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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.
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 free 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.

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