KR103 Digital Intelligent Piano

MIDI functions

14.MIDI functions

MIDI is short for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”. The word refers to many things, the most obvious being a connector type that is used by musical instruments and other devices to exchange messages relating to the act of making music.

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MIDI messages are transmitted and received using three connectors and special MIDI cables:

•MIDI IN: This connector receives messages from other MIDI devices.

•MIDI OUT: This connector transmits MIDI messages generated on your KR103.

•MIDI THRU: This connector “echoes back” all MIDI messages received via MIDI IN. The KR103 does not provide a MIDI THRU connector.

Here is how to connect the KR103 to an external sound module, sequencer, etc. When working with an external sequencer, be sure to establish both connections and to set Local (page 50) to “Off”.

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External MIDI device

 

KR103

External MIDI device

Out

In

 

 

MIDI

 

Note: You don’t always need two MIDI cables. Just look at the arrows in the above illustration for deciding which ports you need to connect the cable to.

You can also connect the KR103’s USB port to a USB port of your computer, in which case the MIDI IN and OUT connectors are bypassed. If you choose to work with the USB port, you may have to install the appropriate drivers on your computer. See the “Readme” files on the enclosed CD-ROM for details.

Caution

The KR103 only transmits “realtime” MIDI data. Thus, only the notes you play on the keyboard as well as the pedal data are transmitted (but not the Arranger or Recorder data).

Note: The KR103 does not receive SysEx messages when the Recorder is being used.

Each time you play on the KR103’s keyboard, your Digital Intelligent Piano transmits MIDI data to its MIDI OUT socket (or USB port). If you connect the MIDI OUT socket to the MIDI IN socket of another instrument, that instrument may play the same notes as one of the KR103’s parts, select sounds, etc.

Note: The KR103 receives on all MIDI channels assigned to the various parts.

Editing MIDI parameters

You can edit the KR103’s Function parameters via the display. Here is a general outline of the procedure for all parameters discussed below:

(1)Press the [Function] button (its indicator must light).

Function Part Balance Transpose Reverb

 

 

 

 

Demo

Volume

Brilliance

Balance

User Program

 

 

Accomp

Keyboard

 

(2)Use [√][®] to select the parameter you wish to edit (see below).

MIDI parameters

●Local—(On/Off, Default setting: On) The Local parame- ter allows you to establish or remove the connection between the KR103’s keyboard and the internal tone generator.

When set to “ON” (default), playing on the KR103’s key- board will cause the corresponding notes to sound. If you select “OFF”, the corresponding MIDI messages are no longer sent to the internal tone generator – but they are still transmitted to the MIDI OUT port and hence to external MIDI instruments.

Sound source

Sound source

MIDI OUT

MIDI OUT

LOCAL ON

LOCAL OFF

 

Note: The setting of this parameter is not memorized when you switch the KR103 off.

●TX Chnl—(1~16, Default setting: 1) This parameter refers to the MIDI channel used for transmitting mes- sages from the KR103 to external instruments (“TX” is short for “transmit”). If the external instrument is set to receive on (RX) MIDI channel 3, select “3” here. Other- wise, the external instrument will neither play nor select sounds, etc.

Note: MIDI messages sent from the external MIDI instru- ment to the KR103 are received on all channels. However, all keyboard information (of the Upper, Layer, Lower, chord, and bass sound) will be transmitted on one channel.

The KR103 contains the following MIDI parameters,

For the following, always set the numbers in the same

which are part of the Function group. Here is how to

order as they appear in the display: start with “Send

select them and what they mean:

MSB” (CC00), then set “Send LSB” (CC32), and finally set

 

a “Send PC” value.

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