Generalmusic wk1or - Manual (Page 84)

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Midi 77
MIDI and the MIDI functions
WHAT IS MIDI?
MIDI, abbreviation for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a standard interface
used for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers.
This chapter illustrates some of the more common MIDI applications for WK1 Or.
WK1Or is equipped with a standard MIDI interface, consisting of a MIDI IN
and a MIDI OUT port .
WK1Or used as a stand alone instrument does not need any MIDI connection.
With MIDI it is possible to:
• use WK1Or as a master keyboard to control another musical instrument;
• connect WK1Or to an external sequencer (computer) to programme Songs
and Styles;
• control WK1 Oras a slave instrument from a master keyboard, or from
another control device (guitar controller, wind controller, drum pads, etc.).
THE COMPUTER PORT
The COMPUTER port acts as a MIDI IN and MIDI OUT port together for
communication between WK1Or to a computer using a single serial cable.
Using the computer port disables the MIDI ports.
If your computer can direct MIDI data to the serial port (identified as RS232 in
IBM computers and compatibles, or as MODEM in Apple Macintosh computers),
the two MIDI cables can be replaced by a single serial cable.
Connecting WK1Or through its COMPUTER port enables control of the 16
MIDI channels (as occurs in a standard MIDI interface).
Tracks and MIDI channels
WK1 Or always receives MIDI data on the 16 channels simultaneously. In
transmission, WK1 Or sends MIDI data on 16 channels only in Song mode.
You can assign any MIDI channel (from 1 to 16) to each track. A track can also
be excluded from MIDI, if you turn it to OFF.
In Song mode, the default MIDI setting of the ROM Performance is the following:
Song track MIDI Channel
1...16 1...16
In Style and Song Style mode, the default MIDI setting of the ROM Per-
formance is the following:
Style Track No. MIDI Channel
Drum F1 10
Bass F2 2
Acc1 F3 3
Acc2 F4 4
Acc3 F5 5
Lower F7 6
Upper2 F8 7
Upper1 F9 8
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Nota: WK1 Or can always receive on 16 MIDI
channels simultaneously, regardless of the
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mode set.