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Appendix
9

The MIDI Messages of the EL-200

The MIDI messages can be divided into two groups: the Channel Messages and
System Messages. The Channel Messages are the data related to the
performance on the keyboard for a specific channel. Each time you play the
keyboard on the EL-200, the channel messages, which keys are played and how
hard the keys are pressed, will be transmitted via a specific channel. The System
Messages are the data that allows several MIDI devices communicate each
other. Below is an explanation of the various types of MIDI messages which the
EL-200 can receive/transmit.
Channel Messages
Key related messages
These are transmitted every time you play the keyboards on your Electone.
Reversely, the Electone can be played by receiving these data from an external
keyboard.
Note On Generated when a key is played. The note range is
C-2 (0) – G8 (127), C3=60.
Velocity Indicates how hard the key is held. The range is 1 - 127.
Note Off Generated when a key is released.
NOTE:
For more detailed information see MIDI
Data Format on page 58 and MIDI
Implementation Chart on page 68.
Control Change
The Control Change Messages let you select a voice bank, control volume,
panning, modulation, portamento time, brightness and various other control
parameters, through specific Control Change numbers.
NOTE:
For more detailed information on the
Control Change messages available for the
EL-200 see MIDI Data Format on page 58
and MIDI Implementation Chart on page
68.
NOTE:
You can exchange the Expression Pedal
setting between Internal (Electone controls
the Expression Pedal function) and
External (an external device controls it,
instead) by turning on the Electone while
holding down the SHIFT button on the
M.D.R. When it is set to Internal, the
expression pedal lets you control Electone
volume even during M.D.R. playback.
Turning off the Electone restores the
default setting.
NOTE:
For more detailed information see MIDI
Data Format on page 58 and MIDI
Implementation Chart on page 68.
Program Change
The Program Change messages allow you to change voices in the middle of a
song. With these messages you can change the registrations of the EL-200.