Yamaha AW2400 1, 2

Using the MIDI Remote function

MIDI

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AW2400 Owner’s Manual

• UNLATCH........The [ON] key will be engaged only

while held, and will turn off when

released.

DLEARN button

When this button is on, the MIDI message received from

an external device will be assigned to the currently

selected fader or [ON] key. This is a convenient way to

assign MIDI messages quickly.

EMIDI message

This area displays the MIDI message that is assigned to

the currently selected fader or [ON] key in hexadecimal

form.

You can move the cursor to each number box and use the

[DATA/JOG] dial to edit the value of each byte (two-digi-

tal hexadecimal number). You can select the following val-

ues.

• 00–FF (hexadecimal)

............Corresponds to the actual value of the MIDI

message that is transmitted.

• END ....... Indicates the end of the MIDI message. When

you operate a fader or [ON] key, the MIDI

message starting with the ﬁrst byte and end-

ing with the byte that precedes END will be

transmitted.

• SW ([ON] key only)

............Indicates the on/off status of the [ON] key.

The byte you specify as SW will be transmit-

ted as 7F (hexadecimal) when the key is

turned on, or 00 (hexadecimal) when the key

is turned off.

•FAD........Indicates the current position of the fader. If

the message is assigned to a fader, the byte

you specify as FAD will be transmitted as a

value of 00–7F (hexadecimal) corresponding

to the fader position when you operate the

fader. If the message is assigned to an [ON]

key, this byte will be transmitted as a value

corresponding to the current position of the

fader when the [ON] key is turned on, and will

be transmitted as a value of 00 (hexadecimal)

when the [ON] key is turned off.

Here’s how you can use the AW2400’s MIDI Remote

function to remotely control a tone generator module.

1Connect the AW2400 to your tone generator

module as shown in the following diagram.

2Use the Layer section [REMOTE] key to call

the REMOTE screen 1–12 page or 13–16

page.

This enables the Remote function.

MIDI data

transmitted (SW=7F) MIDI data

transmitted (SW=00)

off on off

• If two or more MIDI messages are received while the LEARN but-

ton is on, the last-received MIDI message will be entered in the

MIDI message ﬁeld.

• If a system exclusive message longer than sixteen bytes is

received, the ﬁrst sixteen bytes will be displayed.

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•The [ON] key and fader LEARN buttons cannot be engaged simul-

taneously.

NOTE

• The MIDI message assigned to a single fader or key cannot be

longer than sixteen bytes.

•If a SW byte is not assigned to an [ON] key, the MIDI message you

enter will be transmitted only when you turn the key on. (In this

case you will normally use the UNLATCH setting.)

• When you use the LEARN button to assign a control change mes-

sage to a fader, the END byte will automatically be entered at the

end of the MIDI message.

• When you use the LEARN button to assign a control change mes-

sage to a fader, the FAD byte will be automatically entered as the

variable value.

HINT

• If you assign a MIDI message manually, be sure to enter END at

the end of the message.

• When you assign a MIDI message to a fader, FAD must be

entered for one of the bytes. If FAD is not entered the fader will not

function.

• If you enter the values manually, it is possible that an invalid MIDI

message will be entered. For this reason, you should use the

LEARN button to assign MIDI messages whenever possible.

NOTE

Remotely controlling

a tone generator module

MIDI OUT/

THRU

MIDI

AW2400

Tone generator

module

MIDI messages

•While the REMOTE screen is displayed, the functions of the faders

and [ON] keys will be disabled; the faders and keys will function as

controllers that transmit MIDI messages.

• When the MIDI Remote function is enabled, the MIDI messages

are transmitted via the connector/port selected in the MIDI screen

Setting 1 page REMOTE OUT box.

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