While it doesn’t literally produce any sound itself, the MIDI data output of the VersaKey can
be interrupted, essentially muting the keyboard.
Press the Edit button and then press the Mute button. The LED screen will display ‘ON’ to
indicate that the Mute function has been activated. Repeat the process once more to disable
the Mute function.
GM ON
VersaKey keyboard models are able to send a General MIDI signal. This can be useful when
controlling older synthesizers. General MIDI signals are a kind of universal MIDI language
that calls up specific instruments that are always assigned the same numerical indicator, so
that the instrument sound always corresponds, no matter what hardware is being used.
Press the Edit button to activate multifunctional mode, then press the GM ON button. The
GM ON signal shall now be sent (F0 7E 7F 09 01 F7), and the LED screen will display
‘Done’
GS ON
Besides GM ON, there is the GS ON function. The Roland developed GS method is similar
to General MIDI (GM) but differs since it can call up a maximum of 255 variations per MIDI
instrument type. This makes specific instrument types more defined when generating notes.
Also, this method supports a high polyphony. The variations are only limited by the device
that is generating the sound.
To activate GS ON, press the Edit button to activate multifunctional mode, then press the
GS ON button. The GS ON signal shall now be sent (F0 41 10 42 12 40 00 7F 00 41 F7),
and the LED screen will display ‘Done’
XG ON
XG is a method developed by Yamaha and is similar to GS, but is even more refined. For
example, this method supports the addition of effects and increased polyphony.
To activate XG ON, press the Edit button to activate multifunctional mode, then press the
XG ON button. The XG ON signal shall now be sent (F0 43 10 4C 00 00 7E 00 F7), and the
LED screen will display ‘Done’
Reset
When many of the settings of the VersaKey have been changed and you would like to return
to all of the default factory settings, simply press the Edit button and then press the Reset
button. This will immediately restore all factory settings.
Snap Shot
Press the Edit button and then press the Snap Shot button to send a message containing all
user settings.
Pedal Polarity
The information included in this user manual is subject to change at any time and without notification:
Version:
1.0
Date and author initials: 02-11-2020 RV
Revision date and author initials: -
