MIDI Mobilizer MIDI Memo Recorder Advanced Guide An in-depth guide to the features and functionality of the MIDI Mobilizer hardware and MIDI Memo Recorder application for iPhone and iPod touch Electrophonic Limited Edition
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Table of Contents Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 What is MIDI?............................................................................................................................................ 4 Getting Started..............................................................................................................................................
Overview MIDI Mobilizer is a hardware MID interface that allows MIDI communication between an iPhone (or iPod touch) and the millions of hardware MIDI devices in existence. With MIDI Mobilizer, an iPhone becomes the easiest and most portable MIDI system there is. It can be used to capture musical ideas, backup keyboard and effects settings, and more. This guide covers the basics of MIDI, connection of the MIDI Mobilizer, and operation of the MIDI Memo Recorder application.
Getting Started Connecting the MIDI Mobilizer MIDI Mobilizer connects directly to the 30-pin connector of an iPhone or iPod touch. It is compatible with all current generations of iPhone and iPod touch that are using OS 3.0 or greater operating system. Although some other models of iPods (such as the iPod nano) also include a 30-pin connector, they do not provide a way to download applications so MIDI Mobilizer cannot be used with these other models.
Updating Firmware MIDI Mobilizer contains a microprocessor and programming (firmware) that handles all MIDI and iPhone communication. If this firmware is not the most current version, the MIDI Memo software can update it for you. Each time MIDI Memo is run, it checks the firmware version in the MIDI Mobilizer. If it is not the most current, the following message below on the left will be displayed. Pressing “Not Now” will leave the firmware unchanged.
Basic Operation The picture on the right shows the main elements of the MIDI Memo application. The blue arrows indicate information fields and the red arrows point to buttons with the text describing the functions. More details of operation are covered in the following sections.
Playing MIDI To play back a Memo, press the large green Play button, as shown below on the left. MIDI data from the memo will be output at the MIDI Out, and an elapsed time counter will be displayed as shown in the middle display below. At any time the playback can be paused by pressing the round Pause button. When paused, MIDI will stop being output, the counter will stop elapsing, and the display will appear as shown on the right. Playback can also be stopped at any time by pressing the red Stop button.
Memos List Press the Memos button to see a list of all current Memos, as shown on the leftmost display. The currently selected Memo has a check mark to its right. If more memos exist than can fit on the screen, the list can be scrolled through by swiping upward on the screen. To select a Memo from the list, just touch its name. The + button is used to create a new blank Memo. This can be useful if you want to create and rename a Memo before entering Record.
System Info Pressing the Line 6 logo reveals MIDI Memo’s “About” screen. The version of the MIDI Memo Recorder software and the version of MIDI Mobilizer’s firmware are displayed. If WiFi access for MIDI Memo sharing is enabled, the URL address is displayed on this screen. This address can be entered into a browser window on a computer to access the Memos via WiFi.
Using MIDI Mobilizer with Line 6 Products Most Line 6 products with MIDI connectors can send out the stored settings via MIDI Sysex commands. The MIDI Mobilizer can be used to store these settings as a backup, so that you can later restore them, or load them into another Line 6 device. This section briefly explains the MIDI backup process for several Line 6 products.
POD 2.0, POD Pro, Bass POD, & Bass POD Pro 1. Press the MIDI button 2. Press the Save button –display should show "A" (for All) 3. Press the Save button No setup is required for receiving MIDI Sys ex data. POD xt, PODxt Pro, PODxt Live, Bass PODxt, Bass PODxt Pro & Bass PODxt Live 1. Press the Save button 2. Turn the Select knob until MIDI Dump page 3. Turn the Effect Tweak knob until display says "All Channels" 4. Press the Save button No setup is required for receiving MIDI Sys ex data.
