Kenton Mono(supplied prior to mid 1990) User Manual
Kenton Equipment
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MIDI INTERFACE
FOR EARLY MONO SYNTH RETROFITS - fitted before approx June 1990
MIDI - - -
First - a few words about Midi. Midi is an acronym of Musical
Instrument Digital Interface. It is a system for transferring
information between synths or other equipment. The information is
sent in digital format using codes laid down by the international
Midi committee.
USING THE INTERFACE - - -
When you first turn on the synthesiser you will be in what is called
omni on - poly mode. What this means in effect is that the interface
is listening on all the Midi channels at once, and will respond to
information on any of them. You can switch to omni off - poly mode by
using the program mode push button and selecting a receive channel.
What this means is that you can set the interface to respond to Midi
information in one channel only.
(n.b. programming on this synth is accomplished by pressing the mode
change push button and then pressing keys on an EXTERNAL keyboard.
The top C referred to, is top C on a 61 note keyboard.)
MODE CHANGE PUSH BUTTON
This push button has several functions :-
1) Pressing once enters program mode. This enables you to program
in such things as receive / transmit channel number information etc.
Once you have entered program mode, the interface will stay in that
mode until top C on the keyboard is pressed, and until that time, any
key pressed will change a parameter.
On the following page is a list of what each key will do if
pressed during program mode.
2) Pressing once and holding for a couple of seconds enters transpose
mode. You will know this has happened because middle C will sound,
and continue to do so until you press another key. You are then
returned to playing mode.
Whichever note you press on the remote keyboard becomes the new
middle C via midi.
Transpose mode cannot be entered from program mode.
FILTER
Filter can also be controlled by controller number 4 or aftertouch
instead of velocity by selecting it while in program mode. (see above
& next page)