Kawai CN41 manual Midi Channel, Press the Menu buttons to select the Midi channel function

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6 FUNCTIONS MENU

10) MIDI CHANNEL

This function is used to determine on which MIDI channel the CN41 piano will exchange MIDI information with external MIDI devices and instruments or a personal computer.

The selected channel will function as both the transmit and receive channel.

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Step 1

Press the MENU buttons to select the MIDI channel function.

10 MIDI Channel

=1 (TRS/RCV)

The current MIDI channel will be shown on the second line of the LCD display.

Step 2

Press the VALUE buttons to select the desired MIDI channel.

The MIDI channel can be set within the range of 1 to +16.

Step 3

Press any one of the SOUND SELECT buttons to exit the menu.

The CN41 piano’s MIDI channel setting defaults to receiving MIDI channel information from all channels, 1 to 16. each time the power is turned on. This is called ‘omni mode on’. The CN41 piano will switch to ‘omni mode off’ when a specifi c channel is selected using the MIDI channel function, and data will only be received on that specifi ed channel. In order to specify channel 1 in the ‘omni mode off’ state, fi rst select channel 2, then select channel 1.

When multi-timbral mode is on (page 58):

When playing in split mode with Multi-timbral mode ON

:Notes played in the lower section of the keyboard will be transmitted on the channel that is one channel higher than the selected channel. For example, with the

MIDI channel is set to 3 notes played in the lower section of the keyboard will be transmitted on channel 4.

When playing in dual mode : The notes played will be transmitted on two channels, the selected channel and the channel that is one channel higher. When channel the selected MIDI channel is 16, channel 1 will be used to transmit notes for the layered part.