Part IV
Instrument-Specific System Exclusive Messages
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Format
This section explains the format of the Instrument-specific System Exclusive Messages. See "Part V Parameter List" and
"Part VI Parameter Set List" for information about how parameter sets actually are transferred.
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Message Classifications
Basically, the operation that corresponds to Instrument-specific system exclusive messages is parameter data transfer. The
following operations can be performed from an external device using this parameter transfer message.
Modification of an individual Instrument parameter
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Batch modification of a particular Instrument parameter set
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Import of an individual Instrument parameter value
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Batch import of a particular Instrument parameter set
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In addition to parameters being used as device setting values, some parameters act as commands when received by the
Instrument and as device status information when sent from the Instrument. The following table shows the parameter category
for each type of transfer.
Function Section Parameter Category Description
System
Sound Generator
System
All
Song
Sequence
Lesson Rec
Registration
Scale Memory
Rhythm
Patch
Tone
Drum
Instrument
Wave Parameter
Wave Data
Commands to the Instrument, Instrument stats
All user data
User Song
Recorder Song
Recorder Song (Play-Along)
Registration
User Scale Memory
User Rhythm
Sound source common settings
(system effects, master settings, etc.)
Instrument part settings
(tone selection, mixer channel setting, tuning, etc.)
Sampled sound (melody/drum) selected by the user
Sampled sound (drum) referenced from "Tone" category
parameters
Individual instrument setting referenced from
"Drum" category parameters
Sampled sound Wave setting
Waveform actual data referenced from "Wave
Parameter" category parameters
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