
TRIANGLE
PULSE
PULSE
PULSE
FREQUENCY
RATE
AMOUNT
WAVE
WAVE
WAVE
WIDTH
LFO-MOD
VALUE
'
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
NOTES:
PARAMETERS
OSCILLATOR
02
OSC
03
OSC
04
OSC
05
OSC
06
OSC
07
OSC
08
OSC
09
OSC ENV
10
OSC
11
OSC ENV
12
OSC
13
OSC
14
OSC
15
OSC
16
OSC
NUMBER:
COARSE
FINE
FREQUENCY
GLIDE
LFO
RATE
ENVELOPE
ENV
INVERT
ENV
ATTACK
DECAY
ENV
SUSTAIN
RELEASE
SAWTOOTH
TRIANGLE
PULSE
WAVE
PULSE WIDTH
PULSE
LFO-MOD
VALUE
FREQUENCY
AMOUNT
WAVE
WAVE
"
LFO
17
LFO
FREQUENCY
18
LFO
PROG
19
LFO
TRI/SQUARE
FILTER
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
AMPLIFIER
32
33
34
35
36
OSC/NOISE
FILT
CUTOFF
FILT
RESONANCE
FILT
ENVELOPE
FILT
ENV
FILT
ENV
FILT
ENV
FILT
ENV
FILT
ENV
FILT
LFO-MOD
FILT
KEYBOARD
FILT-OSC
AMP
ATTACK
AMP
DECAY
AMP
SUSTAIN
AMP
RELEASE
VOICE
AMOUNT
MIXER
FREQUENCY"
INVERT
ATTACK
DECAY
SUSTAIN
RELEASE
TRI
MOD
VOLUME
WAVE
AMOUNT
"
"
AMOUNT"
AMT
"
LFO
17
LFO
FREQUENCY
18
LFO
PROG
19
LFO
TRI/SQUARE
FILTER
20
OSC/NOISE
21
FILT
CUTOFF
22
FILT
RESONANCE
23
FILT
ENVELOPE
24
FILT
ENV
25
FILT
ENV
26
FILT
ENV
27
FILT
ENV
28
FILT
ENV
29
FILT
LFO-MOD
30
FILT
KEYBOARD
31
FILT-OSC
AMPLIFIER
32
AMP
ATTACK
33
AMP DECAY
34
AMP
SUSTAIN
35
AMP
RELEASE
36
VOICE
VOLUME
AMOUNT
WAVE
MIXER
FREQUENCY"
AMOUNT
INVERT
ATTACK
DECAY
SUSTAIN
RELEASE
AMOUNT"
TRI
MOD
AMT
~
"
"
MG620A
page
55
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