Doepfer SK2000 Midi Masterkeyboard (device no longer available) - Manual (Page 16)

Page 16 SK2000 User's Guide
This menu is used to adjust the MIDI channels and volume of the parts 1 and 2 of the XG sound generation
unit. The MIDI channel of the part selected is adjusted with the Preselect keys 1-16, the volume with the
Value/Number keys 1...64. The actual MIDI volume data (i.e. the data value of the MIDI volume message) is
twice the key number minus 2 to obtain the whole MIDI data range 0...127 (exactly: only 0...126 for the
SK2000). Normally it is not necessary to know the absolute volume data value. It is more important to know
that left means soft (small numbers) and right means loud (high numbers).
After the MIDI channel or volume data has been entered the SK2000 will return to PLAY-mode.
Bank/Prg (GM SOUNDS)
B -1 F 0 F# 0 A 1 A# 1 B 6 C 7
Prg_Chn 1 2 1 2 63 64
Prg_Chn Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank*PrgNr 1 Bank*PrgNr 2 Bank*PrgNr 63 Bank*PrgNr 64
This menu is used to send MIDI program change messages by selecting one of the 128 GM sounds of
the internal XG card. Therefore this menu is a sub-set of the Sound menu described later in this manual
(with the LSB value mentioned in the appendix equal to zero). But there is still another difference to the
sound menu: while part 1 is selected a normal MIDI program change message is transmitted to the MIDI
output of the SK2000. This may be used to select a sound (sometimes also called preset) from a MIDI
expander connected to the SK2000 that does not follow the XG standard.
As the SK2000 is equipped with 64 Number/Value keys only an additional bank selection is necessary to
address the 128 program changes and GM sounds that are available in MIDI. For bank selection the first two
Preselect keys are used:
•
F0 (1) = Bank 1, i.e. the 64 Number/Value keys correspond to the program change numbers. 1 – 64
(or 0 – 63 depending upon the numerative system)
•
F#0 (2) = Bank 2, i.e. the 64 Number/Value keys correspond to the program change numbers. 65 – 128
(or 64 – 127 depending upon the numerative system)
This means that one of the bank keys (i.e. Preselect keys 1 / 2) have to be operated to select the range 1-64
or 65-128 before the Number/Value key is pressed. The latest bank used is memorized by the SK2000. So
you only have to enter the new value/number when you require a different bank setting. If you are not sure
what the last bank selection was, you should re-select the bank to be on the safe side.
Sound/No. (XG SOUNDS)
C 0 F 0 F# 0 G 0 G# 0 A 0 A# 0 B 0 C 1
Sounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sounds PIANO CHROMATICPERC. ORGAN GUITAR BASS STRINGS ENSEMBLE BRASS
C# 1 D 1 D# 1 E 1 F 1 F# 1 G 1 G# 1
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
REED PIPE SYNTHLEAD SYNTHPAD SYNTHEFFECTS ETHNIC PERCUSSIVE SOUNDEFFECTS
A 1 A# 1 B 6 C 7
1 2 63 64
Value 0 Value 2 Value 124 Value 126
As the MIDI program change message allows only 128 different sounds the additional program bank
messages were introduced. The selection of the 16 instrument groups is selectedd with the 16 Preselect
keys. The following instrument groups are available: