Using Your PSR-2000/1000 with Other Devices

As you can see, it is essential to determine which data is to be sent over which MIDI channel when transmitting MIDI data (page 146). The PSR-2000/1000 also allows you to determine how the received data is played back. (page 147).

■System Messages

This is data that is used in common by the entire MIDI system. System messages include messages like Exclusive Messages that transmit data unique to each instrument manufacturer and Realtime Messages that control the MIDI device.

Message Name

PSR-2000/1000 Operation/Panel

 

Setting

 

 

System Exclusive

Effect type settings (Mixing Console),

Message

etc.

 

 

Realtime Messages

Clock setting, Start/stop operation

 

 

The messages transmitted/received by the PSR-2000/1000 are shown in the MIDI Data Format and MIDI Implementation Chart in the separate Data List.

What You Can Do With MIDI

The following MIDI settings can be made on the PSR- 2000/1000:

•MIDI templates (preset MIDI setups for various applications) (page 145)

•Transmit (page 146)

•Receive (page 147)

•Local Control (page 145)

•Clock (page 146)

■Record performance data (1-16 channels) using the PSR-2000/1000 Auto Accompaniment features on a external sequencer (such as a personal computer).

After recording, edit the data with the sequencer, then play it again on the PSR-2000/1000 (playback).

PSR-2000/1000

MIDI receive

MIDI IN

 

MIDI OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDI OUT

 

MIDI IN

A

MIDI transmit

Personal cumputer,

 

QY series etc.

When you want to use the PSR-2000/1000 as an XG- compatible multi-timbral tone generator, set the receive part for MIDI channels 1 to 16 to “SONG” in MIDI Receive (page 147).

■Play and control the PSR-2000/1000 from a separate keyboard

PSR-2000/1000

MIDI receive

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

Data Compatibility

This section covers basic information on data compatibility: whether or not other MIDI devices can playback the data recorded by PSR-2000/1000, and whether or not the PSR-2000/1000 can playback commercially available song data or song data created for other instruments or on a computer. Depending on the MIDI device or data characteristics, you may be able to play back the data without any problem, or you may have to perform some special operations before the data can be played back. If you run into problems playing back data, please refer to the information below.

Disk format

Floppy disks are the main storage medium for data used with various devices, including computers. Different devices have different systems of storing data, therefore it is necessary to first configure the floppy disk to the system of the device being used.This operation is called “formatting.”

•There are two types of floppy disks: MF2DD (double sided, double density) and MF2HD (double sided, high density), and each type has different formatting systems.

•PSR-2000/1000 can record and playback with both types of floppy disks.

•When formatted by the PSR-2000/1000, a 2DD disk stores up to 720 KB (kilobytes) and a 2HD disk stores up to1.44 MB (megabytes). (The figures “720 KB” and “1.44MB” indicate the data memory capacity. They are also used to indicate the format type of disk.)

•Playback is only possible when the MIDI device to be used is compatible with the format of the disk.

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