Suzuki Musical Instrument Corp HG-425e manual Basic Midi Setups

MIDI

MIDI CHANNELS - The MIDI system in this unit has 16 channels numbered from 1-16. Each of the channels is responsible for a voice. When the instru- ment receives from an external device, the active channel is determined by the control message. The transmission channels on this piano are fixed as follows:

Channel 1: Master voice

Channel 2: Layer voice

Channel 3: Split voice

Channel 4: Bass in manual bass chord mode

Channel 7: Chord in manual bass chord mode

Channel 10: Percussion sound

Please see the MIDI Implementation Chart for more detail.

BASIC MIDI SETUPS

Output to an external sound generator - MIDI pianos transmit note and velocity (touch sensitivity) information via the MIDI Out connector. Connect the MIDI Out terminal of the piano and the MIDI IN terminal of an external device, piano, synthesizer, or sound module, and the external device should respond to your playing.

By connecting this Suzuki piano to another piano in this way you can essentially play two instruments at the same time or play on your piano to the sound of another MIDI devise to produce thick, layered multi- instrument sounds.

Output from an external MIDI device - Connect the MIDI In terminal of the piano and the MIDI Out terminal of an external device. Data generated on another device can through your pianos sound delivery system.

Connect with an computer - Although the Suzuki piano offers a built in sequencer, the music recorder is a real-time five track sequencer, the same type of musical information transfer that is described above can be used for more sophisticated MIDI sequence recording using an external sequencer or computer. These devices could be used to record MIDI data received form this piano. You can transmit your performance to a computer to utilized advanced recording, composing and editing available from software on the computer. MIDI music stored on the computer can be played back through your instrument.

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