Kenton CS 80 Yamaha - Manual

KENTON electronics
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MIDI INTERFACE
YAMAHA CS 80
USING THE MIDI INTERFACE
When you turn on the synthesizer for the first time, you will be in omni-on mode for receive (all channels) -
selecting a channel will select omni-off. See next page for factory default settings When you select a transmit or
receive channel, this will be stored in memory and will be remembered for when you subsequently turn on the
synth - all parameters listed on the next page are stored.
If you want to put the machine back to the factory default settings at any time, switch the synth on whilst holding
the red push button pressed - hold for a couple of seconds then release.
SWITCH
The switch on the control panel is to route the CS-80 sub-oscillator through the Mod Wheel - in the up position the
CS-80 will be as normal - in the down position, the appropriate destination can be selected on the CS-80 but no
effect will be noticed until the MIDI Mod Wheel is advanced.
RED PUSH BUTTON
Two modes are available by pushing the red push button.
1) SET-UP MODE
Setting MIDI channels and assignments. Give the red push button one short press (half a second each) - then
release. Follow this with a note or sequence of notes as detailed on page 2. After selecting a channel you will be
automatically returned to playing mode but after making assignments you will need to press the ENTER key (Top
C) to return to playing mode. This is to enable you to make the multiple key presses required when re-assigning
sources to destinations. (N.B. set-ups are stored in non volatile memory).
2) TRANSPOSE MODE
Press and hold the red push button for four seconds - then release. Middle C will sound on the synth and
continue to sound until you press a key. The note that you press will be the new middle C for MIDI IN. You can set
any value up to two octaves up or down. Settings outside this range will be ignored. Note that transpose mode
cannot be entered from program mode.
ASSIGNING MIDI CONTROL SOURCES TO DESTINATIONS
SOURCES DESTINATIONS (d)=factory default
AFTERTOUCH off / modulation / p.bend / vcf / CS80 after-touch (d)
CONTROLLER X
off / vcf (d) / not used
CONTROLLER Y off / vcf / not used (d)
VELOCITY off (d) / vcf / vca
MIDI VOLUME off / vca (d)
Sources can control more than one destination at once, but a destination can only be controlled by one source at
a time. Thus if velocity is currently controlling VCF and then you switch aftertouch to VCF, velocity will then control
nothing until re-assigned.
POLY / MONO AFTERTOUCH
You can control the CS-80 aftertouch from MIDI by using either MONO aftertouch [channel pressure] or POLY
aftertouch [polyphonic key pressure]. Factory default for aftertouch is for polyphonic aftertouch to be ignored and
for mono aftertouch to control the aftertouch of the CS-80. To make the CS-80 receive POLY aftertouch, simply
assign MONO after-touch to be ignored (D key - followed by the ENTER key) (or assign it to one of the other
destinations). [see next page]