wwzeitler wrote:In Hauptwerk | General Settings, for the various 'Midi In Ports' options (namely, your various MIDI keyboards, etc.) one has the option "Console MIDI IN" vs. "Sequencer MIDI IN". (Likewise for 'Midi Out Ports').
Try as I might, reading the Hauptwerk documentation (including the 'info' panels in the "Hauptwerk | General Settings" dialog box) and trying the various combinations of settings, I am stumped figuring out the difference.
I would be very grateful for your insight!
William Zeitler
Hi William,
'Console MIDI in' is used to play the organ from an external MIDI source while the 'Sequencer in' is to send MIDI information to the sequencer. The sequencer requires that you follow its rules but in recent times that has become closer to Standard MIDI Files. I think there is an explanation in the manual (pg. 225) and a compendium of MIDI data formats in the back of the manual.
When you record a MIDI track using the "Console" connected to the MIDI in ports the sequencer takes this information and changes it to suit the sequencer. For instance if you send a Piston pushed command to the sequencer, it goes to Hauptwerk and stores the stop changes for the stops assigned to that piston in the MIDI track being recorded. Starting on about page 217 of the manual is a lot of information about the MIDI implementation but it is kind of like drinking from a fire hose.
Thomas