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Parts and Sounds
The SC-8820 is able to produce 32 different sounds at once. (Used with the USB con-
nector and the Serial connector only.) An instrument such as the SC-8820, which can
simultaneously produce many sounds from a single unit is called a multitimbral
sound generator. A timbre is an instrumental sound. Being able to simultaneously
play 32 sounds means that you can use 32 different instruments at once. In other
words, you can create an orchestra-like ensemble of 32 musical parts. In the SC-8820,
the sound selected for each Part is called an Instrument. (Instrument List, p.107) You
can assign the sounds you want to each of 32 Parts to create your own ensemble.
Switching the Sound of Each Part
■ Types of Part
The SC-8820 has 32 Parts. Parts are classified into Group A (A01-A16), Group B (B01-
B16) with sixteen in each group.
There are two types of Parts: Normal Parts and Drum Parts. We refer to this differ-
ence as the Part Mode. Normal Parts are used for playing melody or bass lines. Drum
Parts are used for playing percussion instruments.
With the initial settings (when the power is turned on), each part is set to the follow-
ing part mode.
Normal Part: A01-A09, A11-A16, B01-B09, B11-B16
Drum Part: A10, B10
■ Which MIDI IN Will be Used by Each Part?
When playing the SC-8820 via the MIDI connector, group A will correspond to MIDI
IN. Normally, MIDI IN is used to play parts A01 through A16.
At the factory settings, group A correspond to the SC-8820’s MIDI IN connector.
In other words, MIDI messages received at MIDI IN is sent to the Group A Parts. For
example, MIDI messages on channel 5 received at MIDI IN will sound Part 5 of
Group A (A05) (at the factory settings).
It is not possible to sound the parts of group B when using the MIDI IN connector to
play the SC-8820.
You can change the Part
Mode settings. For more
information, refer to Part
Mode (p.28).
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