RS232 Control

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Hi,

I am interested in the possibility of controling the Pearl 2004 from a laptop. I am aware the console can be controlled by MIDI (and commands in the manual for this), and that the riggers remote is connected through the rs232 port...

Is it possible to just connect the console directly to a computer via a serial port and send commands to start playbacks etc - and if so, what serial commands are required?

Many thanks,

Tim