Midi Functions - Alesis DG8 Reference Manual

Chapter 2: Playing the DG8
MIDI F
UNCTIONS
Pressing the
Pressing the
DG8's MIDI functions.
Press the
PLAY
Page 1: Basic MIDI Channel
This is the MIDI Channel for Primary Sounds and Layers. The MIDI Channel
assignments for Layer Program Changes and Split channels follow sequentially:
Layer Program Changes = Basic Channel + 1, Splits = Basic Channel + 2.
The DG8 operates in MIDI "Mode 3: Omni Off/Poly" only, and defaults to MIDI
Channel 1. To set the DG8 to transmit and receive on another MIDI Channel:
1. Press the
shown. Press the MIDI button repeatedly until the display reads:
... where X is one of the 16 MIDI Channels or
will neither transmit nor receive MIDI information.
2. Use the
3. To confirm your selection and exit this mode, press
The DG8 transmits and receives the following MIDI data. Exceptions are noted in
parentheses:
Channel Messages
Pitch Bend (receive only)
Velocity
Release Velocity (receive only)
Program Changes
Controller Name
Bank Select (for QCard access)
Modulation
Volume
Pan (receive only)
Expression (receive only)
Sustain Pedal
Sostenuto Pedal
Soft Pedal
Reverb Level
Chorus Level
46
button puts the DG8 into MIDI Edit mode.
MIDI
button repeatedly will step through the six different pages of the
MIDI
button to exit any of the pages in this mode.
button. The last MIDI function display that was accessed will be
MIDI
MIDI Channel = X
and arrows to select the new Basic MIDI Channel or
BASIC
Off
. When set to
PLAY
MIDI Controller #
0
1
7
10
11
64
66
67
91
93
DG8 R
Off
, the DG8
Off
.
.
M
EFERENCE ANUAL