Id I - Yamaha Electone EL-900 Owner's Manual

12 M ID I
M ID I (M usical Instrum ent D igital Interface) is a kind of com m unication system for electronic m usical
i nst rum ent s. It i s bui l t i nt o m ost every m odern di gi t al m usi cal i nst rum ent and al l ow s di fferent i nst rum ent s
t o ﾒt al kﾓ t o each ot her and cont rol each ot herﾕs funct i ons. For exam pl e, t he U pper keyboard of your E l ect one
coul d be used t o pl ay sounds on a connect ed synt hesi zer. In anot her appl i cat i on, a rhyt hm m achi ne can be
program m ed t o pl ay i t s rhyt hm s i n perfect synchroni zat i on w i t h t he t em po set on t he E l ect one. T o use t he
M ID I funct i ons you m ust , of course, have a second M ID I devi ce (such as a synt hesi zer or rhyt hm m achi ne),
and a set of M ID I cabl es. For m ore i nform at i on see page 161.
VOICE
DISPLAY
FOOT
SW.
VOICE
EDIT
U. FLUTE
VOICE
DISPLAY SELECT
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EFFECT A. B. C.
SET M. O. C.
T o sel ect t he M ID I page:
Press t he E X P. PIT C H / M ID I but t on i n t he D ISPL A Y SE L E C T sect i on, and
REGIST. EXP.
sel ect t he M ID I page w i t h t he Page but t ons.
SHIFT PITCH/MIDI
RHYTHM
PROGRAM
PATTERN SEQUENCE
L. FLUTE TREMOLO
VOICE (FAST)
T he M ID I recei ve channel of each connect ed M ID I devi ce shoul d m at ch t he
num bers set here.
R ecei ve C hannel s
W hen usi ng anot her M ID I devi ce t o pl ay t he El ect oneﾕs voi ces, you m ust
set t he M ID I t ransm i t channel (s) of t he connect ed devi ce t o m at ch t he
recei ve channel (s) of t he E l ect one. T he M ID I recei ve channel s of t he
E l ect one are fi xed t o t he fol l ow i ng val ues:
U pper= 1, L ow er= 2 and Pedal = 3.
The M ID I t ransm i t channel of each connect ed M ID I devi ce shoul d m at ch
t he above num bers.
M ID I C O N T R O L Page
1
1
O ut put (T ransm i t ) C hannel s
For setting the channels over w hich M ID I inform ation w ill be
t ransm i t t ed. A ny channel from 1 t hrough 16 can be assi gned t o each
keyboard, the U pper keyboard, the L ow er keyboard and the
Pedal board
U PPE R : 1 - 16
L O W E R : 1 - 16
PE D A L : 1 - 16
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