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MC-202 Demo tape
These files are recorded from the Demo Tape into the MC-202 and saved back to the digital Tascam field recorder, without changing anything.
The length of these pieces depend on the Tempo of the MC-202 of course. Just listen and be amazed, it's beautiful.
| Download | Wave file length | Sig | Measures | MEMORY CHECK | ||
| MC-202 file | time | MB | Used | Free | ||
| 1. Invention Vol.1/J.S.Bach | 0:40 | 7.0 MB | 4/4 | 22 | 503 | 2226 |
| 2. Invention Vol.2/J.S.Bach | 0:52 | 9.0 MB | 4/4 | 28 | 724 | 2005 |
| 3. Dream/C.A.Debussy | 1:12 | 12.6 MB | 4/4 | 103 | 1057 | 1672 |
| 4. Prelude/J.S.Bach | 0:49 | 8.5 MB | 4/4 | 37 | 656 | 2073 |
| 5. Snow is dancing/C.A.Debussy | 1:30 | 15.6 MB | 4/4 | 75 | 1394 | 1335 |
Pro tip:
You can switch the Channels in the MC-202, by pressing the blue CHANNEL button before playback.
Result: the MC-202 plays Channel 2, the external synth plays Channel 1.
Bach Inventions
I recorded the following JS Bach "Inventions" into the MC-202 using the technique described on the recording from midi page. The MIDI Files are available on bachcentral.com for downloading. In these MIDI files there is a monophonic "Right Hand" Track and a monophonic "Left Hand" Track, that can perfectly be used for the 2 Channels of the MC-202. You can download the Wave-files below and load them into the MC-202 using the TAPE MEMORY LOAD function.
All wave files are recorded using a digital Tascam field recorder, straight from the MC-202.
When Loading the File into the MC-202, the playback volume has to be quite high.
Experiment with the volume setting of your player in the case Loading into the MC-202 fails.
| BWV | Save File | FileNr | Wave file length | Sig | Measures | orig BPM* | CHANNEL 1 | CHANNEL 2 | Notes | MEMORY CHECK | ||||
| MC-202 | time | MB | Right hand | Left hand | Total | Used | Free | |||||||
| 772 | Invention 1 | 22 | 0:41 | 7 MB | 4/4 | 22 | 86 bpm | 252 notes | 219 notes | = 471 | 524 | 2205 | ||
| 773 | Invention 2 | 29 | 0:56 | 9.7 MB | 4/4 | 29 | 92 bpm | 361 notes | 328 notes | = 689 | 752 | 1977 | ||
| 774 | Invention 3 | 16 | 0:43 | 7.4 MB | 6/4 | 16 | 90 bpm | 276 notes | 248 notes | = 524 | 567 | 2162 | ||
| 775 | Invention 4 | 14 | 0:44 | 7.7 MB | 6/4 | 14 | 99 bpm | 283 notes | 260 notes | = 543 | 572 | 2157 | ||
| 776 | Invention 5 | 33 | 1:00 | 10.5 MB | 4/4 | 33 | 100 bpm | 389 notes | 406 notes | = 795 | 879 | 1850 | ||
| 777 | Invention 6 | 32 | 1:17 | 13.4 MB | 6/4 | 32 | 72 bpm | 608 notes | 486 notes | = 1094 | 1176 | 1553 | ||
| 778 | Invention 7 | 23 | 0:50 | 8.7 MB | 4/4 | 23 | 108 bpm | 326 notes | 305 notes | = 631 | 679 | 2050 | ||
| 779 | Invention 8 | 34 | 0:49 | 8.6 MB | 3/4 | 34 | 120 bpm | 295 notes | 301 notes | = 596 | 684 | 2045 | ||
| 780 | Invention 9 | 34 | 0:50 | 8.7 MB | 3/4 | 34 | 100 bpm | 280 notes | 303 notes | = 583 | 670 | 2059 | ||
| 781 | Invention 10 | 37 | 0:49 | 8.6 MB | 4/4 | 37 | 198 bpm | 311 notes | 273 notes | = 584 | 681 | 2048 | ||
| 782 | Invention 11 | 23 | 0:50 | 8.6 MB | 4/4 | 23 | 84 bpm | 321 notes | 296 notes | = 617 | 676 | 2053 | ||
| 783 | Invention 12 | 21 | 1:00 | 10.3 MB | 6/4 | 21 | 110 bpm | 414 notes | 412 notes | = 826 | 868 | 1861 | ||
| 784 | Invention 13 | 25 | 0:47 | 8.2 MB | 4/4 | 25 | 92 bpm | 301 notes | 263 notes | = 564 | 629 | 2100 | ||
| 785 | Invention 14 | 39 | 0:51 | 8.8 MB | 4/4 | 39 | 120 bpm | 295 notes | 297 notes | = 592 | 694 | 2035 | ||
| 786 | Invention 15 | 23 | 0:44 | 7.6 MB | 4/4 | 23 | 84 bpm | 294 notes | 233 notes | = 527 | 574 | 2155 | ||
All 15 Inventions in 1 ZIP File (124.3 MB).
* the BPM in the table is just an advice. It was the tempo of the MIDI file.
| MEMORY CHECK Thanks to the MIDI to MC-202 conversion, I could also do a comparison between the number of MIDI Notes and the total MC-202 Memory used. When you press the MEMORY CHECK button, the MC-202 shows the amount of free Memory, so you can calculate the used memory. The MC-202 has a total Memory of 2729 "things". It is not exactly clear what that means. The Manual states "2600 Steps". When you count all of the Notes for both Channels, the total amount does not exactly match the amount of used Memory space. But it's close enough for an indication. |
Software used:
- Caustic 3, for counting the Notes and showing the "RH" and "LH" text (Right/Left Hand) of each MIDI Track.
- Cubasis LE (iPad), for playing the MIDI files to the MC-202.