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Appendix
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The MIDI Messages of the EL-400

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-400, 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-400 can receive/transmit.
Channel Messages
Channel Messages are the data related to the performance on the keyboard for a
specific channel.
Key related messages
These are transmitted every time you play the keyboards on your Electone.
Reversely, the Electone can be played using these data from an external
keyboard.
Note On Indicates which keys are played with the note numbers 0
through 127. 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 114 and MIDI
Implementation Chart on page 124.
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-400 see MIDI Data Format on page
114 and MIDI Implementation Chart on
page 124.
NOTE:
For more detailed information see MIDI
Data Format on page 114 and MIDI
Implementation Chart on page 124.
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-400.