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Spillover echo will retransmit all information except note-on messages. A note-on
message is only retransmitted (spilled over) if a block is currently in the process of
being played. This feature will allow you to connect two or more Prommers in
series and play them polyphonically from a MIDI keyboard. To do this, you need to
set the spillover number for each unit in the chain to the number of units
remaining "down the chain" from it. The spillover number is used to determine
how many note-ons to echo while a note is playing before "robbing" the Prommer
of its note and retriggering it with the latest note-on number. See figure 9 for an
example of using spillover echo.
EXAMPLE OF USING MULTIPLE PROMMER UNITS TOGETHER POLYPHONICALLY
By using spillover echo mode, many Prommers may be linked together to play
sounds polyphonically. Using MIDI cables as shown, connect the units together.
Set all units to the same MIDI channel, and set the spillover echo number for each
unit to the number of Prommers to the right of the selected one (as shown in the
picture). The last unit in the chain should have "ECHO OFF". Load the sound(s)
that will be played into the first unit in the chain and then execute a MIDI "DUMP
ALL" command to copy the sounds into the other units.
PICTURE HERE: Figure 9 - Spillover example
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