Midi Local - GEM Real Piano RP90 Owner's Manual

7. MIDI Local

This function, if OFF, isolates the RP90 from its internal sound engine
allowing it to be used as a MIDI controller. When ON, RP90's keyboard
data is directed to the internal sound engine as well as the MIDI OUT port.
Pressing Page Up shows the following display:
Press the DATA – button to set Local Off.
Return to the On setting with the DATA + button.
The Local Off setting simplifies the connection of the RP90 with an
external sequencer or computer, allowing the keyboard to be used as a
controlling device and the internal sound engine as an expander when
connecting to a sequencer/computer.
A typical example of the use of the Local control is when the RP90 MIDI
IN port is connected to the sequencer/computer MIDI OUT port, and the
RP90 MIDI OUT port to the sequencer/computer MIDI IN port (MIDI Loop
connection). Set the sequencer/computer to operate in MIDI Thru mode
(in other words, set it to return the data it receives from the RP90 keyboard
back to the RP90 MIDI IN).
With Local Off, all messages generated by the RP90 keyboard are
excluded from the internal sound engine and sent via the MIDI OUT to the
sequencer/computer, which then returns the data to the RP90 sound
engine via MIDI IN.
Note: The last Local setting remains memorized until changed again, or
until the instrument is turned off. Turning the instrument on again sets to
Local On.
7 MIDI LOCAL
ON
7 MIDI LOCAL
OFF
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