What You Can Do With Midi - Yamaha Portatone PSR-1100 Owner's Manual

Using Your PSR-2100/1100 with Other Devices
MIDI channels
MIDI performance data is assigned to one of sixteen
MIDI channels. Using these channels, 1 - 16, the
performance data for sixteen different instrument parts
can be simultaneously sent over one MIDI cable.
Think of the MIDI channels as TV channels. Each TV
station transmits its broadcasts over a specific
channel.Your home TV set receives many different
programs simultaneously from several TV stations and
you select the appropriate channel to watch the desired
program.
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MIDI operates on the same basic principle. The
transmitting instrument sends MIDI data on a specific
MIDI channel (MIDI Transmit Channel) via a single
MIDI cable to the receiving instrument. If the receiving
instrument's MIDI channel (MIDI Receive Channel)
matches the Transmit Channel, the receiving instrument
will sound according to the data sent by the
transmitting instrument.
MIDI transmit channel 2
The PSR-2100/1100's keyboard and internal tone generator are
also connected by MIDI (page 148).
For example, several tracks (channels) can be
transmitted simultaneously, including the style data (as
shown below).
Example: Recording the auto accompaniment of the PSR-2100/
1100 to an external sequencer
PSR-2100/1100 track (channnel)
MAIN
LAYER
LEFT
STYLE instrument
STYLE instrument
STYLE instrument
STYLE instrument
STYLE instrument
STYLE instrument
STYLE instrument
STYLE instrument
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PSR-2100/1100
News
2
News
2
MIDI
cable
MIDI receive channel 2
MIDI cable or
serial cable
External sequencer
Channel 1 Track 1
Channel 2 Track 2
Channel 3 Track 3
Channel 4 Track 4
Channel 5 Track 5
Channel 6 Track 6
Channel 7 Track 7
Channel 8 Track 8
Channel 9 Track 9
Channel 10 Track 10
Channel 11 Track 11
As you can see, it is essential to determine which data
is to be sent over which MIDI channel when
transmitting MIDI data (page 149). The PSR-2100/1100
also allows you to determine how the received data is
played back. (page 150).
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.
Message Name PSR-2100/1100 Operation/Panel
Setting
System Exclusive Effect type settings (Mixing Console),
Message etc.
Realtime Messages Clock setting, Start/stop operation
The messages transmitted/received by the PSR-2100/1100
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-
2100/1100:
• MIDI templates (preset MIDI setups for various
applications) (page 148)
• Transmit (page 149)
• Receive (page 150)
• Local Control (page 148)
• Clock (page 149)
Record performance data (1-16 channels) using the
PSR-2100/1100 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-2100/1100 (playback).
PSR-2100/1100
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
When you want to use the PSR-2100/1100 as an XG-
compatible multi-timbral tone generator, set the receive
part for MIDI channels 1 to 16 to "SONG" in MIDI
Receive (page 150).
Play and control the PSR-2100/1100 from a separate
keyboard
PSR-2100/1100
MIDI receive
MIDI IN
MIDI receive
MIDI OUT
NEC MultiSync
MIDI IN
A
PC-9821 S
NEC
MIDI transmit Personal cumputer,
QY series etc.
MIDI OUT