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10
PART
3:
THE TUNE BUTTON
FUNCTIONS
TUNE FUNCTIONS
To
adjust the
S900
tuning
to
that
of
other instruments:
1
Press
the
MASTER TUNE
function button.
2.
Enter the desired detuning
as
+
or
—
followed
by
a
two
digit
number
between
00
and
16.
Negative
numbers
offset
tuning
lower, positive
numbers
offset
tuning
higher.
Numbers
greater
than
1
6
are not recognized.
3.
To
exit
MASTER TUNE
mode,
hit
any
other function button.
PART
4:
THE
MIDI
BUTTON FUNCTIONS
MIDI
FUNCTIONS
A
MIDI
controller
sends
out MIDI data
that
describes your
perfor-
mance—
which
notes
are
being
played,
dynamics,
modulation,
etc.
The
S900
receives
this
data
(if
all
is
set properly)
and
pro-
duces sounds
according
to
the data
it
receives.
MIDI
CHANNEL AND MODE
PAGE
01
SELECT^
MIDI
transmitters
send
data out over
a
particular
channel from
1
to
16
(this
is
usually
selectable).
A
MIDI
receiver
(such as
the
S900) has two main
modes
of
operation:
•
OMNI
ON
(the
S900
receives
any
MIDI data
that
appears on
any
channel)
.
This
mode
is
useful
for
having the
S900
receive
master
controller
data without having
to
think
about channel
selection.
•
OMNI OFF
(the
S900
receives
any
MIDI data
that
appears on
one
channel).
In
most
situations, turn
OMNI
off
and
set
the
S900
to
the
same
channel
number
as
the transmitter (see
below).
MIDI
CHANNEL
SELECT
1
Point
arrow
at
"Basic MIDI channel."
2.
Enter a
two-digit
channel
number
with the
0—9
keys. Enter
leading
zeroes
(i.e.
01
,
not
1
).
OMNI ON/OFF
(MODE)
SELECT
1.
Point
arrow
at
"Omni
on/off."
2.
Press
+
key
for
OMNI
ON
and
-
for
OMNI
OFF.
3.
If
the
channels have been
properly selected, playing
the
master
controller
will
cause
the
MIDI
RECEIVE
light
to
glow.
I
PAGE
02
MIDI
TEST SIGNAL TRANSMIT
^CTfMNEL, NOTE,
VELOCITY, TRIGGER)
This
page
lets
you
trigger
a note
in
the
S900
via
the Play
parame-
ter
button (not the
PLAY
function
button).
Pushing
the Play
parameter
button also
sends
MIDI note
and
velocity
data out
the
MIDI
Out
connector. This
feature
is
useful
for
triggering
a note
without having
to
use an
external
controller
(e.g.
MIDI keyboard).
CHANNEL
SELECT
Point
arrow
at
"Channel" and
enter the two-digit
channel
number
(i.e.
01
,
02
...
1
6)
over
which
the
MIDI
test
signal
will
appear.
NOTE:
This
must be
the
same number
as
the
S900
basic MID!
channel
(selected
on
Page
1
)
if
you want
to trigger
the
S900.
NOTE SELECT
Point
arrow
at
"Key" and use
the
0—9
keys
or
CONTROL
to
enter the desired
MIDI note
number
(middle
C=60h
VELOCITY SELECT
Point
arrow
at
"Velocity"
and use
the
0-9
keys
or
CONTROL
to
enter the desired
velocity (loudness).
TRIGGER
NOTE
Press
the Play
parameter
button (not the
PLAY
function button)
at
any
time
to
send
the
MIDI data through MIDI
Out and
also
trig-
ger the specified note
within the
S900.
IPAGEQ3I INCOMING
MIDI
SIGNAL
ANALYZER
Page 03
is
your
"window
on
MIDI"
and shows:
®
The
channel
over
which
the
Master
Controller
is
sending
notes.
•
The
last
note played
by
the
Master
controller,
both
in
musical
terminology
and
MIDI note
number.
®
The
velocity
(dynamics)
of
the
last
note played
(displayed
for
as
long
as
the note
is
held
down)
There
are
no
user-settable
parameters
on
this
page.
It
is
used
solely
as a
monitor.
If
the
S900
is
not
responding
properly
to
the
master
controller,
use
this
function
to verify
the
channel
number
and
also, that
the
master
controller
is
sending
out
valid
note
and
velocity data.
PAGE
04I
PITCH
WHEEL RESPONSE
This
page
lets
you
trim
the
S900's response
to
the MIDI
Master
Controller's pitch
wheel.
1
Point
arrow
at
"Pitch
wheel
range
(
±
semitones)."
2.
Select the
range
of
the
pitch
bend
travel,
from
:±1
semitone
to
±1
2 semitones, by
entering
a
two-digit
number
(01
,
02
.
.
1
2)
or turning
the
CONTROL.
PAGE
05 RS-232
PORT PARAMETERS
The
S900 may
be
controlled
from
the
RS-232
port
included
on
many home
computers
as
well
as
via
MIDI
(for
more
information,
refer to
the
Appendix "RS-232
Applications").
In
RS-232
mode,
the
S900 Baud
Rate (speed
of
communications) must match
that of
the
computer.
MIDI/RS-232
SELECT
Point
arrow
at
"Control
by
MIDI
(1)
RS232
(2).
or
2
for
RS-232.
Enter
1
for
MIDI
RS-232
BAUD RATE SELECT
Point
arrow
at
"RS232 Baud
rate."
The Baud
rate
is
a
five-digit
number;
enter the
first
four
digits
of
the
number. Example:
For
1
9200 Baud
rate,
enter
1
-9-2-0.
For
300 Baud
rate,
enter 0-0-3-0.
For
9600 Baud
rate,
enter 0-9-6-0.
You
can
also
use
the
CONTROL
but
this
is
not
recommended
as
it
takes
more
time
to
make
adjustments.
The
LCD
will
show
a
measurement
of
the
actual
Baud
rate.
If It
is
more
than
±2%
different
from
the
intended
Baud
rate,
there
is
a
problem.
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