14 User Guide | Oxygen 88 |
Global Channel
The Global Channel function (GLOBAL CHAN) sets the default MIDI channel for the keyboard and all MIDI controls, except those that already have a specific MIDI channel assignment.
1.Press the Advanced button.
2.Press the Global Channel key - The LED screen will display the current Global channel (for example, "c.0.1.").
3.Enter the new channel number using the number keys.
4.Press the Enter key.
The Global Channel can also be changed by using the following method:
1.Press the Select button until a red dot appears above "GLOBAL" on the lower edge of the LED screen.
2.Scroll through the MIDI channels using the
Program
This function sends Program Change MIDI messages on the Global Channel. These messages can be used to select different sound patches within your virtual instrument or sound module.
1 Press the Advanced Function button.
2.Press the Program key - the LED screen will display the last sent program number (for example, ".0.1.").
3.Enter the Program number.
4.Press the Enter key to send the program change message.
Program change messages can also be sent using the following method:
1.Press the Select button until the a red dot appears above "PGM" on the lower edge of the LED screen.
2.Scroll through the Program numbers using the
Bank LSB
The Bank LSB function sends bank change messages on the Global MIDI channel. These messages are used to access additional banks of sound patches, if available, on virtual instruments or sound modules.
Refer to the documentation for the virtual instrument or synthesizer to confirm it will respond to these messages.
1.Press the Advanced button.
2.Press the Bank LSB key - the LED screen will display the last sent Bank LSB number (for example, ".0.1.").
3.Enter the new Bank LSB number using the number keys.
4.Press the Enter key.
NOTE: Bank LSB messages will not have any effect until they are followed by a Program Change message. For
more information on Bank LSB messages, please refer to "Chapter 10: MIDI Messages Defined" on page 34.
