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●[11] MIDI CHANNEL
To select a MIDI channel (1~16), press the MIDI
CHANNEL selector [11] (indicator lights).
Use the pedals to enter the MIDI channel you
wish to set. Example: to specify channel “12”,
press [1] and [2]. Then press pedal [B] (ENTER) to
confirm the operation. All indicators briefly
light to confirm your selection.
Note: If you pressed the wrong pedal while specifying
the number, you can cancel your input by pressing
pedal [A] (CANCEL).
Note: To return to the default MIDI channel (“10” in
DRUMS mode), press the MIDI CHANNEL selector [11]
and pedal [C]. All indicators briefly light to confirm your
selection.
Note: If a MIDI channel number higher than “16” is
erroneously selected, the PK-5A will exit this function
when pedal [B] (ENTER) is pressed.
[7] SOUND EFFECTS mode
Press the SOUND EFFECTS selector [7] to select the
mode of the same name. In this mode, the PK-5A
transmits on MIDI channel “16” (and sends PC57,
CC00= 0, CC32= 0 whenever you select it).
After selecting SOUND EFFECTS mode, you can use
the PK-5A’s pedals for triggering sound effects.
In SOUND EFFECTS mode [7], the following func-
tions are available (FUNCTION section):
●[9] FACTORY SET
After pressing the FACTORY SET selector [9] (the
corresponding indicator lights), 13 note num-
bers can be transmitted for triggering an exter-
nal instrument’s “SFX set”. The note numbers
assigned to the pedals in this way represent the
PK-5A’s factory set. This FACTORY SET cannot
be overwritten.
On most (Roland arranger-type and GM/GM2/
GS) instruments, these assignments correspond
to the following sounds:
●[10] USER SET
Press the USER SET selector [10] (the corre-
sponding indicator lights), to select a different
SFX set assignment, which is called USER SET.
Unlike the factory set, the USER SET assign-
ments can be changed. The original assign-
ments are as follows:
• Programming the User Set
(1) Connect an external keyboard’s (or the
sequencer’s) MIDI OUT socket to the PK-5A’s
MIDI IN socket.
(2) On the external instrument, set the transmit
channel (TX) to the MIDI channel used by the
PK-5A’s SOUND EFFECTS mode (probably
“16”).
(3) On the PK-5A, select the SOUND EFFECTS [7]
mode.
(4) Press and hold the USER SET selector [10] for
at least two seconds (until its indicator starts
flashing).
(5) While the USER SET indicator is flashing,
press the key on the external keyboard whose
note number you wish to assign to the USER
SET.
Example: to assign the note “C2” (36) to a pedal,
press that key on the external instrument (or
transmit a long C2 with your sequencer).
(6) On the PK-5A, press the pedal you wish to
assign the received note message to.
Pedal
MIDI note
Sound
0
G5
79
Rain
1
G#5
80
Thunder
2
A#5
82
Seashore
3
B5
83
Stream
4
E3
52
Laughing
5
F3
53
Scream
6
A#3
58
Applause
7
A4
69
Jetplane
8
G#4
68
Train
9
A#4
70
Helicopter
A
D4
62
Wind Chimes
B
C#5
73
Machine Gun
C
D#5
75
Explosion
Pedal
MIDI note
Sound
0
F#5
78
Birds
1
F#5
78
Dog
2
G3
55
Heartbeat
3
A3
57
Footsteps 2
4
B3
59
Door Creaking
5
C4
60
Door
6
C#4
61
Scratch
7
D#4
63
Car-Engine
8
E4
64
Car-Stop
9
F4
65
Car-Pass
A
G4
67
Siren
B
C5
72
Gun Shot
C
A5
81
Wind
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