Instruction manual

MIDI Control Jester Operating Manual
Jester Manual 73-403-00 Issue 3.4 37 of 53
current page. Using MIDI does not increase the number of submasters; to control
submasters from the other page, press the PAGE B button on the desk. The normal
submaster Page Overlay rules apply - you must lower the submaster on one page
before you can output the same submaster on the other page.
MIDI Notes – Velocity Sensing
Some MIDI instruments have this function. It enables the musician to control the
loudness of the music by playing notes and chords delicately for soft music or hard
for loud music. The MIDI signal that is transmitted by such instruments consists of a
Velocity in the range 0 to 127.
If the instrument does not have Velocity sensing, the Velocity is fixed by the
manufacturer, often at 63 rather than 127 so that the music that is being played is not
too loud.
MIDI Notes – Preset mode
The first note of any octave will drive channel 1, the second note of any octave will
drive channel 2 and so on. The velocity information is used to determine the fade
rate of a channel.
MIDI Notes – Run mode
The first note of any octave will drive submaster 1, the second note of any octave will
drive submaster 2 and so on. The velocity information is used to determine the fade
rate of the submaster.
MIDI Show Control
MIDI Show Control (MSC) operates in Run Mode only. Supported Commands to
control the memory stack are:
 GO
 STOP (Pause)
 RESUME (Un-pause)
 TIMED_GO (maximum fade time is 5 minutes)
 LOAD (Set next memory)
 RESET (Go first memory)
Cue number is mandatory for LOAD. Cue numbers are optional for GO, STOP,
RESUME and TIMED_GO. Commands are ignored if the cue number is invalid or is
not programmed on the desk. Any Cue list and Cue path numbers sent by the
controller are ignored by the desk.
The following supported commands control the overall output from the desk:
 ALL_OFF (Blackout ON)
 RESTORE (Blackout OFF)
The desk listens for MSC commands that have command_format 'Lighting' (0x01), or
'All-Types' (0x7F). The Device_ID 0-111 that the desk listens to for MSC commands
can be set using the <MIDI Setup> menu. The desk will also listen to the MSC
broadcast Device_ID (0x7F).