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Chapter 7. Using MIDI
Chapter 7
1. Make sure you’re in Play page.
If you’re not in Play page, press [EXIT] several times.
2. Press [F6] (SYSTEM).
3. Press [F5] (MIDI).
4. Press [F1] (CHANNEL).
fig.7-02
5. Rotate [VALUE] to select the MIDI channel (1 – 16).
6. Press [EXIT] several times to return to the Play page.
* This setting is preserved even after you turn off the power.
■ About MIDI Omni Mode
* Even if Omni Mode is turned ON, exclusive data will be
received only if its device ID matches the “Device ID” setting
of the VG-88.
* The factory setting is “OMNI ON.”
1. Make sure you’re in Play page.
If you’re not in Play page, press [EXIT] several times.
2. Press [F6] (SYSTEM).
3. Press [F5] (MIDI).
4. Press [F2] (OMNI MODE).
fig.7-03
5. Rotate [VALUE] to turn the setting on/off.
OMNI ON:
Data of all MIDI channels will be received, regardless
of the MIDI channel setting.
OMNI OFF:
Data of only the specified MIDI channel will be
received.
6. Press [EXIT] several times to return to the Play page.
* This setting is preserved even after you turn off the power.
■ About the MIDI Device ID
Here’s how to specify the device ID that is used when
transmitting and receiving exclusive data.
* The factory setting is “1.”
1. Make sure you’re in Play page.
If you’re not in Play page, press [EXIT] several times.
2. Press [F6] (SYSTEM).
3. Press [F5] (MIDI).
4. Press [F3] (DEVICE ID).
fig.7-04
5. Rotate [VALUE] to set the device ID (1 – 32).
6. Press [EXIT] several times to return to the Play page.
* This setting is preserved even after you turn off the power.
■ Bank Select and Program
Change
“Bank Select” and “Program Change” are MIDI messages
that are generally used to switch Patches.
Ordinarily, Program Change messages are used in Patch
switching. However, Program Change messages can only
select a maximum of 128 patches. That’s why some
instruments use the Bank Select MSB together with Program
Change messages to expand the number of selectable Patches
to 16,384 (128 x 128).
On instruments like these, each Patch is assigned a number
that is a combination of a Bank Number MSB from 0 to 127
and a Program Number from 1 to 128.