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Using the JM-5 as a MIDI module
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7.
If necessary, use the [BACKING] knob to set
the volume of the JM-5’s MIDI parts.
NOTE
The External Tone Parts parts can also be controlled when
you connect the JM-5’s COMPUTER port to a USB port on
your computer (see p. 69).
Setting MIDI channels on the external module for
the ‘Tone Parts’ Preset
The JM-5 provides three parts that can be controlled
from an external MIDI instrument (master keyboard,
MIDI accordion, digital piano, etc.). If you select the
“Tone Parts” preset (MIDI Set), those parts receive on the
following MIDI channels:
NOTE
Use [MENU] button ‰ “MIDI” ‰ “Edit Tone Parts” if you prefer
to select other MIDI channels on the JM-5.
1.
Select one of the channels shown above as
the transmit channel on your MIDI control-
ler.
Instruments like a MIDI accordion transmit on several
channels simultaneously. To control the JM-5’s parts
simultaneously, select the channel numbers shown
above on your external instrument.
2.
Press the [MENU] button.
The display changes to:
3.
Rotate the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select
“MIDI”, then press the dial.
The display changes to:
4.
Press the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select
“Load MIDI Set“.
5.
Rotate the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select
“Tone Parts”.
6.
Press the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial.
NOTE
This will also switch off MIDI reception and transmission
for the JM-5’s Song Parts and cancel any MIDI settings you
have made for the Song Parts.
7.
Press and hold the [EXIT] button (its indica-
tor stops flashing) to return to the JM-5’s
main page.
External Tone Part MIDI channel (default setting)
Tone 1 1 (can be changed)
Tone 2 2 (can be changed)
Tone 3 3 (can be changed)
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