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• 8 MIDI
WHAT IS MIDI?
MIDI is the abbreviation for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”, a standard interface
used to connect two or more electronic musical instruments together in order that one
pilots the other.
This chapter discusses some of the more common MIDI applications for the PK5 Orien-
tal on a general basis.
PK5 Oriental is equipped with a standard MIDI interface consisting of a MIDI IN and
MIDI OUT port.
To use PK5 Oriental as a stand alone instrument, it is not necessary to connect the MIDI
ports.
With MIDI it is possible to:
• use PK5 Oriental to pilot another musical instrument;
• connect PK5 Oriental to an external sequencer (computer) to programme Songs and
Styles;
• control PK5 Oriental with a master keyboard or other controlling device (guitar
controller, wind controller, drum pads, etc.).
Tracks and MIDI channels
In reception, PK5 Oriental receives MIDI on 16 Channels regardless of the current
mode.
You can assign any MIDI channel (from 1…16) to each PK5 Oriental track. A track can
also be excluded from MIDI by assigning the “Off” status.
The factory set MIDI configuration of the associated Performances of the Song and Song
Style modes is as follows:
Song Style trackMIDI channel
1...16 1...16
In Style/RealTime modes, the MIDI configuration of the ROM Performances is as fol-
lows:
Style track MIDI channel
Drum (F1) 10
Bass (F2) 2
Acc1 (F3) 3
Acc2 (F4) 4
Acc3 (F5) 5
Lower (F7) 6
Upper2 (F8) 7
Upper1 (F9) 8
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Note: Via MIDI, PK5 Oriental is recognised as a 16 part
multi-timbral instrument, regardless of the current play-
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ing mode.
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