Channel Messages - Yamaha Electone EL-500 Owner's Manual

NOTE:
For more detailed information see MIDI
Data Format on page 164 and MIDI
Implementation Chart on page 175.
NOTE:
For more detailed information on the
Control Change messages available for
the EL-700/500 see MIDI Data Format
on page 164 and MIDI Implementation
Chart on page 175.
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The MIDI Messages of the EL-700/500
The MIDI messages can be divided into two groups: the Channel Messages
and System Messages. Below is an explanation of the various types of MIDI
messages which the EL-700/500 can receive/transmit.

Channel Messages

The Channel Messages are the data related to the performance on the
keyboard for a specific channel. Each time you play the keyboard on the EL-
700/500, the channel messages, which keys are played and how hard the keys
are pressed, will be transmitted via a specific channel. The channel messages
from an external keyboard can be received by the EL-700/500 and thus you
can play the EL-700/500 from an external keyboard.
Note On
Indicates which keys are played with the note numbers 0 through
127. The reception note range is C-2 (0) – G8 (127), C3 = 60.
Velocity
Indicates how hard the key is held. The range is 1 – 127.
Note Off
Generated when a key is released.
Program Change
The Program Change messages allow you to change voices in the middle of a
song. With these messages you can change the registrations of the EL-700/500.
Control Change
The Control Change messages let you select a voice bank, control volume,
panning, modulation, portamento time, brightness and various other
controller parameters, through specific Control Change numbers which
correspond to each of the various parameters.
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