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Opcode Studio 5 (Oct 1991) Networking
« on: August 15, 2014, 04:15:55 PM »
http://web.archive.org/web/19990428221402/http://www.opcode.com/products/machardware/studio5.html

http://web.archive.org/web/19961113040227/http://www.opcode.com/products/machardware/studio5.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20050210133630/http://www.fm-music.com/v/FAQ/Studio_5_Info.html

https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/motu-issue-studio-5-freemidi/

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There were 3 Studio 5 ROM releases:
10/11/91 - original release This release did not support networking.
10/13/93 - LX release This release supported networking. Much code was optimized resulting in better performance, and numerous bugs were fixed.
8/15/95 - LX maintenance update

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Macintosh

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the studio 5 preceded the studio 4 unit i believe http://web.archive.org/web/20000816060015/http://www.opcode.com/news/press/backgrounder.shtml
In 1990, Opcode shipped the first version of the Macintosh-compatible Studio Vision. Hailed as revolutionary, at the time it was the only combined MIDI sequencer and digital audio recording software on the market. That same year Opcode also shipped EZ Vision, an entry level sequencer and MAX, a real-time, object-oriented programming environment. The subsequent year Opcode introduced OMS, their own system software extension for music, now a standard supported by dozens of manufacturers including Digidesign. The Studio 5, a Macintosh compatible, state of the art MIDI interface/ SMPTE synchronizer was also released in 1991, as well as the MIDI Translator, an inexpensive entry level MIDI interface for Macintosh.

The Studio 5LX is a 15-in/15-out MIDI interface with synchronization and patchbay.

It features:
15 independent MIDI INs and OUTs,
240-channel compatibility
Networkable
up to 6 Studio 5LXs together for 1440 MIDI channels
The Studio 5LX combines the functions of a MIDI interface, a MIDI patchbay, a MIDI processor and a SMPTE synchronizer, all in a single powerful unit. As an interface it lets the computer independently communicate with each of the 15 MIDI INs and MIDI OUTs . As a processor, it adds filtering, channelizaton, note range splitting and velocity, and control value modification. As a patchbay, it contains 256KB of RAM for internal patch storage, and it can route MIDI data from any combination of processing and re call any of them with a single program change.

It also includes patch chaining for stepping through non-consecutive patches, and graphic mapping for software patches including transpose maps. As a synchronizer, it reads and writes SMPTE in all formats, including 29.97 non-drop. The Studio 5LX is desig ned to be very simple to use. The only front panel control is a peripheral thru button all other control is performed through software.

Bundled with the LX is OMS (Open Music System), a revolutionary software concept that provides unequaled studio inte gration. The Studio 5LX is compatible with all Macintosh MIDI software, including Opcode's Vision, Galaxy Plus Editors and Studio Vision.


(download links for the pdf manual in 2 parts at the bottom of this thread)

NETWORKING WITH THE OPCODE STUDIO 5

You may connect more than one Studio 5
to a Macintosh. This is called networking.
You can connect up to six Studio 5’s to a
single Macintosh for a maximum of 1,440
MIDI channels.

HISTORY PRIMER (from http://web.archive.org/web/20060727063833/http://www.fm-music.com/v/FAQ/Studio_5_Info.html)

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There were 3 Studio 5 ROM releases:

10/11/91 - original release This release did not support networking.

10/13/93 - LX release This release supported networking. Much code was optimized resulting in better performance, and numerous bugs were fixed.

8/15/95 - LX maintenance update This release fixed a few minor bugs: One was the 100 protocol numbers bug. (click link above for more)

NETWORKING BASICS

A network is defined as the connection of
one or more Studio 5’s to a Macintosh
serial port. The Macintosh has two serial
ports so it can support two networks. You
can connect up to six Studio 5’s to a single
Macintosh (two networks of three
Studio 5’s)



When networking Studio 5’s, always con-
nect the “B” port of the first Studio 5 to
the “A” port of the next Studio 5 (as
shown in Figure 7.1)

Studio 5 Numbering

When you turn on a Studio 5, it displays a
number in the middle of its display for
about one second before it displays the
current patch number. This is indicates
Studio 5 unit number. Any Studio 5 con-
nected directly to the Macintosh is
number 1. The Studio 5 networked to it is
number 2, and the Studio 5 furthest from
the Macintosh is number 3. Figure 7.2
illustrates Studio 5 numbering



Changing Studio 5 Patches

When you change patches on one
Studio 5, the patches change on all
Studio 5’s in the network. Each Studio 5
contains the patches defined by your cur-
rent Patch document

Studio Setup Documents

Each Studio 5 has its own icon in the
Studio Setup document. If you have two
Studio 5’s, you’ll see two Studio 5 icons;
four Studio 5’s will produce four icons,
and so on. The names of the icons depend
on how you’ve connected the Studio 5’s to
the Macintosh.

NETWORKING OPTIONS

There are numerous ways to connect mul-
tiple Studio 5’s. The following sections
discuss your networking options

One Network/One Cable

The first option is to connect all Studio 5’s
in a single network as shown in
Figure 7.3. You can connect no more than
three Studio 5’s in this fashion. The one
network/one cable connection gives you
the advantage of leaving a Macintosh
serial port free while still accessing up to
720 MIDI channels



Each Studio 5 has its own icon in the
Studio Setup document. The icon contains
the name of the serial port and the
number of the Studio 5. The network
shown in Figure 7.3 produces three
Studio 5 icons in the Studio Setup shown
in Figure 7.4



One Network/Two Cables, 4
Studio 5’s


The second option is to connect all
Studio 5’s in a single network and connect
a second cable between the last Studio 5’s
“B” port and the unused Macintosh serial
port as shown in Figure 7.5. You can connect
 no more than four Studio 5’s in this
fashion. This helps balance the MIDI data
stream between the two Mac serial ports



If you have four Studio 5’s in a 2-cable net-
work as seen in Figure 7.5, MIDI data
distribution occurs as follows:
  • The Studio 5 connected directly to
    the modem port will communicate
    exclusively over that port
  • The Studio 5 connected directly to
    the printer port will communicate
    exclusively over that port
  • Studio 5 #2 communicates through
    Studio 5 #1. Studio 5 #3 communi-
    cates through Studio 5 #4

Each Studio 5 has its own icon in the
Studio Setup document. The icon indi-
cates the number of the Studio 5 and the
fact that it’s part of a 2-cable connection.
The network shown in Figure 7.5
produces four Studio 5 icons as shown in
Figure 7.6



One Network/Two Cables, 3 Studio 5’s

If you have three Studio 5’s in a 2-cable
network, MIDI data distribution occurs as
follows:

  • The Studio 5 connected directly to
    the modem port will communicate
    exclusively over that port
  • The Studio 5 connected directly to
    the printer port will communicate
    exclusively over that port
  • The middle Studio 5 sends all of its
    internally generated data (time code,
    footswitches and foot controller info,
    and Audio In note events) to the “B”
    port connection and all other MIDI
    data to the “A” port

One Network/Two Cables, 2 Studio 5’s

If you have two Studio 5’s in a 2-cable net-
work, then each Studio 5 communicates
exclusively with the Macintosh port to
which it is directly connected

Two Networks

Your final networking option is to split
your Studio 5’s between both Macintosh
serial ports as shown in Figure 7.8. You
can connect up to three Studio 5’s on
either network. Using two networks gives
you complete control over which MIDI
data goes to which Macintosh serial port

You must use two networks if you have
more than four Studio 5’s connected to a
Macintosh



In this instance, each Studio 5 has its own
icon in the Studio Setup document. The
icon contains the name of the serial port
and the number of the Studio 5. The con-
nection shown in Figure 7.7 produces
three Studio 5 icons as shown in
Figure 7.8.



THE STUDIO 5 MENU WITH
NETWORKS


CHAPTER 7: Networking
Studio 5 Manual
43
THE STUDIO 5 MENU WITH
NETWORKS
Any time the current Studio Setup docu-
ment contains more than one Studio 5,
you’ll see them listed at the bottom of the
Studio 5 menu
.
To select (check) a Studio 5, simply
choose it from the menu



The following sections discuss how each
Studio 5 menu item behaves when more
than one Studio 5 is present in a Studio
Setup document. See
Chapter 8: Studio 5
Menu
for a description of each menu item.
In general, you must select a Studio 5
before choosing a Studio 5 menu com-
mand. Windows that are already open
continue to work with the Studio 5 that
was selected when they were opened.

SMPTE Reader

The SMPTE Reader displays the time
code received at the SMPTE IN jack of
the selected Studio 5. If you’re using mul-
tiple Studio 5’s, you must select a Studio 5
before
opening the SMPTE Reader
window

Stripe SMPTE Windows

The Stripe SMPTE Window works with
the selected Studio 5. If you’re using mul-
tiple Studio 5’s, you must select a Studio 5
before
opening the Stripe SMPTE window

Audio In

This toggles the Audio In feature ON or
OFF for the selected Studio 5

Foot Controller In

This enables or disables the Foot Control-
ler for the selected Studio 5

Compatibility Setup

This command opens the Compatibility
Setup Window, which recognizes
all
Studio 5’s in the setup document. If you’re
using multiple Studio 5’s, it doesn’t matter
which Studio 5 is selected when you open
the Compatibility Setup Window

NOTE: If you use two Studio 5’s to emulate
four MIDI Time Pieces, you should use both
Macintosh serial ports. This gives you
access to 17 MTP cables on each port


Display ROM Version

This command displays the ROM Version
for the selected Studio 5

Fast Mode Communication Speed

This command dictates communication
speeds between the
Macintosh
and any
Studio 5’s that are connected directly to it.
Communication between Studio 5’s in a
network is always at a speed of 8 x MIDI

Re-Establish Communication

This command re-establishes communi-
cation with all Studio 5’s regardless of
which is selected

SIMPLE NETWORK EXAMPLE:
TWO STUDIO 5’S


You can network two Studio 5’s to a single
Macintosh using any of the methods dis-
cussed previously

One Network/One Cable Example

Figure 7.10 shows a single network of two
Studio 5’s. The Macintosh modem port
connects to the first Studio 5’s “A” port



Choose File>New Studio Setup and search the Macintosh modem port
Your new Studio Setup document contains an icon for each Studio 5 in your network (see Figure 7.11)



Add devices to your Studio Setup document and connect them to Studio 5 icons to reflect the current
conditions in your studio




One Network/Two Cable Example

You could add an additional cable
between the second Studio 5’s “B” port
and the Macintosh printer port (as shown
in Figure 7.13)



Connecting the Macintosh printer port to
the second Studio 5 increases MIDI
throughput capabilities by balancing the
MIDI data load between the two Macin-
tosh serial ports. Studio 5 #1
communicates with the modem port and
Studio 5 #2 communicates with the
printer port.

Two Network Example

Figure 7.14 illustrates another possible
way to connect two Studio 5’s to the Mac-
intosh. In this connection, all
communication with the top Studio 5 is
handled by the printer port, and all com-
munication with the bottom Studio 5 is
handled by the modem port.



Which Setup is Best?

The only real advantage of the “one net-
work/one cable” setup is that it leaves
you a free Macintosh serial port.
The advantages and disadvantages of the
“one network/two cables” and “two net-
work” options are more subtle. Each
Studio 5 can communicate directly with
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the computer without having to go “thru”
the other Studio 5. However, if you are
using a Studio Patch and want to route
data from a device on one Studio 5 to a
device on the other Studio 5, the one net-
work/two cable setup is more efficient
because data can travel directly between
the two Studio 5’s. In the two network
setup, data must go from one Studio 5 to
the Macintosh and then to the other
Studio 5. In addition, the Macintosh will
only know that it must thru the data from
one serial port to another when OMS is
active. This means you cannot use this
type of patch with a two network setup
without the Macintosh being present.
With a one network/two cable setup, the
routing will work even if the Macintosh is
not present


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Re: Opcode Studio 5 (Oct 1991) Networking
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2017, 05:02:30 PM »
https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/studio-5-freemidi/

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Using the Studio 5 with FreeMIDI takes a few more steps than other devices. Here’s what you do:

FreeMIDI works best with the Studio 5 in MTP emulation Mode. To do this Run OMS setup and choose New Studio Setup from the File menu to create a New studio document.
Choose New Device from the Studio menu and create a generic device by choosing “Other” from both the “Manufacturer” and the “Model” pop-up menus.
The device should be set to transmit and receive on all 16 channels. In addition enable all clock options (like transmits receives MTC and MIDI beat clock). You can give the device any name, such as Cable-#
Repeate the above steps for all 16 cables of the Studio 5.
From the Studio 5 menu choose Compatibility Setup and select Emulate MIDI Time Piece.
You should then be able to configure the MTP input and output cables by clicking AUTO. You should also run in 1MHz mode.
Save the compatibility setup by clicking “Save As”; in the compatibility window.
Save this generic studio setup and make it current.
You should not need to use OMS from this point on, except for your OMS compatible softwares.

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Re: Opcode Studio 5 (Oct 1991) Networking
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2017, 02:11:19 PM »
http://www.motu.com/techsupport/technotes/document.1998-10-28.5507466655
Using the Studio 5 With FreeMIDI

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Using the Studio 5 with FreeMIDI takes a few more steps than other devices. Here's what you do:

FreeMIDI works best with the Studio 5 in MTP emulation Mode. To do this Run OMS setup and choose New Studio Setup from the File menu to create a New studio document.
Choose New Device from the Studio menu and create a generic device by choosing "Other" from both the "Manufacturer" and the "Model" pop-up menus.
The device should be set to transmit and receive on all 16 channels. In addition enable all clock options (like transmits receives MTC and MIDI beat clock). You can give the device any name, such as Cable-#
Repeate the above steps for all 16 cables of the Studio 5.
From the Studio 5 menu choose Compatibility Setup and select Emulate MIDI Time Piece.
You should then be able to configure the MTP input and output cables by clicking AUTO. You should also run in 1MHz mode.
Save the compatibility setup by clicking "Save As"; in the compatibility window.
Save this generic studio setup and make it current.
You should not need to use OMS from this point on, except for your OMS compatible softwares.

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Re: Opcode Studio 5 (Oct 1991) Networking
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2017, 03:35:03 PM »
https://web.archive.org/web/19961018010101/http://motu.com:80/downloads/Extras/Studio5.FMS.sea.hqx
i found this mac archive document related to using the Opcode Studio 5 Interface with MOTU's FreeMIDI application

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