MIDI Implementation

RPN MSB/LSB (Controller number 100, 101)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

65H

mmH

BnH

64H

llH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

mm= upper byte (MSB) of parameter number specified by RPN ll = lower byte (LSB) of parameter number specified by RPN

<<< RPN >>>

Control Changes include RPN (Registered Parameter Numbers), which are extended. When using RPNs, first RPN (Controller numbers 100 and 101; they can be sent in any order) should be sent in order to select the parameter, then Data Entry (Controller numbers 6 and 38) should be sent to set the value. Once RPN messages are received, Data Entry messages that is received at the same MIDI channel after that are recognized as changing toward the value of the RPN messages. In order not to make any mistakes, transmitting RPN Null is recommended after setting parameters you need.

This device receives the following RPNs.

RPN

Data entry

 

MSB, LSB

MSB, LSB

Notes

00H, 00H

mmH, llH

Pitch Bend Sensitivity

 

 

mm: 00H - 18H (0 - 24 semitones)

 

 

ll: ignored (processed as 00H)

 

 

Up to 2 octave can be specified in semitone steps.

00H, 01H

mmH, llH

Channel Fine Tuning

 

 

mm, ll: 20 00H - 40 00H - 60 00H

 

 

(-4096 x 100 / 8192 - 0 - +4096 x 100 / 8192 cent)

 

 

* Not received by the Organ Part.

00H, 02H

mmH, llH

Channel Coarse Tuning

 

 

mm: 10H - 40H - 70H (-48 - 0 - +48 semitones)

 

 

ll: ignored (processed as 00H)

 

 

* Not received by the Organ Part.

7FH, 7FH

---, ---

RPN null

 

 

RPN and NRPN will be set as “unspecified.”

 

 

Once this setting has been made, subsequent

 

 

Parameter values that were previously set will

 

 

not change.

 

 

mm, ll: ignored

Program Change

Status

2nd byte

 

CnH

ppH

 

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

pp = Program number:

00H - 3FH (prog.1 - prog.64)

*Not received when the Rx PC Switch (Edit: System MIDI: Rx PC Switch) is OFF.

*Not received by the Organ Part.

Channel Pressure

Status

2nd byte

 

DnH

vvH

 

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

vv = Channel Pressure:

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

*The effect is vary depending on the tone.

*Not received by the Organ Part.

Pitch Bend Change

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

EnH

llH

mmH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

mm, ll = Pitch Bend value:

00 00H - 40 00H - 7F 7FH (-8192 - 0 - +8191)

Channel Mode Messages

All Sounds Off (Controller number 120)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

78H

00H

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

*When this message is received, all notes currently sounding on the corresponding channel will be turned off.

Reset All Controllers (Controller number 121)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

79H

00H

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

*When this message is received, the following controllers will be set to their reset values.

Controller

Reset value

Pitch Bend Change

+/-0 (center)

Channel Pressure

0

(off)

Modulation

0

(off)

Breath Type

0

(min)

Expression

127 (max)

Hold 1

0

(off)

Sostenuto

0

(off)

Soft

0

(off)

Hold 2

0

(off)

RPN

unset; previously set data will not change

NRPN

unset; previously set data will not change

All Notes Off (Controller number 123)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

7BH

00H

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

*When All Notes Off is received, all notes on the corresponding channel will be turned off. However, if Hold 1 or Sostenuto is ON, the sound will be continued until these are turned off.

OMNI OFF (Controller number 124)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

7CH

00H

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

*The same processing will be carried out as when All Notes Off is received.

OMNI ON (Controller number 125)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

7DH

00H

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

*The same processing will be carried out as when All Notes Off is received. OMNI ON will not be turned on.

MONO (Controller number 126)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

7EH

mmH

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

mm = mono number:

 

00H - 10H (0 - 16)

*The same processing will be carried out as when All Notes Off is received.

POLY (Controller number 127)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

7FH

00H

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

*The same processing will be carried out as when All Notes Off is received.

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