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MIDI
Playing another instrument with the Pa800
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Playing another instrument with the Pa800
You can use the Pa800 as the master controller for your MIDI
setup.
1. Connect the Pa800 MIDI OUT connector to the other
instrument’s MIDI IN.
2. Set the other instrument to the same channels you want to
play from Pa800. For example, if you wish to play the
Upper 1 and Upper 2 tracks with sounds of the other
instrument, enable the other instrument to receive on the
same channels Pa800 is transmitting from tracks Upper 1
and Upper 2 (by default, channels 1 and 2).
3. Set the master volume of the other instrument with its own
volume controls.
4. Mute/unmute any track right from the Pa800. Adjust each
track’s volume by using Pa800 sliders.
5. Play the keyboard of the Pa800.
The Keyboard
Pa800’s keyboard can drive up to four tracks via the MIDI OUT
(Upper 1-3 and Lower). MIDI output channels are set in Global
mode (see “MIDI: MIDI Out Channels” on page 225).
As a default situation (“1-Default” MIDI Setup), each of Pa800
Keyboard tracks transmit on the following channels:
When a track is muted, it cannot transmit any MIDI data to an
external expander or sequencer connected Pa800’s MIDI OUT.
To hear only the expander’s sounds, you can lower the MASTER
VOLUME control on the Pa800, or set the Keyboard tracks to
the External status (see “Track Controls: Mode” on page 205).
The Sequencer
Any Sequencer’s track can drive a channel on an external instru-
ment. To set each track’s MIDI output channel, see “MIDI:
MIDI Out Channels” on page 225.
To hear only the expander’s sounds, you can lower the MASTER
VOLUME control on the Pa800, or set the Song tracks to the
External status (see “Track Controls: Mode” on page 205).
Select the “Sequencer 1” or “Sequencer 2” MIDI Setup (depend-
ing on the Sequencer you are using on the Pa800) to set the
channels as follows.
The Arranger
One of the most interesting aspect of MIDI, is that you can use
your Pa800 to play an external instrument with its onboard
arranger. Yes, it’s hard to beat the audio quality of Pa800, but you
could wish to use that old faithful synth you are still accustomed
to…
To assign some of Pa800 Style tracks to an external instrument,
set them to the External status (see “Track Controls: Mode” on
page 205).
Select the “Default” MIDI Setup to set the channels as follows
(this is the default status of Pa800).
Track Out Channel
Upper1 1
Upper2 2
Upper3 3
Lower 4
Track Out Channel
Song 1…16 1…16
Track Out Channel
Bass 9
Drums 10
Percussion 11
Acc1…5 12…16
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