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COMBINING
THE P-55
WITH
A
SOUND MODULE
Combining
the P-55
with
a
Multi-Timbra!
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You
may
wish
to set
up
your P-55
so
you
are able
to
hear
its
piano sounds
instead of the
Piano
Parts
provided
by your
multi-timbral
sound module.
You would
connect
the
units as
shown
below.
Multi-tinnbrai
sound
module
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from
MIDI
sequencer
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If
connections
are
made
as
shown
above, playing
back song
data
will
cause
the
multi-
timbral
sound
source
and
the
P-55
to
sound
simultaneously.
In
order
to
make
the
P-55 play the piano
part
and
the multi-timbral
sound
source play the
other
parts,
use the following procedure.
Mute
or
set
the reception of
MIDI
data
off for
the Piano
Part
on
the multi-timbral
sound
module.
Set
the P-55's
MIDI
reception
channel
so
it
matches
the
Piano
Part's
MIDI
channel.
Press
PART
M
or
PART
^
to select
the
part,
then
press
MIDI
CH
-M
or
MIDI
CH
>-
to
make
the
selection.
The
P-55 contains
three
parts,
so
mute
the
part
not playing.
Select
the instrument
to
play
on
the Piano
Part.
Press
PART
M
or
PART
^
to
select
the
part,
then
press
INSTRUMENT
M
or
INSTRUMENT
-
and
select
a
tone.
Get
the
computer
or
sequencer
to
start
playing the
song
data.
You
now
can
hear the piano
part
played
by
the P-55,
while
the other
parts
will
be
played
by
the multi-timbral
sound module.
*
Note
that
if
the
song
data contains
Program Change
data, the
tone
will
be
changed.
You
may
need
to edit the
Program Change
data
that
is
sent
by
the
sequencer
in
order
to
be
sure
that
it
will
cause
the
P-55
to
play
the
sounds
that
you
intend.
*
If
you
connect
the
output jack of
the multi-timbral
sound module
to the
input
jack of
the P-55, the
sound
of
the
two sound modules
will
be
output
together
from
the P'55.
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