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Appendix D: What's New in the 2.0 "Plus" Upgrade
General MIDI
Enabling General MIDI Mode
The version 2.0 "Plus" upgrade now makes the S4 fully General MIDI compatible. In
fact, there is a General MIDI mode found in Global Edit Mode Page 1 which, when
turned on, automatically calls up a Mix that is defined specifically for General MIDI
use. This Mix happens to be Mix 00 in Preset Bank 4. All of the Programs in Preset
Bank 4 comply to the General MIDI specification.
Enabling General MIDI Mode via MIDI
The S4 Plus will respond to a universal MIDI Sysex message to turn General MIDI
mode on or off. Some (but not all) General MIDI sequences will have a Sysex
message at the beginning (bar 1) which tells the receiving device to go into its
General MIDI mode. If this message is sent, no matter where you happen to be on
the S4 Plus, General MIDI mode will be enabled, and Mix 00 of Preset Bank 4 will
automatically be selected.
Receiving Program Changes on Channel 10 in General MIDI
Mode
When General MIDI Mode is enabled, Channel 10 of the Mix will be used exclusively
for drums. If a program change is received on Channel 10, a new drum kit will be
recalled. These drum kits are used exclusively in General MIDI mode, and adhere to
the General MIDI specification.
Receiving MIDI Registered Parameters in General MIDI
Mode
There are three MIDI registered parameters which the S4 plus will recognize in Mix
Play Mode when General MIDI Mode is enabled. These are:
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MIDI Registered Parameter 0 (Pitch Bend Sensitivity): This will directly effect
the Pitch Wheel Range parameter of all four Sounds of the Program on the
received MIDI Channel of the Mix. If the Channel is selected using the MIDI [¨]
and [Æ] buttons, the word "Edited" will appear next to the Program Number in the
display if this parameter is received. However, if you are viewing the Pitch Wheel
Range parameter in the display (Program Edit Mode, Pitch Function, Page 2,
Quad Knob [2]), the display will not be updated to reflect the new setting. If you
go to another Page or Function and then return to it, the display will now reflect
the updated setting.
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MIDI Registered Parameter 1 (Fine Tune): This will directly effect the Detune
Amount parameter of all four Sounds of the Program on the received MIDI
Channel of the Mix. If this MIDI registered parameter is received, the S4 will
automatically make sure that all four Sounds of the Program have their Detune
Type parameter set to "Normal" (Program Edit Mode, Pitch Function, Page 1,
Quad Knob [4]). If the Channel is selected using the MIDI [¨] and [Æ] buttons, the
word "Edited" will appear next to the Program Number in the display if this
parameter is received. However, if you are viewing the Detune Amount
parameter in the display (Program Edit Mode, Pitch Function, Page 1, Quad
Knob [3]), the display will not be updated to reflect the new setting. If you go to
another Page or Function and then return to it, the display will now reflect the
updated setting.
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MIDI Registered Parameter 2 (Coarse Tune):This will directly effect the Tune
Semitone parameter of all four Sounds of the Program on the received MIDI
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