Generalmusic WK3 World Keyboard Owner's Manual page 161

TRACKS AND MIDI CHANNELS
In Song mode, WK3 can transmit and receive
data via 16 MIDI channels (Song mode). In re-
ception, WK3 receives MIDI on 16 Channels re-
gardless of the current mode.
You can assign a MIDI channel from 1...16 to
each WK3 track from the 16 channels available
in «Edit Performance». A track can also be ex-
cluded from MIDI by assigning the "Off" status..
The factory set MIDI configuration of all WK3 track
for all modes is as follows:
tracks MIDI channels
1 10
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
10 1
11 11
12 12
13 13
14 14
15 15
16 16
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Note: Via MIDI, WK3 is recognised as a 16
part multi-timbral instrument, regardless of the
current playing mode.
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Upper 1
Lower 1
Drums
Bass
Acc.1
Acc.2
Fig. 3 - MIDI channels are similar to television transmis-
sion (master) and reception (slave) channels and must be
tuned to the same channel to communcate.
A multi-timbral instrument such as WK3 can receive and
transmit on several channels simultaneously.
Fig. 4 - Each MIDI channel corresponds to a part of a
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multi-timbral expander. Up to 16 MIDI channels travel-
ling through a single MIDI cable can control the same
number of timbric parts.
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Ch. 8
Prog. 1
Ch. 2
Prog. 50
Ch. 10
Prog. 113
Ch. 9
Prog. 34
Ch. 11
Prog. 5
Ch. 12
Prog. 26
channel 1
channel 2
channel 3
channel 4
channel ...
channel 16
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MIDI 1O•3
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part ...
part 16
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