Korg Grandstage X - MIDI Messages; MIDI Messages Transmitted;Received by the Grandstage X

Grandstage X - MIDI settings
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MIDI messages
| MIDI messages transmitted/received by the
Grandstage X
[ ... ] indicates a hexadecimal value.
MIDI channel
Global MIDI channel
MIDI channels 1–16 are available.
MIDI messages can be exchanged between devices if their MIDI transmit and receive channels are the
same.
The MAIN, LAYER and SPLIT part programs use the same MIDI channel by default to transmit and
receive data.
This MIDI channel is the base channel used for transmitting and receiving MIDI data on the
Grandstage X. The MAIN part always transmits and receives via the global MIDI channel.
MIDI channels for the LAYER and SPLIT parts
You can set the LAYER and SPLIT parts to transmit and receive on different MIDI channels from the
MAIN part.
→ Configuring various MIDI-related settings after connecting
MIDI channel mode
→ MIDI ch Mode (MIDI channel mode)
MIDI messages
These are MIDI messages that are transmitted and received to play and mute sounds (turn notes on/
off), switch between sounds, control sounds and more.
The following explains the main MIDI messages used by the Grandstage X.
Channel messages
Playing/muting sounds
Note-on and note-off messages are used to turn notes on and off.
When you play a note on the keyboard of the Grandstage X, a note-on message is transmitted; and
when you release a note, a note-off message is transmitted. Also, when this instrument receives these
messages, the notes on the Grandstage X are turned on or off, according to the note number and
velocity of the data received.
Note On [9n, kk, vv]
Note Off [8n, kk, vv]
n: Channel, kk: Note number, vv: Velocity
The transmit and receive channel for note-on and note-off messages depend on the “MIDI ch mode”
setting.
→ MIDI ch Mode (MIDI channel mode)
Note: Although not many devices accept velocity data for note-off messages, the Grandstage X both receives and
transmits this data.