Section 2 — System Control EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual
MIDI Parameters
Few developments in recent years have had as great an impact on the way we
make music as has the emergence of MIDI Whether you are simply linking two
keyboards together, playing a synth from a guitar controller, or driving a rack of
samplers from a drum pad controller, MIDI makes it all possible. The evolution
of MIDI has facilitated the merging of existing technologies and has inspired the
creation of new technologies. ENSONIQ has always been an industry leader in
MIDI development, and the EPS-16 PLUS embodies the latest advances in a
state-of-the-art sequencer, controller keyboard, and multi-timbral sound
generator.
The following parameters control the global MIDI set-up of the EPS-16 PLUS
and will also be saved to the O.S. disk when you SAVE GLOBAL
PARAMETERS (see (X>MMAND/System•MIDI page later in this section).
Here you can select the Base Channel on which the EPS-16 PLUS transmits and
receives MIDI messages. The base channel is used to receive MIDI data while the
EPS-16 PLUS is in POLY and MONO A modes. When working within a
sequence or bank (with TRANSMIT ON=INST CHAN), the EPS-16 PLUS
transmits and receives MIDI data on the individual track channels. System
Exclusive messages are always sent and received on the base channel.
Any of 16 MIDI channels may be selected as the base MIDI channel of the
EPS-16 PLUS. The effect of setting the base channel varies depending on the
setting of the TRANSMIT ON= parameter, the MIDI Mode and whether data is
being transmitted or received.
Receive In POLY mode, keys, controllers, and program changes are
only recognized if received on the base channel. In MONO A
mode, program changes are received only on the base channel.
The base channel is also used in MONO A mode as the first
channel of the 8 channel range.
Transmit The EPS-16 PLUS has two different MIDI transmitting
schemes, depending on the setting of the TRANSMIT ON=
parameter. When TRANSMIT ON=BASE CHAN, the EPS-16
PLUS always transmits only on the base channel. When
TRANSMIT ON=DEST CHAN, the EPS-16 PLUS always
transmits on the individual track channel.
Range: MIDI channels 1 through 16.
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