Controlling the SD-80 via MIDI

Switching sounds

You can switch the sound (instrument) for each of the SD-80’s parts by transmitting MIDI messages from sequencer software running on your computer.

Sounds are specified by their Variation number and Instrument number, but the way in which these numbers are displayed may differ depending on your software. On the SD-80, variation numbers start from 0, and instrument numbers start from 1.

The variation number corresponds to the MIDI bank number, and the instrument number corresponds to the MIDI program number.

Variation number

002 Piano 1d

001Piano 1w

000Piano 1

001

SD-80 Map (Classic set)

 

 

 

003

Explosion

 

 

 

 

002

Lasergun

Variation sounds

Pulse Clav

 

 

001

Machine Gun

 

Clav

Celesta

Glockenspiel

000

GunShot

Capital sounds

008

009

010

 

128

 

Instrument Number

How to read the instrument list

The sounds (instruments) built into the SD-80 are listed in the instrument list provided for each sound generator mode.

"Instrument list (GM2 / Native mode)" (p. 95)

"Instrument list (GS mode)" (p. 101)

"Instrument list (XGlite mode)" (p. 103)

Two numbers are used to specify a sound; the Instrument number and the Variation number. Sounds whose variation number is 000 are “capital” sounds, and sounds whose variation number is other than 000 are “variation” sounds.

Each instrument list shows the instrument number, variation number, and the name of the sound.

<Example> Native mode instrument list

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC

LSB

MSB Classic Set

Voice

MSB

Contemp Set

Voice

MSB

Solo Set

Voice

MSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

0

96

Piano 1

1

97

Ac.Piano

1

98

St.Piano 1

2

99

 

 

1

96

Piano 1w

1

97

Ac.Piano w

1

98

St.Piano 1w

2

99

 

 

2

96

Piano 1d

1

97

Mild Piano

1

98

European Pf

4

99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

0

96

Piano 2

1

97

Rock Piano

1

98

St.Piano 2

2

99

 

 

1

96

Piano 2w

1

97

Rock Piano w

1

98

St.Piano 2w

2

99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

0

96

Piano 3

1

97

E.Grand Pf

2

98

SA Piano

2

99

 

 

1

96

Piano 3w

1

97

E.Grand Pf w

2

98

SA Piano w

2

99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

0

96

Honky-tonk

2

97

Old Honky

2

98

St.Honky

4

99

 

 

1

96

Honky-tonk w

2

97

Old Honky w

2

98

St.Honky w

4

99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC:

 

 

Instrument number (program number)

 

 

 

 

 

 

LSB:

 

 

Variation number (value of controller number 32)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital sounds (variation number= 0) are printed in bold type.

 

 

 

 

MSB:

 

 

Sound set number (value of controller number 0)

 

 

 

 

 

Classic Set:

 

Sound set = Classical set sounds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contemp Set:

Sound set = Contemporary set sounds

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solo Set:

 

Sound set = Solo set sounds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enhance Set:

Sound set = Enhanced set sounds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voices:

 

Number of voices used by that instrument

 

 

 

 

 

 

58