MIDI Settings
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ES920 MIDI Settings Manual
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MIDI Channel
The MIDI Channel setting allows the transmit/receive channel to be specified. The selected channel will function as
both the transmit and receive channel (separate transmit/receive channels cannot be specified).
Changing the MIDI Channel value
After entering the MIDI Settings menu (page 2):
The MIDI Channel setting will be selected automatically.
Press the or VALUE buttons to decrease or increase the
value of the MIDI Channel setting.
* The MIDI Channel setting can be adjusted within the range of 1~16.
* Any changes made to the MIDI Channel setting will remain until the
power is turned off.
Preferred MIDI Channel settings can be stored to a Registration
memory for convenient recall. Please refer to ES920 Owner’s Manual
page 36 for more information.
Press the EXIT button to exit the MIDI Channel setting and return
to the main settings menu.
Omni mode
When the ES920 digital piano is turned on, the instrument is automatically set to “omni mode on”, allowing MIDI information to be
received on all MIDI channels (1~16). When the MIDI Channel setting is used to specify a transmit/receive channel, the instrument
will be set to “omni mode off”.
Press the and VALUE buttons simultaneously to reset the set channel and return to “omni mode on”.
Multi-timbral mode and Split/Dual mode
Using Split mode with Multi-timbral mode enabled
Notes played in the lower section of the keyboard will be
transmitted on the channel that is 1 channel higher than the
specified channel. For example, if the MIDI channel is set to
3, notes played in the lower section of the keyboard will be
transmitted on channel 4.
Using Dual mode with Multi-timbral mode enabled
Notes played will be transmitted on two channels: the
specified channel and the channel that is 1 channel higher.
For example, if the MIDI channel is set to 3, notes played on
the keyboard will be transmitted on channels 3 and 4.
* If the specified MIDI channel is 16, the lower section / layered part will be transmitted on channel 1.
