Midi; Channel Message - Yamaha A4000 Owner's Manual

UTILITY-MIDI

6. MIDI

Use this function to set the various MIDI parameters.
Press the [UTILITY] button and then the [F6] button to go to
the MIDI function.
2 display pages are provided: Channel (Channel Message),
and SysEx (System Exclusive — page 201).

Channel Message

[UTILITY] Button [F6] Button
"UTIL-Channel"
Determines how received MIDI channel messages wil be
internally handled by the A5000/A4000.
• MIDI performance data which is set to "disable" via the parameters
in this section will not be recorded by the sequencer record func-
tion.
Cursor q
Cursor
q
Knob 1 Knob 2
Turn
Cursor/Page Omni
action
Press
Tree View —
action
Knob 1
[ Turn] Cursor/Page
Positions the cursor and selects display pages.
[ Press] Tree View
Calls the Tree View display (page 83).
Knob 2
[ Turn] Omni
Set this value on to enable reception over all channels.
Note that setting the value to on disables the Basic Chan-
nel setting, since the A5000/A4000 will accept note mes-
sages, program-change messages (if Program Change =
receive; see below), and control-change messages over
all channels.
[Range] off, on
Knob 3
[ Turn] Transpose
Turn either knob to set the transposition applied to
received note values, in semitones. Set to +0 if you do not
want to apply any transposition.
[Range] -127 — +127
200
Chapter 8 UTILITY Mode
Knob 1 to select
Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5
Velocity
Transpose —
Curve
QUICK... — —
• A5000/A4000
• If you set the value to +1, the A5000/A4000 will
transpose all received note values upward by one
semitone. If the MIDI device transmits a Note-On for
A4, the A5000/A4000 will change the value to A # 4
before passing it into the internal tone generator.
[ Press] QUICK...
Calls the quick entry menu (page 83).
Knob 4
[ Turn] Velocity Curve
This setting selects the conversion curve that the A5000/
A4000 uses to adjust received velocity values before
sending them to the tone generator.
[Range] normal, soft-1, soft-2, hard-1, hard-2,
vel=7 — 127
• normal ... Linear relationship
• soft-1, soft-2 ... The applied velocity rises more
rapidly in the low-velocity range, with the rate
becoming flatter at higher range. Use one of
these settings if you tend to strike the key-
board lightly when playing. The soft-2 setting
is more pronounced than the soft-1 setting.
• hard-1, hard-2 ... The applied velocity increases
relatively slowly in the low-velocity range, with
the rate becoming sharper as velocity gets
higher. Use one of these settings if you have a
relatively strong key attack. The hard-2 setting
is more pronounced than the hard-1 setting.
• vel=7 — 127 ... Uses a single velocity for all notes,
regardless of received velocity value. You can
set the applied velocity to any velocity value
ending in 7 (127, 117,...,17, 7).
Cursor w
Cursor
w
Knob 1 Knob 2
Turn Program
Cursor/Page
action Change
Press
Tree View —
action
Knob 1
Same function as Cursor
Knob 2
[ Turn] Program Change
Determines whether received MIDI program change data
will be passed on to the sampler or not.
[Range] receive, disable
• receive ... Received program change data will
affect sampler operation.
• disable ... Received program change data will not
affect sample operation.
Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5
Control
After Touch Pitch Bend
Change
— — —
q
(page 200).