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Principal MIDI applications
PILOTING AN EXPANDER (OR OTHER KEYBOARD) WITH PK5 Oriental
If you want to pilot another keyboard or expander using PK5 Oriental as the Master
controlling device, carry out the connection as described below.
1. Connect the PK5 Oriental MIDI OUT port to the expander’s MIDI IN port.
2. Set PK5 Oriental to operate in Real time mode in order to be able to play at least
three sounds at the same time (Upper 1, Upper 2 and Lower keyboard sections).
With this setup (Real Time), the MIDI messages generated by the PK5
Oriental keyboard are sent from the PK5 Oriental MIDI OUT port to
the MIDI IN port of the expander. If you remembered to match the MIDI
channels of both devices for correct operation, you will hear sounds from
both devices.
If you want to listen to the expander’s sounds only and exclude the PK5 Oriental sounds,
you can either regulate the PK5 Oriental track volumes to zero level, or you can set the
PK5 Oriental tracks for “Local off” operation (in «MIDI/GENERAL»).
If you save a Performance with all the track volume levels set to zero, you will be able to
listen to the expander sounds only.
By using the Local On/Off parameter and setting the keyboard tracks to “Off”, you dis-
connect the keyboard from the internal sound generator; the keyboard messages are sent
via MIDI OUT, allowing you to hear the expander sounds only.
Preparation
1. Connect the PK5 Oriental MIDI OUT to the expander’s MIDI IN.
2. Select a Performance then the track you wish to program.
NB. Program the track as required, assigning sounds, setting volumes and pan, ef-
fects, etc.
3. Press the Cursor buttons as many times as necessary until the arrowhead shown
next to the MIDI/GENERAL menu function, then press the PAGE button as many
times as necessary until the display shows the MIDI page.
The MIDI channels of the PK5 Oriental sections must match those
of the expander. (Alternatively, consult the expander’s owner’s
manual to programme the expander’s sections to match those of the
PK5 Oriental).
4. Press ENTER to activate the CHANNEL function.
5. Press ENTER once again and the display shows the first track and relative MIDI channel.
At this point, the Tempo/Data +/– buttons control the MIDI channel assignment
while the + and – buttons of the selection keypad select the 16 tracks one after the
other. After track 16, the display shows the COMMON track and its assigned
MIDI channel.
You can quickly select the desired track with the corresponding Function buttons.
MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT
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