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This procedure assigns
the MIDI
channel
(or channels) that
the MC, transmits
over.
First
refer
to the
synth owner's
manual
to find
out (a) how
many
MIDI
channels the synth can
receive,
(b) if
the
synth's
MIDI
channel(s)
are
assignable, (cl
and the
MIDI
transmit /receive modes the
synth can be
assigned
to.
Then
you
must decide how many MIDI
channels
you
need.
If,
for
example,
your synth
can
receive
six different
MIDI
channels
at
once
(One
channel
per
synth
voice), then
you may use up to six
channels
to
talk
to
the
synth.
This would
happen using
th
e " Omni off/Mono"
Mode
(Mode
4)
which
would allow you
to
bend all
st ri
ngs
independently. If you
play
only
one
note
at
a
tim
e
while string. bending, then
you
would
need only
one MIDI
channel,
and w ould
operate
in
the
"Omni
off/
Poly" Mode (Mode
3).
Start
by pressing
@
MIDI ASSIGN
KEY.
This
causes
@
PROGRAM DISPLAY
to
indicate string "'" and
causes
the
two digits of
®
MIDI
CHANNEL
DISPLAY
to blink. All
this
indicates that
string "'" is
about
to
receive
a MIDI
channel
assignment.
Enter the
desired
MIDI
channel
using
@
DATA
ENTRY
KEYSor
@
INCREMENT
/
DECREMENTKEYS. When
the desired channel
is entered
press
@
DISPLAY
KEY
to
advance
to the next
string.
Continue
the cycle of data entry
and pressing@ DISPLAY KEY
until all six strings
have
been
assigned to the desired MIDI
channel(s).
Then
press
@
ENTER.
The MIDI
channel
information
is
placed
into memory,
and
t
he
®
MIDI
CHANNEL
DISPLAY
stops blinking.
Finally,
you need
to
assign
your
synth
to
the same MIDI
channel(sl
that you assigned
the
strings
to. Also, set
the
synth
for
either
Mode
3
(Omni off/Poly) or
Mode
4
(Omni
off/Mono)
as discussed
above,
Not
e: The MIDI
channel
assignment procedure selects the
string assignments for
all
program locations
of the MC'. So
you only have
to
perform
this
procedure once.
B)
Select
ing c
hrom
at
ic/
no n·chromatic operation
CHROMA
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.
CHROMA
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This procedure
selects between chromatic and non·chroma
·
tic
operation
of the
MCl
.
With chromatic operation the notes
of
the
synth
w ill
always
be
one
of the chromatic
notes
of
the
scale.
If the MIDI
guitar
is
playing a
note
that is not
an exact
chromatic
note(during string bending,
forexample)the
MC1
will instruct
the synth to play the nearest
chromatic note.
In
chromatic
operation the MC1 transmits
in Mode 3
(Omni
off/Poly). except
when each
string is aSSigned
to
a different
MIDI
channel.
Then the
MC1
transmits
in
Mode
4
(Omni
off/Mono).
With
non·chromatic operation the synth
will
be
able
to
play
notes between
the
chromatic
notes. This mode
of
operation
is
chosen
when it
is
desired
to play non·chromatic notes,
such
as
when
a string is
bent.
In
non·chromatic
operation
the
MC,
transmits
in
Mode 4
when one note
is
played
and
automatically
switches
to
Mode
3 chromati
c opera tion
when
more
than
one note is played.
However, when each string is
assigned to a
different
MIDI
channel,the
MC'
stays
in
Mode
4.
This procedure
simply uses
@
CHROMATIC
KEY.
Repeated
pressing
of
this key
alternately
takes
the
MC1
in
and
out of
chromatic operation.
The@
CHROMATIC
INDICATOR
lights
when the
unit
is
in chromatic operation.
If
you have selected
chroma
tic
operation you are finally
finished programming
your
program
location. If you have
selected non·chromatic
operation you mUSt proceed to the
next step!o calibrate the synth's
non·chromatlc operation to
!hatofthe guitar. In
other
words,
you must match the
"bend"
of the synth note to
the
bend of
the guitar string
9) Setting
the synth's "string bend"
action
tI)
"Ilend
Range"
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First
press
@
ENTER and
hold while presslflg
®
STRING
SELECT KEY, then release both.
This procedure sets the maximum amount
of pitch bend that
YOll
intend to use. To determine how
much pilch bend you
will use, bend
a
string the maximum
amount you would bend
a string during normal playing. Determine
how many half·
steps (frets) of bend that is, then
add one half·step. For
example,
if you bend a maximum
of one whole·step (two
half·stepsL your maximum amount
of bend
to
set would be
three
half·steps. Once you have that,
you may start the
procedure.
Start by pressing
@
ENTER and
@
STRING SELECT KEY
<IS
described in the frow chart. This
causes the
two
digits of
Ql
MIDI CHANNEL DISPLAY to blink,
indicating that the maxi·
mum amount of pitch bend needs to
be entered. Enter the
amount using
@
DATA ENTRY KEYS or
@
INCREMENT,
DECREMENT
KEYS
.
Once the
maximum amount has been
entered press@ ENTER. This putS
the amount into memory
and causes the
tINa
digits to StOp blinking,
b) "Bend
Data"setting
[Before beginning this procedure be
sure to complete the
previous procedurel "Bend Range"
setting.)
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First
press
@
ENTER and
hold
while
pressing
®
TUNE
KEY,
then release
both.
This procedure calibrates the MC1's MIDI
bend command to
the actual amount of pitch bend by the
synth. Before you begin
this
procedure, you have to set
the "pitch wheel" range on the
synth, and
in
doing so, you have
to make a
few
decisions.
Typically, the
"pitch
wheel" range is
set to the same range as
the
bend range set on the MC1. This
provides the "smooth·
est" pitch bend possible. However, the
"pitch wheel" range is
also limited to the range set for string
bendmg. This may not
seem like much of a problem, but
if, for example, the
®
ASSIGNABLE
CONTROL ARM
is assigned
!o
control the
"pitCh wheer" function, then the
pitch range of the control arm
is limited to the range set for string bending
The alternative is to set
the pitch wheel range farger than the
IMC1's
bend
range. Set
this way,
the
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ASSIGNABLE
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