User`s guide

The important thing to note in the above diagram is that

all of the audio, both from the computer and the stage

microphones, gets routed to a mixer. The combined

audio signal is then ampliﬁed and sent to the PA

speakers. For additional convenience, there are many PA

systems that have the mixer and ampliﬁer combined into

one integrated package.

MIDI Cabling

Solo Performer Show Controller is capable of sending

MIDI ﬁles, program changes, and control messages to

external MIDI devices. These MIDI devices connect to

your existing computer’s MIDI interface. If you do not

yet have a MIDI interface, most music stores sell an

adapter that connects to your computer via the USB port

or serial port. Solo Performer Show Controller uses the

computer operating system’s MIDI services to send MIDI

messages, so any MIDI interface that is compatible with

your computer’s operating system as a general MIDI

interface should work.

Since Solo Performer Show Controller sends MIDI

commands, but does not receive them, only one MIDI

cable is required per device. The cable should be

connected to the MIDI interface’s MIDI out port at one

end, and the devices MIDI in port at the other end.

Multiple devices may be strung together by connecting

one device’s “MIDI Thru” port (if it has one) to another

device’s MIDI in port.

It is also important to know which channel your MIDI

device is conﬁgured to receive commands on. Refer to

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