About .The .Midi .Implementation - nord Electro 4 HP User Manual

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MIDI functions
About the MIDI implementation
The .following .MIDI .messages .can .be .transmitted .and .received .from .the .
Nord .Electro .4 .HP/SW:
Note On/Off
• .Note .On .and .Note .Off .messages .are .transmitted .and .received .
Controllers
In .the .MIDI .Menu .(see .page .18) .you .can .select .if .the .Nord .Electro .4 .HP/
SW .should .transmit .and/or .receive .Control .Change .messages .
• .If .you .have .a .control .pedal .connected .to .the .control .pedal .input, .this .
is .transmitted .as .Controller .11 .(Expression) . .
• .If .you .have .a .pedal .connected .to .the .sustain .pedal .input, .this .is .
transmitted .as .Controller .64 .(Sustain .Pedal) .
• .If .you .have .a .pedal .connected .to .the .rotor .pedal .input, .this .pedal .is .
transmitted .as .Controller .90 .
• .Almost .all .other .controls .(knobs .and .buttons) .on .the .front .panel .are .
also .transmitted .(and .received) .as .Control .Change .messages . .This .
can .be .used .to .record .your .actions .on .the .front .panel .into .a .MIDI .
sequencer . .For .a .full .list .of .which .parameters .correspond .to .the .Con-
troller .numbers, .see .the .MIDI .Controller .list .on .the .next .page .
Keyboard velocity
The .Nord .Electro .4 .HP/SW .can .transmit .and .receive .keyboard .velocity .
messages . .Organ .sounds .will .always .be .played .back .at .nominal .level .
regardless .of .incoming .MIDI .Velocity .data . .Release .velocity .is .also .
transmitted .
Program change
In .the .MIDI .Menu .(see .page .18) .you .can .select .if .the .Nord .Electro .4 .HP/
SW .should .send .and/or .receive .Program .Change .messages .
When .you .select .a .Program, .a .Program .Change .message .is .transmit-
ted .via .MIDI . .If .a .Program .Change .message .is .received .on .the .selected .
MIDI .Channel, .the .Nord .Electro .4 .HP/SW .will .change .Program .accord-
ingly .
The .128 .Program .locations .send .and .respond .to .MIDI .Program .
Change .values .0-127 .
MIDI Sysex (System Exclusive)
Individual .Programs .or .all .Programs .can .be .transmitted .and .received .as .
a .System .Exclusive .dump .
With a sequencer
Connections
1
Connect .the .MIDI .Out .on .the .Nord .Electro .4 .HP/SW .to .the .MIDI .In .
on .your .sequencer .
2
Connect .the .MIDI .Out .from .your .sequencer .to .the .MIDI .In .on .the .
Nord .Electro .4 .HP/SW .
Local On/Off
Local .Off .may .be .used .when .you .use .a .sequencer .to .record .and .
play .back .from .Nord .Electro .4 .HP/SW . .If .the .sequencer .echoes .back .
incoming .MIDI .data, .the .Nord .Electro .4 .HP/SW .may .respond .twice .to .
every .note .and .other .message/action .if .for .example .the .keyboard .and .
the .sequencer .sends .the .same .MIDI .information .to .the .unit . .Local .On/
Off .is .set .on .the .MIDI .menu, .see .page .18 .
MIDI Channel
The .MIDI .channel(s) .that .the .Nord .Electro .4 .HP/SW .uses .are .set .up .in .
the .MIDI .menu .- .see .the .MIDI .menu .on .page .18 . .If .you .use .the .Organ .
model .in .the .split/lower .manual .configuration, .the .lower .manual .can .
receive .on .a .separate .MIDI .channel .
Program Change
Usually .you .select .a .Program .Change .value .for .a .track .in .the .sequenc-
er .track .settings . .The .128 .program .locations .send .and .respond .to .
Program .Change .values .0-127 .
If .you .want .to .record .a .Program .Change .message, .activate .recording .
in .the .sequencer .and .simply .select .the .program .on .the .Nord .Electro .4 .
HP/SW .
Controllers
When .you .record .actions .with .knobs .and .buttons, .make .sure .that .the .
sequencer ."echoes" .the .changes .back .on .the .correct .MIDI .Channel, .or .
your .changes .won't .have .any .effect .
About controllers and "chasing"
Consider .a .situation .where .you .record .a .Controller .message, .e .g . .a .
Drawbar .adjustment, .in .the .middle .of .your .sequencer .song . .Then .you .
"rewind" .the .sequencer .to .a .position .before .the .recorded .Drawbar .ad-
justment . .The .problem .is .that .the .Nord .Electro .4 .HP/SW's .Drawbar .will .
remain .as .after .the .adjustment, .although .it .really .should .be .as .it .was .
before .you .recorded .the .change .
To .solve .this, .you .could .record .a ."snapshot" .of .all .Controller .settings .of .
the .Nord .Electro .4 .HP/SW .Program .at .the .beginning .of .your .sequencer .
song . .See ."Sending .MIDI .Controller .dumps" .on .the .next .page .
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