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MIDI
MIDI CHANNELS - The MIDI system in this unit has 16 channels numbered from
1-16. Each of the channels is responsible for a voice. When the
instrument receives from an external device, the active channel is
determined by the control message. The transmission channels on this
piano are fixed as follows:
Channel 1: Master voice
Channel 2: Layer voice
Channel 3: Split voice
Channel 4: Bass in manual bass chord mode
Channel 7: Chord in manual bass chord mode
Channel 10: Percussion sound
Please see the MIDI Implementation Chart for more detail.
BASIC MIDI SETUPS
Output to an external sound generator - MIDI pianos transmit note
and velocity (touch sensitivity) information via the MIDI Out connector.
Connect the MIDI Out terminal of the piano and the MIDI IN terminal of
an external device, piano, synthesizer, or sound module, and the
external device should respond to your playing.
By connecting this Suzuki piano to another piano in this way you can
essentially play two instruments at the same time or play on your piano
to the sound of another MIDI devise to produce thick, layered multi-
instrument sounds.
Output from an external MIDI device - Connect the MIDI In terminal of
the piano and the MIDI Out terminal of an external device. Data gener-
ated on another device are passed through your pianos sound delivery
system.
Connect with an computer - Although the Suzuki piano offers a built
in sequencer, the music recorder is a real-time five track sequencer, the
same type of musical information transfer that is described above can be
used for more sophisticated MIDI sequence recording using an external
sequencer or computer. These devices could be used to record MIDI
data received from this piano. You can transmit your performance to a
computer to utilized advanced recording, composing and editing available
from software on the computer. MIDI music stored on the computer can
be played back through your instrument.
