Midi Channel - Kawai CN43 Owner's Manual

16) MIDI CHANNEL

This function is used to determine on which MIDI channel the CN43 piano will exchange MIDI information with
external MIDI devices and instruments or a personal computer.
The selected channel will function as both the transmit and receive channel.
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Step 1
Press the MENU buttons to select the MIDI channel function.
16 MIDI Channel
= 1 (TRS/RCV)
The current MIDI channel will be shown on the second line of the LCD screen.
Step 2
Press the VALUE buttons to select the desired MIDI channel.
The MIDI channel can be set within the range of 1 to +16.
Step 3
Press any one of the SOUND SELECT buttons to exit the menu.
The CN43 piano's MIDI channel setting defaults to receiving MIDI channel information from all channels, 1 to 16. each
time the power is turned on. This is called 'omni mode on'. The CN43 piano will switch to 'omni mode off' when a specifi c
channel is selected using the MIDI channel function, and data will only be received on that specifi ed channel. In order
to specify channel 1 in the 'omni mode off' state, fi rst select channel 2, then select channel 1.
When multi-timbral mode is on (page 84):
When playing in split mode with Multi-timbral mode ON
When playing in dual mode
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: Notes played in the lower section of the keyboard will be transmitted on the channel that
is one channel higher than the selected channel. For example, with the MIDI channel
is set to 3 notes played in the lower section of the keyboard will be transmitted on
channel 4.
: The notes played will be transmitted on two channels, the selected channel and the
channel that is one channel higher. When channel the selected MIDI channel is 16,
channel 1 will be used to transmit notes for the layered part.
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