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4. Touch the ENTER Touch Button.
You are now in the MIDI Edit Menu. You may now use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons in
conjunction with the VALUE Rotary Control to change the MIDI performance of your SKX. This is
explained starting below.
Ë How MIDI Works on the SKX:
The SKX can function in a large variety of MIDI environments. In addition to transmitting basic MIDI information
such as Note On/Note Off and Note Velocity, the SKX also can transmit Program Changes, Control Changes, NRPN
and System Exclusive (SyxEx) codes.
It is also possible to use the SKX as a MIDI Master Keyboard for layering or multi-timbral (playing more than one
sound at the same time) applications. The following paragraphs explain this in more detail.
KEYBOARD (INTERNAL) CHANNELS
The internal sounds of the instrument - both Drawbars and Extra Voices - will play on what are called the Keyboard
or Internal Channels. The Keyboard Channels transmit Note On/Note Off and Velocity data from the Upper,
Lower and Pedal divisions. These channels will both send (MIDI OUT) and receive (MIDI IN) data, and are
therefore used when recording and playing back sequences.
NOTE: The Upper Keyboard Channel, in addition to Note On/Note Off and Velocity, also is used for
transmitting Controller data.
EXTERNAL ZONE CHANNELS
The External Zone Channels allow you to use the SKX as a MIDI Master Keyboard. These allow you to play
additional sounds from another MIDI instrument such as a sound module. The External Zones transmit but do not
receive MIDI data - in other words, they are MIDI OUT only.
There are three (3) External Zone Channels which can be assigned to the Upper Manual, Lower Manual or Pedals. In
addition, different configurations can be saved to different Patches - for example, one Patch can have all three
External Zones assigned to the Upper Manual, another Patch can have one External Zone each for Upper, Lower and
Pedals, etc.
The Internal and External Channels of the instrument are referred to as Zones. The features available for the Zones
are found in the ZONE Edit Menu. This is explained fully starting on page 20.
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