Making Midi-Related Settings; Basic Procedure; Setting The Drum Kit/Bass Program Midi Channel - Zoom MRS-1608 Operation Manual

Making MIDI-related settings

This section explains how to make MIDI-related settings.
The procedure is the same for most settings. The basic steps
are as follows.

Basic procedure

1.
Press the [RHYTHM] key in the display
section, and then press the [UTILITY/TRACK
EDIT] key.
The rhythm utility menu for making various rhythm section
settings appears.
2.
Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the
indication "UTILITY MIDI" on the display.
UTILITY UTILITY
MIDI MIDI
3.
Press the [ENTER] key.
The display indication changes as follows. In this condition,
you can select MIDI-related setting items.
MIDI MIDI
DRUM CH DRUM CH
4.
Use the cursor left/right keys to select one of
the following items.
● DRUM CH
Set the MIDI channel for the drum kit.
● BASS CH
Set the MIDI channel for the bass program.
● CLOCK
Turn Timing Clock transmission on/off.
● SPP
Turn Song Position Pointer transmission on/off.
● COMMAND
Turn Start/Stop/Continue message transmission on/off.
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● PRG CHG
Turn Program Change transmission on/off.
● MTC
Turn MIDI Time Code transmission on/off.
HINT
• For information on the SMF playback procedure, see page
174.
• While MTC transmission is enabled, Timing Clock, Song
Position Pointer, and Start/Stop/Continue messages are
disabled.
• Control Change transmission is always enabled, except when
the drum kit/bass program send/receive channel is off.
5.
Press the [ENTER] key to display the setting
of the selected item, and turn the dial to
change the setting.
For details on each item, refer to the following explanation.
6.
When you have finished making settings,
press the [EXIT] key several times to return to
the main screen.
Setting the drum kit/bass program
MIDI channel
You can specify the MIDI channels for the drum kit and bass
program.
Refer to steps 1 – 4 of "Basic procedure" to bring up the
indication "MIDI DRUM CH" or "MIDI BASS CH" on the
display and press the [ENTER] key. Then turn the dial to
select one of the following settings.
DRUM CH DRUM CH
10CH 10CH
● 1 – 16CH
Select one of MIDI channels 1 – 16 (default: DRUM
CH=10CH, BASS CH=9CH)
● OFF
Channel messages (Note On/Off, Program Change, Control
Change and other messages) will not be sent or received.
If you specify a MIDI channel (1 – 16) for the drum kit or
bass program, you can transmit Note On/Off messages from
an external MIDI device on that MIDI channel to play the
sounds of the MRS-1608.
Reference [MIDI]
171