Simmons SD9K - MIDI Channel Assignments

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ConnectinganexternalkeyboardorsequencertotheMIDIInputallowsyoutousetheSD9Kasamulti-part,polyphonicsound
moduletoplayvariousinstrumentpartsinadditiontoyourdrums(forinstance,PianoonChannel1,BassonChannel2,Stringson
Channel3,etc).
ThevoicesoneachMIDIchannelareselectedusingMIDIProgramChangemessages(seetheGeneralMIDIVoicelistinthe
Appendix).
WhenGMModeparameterisON(orwhenaGMModeOnmessageisreceivedviatheMIDIinput),theSD9K’sMIDIInwill
conformtoageneralMIDIStandard.Channel10willbeassignedtotheGMPercussionKits.
IfyouneedanotherPercussionChannel,youcansetChannel11toPercussioninsteadofanInstrument(withinMIDIUTILITYmenu).
NOTE:FormoreinformationonreceivedMIDImessages,seetheMIDIimplementationchart.
the sd9k as a midi sound module
MIDI channels
MIDI OUT
TheSD9KtransmissionchannelfortheDrumKitisxedtoChannel10.
TheSD9KwilloutputMIDIcodesgeneratedbythetriggerswhenhittingthepadsorsteppingontheHi-Hatcontrolpedal(NoteOn/
Off,andFootControlmessages).TheSD9KwillalsotransmitProgramChangemessageswhenselectingKits.
SDCardMIDIFileplaybackdataandMetronomenotesarenottransmitted.
IfPartOutputissettoInternal,SongplaybackdataforthatPartisnottransmitted.
SongplaybackdataisonlytransmittedifthePartOutputparameterissettoMIDIinstead.Inthiscase,ParttoChannelassignmentis
fixed as follows:
Percussion: Ch 11
Part 1: Ch 12
Part 2: Ch 13
Part 3: Ch 14
Part 4: Ch 15
Part 5: Ch 16
MIDI IN
TheMIDIsystemintheSD9Khas16receptionchannels,numberedfrom1-16.Eachchannelisresponsibleforavoice.Whenthe
instrumentreceivesMIDIinformationfromanexternaldevice,theactivechannelisdeterminedbythecontrolmessage.
Channel10isreservedforDrums.TheSD9KhastwooptionsforChannel10:GMOnorOff,asselectedinMIDIUTILITYmenu.
WhenGMModeisOn,Channel10willplaytheGMPercussionKits.
WhenGMModeisOff,Channel10willplaytheSD9KInternalKits.
Allotherchannels(1through9,and11through16)areusedtoaccessthe128GeneralMIDIinstrumentsandsoundsincludedinthe
soundmodule(GMstandard).ThesearethesameinstrumentsthatareusedtocreatetheaccompanimentfortheinternalSongplayer
(seetheGeneralMIDIVoicelistAppendix).
However,Channel11canbeusedforGMInstrumentsorforadditionalPercussionsoundsasselectedinMIDIUTILITYmenu.
Songplayer(seetheGeneralMIDIVoicelistAppendix).However,Channel11canbeusedforGMInstrumentsorforadditional
PercussionsoundsasselectedinMIDIUTILITYmenu.