Advanced Ways To Use; Switching Tones With Midi; Tone Map; Selecting Tones From The Organ - Rodgers MX-200 Owner's Manual

Advanced Ways to use

Switching Tones with MIDI

Besides switching tones directly with the MX-200, you can
also switch the MX-200's tones using MIDI. Rodgers organs
are designed to take advantage of this function.
The following describes two ways to switch tones using
MIDI.

Tone Map

The tones contained in the MX-200 can be selected with the
numbers indicated in the tone map by means of Program
Change (PC), Bank Select (MSB), and Bank Select (LSB).
MIDI signals are designed to enable the communication of
performance data among sixteen separate sound modules.
With the MX-200, these sixteen sound modules correspond to
the part numbers 1 through 16, and you can select the tone
for each individual part by setting the PC, MSB, and LSB for
the respective part.
For instructions on how to do this, refer to "Selecting Tones
from the Organ" in the column to the right.
(Examples) Selected from the Tone List (p. 28)
No. PC MSB LSB Tone Name
001 1 93 126
002 2 93 126
003 3 93 126
004 4 93 126
005 5 93 126
When "93" is received for the MSB, "126" for the LSB, and
"3" for the PC, the tone "16' Pommer" is selected.
* The MX-200's display may not show any particular changes
when tones are changed with MIDI. However, since changes
are handled in exactly the same manner whether made with the
panel controls or with MIDI, when a PC is received following
adjustments with the panel controls, the tone selected with the
panel controls is switched to the tone received via MIDI.
Conversely, when a tone is switched with the panel controls
after tones have been switched with MIDI, the tone selected via
MIDI is switched to the tone selected with the panel controls.
32' Contre Geigen
16' Montre
16' Pommer
8' Second Diapason
8' Harmonic Flute
Selecting Tones from the
Organ
Using signals called MIDI Program Changes, the MX-200
allows you to switch its tones without directly operating the
unit. You can store these Program Changes to the organ's
MIDI couplers to switch the MX-200's tones.
By way of example, the following will set the Rodgers T797
organ's GT A MIDI coupler to "002: MX Strings" in the MX-
200's STRINGS category. To select the "MX Strings" tone,
you will need to set PC: 113, MSB: 93, and LSB: 126
(alternatively, you can select this with PC: 50, MSB: 65, and
LSB: 0). (See Tone List (p. 28).)
→ Also refer to "Connecting to MIDI Devices" in the T797
Owner's Manual. If you happen to be using a different model
Rodgers organ, similar descriptions will be given in the
Owner's Manual for that model.
1.
Hold down the organ's [SET] piston and press the
MIDI coupler piston for the part to be used (in
this case, press GT A).
The MIDI coupler piston flashes, indicating that the
instrument can be set.
2.
Turn the organ's [SELECT] knob to highlight the
PGM number.
3.
Rotate the organ's Alpha Dial to select the
Program Change number (113) you want to have
transmitted.
4.
Turn the organ's [SELECT] knob to the MSB
number.
5.
Rotate the organ's Alpha Dial to select the Bank
Select MSB number (93) you want to have
transmitted.
6.
Turn the organ's [SELECT] knob to the LSB
number.
7.
Rotate the organ's Alpha Dial to select the Bank
Select LSB number (126) you want to have
transmitted.
8.
Press the GT A coupler piston.
It stops flashing. You can now play "MX Strings" tone on
the Great manual.
→ For more detailed information on Program Change numbers
and Bank Select MSB and LSB numbers, refer to the Tone
List (p. 28).
The procedure above assigns "002: MX Strings" from the
MX-200's STRINGS category to GT A MIDI.
Save the MIDI coupler settings to the organ's combination
piston. If you press the combination piston without first
saving the MIDI coupler settings, the current settings will be
cleared.
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