Appendix

MIDI Implementation Chart

YAMAHA

[ DIGITAL PERCUSSION ]

 

 

Date:07-FEB-2001

 

Model DD-55 MIDI Implementation Chart

 

Version : 1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmitted

Recognized

 

Remarks

Function...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

Default

1O - 16

1 - 16

 

 

Channel

Changed

1

- 16

1 - 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default

3

 

3

 

 

Mode

Messages

x

 

x

 

 

 

Altered

**************

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

0

- 127

13 - 96

 

 

Number

: True voice

**************

13 - 96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Velocity

Note ON

o 9nH,v=1-127

o 9nH,v=1-127

 

 

 

Note OFF

o 9nH,v=0

o 9nH,v=0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After

Key's

x

 

x

 

 

Touch

Ch's

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitch Bend

o

*3

o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0,32

o

 

o

 

Bank Select

 

1

o

*3

o

 

Modulation

 

6,38

o

*3

o

 

Data Entry

 

7

o

 

o

 

Volume

 

10

o

*1

o

 

Pan

 

11

o

 

o

 

Expression

Control

64

o

*3

o

 

Sustain

 

71

o

*3

o

 

Harmonic Content

 

72

o

*3

o

 

Release Time

Change

73

o

*3

o

 

Brightness

 

84

o

*3

o

 

Portament Cntrl

 

91

o

 

o

 

Reverb Depth

 

93

o

*3

o

 

Chorus Depth

 

94

o

*3

o

 

Variation Depth

 

96,97

o

*3

o

 

Data Inc,Dec

 

100,101

o

*3

o

 

RPN LSB,MSB

Prog

 

o

 

o 0 - 127

 

 

Change

: True #

**************

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Exclusive

o

*4

o

*4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: Song Pos.

x

 

x

 

 

Common

: Song Sel.

x

 

x

 

 

 

: Tune

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System

: Clock

o

 

o

 

 

Real Time: Commands

o

 

o

*2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aux :All Sound OFF

x

 

o(120)

 

 

:Reset All Cntrls

x

 

o(121)

 

 

:Local ON/OFF

x

 

x

 

 

:All Notes OFF

x

 

x

 

 

Mes- :Active Sense

o

 

o

 

 

sages:Reset

x

 

x

 

 

Mode 1 : OMNI ON , POLY

Mode 2 : OMNI ON ,MONO

 

o : Yes

Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY

Mode 4 : OMNI OFF,MONO

 

x : No

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Yamaha DD-55 owner manual Yamaha Digital Percussion

DD-55 specifications

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