Setting Global Channels - ICON Inspire 5air Owner's Manual

Setting Global Channels

The MIDI system can send and receive messages on 16 different channels. If
you are connected to a computer, the MIDI software you have installed will
typically receive messages on all channels. External MIDI synthesizers, sound
modules, and some virtual instruments may only be able to receive MIDI
messages on a single channel. This requires that you match the transmit
channel on your InSpire-air with the receiving channel of your MIDI device.
If you would like to send specific messages to specific MIDI devices, you will
need to set up your InSpire-air to transmit on individual channels. If you would
like all the MIDI messages from your InSpire-air sent to all connected devices,
setting a Global channel will do just that.
(Note: The Global Channel for your keyboard is always on and will automatically
transmit on the global channel you have set. If you want to use multiple devices on
different channels, set the Omni mode to "off" on your external devices so the
software will ignore the Global Channel.)
Global Channel
Unless you have a large or complex MIDI control task going, you can assign
everything to a single global channel (typically channel one). This way,
whatever is being controlled by InSpire-air gets all the information you are
sending it without you having to remember what channels you may be using.
To assign a Global channel, press Glob Chan
(Advanced + Glob Chan). The button will light up.
The LCD display will read GLOB CHAN, the left side
of the display will show "CH," and the right side will
show a two-digit number, from 01 through 16.
Choose a channel by turning the jogwheel or by
pressing the + or – buttons to the right of the
jogwheel. Press the jogwheel to enter the channel
and assign it. The Glob Chan button will go dark.
Global channels supersede all other storage and assigned functions. When you
select a Global Channel, you are telling the entire unit to broadcast on that
channel. Any connected software or modules set to receive on Omni mode will
receive that broadcast. For separate function and control, turn off Omni Mode
at the software module destination and use MIDI Channel assignment instead.
STORE RECALL TRANS OCT CC
ZONE CHAN BANK LSB MSB MIN
SNAPSHOT
DEV. ID NRPN PANIC
GLOB LAY F P V
CHAN 123456
GLOB
MAX
15