The Chord 1 And Chord 2 Channels; The Control Channel; Midi Setup; Connecting Liverpool To A Master Keyboard - Korg Liverpool Owner's Manual

36 MIDI

The Chord 1 and Chord 2 channels

The MIDI messages received over a Global channel and
not over a standard channel are affected by the buttons of
the KEYBOARD MODE section, as well from the split
point. Therefore, if the SPLIT button LED is lit up, the
notes that arrive to the Liverpool over this channel will be
divided by the split point into the Upper (above the split
point) and Lower (below the split point) parts.
The notes that arrive to a Global channel are used for
the chord recognition of the automatic accompaniment.
If the KEYBOARD MODE is SPLIT, only the notes
below the split point will be used. These notes will be
combined with the ones of the special Chord 1 and
Chord 2 channels.
THE CHORD 1 AND CHORD 2 CHANNELS
You can set two special Chord channels (see page 129)
to send to the Liverpool notes for the chord recogni-
tion. The notes will be combined with the notes that go
through the channel set as Global (Global notes are rec-
ognized only under the split point, if the SPLIT LED is
lit up).
The Chord channels are not affected by the split point
and the KEYBOARD MODE section of the control
panel. All the notes – both above and below the split
point – will be sent to the chord recognition.
The buttons of the CHORD SCANNING section have a
particular effect on the Chord channels:
• if you have selected LOWER, the chord recognition
mode will be set by the "Chord Recognition Mode"
parameter in the Style Play mode (see page 51);
• if you have selected UPPER or FULL, the chord
recognition mode will always be Fingered 2 (you
need to play at least three notes in order for the
chord to be detected).
These two channels are especially useful for accordion
players to assign a different Chord channel to the
chords and the bass played with the left hand. In this
way, chords and bass will participate to the creation of
chords for the chord recognition of the automatic
accompaniment.

THE CONTROL CHANNEL

You can set a MIDI IN channel as the Control channel
(see page 129), to select Styles and Performance from an
external device. See the Appendix for a list of messages
corresponding to Liverpool internal data.

MIDI SETUP

You can play Liverpool with an external controller, and
use it simply as a gorgeous sound generator. To help
you configure the MIDI channels, we have provided a
set of MIDI Setups. Go to Global mode to select the one
that fits your MIDI needs. (See "Page 4 - MIDI Setup"
on page 127 for more information).
We recommend you to consider each MIDI Setup as a
starting point you can freely tweak. Once you have
selected the most appropriate MIDI Setup for the con-
nection to be made, you can modify the parameters as
necessary and save the Global in the memory with the
Write function (see "The Write window" on page 126).
CONNECTING LIVERPOOL TO A MASTER
KEYBOARD
You can control the Liverpool with a master keyboard
or any other MIDI keyboard. You only need to connect
the MIDI OUT connector of the master keyboard to the
MIDI IN connector of the Liverpool. The master key-
board will become the integrated keyboard of the Liv-
erpool if it transmits over the same channel
programmed as Global in the Liverpool.
If the master keyboard transmits over the Global channel
of the Liverpool, the split point and the status of the
KEYBOARD MODE section in the control panel will
affect the notes received from the master keyboard.
Connections and settings
To connect the master keyboard to the Liverpool follow
this procedure:
1. Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the master
keyboard to the MIDI IN connector of the Liver-
pool.
2. Program the master keyboard to transmit over the
Global channel of the Liverpool (see "Page 6 -
MIDI IN Channels" on page 128).
For information on the master keyboard program-
ming, see the user's manual of the master keyboard.
3. Press GLOBAL to enter the Global mode, then go
to "Page 4 - MIDI Setup" (see page 127).
4. Select the Master Keyboard Setup.
Note: The settings can change when new data is loaded
from a card. To protect the settings from loading, use the
Global Protect function (see "Global Protect" on
page 143).
5. Press WRITE, select Global, and press ENTER to
save the Global. The "Are you sure?" message will
appear. Press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort.
6. Press one of the buttons in the MODE section to go
to the desired operative mode.
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT