KORG EMX-1 - Manual (Page 79)

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7. MIDI mode
7. MIDI mode
In this mode you can set the MIDI channel, clock, and pitch
bend range.
If you want to save the settings you make in MIDI
mode, you must perform the Write operation (
☞ p.76
“Saving your Global mode settings”).
About MIDI channels
Just as a television set receives only the program
that is being broadcast on the channel to which it
is set, a MIDI device receives only the data that is
being transmitted on the channel it is set to receive.
The MIDI mode MIDI Ch setting lets you set the
EMX-1’s transmit/receive channel independently
for each synth part 1–5 and collectively for all drum
parts together.
Using the EMX-1 as a sound
module
Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of your
MIDI keyboard etc. to the EMX-1’s MIDI IN connector.
1. Press the MIDI key (it will light).
2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “MIDI ch” in
the display
3. Press the EMX-1’s synth part 1 Part key, and then
turn the dial to set the MIDI channel for part 1 to
match the channel being transmitted by the con-
nected MIDI keyboard or other device. (☞ “Setting
the MIDI channel of each part”)
4. When you play the connected MIDI keyboard etc.,
you will hear synth part 1.
If you connect a multi-track MIDI sequencer to the EMX-1
you will need to set the MIDI channel for synth
parts 1–5 and for the drum parts (☞“Setting the
MIDI channel of each part”). Set each part to the
MIDI channel of the sequencer track you want that
part to play, and start your external sequencer to
hear the sounds.
Setting the MIDI channel of
each part
MIDI ch ................................................1...16
Here you can set the MIDI channel for each synth
part and for the drum parts. The same MIDI chan-
nel is used for transmission and reception. The fac-
tory settings are as follows.
1. Press the MIDI key (it will light).
2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to change the display
to read “MIDI ch.”
3. Press the part key for which you want to change
the MIDI channel (the key will light). To change
the MIDI channel for the drum parts, press any of
the nine part keys (all of the drum part keys will
light).
4. Turn the dial to select the channel.
The MIDI channel for synth part 1 that you specify
here will also be used to transmit and receive pro-
gram changes and exclusive data (”Global MIDI
channel”).
Part Channel
Synth part 1(global) 1
Synth parts 2–5 2–5
Drum parts (1–7B) 10