Using Initial Setup Send With A Sequencer - Yamaha PortableGrand DGX-300 Owner's Manual

Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer

The most common use for the Initial Setup Send function is in recording a song
on a sequencer that is intended for playback with the DGX-500/300. Essentially,
this takes a "snapshot" of the DGX-500/300 settings and sends that data to the
sequencer. By recording this "snapshot" at the start of the song (before any actual
performance data), you can instantly restore the necessary settings on the DGX-
500/300. Provided there is a pause in the song, you could also do this in the mid-
dle of a song — for example, completely changing the DGX-500/300 settings for
the next section of the song.
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1
First, set up the sequencer for recording.
The actual procedure may differ depending on your particular equipment and
software.
Ideally, you should leave two or more measures of silence (no performance
data) before the song begins. The Initial Setup data should then be recorded
to this space in the song.
2
Select the MIDI operations.
Press the left Overall button, repeatedly if necessary, until MIDI is selected.
3
Select the Initial Setup Send operation.
Press "2" on the numeric keypad to select operation #2, Initial Setup Send.
If the INITSEND display appears instead of LOCAL in step #2 above, step
#3 is unnecessary.
4
Press the [START/STOP] button.
Start the Initial Setup Send operation.
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