Chord Channel; Midi Numeration; The Main Applications Of Midi; Controlling An Expander Or Other Keyboards - Generalmusic WK2000 SE Owner's Manual

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Chord Channel

Use this function to connect a MIDI accordion. Chord channel can only receive data from the MIDI accordion and control
WK2000 SE automatic accompaniment. Follow the standard procedure to assign a MIDI channel. Press ESCAPE to return
to the main Menu. Press and hold down STORE PERFORMANCE and then press ENTER to save the current MIDI setting
to the Performance.
Note: a correct setting of the Common and Chord functions is the key condition to ensure full compatibility with a
MIDI accordion. (For details refer to the chaper "CONTROLLING WK2000 SE FROM A MIDI ACCORDION").

MIDI numeration

MIDI data are numbered from 0 to 127. Some instruments may adopt 1 to 128 numeration. When using external
devices that adopt a different numeration, the appropriate conversation should be applied between one system and
the other.

The Main Applications Of Midi

Controlling an expander or other keyboards

If you wish to control an expander or other MIDI instruments using WK2000 SE as a master keyboard, read the
following instructions carefully.
•Connect the WK2000 SE MIDI OUT port with the expander MIDI IN
Set WK2000 SE to operate in Real Time mode and play at least three sounds at the same time (Upper 1, Upper 2
and Lower keyboard sections). In Song Mode only one track is made available for Real Time operation. In the Real
Time mode setup, the MIDI messages generated by WK2000 SE keyboard, travel from WK2000 SE MIDI OUT port
to the expander MIDI IN. If you have set both instruments to the same MIDI channels, when you play on WK2000
SE keyboard, you will hear the sound coming from both the keyboard and the expander. If you wish to exclude
the sounds generated by WK2000 SE and only hear those coming from the expander, you can either set WK2000
SE track volume values to Zero, or set WK2000 SE tracks to [LOCAL OFF] (as explained in the .MIDI/GENERAL.
Chapter ). If you save a Performance with zero volume on the tracks you can listen to the expander only. Using the
[LOCAL ON/OFF] parameters and setting the tracks corresponding to the keyboard sections (F7/F9) to [OFF] , you
can disconnect the keyboard from WK2000 SE internal sound generator. The data transmitted from the keyboard
will only be sent to MIDI OUT, and you will only hear the expander sound.
Preliminary Operations
1 Connect WK2000 SE MIDI OUT to the expander MIDI IN
2 Select a Performance in WK2000 SE
NOTE: Program the track as you wish, setting sounds, volumes, pan, ef-
fects etc.
Press and hold the MIDI/GENERAL key for a few seconds. Then press
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the PAGE + button until the [MIDI Channels] appears in the display
The MIDI channels of the WK2000 SE sections must match those of the
expander. (Alternatively, consult the expander's owner's manual to pro-
gram the expander's sections to match those of the WK2000 SE).
4 Press ENTER to activate the CHANNEL function
Press ENTER once again and the display shows the fi rst track with
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correspondingly assigned MIDI channel. Use the DIAL to assign the
MIDI channel assignment
Play on the WK2000 SE keyboard to send data to the external ex-
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pander. You will hear WK2000 SE sounds play together with the ex-
pander's sounds
The MIDI
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