Progra - bit MIDI MASTER KEYBOARD Owner's Manual

As we ~entioned a bit earlier, you can control a huge nuGber of NIDI
devices
"ith the NASTER KEYBOARD,
But let's not go overboard
to
start
off Nith: for siaplicity's sake Me'll assu•e that you'll be working
with three
MIDI
synthesizers or expanders (Ne"ll call
the• MIDI
units), a)l of Nhich are capable of supporting the NIDI ONNION and
ONNI
OFF •odes.
If
in doubt about which aodes your instruments can
handle
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check out their Users Manuals and look for the •NIDI
I~plementation• section, which should provide you with the neccessary
inforaation. If you can't see• to locate it, y-u should consult your
friendly dealer.
Dur first "101
Ch1nnel
Patch
Right then, let's get started. We'll begin by progra~1ing what is
known
as a
MIDI
Channel Patch - sounds sophisticated already, but
don't panic, it's going to be painless •••• and I knoM that's what the
dentist always said, but this ti•e it's true, pro•ise! While the
confusing range of words comaonly used to describe the 'sets' of data
stored in synthesizers, expanders, sequencers etc. is more or less
freely interchangeable, we're going to be using the Mord 'P~tch' when
referring to the infor•ation stored in the NASTER KEYBOARD's •e•ory;
this lets us save the Nord 'Prograe' to describe voice data in other
NIDI
units - Nhich ought to cut down on the confusion!
A
MIDI
Channel Patch lets you divide the keyboard into three zones.
Each of the zones can span Ntiatever key range you like, and the three
ranges can even -0verlap. Vou can send data for each zone (keystrokes,
progra• change etc. etc.I out on a different MIDI channel, so that
three MIDI units can be played completely independently. ln that case,
of course
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the NlDI units •ust previously have been set to receive on
the selected NIDI channels.
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