Korg M50-88 Parameter Manual page 406

M50 series music workstation
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Appendices
About system exclusive messages
Since the way in which these messages are used is left up to
each manufacturer, they are mainly used to transmit and
receive sound data and editing data for parameters that are
unique to a particular instrument. The M50's system
exclusive message format is [F0, 42, 3n, 00, 01, 05, ff, .... F7]
F0: exclusive status
42: Korg ID
3n: [n=0–F] global MIDI channel 1–16
mm: Model ID byte 1 (00)
mm: Model ID bytes 2 (01)
mm: Model ID bytes 3 (05)
ff: function ID (type of message)
:
:
F7: end of exclusive
Note: To obtain a copy of the "MIDI Implementation" which
includes MIDI System Exclusive format information, please
contact your Korg distributor.
Universal system exclusive
Certain of the system exclusive messages are publicly
defined for a specific use, and these are called universal
system exclusive messages.
The M50 uses the following six universal system exclusive
messages.
Inquiry message request [F0, 7E, nn, 06, 01, F7]
Inquiry message [F0, 7E, nn, 06, 02, (nine bytes), F7]
When an inquiry message request is received, the M50 will
respond by transmitting an inquiry message that means "I
am a Korg M50, with system version ..."
GM system on [F0, 7E, nn, 09, 01, F7]
When this message is received in Sequencer mode, the M50
will be initialized for GM playback.
Master volume [F0, 7F, nn, 04, 01, vv, mm, F7]
(vv: lower byte of the value, mm: upper byte of the value,
together indicating 16384 steps)
This message is transmitted if you assign Master Volume as
the function of the Assignable Pedal or as a control surface
Realtime Control B knobs 1–4. This will adjust the overall
volume balance without changing the relative volume
balance between timbres/tracks. When this message is
received, the result will be the same as when the controller is
operated.
Master balance [F0, 7F, nn, 04, 02, vv, mm, F7]
(vv: lower byte of the value, mm: upper byte of the value,
together indicating 16384 steps, where 8192 is the default
position, and lower values will move the sound toward the
left)
When this is received, the overall panning will be adjusted
without changing the relative panning between timbres/
tracks.
Master fine tuning [F0, 7F, nn, 04, 03, vv, mm, F7]
(A value of 8192 [mm, vv=40, 00] is center, 4096 [mm, vv=20,
00] is –50 cents, and 12288 [mm, vv=60, 00] is +50 cents.)
When this is received, the "Master Tune" (Global P0: 0–1a)
parameter will be set.
398
Master coarse tuning [F0, 7F, nn, 04, 04, vv, mm, F7]
(Normally only the upper byte mm is used. A value of 8192
[mm, vv=40, 00] is center, 6656 [mm, vv=34, 00] is –12
semitones, and 9728 [mm, vv=4C, 00] is +12 semitones.)
When this is received, the Key Transpose (Global 0–1a)
parameter will be set.
Transmitting sound settings data (Data
Dump)
Data for programs, combinations, drum kits, user arpeggio
pattern, global settings, and sequencer data can be
transmitted as MIDI System Exclusive messages. The
operation of sending this system exclusive data to an
external device is called a "data dump."
By performing a data dump, you can store the M50's sounds
and settings on an external device, or rewrite the sounds
and settings of another M50.
There are the following two types of data dump.
• When you use the Dump (Global P1) menu command to
dump data, various types of internal memory data will
be transmitted. If this data is received by the M50, the
data will be written directly into internal memory, and it
will not be necessary to perform the Write operation.
(See "Sending SysEx data dumps" on "Receiving SysEx
data dumps" on page 253)
• If the Enable Exclusive (Global 1–2b) setting is checked,
data will also be dumped in response to a Dump
Request message. This data is transmitted and received
on the global MIDI channel.
When the M50 receives this data, the data will be written
into the edit buffer. If you want to save the data into
internal memory, you'll have to execute the Write opera-
tion. This can be done either by executing the Write oper-
ation (See "Writing to internal memory" on page 88 of
the Owner's manual) on the M50 itself, or by a MIDI Sys-
tem Exclusive program write request, combination write
request, drum kit write request, user arpeggio pattern
write request or global setting write request.
Editing sounds via SysEx
By using various MIDI System Exclusive data dumps, you
can rewrite all programs or an individual program. By using
parameter change messages, you can edit individual
parameters as follows.
Parameter changes
• In Program mode, all parameters other than the program
name can be edited.
• In Combination mode, parameters other than the
combination name can be edited.
• In Sequencer mode, you can edit the track parameters in
P0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and the P7: Arpeggiator/Drum
Track, P8: Insert Effect, and P9: Master/Total Effect
parameters. (See "System Exclusive events supported in
Sequencer mode" on page 211)
Drum kit parameter change and user arpeggio pattern pa-
rameter change
In Global mode, you can edit drum kit and user arpeggio
pattern.
Since the other global parameters or Sequencer mode
musical data cannot be edited, you will use data dumps to
transfer this data.
The global MIDI channel is used to transmit and receive this
data.

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