Leprecon LP-1600 Series - Manual (Page 52)

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• After a few moments, the upgrade procedure will begin, and the following
progress message will appear:
LP1600 v1.70B
Receiving *
• When the file has been received completely, the “Programming …..”
operation will commence:
LP1600 v1.70B
Programming…..
• The Receiving and Programming screens will occur at total of three times, as
there are three files to be upgraded. The total upgrade time is about 18
minutes. At completion, remove the upgrade disk, then cycle power for the
upgrade changes to take effect.
8. Midi
The MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) protocol is a very well
developed and versatile “language” which was originally developed to allow
synthesizers from different manufacturers to communicate with each other. By
means of a simple cable connection, a keyboardist could play a “slave”
keyboard remotely from a master keyboard controller. But MIDI has rapidly
expanded into the realm of effects processors, drum machines, sound consoles,
personal computers, and - of course - lighting consoles, and now the
possibilities for creating an integrated system of music, lighting, and computer
equipment are virtually endless.
8.1. Midi Basics
What passes through the MIDI cables is a seemingly endless string of digital
commands - binary ones and zeros - that reflect what each MIDI device in the
system is doing. Each combination of these ones and zeros is a specific
command, telling a device to perform a specific function. Though many of the
MIDI commands are geared toward keyboard functions (such as note-on and
note-off, pitch bend wheel, etc.), the designers of the MIDI protocol were
farsighted enough to make the “language” easily adaptable to a wide range of
products. In the case of the LP1600, many keyboard-oriented commands serve