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Siwa & Figli Hey-di User Manual

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Siwa & Figli Hey-di MIDI Controller
 The Hey-di MIDI controller offers 4 independent and polyphonic sections as
described below.
 Treble A – This section is used exclusively to access the internal sounds of the
instrument. It consists of 12 buttons that can recall 12 user programmable
presets and additional 11 factory set (in a ROM) sounds. To access the factory
presets, please press 2 adjacent buttons simultaneously. The 2 corresponding
LEDs will light up.
 Treble B – This section could be configured upon initial power up to either control
an external MIDI module or to access the internal sound card. The default state
is access to the internal sound card. The 12 buttons allow access to 12 user-
defined orchestral sounds or to 11 factory presets (press 2 adjacent buttons
simultaneously).
 BASS – Controls the bass section of the accordion. Can be used to access both
the internal sound card and an external (optional) MIDI arranger. There are 6
programmable presets and 5 factory settings. To access the factory presets,
please press 2 adjacent buttons simultaneously.
 CHORD – This section is for the chord buttons of the accordion. It can access
simultaneously the internal sound card and an optional external MIDI module.
There are 6 programmable presets and 5 factory settings. To access the factory
presets, please press 2 adjacent buttons simultaneously.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
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  • Page 1 Siwa & Figli Hey-di MIDI Controller GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS  The Hey-di MIDI controller offers 4 independent and polyphonic sections as described below.  Treble A – This section is used exclusively to access the internal sounds of the instrument. It consists of 12 buttons that can recall 12 user programmable presets and additional 11 factory set (in a ROM) sounds.

  • Page 2: Function Commands

    FUNCTION COMMANDS  VOLUME: To adjust the volume, press the Volume button. The current volume level for each section will be shown by a certain number of LEDs that will light up. (Often when bellows dynamics is activated the volume is set to its maximum level corresponding to all LED for the particular section switching on upon pressing “Volume”.) There are 6 levels for volume adjustment of the bass and chord channels and 12 levels for adjustment of the 2 treble channels.
  • Page 3 PROGRAMMING The accordion has been pre-programmed to allow access to the most popular orchestral sounds. However, the user could change the presets except for the ROM settings. The general sequence is given below. Particular examples will be provided as needed. ...
  • Page 4  Select the memory bank to which you would like to assign a particular sound or effect from the Hey-di Sounds Library. This could be any button from Tr. A, Tr. B, Bass, or Chords sections. For example, just for the sake of exploring the system let’s select/press the first button (labelled 0) from Treble-A.
  • Page 5 POWER-UP SEQUENCES FOR ACCESS TO SOME SPECIAL FUNCTIONS The Hei-di MIDI controller combined with the built-in sound card is a user friendly system that allows access to more than a hundred orchestral sounds without the need to carry an external MIDI module. The MIDI accordion is ready for use by simply connecting all cables and powering up the system.
  • Page 6 5. Toggle Treble B section between the internal sound card and an external MIDI module. Please, note this is only needed for MIDI controller Version 1 (Treble-A assigned to channel 4 and Treble-B assigned to channel 1). You can check the channel assignment as described in section 1 above.
  • Page 7 Figure 1: Hey-di Grill Controller Table 1: Bass Section User Presets Preset Bank / Program Change Name Number Program 8 / 39 Synth Bass 2 8 / 36 Slap Bass 1 0 / 97 Double Bass + Ride 0 / 98...
  • Page 8 Table 3: Treble A Section User Presets Preset Bank / Program Change Name Number Program 11 / 7 Accordion Flute 8' 0 / 26 Accordion Espana 11 / 10 Accordion Oboe 8' + 4' 11 / 1 Accordion Bassoon 16' 11 / 33 Accordion French Tremolo 0 / 12...

  • Page 9: Package Content

    User Registrations Please, note that in the above table the numbers indicate the buttons number from each section as counted from 1. For example the button from Treble Section A labeled “0” I s referred to as “1”. The preset number 12 can be also written as: Treble A: Not Used Treble B: Guitar + Voice (see Table 4) Bass: Guitar (see Table 1)