Future Retro Mondovox - Manual (Page 9)

controller, and then exit this mode. The number of voices enabled will be stored in memory even when the
unit is turned off.
DEFINE ROUTING
In the Define Routing mode, you can determine how MIDI is handled by each of the four internal MIDI
processors.
There are three routings to choose from, and each will give different and possibly better results depending on
your particular situation.
The current Routing setting is indicated by the three LEDs located to the left of the power switch. Each is
labeled 1, 2, or 3 and will light to show the current setting.
To change the setting select the Define Routing mode, then play a key on your MIDI controller. Every time a
new Note-On is received, the setting will advance to the next selection.
ROUTING 1
In setting 1, each of the four internal processors will send all MIDI data out. So for instance, if you play a note
in Unison Bend mode, every MIDI output (MIDI OUT A, B, C, and D) will send a Note-On for all the
enabled voices.
This functionality is most useful if you are controlling a single multi-timbral sound module, as it eliminates
the need for additional MIDI mergers to combine all the various outputs into a single MIDI input.
Keep in mind that although you can send up to 16 channels of Note On/Off, Pitch Bend, and Mod Wheel
messages simultaneously to a single MIDI module, the results may not always be desirable due to the amount
of MIDI that that module will have to buffer and respond to. Pitch Bend messages in particular generate twice
as many bits of MIDI data for each value than typical Note On/Off messages do, and since these values are
constantly changing as you perform a pitch bend. This then generates a large amount of data when you are
sending on all 16 channels simultaneously.
ROUTING 2
Setting 2 can be thought of as a “convenience” mode. With this setting MIDI channels 1-4 are handled by
processor A sending this data to the MIDI OUT A ports. Channels 5 through 8 are then handled by processor
B sending this data to the MIDI OUT B ports. Channels 9 through 12 are then handled by processor C sending
this data to the MIDI OUT C ports. And channels 13 to 16 are then handled by processor D sending this data
to the MIDI OUT D ports.
This mode is most useful when you want a nice balance of processing speed plus a streamlined use of outputs.
If you are playing monophonic synthesizers such as the Future Retro XS that has a MIDI THRU port, you can
simply daisy-chain four synthesizers per MIDI OUT port. Or if using a multi-timbral sound module, you can
send four voices to each sound module using only a single MIDI cable to that device.
ROUTING 3
You can think of Setting 3 as “fast” mode. With this setting each processor handles every forth note, so if
you’re playing a four-note chord, all processors can send this MIDI data out to each sound module
simultaneously, where all previous modes discussed technically have to send one note, then the next, then the
next—one after another, which can add up to some amount of latency.
With this setting MIDI channels 1, 5, 9, and 13 are sent out MIDI OUT A ports. MIDI channels 2, 6, 10, and
14 are sent out MIDI OUT B ports. MIDI channels 3, 7, 11, and 15 are sent out MIDI OUT C ports. MIDI
channels 4, 8, 12, and 16 are sent out MIDI OUT D ports.
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