MIDI

Setting the Keyboard Channel

This parameter sets the channel for MIDI messages to an external device. You can set any MIDI channel in the range of 1 to 16 as the keyboard channel.

To set the Keyboard Channel

1While still holding down the CONTROL button, select the Keyboard channel by pressing one of the keyboard keys illustrated below.

Example: Channel 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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C￿7 (black key)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B￿5 (black key)

A note does not sound when you press a keyboard key while holding down the CONTROL button.

NOTE

The Keyboard Channel is automatically set to 1 whenever you turn on the digital piano power.

Assigning Tones to Individual

Channels

You can assign tones to channels using a Program Change message sent from a connected MIDI device. You cannot change the tone assigned to each channel from the the digital piano.

NOTE

The tone GRAND PIANO is automatically assigned to all channels whenever you turn on the digital piano power.

Sending Memory Playback Data

You can send memory playback as MIDI data. The send channel used depends on the Keyboard Channel setting, as shown in the table below.

Keyboard Play

Keyboard Channel

 

 

Memory

Keyboard Channel + 1*

 

 

*When you have Channel 16 set as the keyboard channel, memory playback is send over Channel 1.

Pedal effect data recorded to the memory is applied to playback from the memory, and does not affect your performance on the keyboard. Likewise, pedal operations on the digital piano are applied to the keyboard only, and not to playback from the memory.

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