Yamaha PSR-A1000 - page 142

Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices

PSR-A1000

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As you can see, it is essential to determine which data

is to be sent over which MIDI channel when

transmitting MIDI data (page 130). The PSR-A1000 also

allows you to determine how the received data is

played back. (page 131).

■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.

The messages transmitted/received by the PSR-A1000 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-

A1000:

• MIDI templates (preset MIDI setups for various

applications) (page 129)

• Transmit (page 130)

• Receive (page 131)

• Local Control (page 129)

• Clock (page 130)

■Record performance data (1-16 channels) using the

PSR-A1000 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-A1000 (playback).

When you want to use the PSR-A1000 as an XG-

compatible multi-timbral tone generator, set the receive

part for MIDI channels 1 to 16 to “SONG” in MIDI

Receive (page 131).

■Play and control the PSR-A1000 from a separate

keyboard

Data Compatibility

This section covers basic information on data

compatibility: whether or not other MIDI devices can

playback the data recorded by PSR-A1000, and whether

or not the PSR-A1000 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-A1000 can record and playback with both types

of ﬂoppy disks.

• When formatted by the PSR-A1000, 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.

Message Name PSR-A1000 Operation/Panel Setting

System Exclusive

Message

Effect type settings (Mixing Console),

etc.

Realtime Messages Clock setting, Start/stop operation

Personal cumputer,

QY series etc.

MIDI receive

MIDI transmit

NEC

PC-9821 AS

NEC MultiSync

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

MIDI OUT MIDI IN

PSR-A1000

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

MIDI receive

PSR-A1000