Yamaha P-85/85S MIDI Functions

MIDI Functions

P-85 Owner’s Manual

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MIDI Functions

You can make detailed adjustments to MIDI settings.

MIDI Transmit/Receive Channel Selection

In any MIDI control setup, the MIDI channels of the transmitting and

receiving devices must be matched for proper data transfer.

This parameter enables you to specify the channel on which the P-85

transmits or receives MIDI data.

Setting the Transmit Channel

While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [METRONOME] buttons, press

one of the C1–E2 keys.

Setting the Receive Channel

While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [METRONOME] buttons, press

one of the C4–F5 keys.

Local Control ON/OFF

“Local Control” refers to the fact that, normally, the P-85 keyboard controls its internal tone gener-

ator, allowing the internal voices to be played directly from the keyboard. This situation is “Local

Control On,” since the internal tone generator is controlled locally by its own keyboard.

Local control can be turned OFF, however, so that the P-85 keyboard does not play the internal

voices, but the appropriate MIDI information is still transmitted via the MIDI OUT terminal when

notes are played on the keyboard. At the same time, the internal tone generator responds to MIDI

information received via the MIDI IN terminal.

While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [METRONOME] buttons, press the

C6 key. Pressing the C6 key repeatedly toggles between Local Control On and

Off.

In Dual, Voice 1 data is transmit-

ted on its speciﬁed channel and

Voice 2 data is transmitted on the

next greater channel number rela-

tive to the speciﬁed channel. In

this case, no data is transmitted if

the transmit channel is set to

“OFF.”

ALL:

“Multi-timbre” Receive. This

allows simultaneous reception of

different parts on all 16 MIDI

channels, enabling the P-85 to

play multi-channel song data

received from a music computer

or sequencer.

1+2:

“1+2” Receive. This allows simul-

taneous reception on channels 1

and 2 only, enabling the P-85 to

play 1 and 2 channel song data

received from a music computer

or sequencer.

Program change and other like

channel messages received will

not affect the P-85’s panel set-

tings or the notes you play on the

keyboard.

Data for the demo song and

piano preset songs cannot be

transmitted via MIDI.

NOTE

C1 C4

E2 F5

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OFF

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1+2

ALL

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Transmit Channel

(C1–E2)

Receive Channel

(C4–F5)

Default setting: ON