Global settings > MIDI Filters

MIDI Filters

When you choose a sound, operate the damper pedal, adjust the level balance in Layer mode, or make other adjustments on the control panel, a MIDI message is sent to a connected exter- nal MIDI (and/or USB) device. At the same time, C-720 can receive a MIDI message from an external MIDI (and/or USB) device connected to its MIDI IN (or USB port), to control the sounds, damper pedal, volume adjustment, and other data.

You can choose to deactivate (i.e., “filter”) these data selective- ly, to avoid unwanted changes or mixing data generated by ex- ternal devices and internal controls. Also, you could want to avoid sending MIDI data to an external MIDI device, for ex- ample Program Change message selecting unwanted sounds on a different musical instrument.

1.After having kept the EDIT button pressed, use the

SCROLL button to show the MIDI Filters page:

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Flt:CC Off

Data transfer via the USB port

2.Use the +/YES and -/NO buttons to choose one of the fil- ters to be programmed. Here is a list of the available filters:

Filter

Meaning

 

 

CCControl Changes messages, e.g., pedal, modulation, volume, pan, etc.

PC

Program Change messages, i.e., the messages sent to

 

select a sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

Pitch Bend

 

 

 

 

 

SysEx

System Exclusive, e.g., the messages used to program

 

effect parameters.

 

 

 

3. Press the SCROLL

button to move the cursor to the sta-

tus of the selected filter:

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Flt:CC Off

4.Use the +/YES and -/NO buttons to change the filter’s sta- tus. On means that the corresponding data is filtered (not sent or received), Off means that it is not filtered (it is sent and received).

5.Press the EXIT button to return to the Main or Song Play page and save the changes (see “Exit from the Global edit

mode” on page 47), or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page (see below).

The USB is a high-speed data port installed on most modern computers. You can use it to transfer data from the internal memory of the C-720, to a computer and vice-versa. Before you do this, you must enable USB connection for data transfer.

Note: While data transfer is active, no MIDI over USB communi- cation is allowed.

1.First of all, connect the C-720 to a personal computer via a standard USB cable. Make sure that the connector is ori- ented correctly, and insert it all the way into the jack.

MIDI IN

Windows ME, 2000, XP, and Mac OS 9.0.4 to OS X, are sup- ported with no need for special drivers. To use the C-720 with Windows 98SE you need the dedicated KORG Driver, a special software that you can freely download from our website.

Warning: Since activating the USB port for data transfer au- tomatically deactivates MIDI over USB, exit from any MIDI software on your personal computer before turning the USB Connect function on. Failing to do so could damage the C- 720’s internal memory data.

Warning: When you turn the USB connection off, the C-720 will be reinitialized and all unsaved data in the instrument’s memory will be deleted. Save any unsaved sound, perfor- mance, song, or global setting, before activating the USB connection.

2.Then, turn USB Data Connect on on the C-720, to let the computer see its internal memory as a USB disk.

After having kept the EDIT button pressed, use the SCROLL button to show the USB Connect page:

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Enable?

3.Press the +/YES button to activate data connection. The Disable command will appear in the display.

USB Connect 16

Disable?

Warning: Do not press the -/NO button while transferring data, or you could damage the C-720’s memory content, and cause malfunctioning on your personal computer

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Korg C-720 user manual Midi Filters, Data transfer via the USB port, Tus of the selected filter

C-720 specifications

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