Casio WK-500 Music Mixer User Manual


 
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Part IV
Instrument-Specific System Exclusive Messages
19 Format
This section explains the format of the Instrument-specific System Exclusive Messages. See "Part V Parameter List" and
"Part VI Parameter Set List" for information about how parameter sets actually are transferred.
19.1 Message Classifications
Basically, the operation that corresponds to Instrument-specific system exclusive messages is parameter data transfer. The
following operations can be performed from an external device using this parameter transfer message.
Modification of an individual Instrument parameter
Batch modification of a particular Instrument parameter set
Import of an individual Instrument parameter value
Batch import of a particular Instrument parameter set
In addition to parameters being used as device setting values, some parameters act as commands when received by the
Instrument and as device status information when sent from the Instrument. The following table shows the parameter category
for each type of transfer.
Function Section Parameter Category Description
System System Commands to the Instrument, Instrument stats
All All user data
Song User Song
Sequence Recorder Song
Lesson Rec Recorder Song (Play-Along)
Registration Registration
Scale Memory User Scale Memory
Rhythm User Rhythm
Sound Generator Patch Sound source common settings
(system effects, master settings, etc.)
Instrument part settings
(tone selection, mixer channel setting, tuning, etc.)
Tone Sampled sound (melody/drum) selected by the user
Drum Sampled sound (drum) referenced from "Tone" category
parameters
Instrument Individual instrument setting referenced from
"Drum" category parameters
Wave Parameter Sampled sound Wave setting
Wave Data Waveform actual data referenced from "Wave
Parameter" category parameters