Midi Channel Number - Yamaha qx21 Owner's Manual

MIDI Channel
Number
(Job
A-6)
This job
sets
the
MIDI
channel number
for
material
recorded
in
either the
real
time
or step recording modes. The power-on
default
mode
is
that the
QX21
records
on
the
same
channel
as the
MIDI
transmit channel
of the recording keyboard. To
independently
sequence
different tone
generators, however,
the
respective parts
must
be recorded using
specific
MIDI
channel numbers,
and
the
tone
generators
set to receive only on
the corresponding
channels. For example,
in
a
simple system
using
a
DX1
1
and one TZ81Z, when
the
DX11
receives
on
channel
1,
the
TX81Z
should be
set to receive
on channel
2. First
you might
record
a bass
line
with the
QX21
RECORDING
MIDI
CHANNEL
set to
1,
and
then
a
piano
part with the
RECORDING
MIDI
CHANNEL
set to
2.
If
your
DX11
is
then
set to
play a bass
voice
and
the
TX81Z
a piano
voice,
the respective
parts
will
be played by
the ap-
propriate voices
when
the
QX21
is
started.
To
set the
QX21
RECORDING
MIDI
CHANNEL,
first call
job
A-6
(you should
know
how
by now). The LED
display
will alternately read
\^h\
indicating that the MIDI
job
is
active,
and
\Rt}
indicating that the default "ALL
CHANNELS"
parameter
is
selected.
The -1
and
+1 buttons
are
then used
to select the desired
MIDI
channel
number:
ALL
-
1
->
2 -> 3
-> 16. Press
RESET
to return to job A-1 once
the
desired
MIDI
channel has
been
set.
Remember
that the
MIDI
channel number
set for specific part
MUST
match
the
MIDI
channel number
of the corresponding tone
generator.
NOTE:.
Multi-timbral synthesizers and
tone
generators such
as the
DX1
1
and
TX81Z
can
act as
up
to eight independent
instruments, each being
controlled
by
a
different
MIDI
channel. This means
that
you can
playback
multi-part
com-
positions using
just
one DX11
or
TX81Z. See
the owner's manual
for
your
synthesizer or tone
generator.
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