Port, Piano Rcv Ch, Delay, Thru | Yamaha PRO/Mark IV guide

CHAPTER 7: Enhancing the Disklavier Features by Hooking Up a MIDI Device

Setting Up the Disklavier for MIDI Data Reception (MIDI IN)

The Disklavier can play back the MIDI data being received from the connected MIDI device as well as the software loaded or stored in the Disklavier itself. The following options should be set up in advance.

[Port]

Selects the terminal/port used for the data reception.

[MIDI]: Select this when the MIDI device is connected to MIDI IN terminal.

[USB]: Select this when the MIDI device is connected to USB port on the front of the I/O Center.

[Piano Rcv Ch]

The MIDI data consists of multi channels that are respectively assigned to a certain instrument’s part. This option assigns the desired channel(s) to the piano part(s) that is (are) played back on the Disklavier’s keyboard.

[##]: Select this when you assign no channel to the piano part.

[01] thru [16]:

Select the desired channel to which you assign the piano part.

[HP]: Select this when you assign the “01” and “02” channels to the piano parts, and the “03” channel to the pedal part.

[1+2]: Select this when the “01” and “02” channels are assigned to the piano parts.

[Prg]: Selects the smallest number channel assigned to the piano group voice (→ pg. 70) to be played on the Disklavier.

[Prg(All)]: Selects all channels assigned to the piano group voice (→ pg. 70) to be played on the Disklavier.

[Delay]

When the Disklavier receives two kinds of data (strong and weak note) at the same time, the weak note sounds a little bit later than the strong one due to the characteristics of the Disklavier’s mechanism. To eliminate this delay in the sound reproduction and the notes are sounded in accurate timing at 500 millisecond after the data reception, usually a delay is applied to the incoming MIDI data.

[ON]: Select this when you apply this delay to the incoming MIDI data.

[OFF]: Select this when you do not apply this delay.