Kohler KD-150, Owner'S Manual

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8-4 MIDI
Playing another instrument with the KD
Note: The settings can change when new data is loaded
from disk. To protect the settings from changing, use the
Global Protect function (see “Global Protect” on page 16-
18).
4.
Press WRITE, select Global, and press ENTER to save
the Global. The “Are you sure?” message will appear.
Press ENTER to confirm, or EXIT to abort.
5. Set the Upper 1 track in play, and press FULL UPPER in
the KEYBOARD MODE section. This way, you can
transmit to the external sequencer on the full keyboard
range.
6.
At this point, the notes played on the Upper 1 track go
from the MIDI OUT of the KD to the MIDI IN of the
computer/MIDI interface.
The notes generated by the computer (i.e. a Song played
by its sequencer) are sent thru the MIDI OUT of the
MIDI interface to the MIDI IN connector of the KD.
The Local Off
When the KD is connected to an external sequencer, we rec-
ommend you to set the KD in Local Off mode (see “Local”
on page 15-4) to avoid that the notes are simultaneously
played by both keyboard and the external sequencer.
When the KD is in Local Off, the KD keyboard transmits data
to the external sequencer, but not to the internal sound
engine. The sequencer will receive the notes played on the
KD keyboard (Upper 1) and sends them to the selected track
of the song. The track will transmit the data to the internal
sound generation of the KD.
Note: In order to send data to the KD sound generation, the
“MIDI Thru” function must be activated in the external
sequencer (normally active; the name may be different accord-
ing to the type of sequencer). For more information refer to the
instructions manual of the sequencer.
The programs
The Song that is played back by the computer sequencer can
select the KD Programs through the MIDI messages
Bank
Select MSB and Bank Select LSB (bank selection, two mes-
sages) and Program Change (program selection). For a list of
Programs and MIDI values, see “Programs (Program Change
order)” on page 17-12.
A suggestion for those who program songs on computer:
Even though it is not arule, you usually set the bass on chan-
nel 2, melody on channel 4, drum kit on channel 10, control
of the KD voice harmonizer on channel 5.
PLAYING ANOTHER INSTRUMENT WITH THE
KD
You can use the KD as the master controller for your MIDI
setup.
1.
Connect KD’s MIDI OUT to the other instrument’s
MIDI IN.
2. Setup the other instrument’s tracks to the same channels
you want to play from KD. For example, if you wish to
play the Upper 1 and Upper 2 tracks with the other
instrument’s sound, set the other instrument to receive
on the same channels of the Upper 1 and Upper 2 tracks
(by default, channels 1 and 2).
3.
Set the general volume of the other instrument with its
own volume controls.
4. Mute/unmute any track right from the KD front panel.
Set each track’s volume using KD own VOLUME/
VALUE controls.
5.
Play on KD’s keyboard.
The Keyboard
KD’s physical keyboard can drive up to 4 tracks via the MIDI
OUT (Upper 1-3 and Lower). MIDI output channels are set
in Global mode (see “Page 11 - MIDI OUT Channels” on
page 15-6).
As default (Default Setup), each of KD Realtime Tracks trans-
mit on these channels:
When a track is in mute, it cannot transmit any MIDI data to
an external expander or sequencer connected KD’s MIDI
OUT.
To hear only the expander’s sounds, you can lower the MAS-
TER VOLUME control on the KD, or set the Realtime Tracks
to the External status (see “Page 15 - Track: Internal/Exter-
nal” on page 9-9).
The Sequencer
Any Sequencer’s track can drive a channel on an external
instrument. To set each track’s MIDI output channel, see
“Page 11 - MIDI OUT Channels” on page 15-6.
To hear only the expander’s sounds, you can lower the MAS-
TER VOLUME control on the KD, or set the Song tracks to
the External status (see “Page 8 - Track: Internal/External” on
page 11-10).
Track Out Channel
Upper1 1
Upper2 2
Upper3 3
Lower 4