Midi Applications; Midi Functions; Midi Channel; Midi Thru - Alesis 4 Reference Manual

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MIDI Functions

The MidiVerb 4 provides many MIDI functions, including being able to respond to
program changes, sending and receiving Program information via Sysex (System
Exclusive) dumps, and realtime control over effect parameters via MIDI controllers.
For more information about basic MIDI connections, see Chapter 2.

MIDI Channel

The MIDI Channel is used to receive program change messages, as well as other
MIDI events for use with the realtime modulation capabilities in the MidiVerb 4.
To set the MidiVerb 4's MIDI channel:
Press [UTIL].
The [UTIL] button will light.
Press the [EDIT/PAGE] button until page 3 is selected.
The display will look like this:
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Press [B] to select the MIDI Channel parameter.
The current MIDI Channel value will be flashing to indicate it is now selected for
editing. In the example above, the MIDI channel is set to 01.
Turn the [VALUE] knob to set the MIDI Channel to either 01 through 16, or 00 for
Omni mode (receives on all 16 channels simultaneously).

MIDI Thru

In order to pass on MIDI information from a control device thru the MidiVerb 4 to
another MIDI device:
Connect the control device's MIDI OUT to the MidiVerb 4's [MIDI IN]. Then
connect the MidiVerb 4's [MIDI OUT] to the MIDI IN of the other device you
wish to control.
Press [UTIL], then press the [EDIT/PAGE] button until page 3 is selected.
Press the [D] button to turn MIDI Thru On.
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