Peavey pRP 6 owner manual Midi Applications, As a Midi controlling device, As a Slave device

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MIDI Applications

The following explains how your pRP6 can be used in the most common MIDI setups suited to this instrument:

a)as a MIDI controlling device (Master);

b)as a tone generator (in other words, a Slave);

c)for MIDI sequence recording.

As a MIDI controlling device

pRP6, like most MIDI instruments, transmits note and velocity information (touch response) via the MIDI OUT port whenever notes are played on the keyboard.

If the MIDI OUT port is connected to the MIDI IN port of another MIDI keyboard (synthesizer, etc.) or a tone generator (more

commonly called an “expander”, but essentially any device

with an internal sound engine), the external unit will respond precisely to the notes played on the transmitting keyboard.

The result is that such a setup allows you to play two instruments at the same time, using pRP6 as the controlling device (Master) and the other as the device being controlled (Slave).

Quite simply, every time you select a Preset, you will send Program change messages to the external device who will respond by playing a second sound.

As a Slave device

As well as transmitting MIDI information, pRP6 recognizes the same type of data if received at the MIDI IN port from an external controlling device. In this case, the MIDI IN port of the pRP6 is connected to the MIDI OUT port of the external controlling unit. This, therefore, allows pRP6 to be controlled in exactly the same manner as described above, only this time, the pRP6 behaves as the slave and the external device the controller.

Midi Sequencer recording

The type of data transfer described above can be exploited very efficiently for MIDI sequence recording. For this connection, shown in the diagram, the pRP6 MIDI OUT is connected to the Sequencer MIDI IN, and the Sequencer MIDI OUT is connected to the pRP6 MIDI IN. This connection is more commonly know as a “MIDI Loop”.

Any instrument with a sequencer, or a Computer running sequencer software, can be used to capture (record) the MIDI data transmitted

by the pRP6.

When the recorded data is played back, the pRP6 reproduces the recorded sequence in exactly the same manner as it was recorded.

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Contents Page General safety instructions Contents Page Introduction Control panel Instrument OverviewMidi IN/OUT Rear panelPlaying the pRP6 Name PRP6 PresetsFunctions of the pRP6 From Hard to Soft Touch sensitivityFrom Soft to Hard To lower the pitch of the instrument To cancel the transposition without turning offTranspose To raise the pitch of the instrumentTune To raise the tuningTo lower the tuning To reset the tuningMidi Channel Resetting to the default Midi channel configurationMidi Local Midi Common channel Resetting to the default Common channelMidi Common About MidiMidi ports Midi channelsMidi messages transmitted and received by pRP6 Another drumkit is also in BankMidi Sequencer recording Midi ApplicationsAs a Midi controlling device As a Slave devicePanel Reset Damper Physical Model TechnologyIndex Appendix Page PRP6 Midi Sound table GM GMX A2 Appendix PRP6 Preset tables Drumkit Tables Drumkit tables A6 Appendix Midi Implementation chart Control Change on tracks Federal Communications Commission Generalmusic Code
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