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Program change / Bank select
Changing the program / bank
Program change [Cn, pp]
(n: channel, pp: program number that selects from up
to 128 sounds)
• Programs 000–127 in banks A–H correspond to
program changes [Cn, 00]–[Cn, 7F].
Pitch bend
Pitch bend change [En, bb, mm]
(n: channel, bb: lower byte of value, mm: upper byte
of value, together indicating a value of 16384 steps
where 8192 [bb, mm=00H, 40H] is the center value)
The BX-3 can transmit pitch bend changes. When it
receives pitch bend changes, a pitch bend effect will be
applied. The range in which pitch bend will occur can be
specified by the Global mode Group 3 “MIDI P. Bend
Range” parameter.
Control change
[Bn, cc, vv]
(n: channel, cc: control change number, vv: value)
• Control changes can be turned on/off by the Global
mode Group 4 “MIDI Rx C. Change” parameter.
To silence all notes
All Note Off (CC#123) [Bn, 7B, 00] (value is 00)
When this message is received, all currently-sounding
notes will be turned off (as though all keys were re-
leased). However, any decay of the notes will remain.
All Sound Off (CC#120) [Bn, 78, 00] (value is 00)
When this message is received, all sound currently being
produced will be silenced. While the All Note Off mes-
sage allows the decay of the notes to remain, All Sound
Off causes the sound to be silenced immediately.
However, these messages are intended for use in emer-
gency situations, and are not used during a performance.
To reset all controllers
Reset All Controllers (CC#121) [Bn, 79, 00] (value is 00)
When this message is received, the values of all currently-
operating controllers will be reset.
About system exclusive messages
Since system exclusive messages can be used by each
manufacturer as they wish, these messages are used
mainly to transmit or receive sound data or editing data
for parameters that are specific to a particular device. The
system exclusive message format for the BX-3 is [F0, 42,
3n, 5B, ff, ... , F7].
F0: Exclusive status
42: Korg ID
3n: [n=0–F] Global MIDI channel 1–16
5B: BX-3 model ID
ff: Function ID (type of message)
–
F7: End of exclusive
Each BX-3 uses the same model ID, so that exclusive data
can be exchanged between different BX-3 units.
To obtain copy of the “MIDI Implementation” which
includes MIDI exclusive format information, please
contact your Korg distributor.
Universal system exclusive
Some system exclusive messages have officially defined
uses; these are called universal system exclusive mes-
sages.
Of the universal system exclusive messages, the BX-3 uses
the following Inquiry messages.
Inquiry Message Request [F0, 7E, nn, 06, 01, F7]
Inquiry Message [F0, 7E, nn, 06, 02, (nine bytes), F7]
When an Inquiry Message Request is received, the BX-3
will transmit an Inquiry Message with content that
signifies “I am a Korg BX-3, system version ...”
Transmitting sound settings and other data (Data Dump)
Program and global settings can be transmitted as MIDI
exclusive messages. The action of transmitting MIDI
exclusive messages to an external device is called Data
Dump.
By performing a data dump, you can save sound settings
or other types of data on an external device, or change the
sounds or settings on another BX-3.
The BX-3 uses the following three types of data dump.
• Dump All Program, Dump Global, or Dump All
Prog+Global transmits or receives internal memory
data.
When the BX-3 receives one of these data dumps, the
data is written directly into internal memory; it is not
necessary for you to perform the Write operation.
• Dump Program transmits or receives data for the
program in the edit buffer.
When the BX-3 receives one of these data dumps, the
data is written into the edit buffer, so if you wish to
save it in internal memory you must perform the
Write operation. The Write operation can be per-
formed on the BX-3 (refer to p.19 “Writing a pro-
gram”), or by using a MIDI exclusive Program Write
Request.
• In Global mode, a data dump can be performed when
the Dump Program, Dump All Program, Dump Global,
or Dump All Prog+Global commands are displayed. A
data dump will also be transmitted when a dump
request is received if the “MIDI Rx Sys Exc” parameter
is set to Ena.
Data that is received by Dump Program can be written
into internal memory by a Write Request.
If notes “hang” (fail to stop)
If a note refuses to stop sounding, press the [EXIT] key.