Using The Master Control Functions - Yamaha SY99 Owner's Manual

APPENDIX
The SY99's master control utility is a flexible fea-
ture that allows you to control a number of digital
instruments which are connected to the SY99 in a
MIDI system. The SY99 is capable of sending con-
trol signals on four channels simultaneously, mean-
ing that a virtually unlimited variety of system
arrangements can be accommodated.
Editing control setups: The most basic use of this
feature would be to change the program memory
selections of MIDI devices connected to the
SY99. Let's say, for example, that you have a
multi-timbral tone generator which is receiving
song data on channels 5 through 8. To select
different program memories for each of these
channels, you could use the master control func-
tion to transmit information such as the following
from the SY99:
Zone: MIDI-1
Transmit channel: 5
Bank select: off
Program change: 1 0
To use the master control function in this way, you
must first program a master control setup with this
information. The procedure for doing this is as
follows:
1. Select a master control setup to edit.
Press: UTILITY
Press: F7 (Mstr)
Select: 0 1 : Controller Select
Move: the cursor to control setup 01.
Press: ENTER to activate the setup.
You must a control setup before you can edit it.
(The "Edit" label for F8 does not appear on the
display otherwise.)
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MIDI-2 MIDI-3 MIDI-4
6 7 8
off off
Off
1 2 1 4 1 6
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Notice when you select the control setup that
the LED above corresponding memory select
switch lights and the name of the setup is
displayed in reverse.
2. Initialize the control setup.
Press: F8 (Edit)
Press: F4 (Init)
The controller edit display will appear when you
press F8 (Edit).
Press F4 (Init) to initialize the controller settings.
3. Edit the control setup.
Input the values given for zones 1 and 2 in the
table above, as shown here:
When you are done entering the values for
zones 1 and 2, press F2 (3-4) to enter the values
for zones 3 and 4.
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