Elka MK55 - Programming Split, MIDI Channel, and Transpose

SPLIT CONTROLS cant'd
MIDI CHANNEL
After assuring that the rod Indicator light is flashing in the MIDI CHANNEL position. you are now a hi* 1 tn
programme The (i-ansmission channel for cadi ol the SPLIT ZONES on Ihe MK 6B/55. Remember thal. Ihri
MIDI CHANNEL musi be the same on both the MK B3-'55 and lhe external unit that i& being controlled for
each respcc live sec lion This will ensure Ihe transmission of all fnedata Lhal you programme
1. Press 111=3 tuition corresponding (o OUT 1, the penultimate Irorri the right in me row ol buttons witter
Ihe central matrix [16). This is very important because, for Ihe initial selling up procedure you shourd
have connected to Ihe MIDI CUT t sodte; on the MK R&'55 [see Fig, 1 and Fig. 2 an pages 2 and 3).
No soLrnri will be heard if Ihe MIDI CHANNELS have not been programmed to the appropriate MIDI
OUT socket
2, Press the button corresponding to Ihe MIDI CHANNEL (hat yOo wafll (0 assign to ihe SPLIT ZONE irdi-
caled on Ihe display (In this initial procedure. SPLIT 1 )
Remember that you must assign a MIDI CHANNEL, from 1 - 16, to all the programmed SPLIT ZONES
when completely programming the instrument, after having done the initial setting up which is
ossenlial to make die instrument play.
M you now play on the keyboard, you will hear Ihe voice lliat has been programmed nr the external unit
(expander, keyboard, pedalboatd do.) that you have connected to the MK if you do not hear any
sound, cheek that:
a) I hit MIDI cabin Is connected rwrealy (o Iho MIDI OUT 1 socket.
bj thif, cable is connected In LIig MIDI IN socket on Ihe external umt.
o) SPL s T J has been activated [SPLIT ON), [See point 4 in SPLIT POINT on page 5),
d) She MIDI ON, 'OFF hulten has been activated if you are using an ELK A moduli!-,
o) lhe MIDI OUT and VflDI CHANNEL assignments have been camecont correctly.
f] ih« connections between the external uml and Hie power amplifier/mixef have lH?en carried out correctly
iiMd Lhal ihese units have been turned on.
11 all is well you can piocetKl lo the programming of 1 he oilier SPLIT CONI ROL5: TRANSPOSE, DVNAMtC
and AFTER TOUCH.
TRANSPOSE
To programme a transposition s>ou should move the indicator lighi to TRANSPOSE by means nt ihe
LIP,'DOWN buttons A T [15) a net then proceed as follows
1. I ir; I press SPLIT 1 in the BANWSPLITyFREE section, U9) a make sure measure in case other splits
have been selected during previous programming and make sure that il has been activated.
[SPLIT QN and'or FULL ON)
2. II you want to carry out a positive irons position (raise ihe key) (hen press button number 1 (16), this
correspcnds to SET +, At this point (he led indicator In button l posilton will be flashing and the
display will show this message;
sat po 9 . transp!
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