ENSONIQ KT-88 - Presets; Creating and Layering Custom Presets

Table of Contents
TOC — 12 ENSONIQ KT Musician’s Manual
Section 12 — The MIDI Connection
About MIDI........................................................................................................229
Controlling Remote MIDI Devices from the KT — MIDI Connections....229
Setting up Remote MIDI Devices to Receive MIDI from the KT .........230
Creating a Sequence/Preset For Controlling Remote MIDI Sound
Sources.......................................................................................................230
Setting Track Parameters for MIDI Controller Application .................231
Using External MIDI Sequencers....................................................................232
Connecting the KT to a computer (or other MIDI sequencer)..............232
Selecting MULTI Mode — Receiving on up to 8 MIDI Channels........232
Assigning MIDI Reception Channels.......................................................233
Using the KT with a Drum Machine..............................................................234
To Sync a Drum Machine to the KT.........................................................234
To Sync the KT to a Drum Machine.........................................................234
To Sequence a Drum Machine from a Track of the KT .........................235
Song Position Pointers......................................................................................235
MIDI Song Selects .............................................................................................235
Using the KT with a MIDI Guitar Controller................................................236
What is General MIDI?.....................................................................................237
Sound Map...................................................................................................237
Percussion.....................................................................................................237
GS/MT-32 Compatibility...........................................................................237
Other General MIDI Requirements................................................................237
Why use General MIDI?...................................................................................238
General MIDI Sound Map ...............................................................................239
GM and GS Percussion Key Maps (Channel 10)....................................240
Using General MIDI in the Real World .........................................................242
Using KT General MIDI Sounds with an External GM Sequencer............242
Connecting the KT keyboard to a computer (or other General MIDI
sequencer)..................................................................................................242
Enabling General MIDI on the KT..................................................................243
To Enable General MIDI ............................................................................243
MIDI Out in General MIDI Mode...................................................................243
KT General MIDI Parameters..........................................................................244
Track/Channel Number............................................................................244
GM Sound Number ....................................................................................244
Receive Status..............................................................................................244
Manually Assigning GM Sounds to Each MIDI Channel...........................245
General MIDI “All Notes Off” button............................................................245
System and MIDI Control Settings in GM Mode.........................................245
Disabling General MIDI...................................................................................246
To Disable General MIDI...........................................................................246
Enabling/Disabling General MIDI with System Exclusive Messages......246
More about SysEx Messages......................................................................246
Sound Canvas MT-32 Mode Program Change Map....................................247
MIDI Controller Implementation in General MIDI Mode..........................248
General MIDI Mode Controller Implementation Chart..............................248