Using MIDI
The Stage 2 is designed to be as flexible as possible when you use it
with its MIDI capabilities . You can use it as a master keyboard to con-
trol other hardware or software sound sources, or as a set of individual
sound engines to be played/controlled by outboard gear such as a
sequencer . If you like, you can even do both these things at the same
time .
There are four major parts in the Stage 2’s MIDI functionality: Global,
Slot, Extern and Instrument . Each of these are independently assign-
able to any of the thirty-two available MIDI channels: sixteen channels
on the standard MIDI port and sixteen more MIDI channels accessed
via USB MIDI . You can also choose to disable MIDI by selecting Off
instead of a channel number . These channels are set in the MIDI and
Extern menus, see page 44 .
Global and Extern are used to transmit MIDI data to other units, while
Slot and Instrument only receive MIDI data . All settings relating to MIDI
functions are made in the MIDI Menu, except for the Extern settings
that are made in the Extern Menu .
Stage 2
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
Global
a
a
Slot A/B
a
Extern
a
Instrument
a
Global
The Stage 2 Global MIDI is a transmitting and receiving part at the
same time . It allows you to control every aspect of the instrument,
just as if you were playing on its own keyboard and it can transmit
keyboard, pedal- and panel actions .
Any MIDI data that enters the Stage 2 on the Global MIDI channel (or
Global USB MIDI channel) will play the instruments that are active on
the program that is selected on the Stage 2 . If your program includes
layers and/or splits, those aspects will be acknowledged in the same
way as if you used the keyboard itself, when incoming MIDI “plays” the
instruments in the program .
Global will transmit both keyboard- and panel-generated MIDI data . If
you turn a knob on the synth section or use the modulation wheel, after
touch, any of the connected pedals or pitch stick, these will generate
MIDI data that is transmitted on the Global channel . This makes the
Global the preferred choice as the MIDI source from the Stage 2 to a
computer when you for example want to record panel changes in a
sequencer .
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Global MIDI can be turned Off in the MIDI menu. This will disable
both transmission and reception of MIDI from the Global compo-
nent.
Slot A/B
The Slot MIDI setting is for receiving MIDI only and allows you to control
an entire Slot with instruments that are active, from external devices .
Slot A and Slot B can be set to individual MIDI channels in the Stage 2
MIDI Menu .
Extern
The Extern is the part to use when you want to integrate external MIDI
units in your performance . The Extern chapter can be found on page 40 .
Look at the example on the following page .
Instrument MIDI
Each of the six instruments in the Stage 2 - Organ Slot A, Organ Slot
B, Piano A, Piano B, Synth A and Synth B - can be set to receive on
individual MIDI channels . This is done in the MIDI Menu . This can be
used to have individual control of instruments, either from a other key-
boards or by using the Stage 2 as big sound source in a sequencer/
computer environment .
Let’s have a look at a four different scenarios:
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