Reference
MIDI System Exclusive Format
OASYS PCI
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MIDI System Exclusive Format
All objects on the Control Panel–knobs, sliders, and so on–can send and receive
MIDI System Exclusive parameters, for automation with MIDI sequencer
programs. For information on enabling System Exclusive send and receive, please
see “Using Modulation” on page 30.
SysEx Messages are tied to Channel and slot
The System Exclusive messages are tied to the particular Mixer Channel/Send
Bus/Output Bus and Slot, so that messages from Effect 2 on Channel 3 are separate
from those of Effect 4 on Channel 7. If you move a Program, Patch, or Effect to a
new slot or Channel, Send Bus, or Output Bus, previously recorded System
Exclusive messages will no longer work properly.
Changing the MIDI Channel used by the Mixer Channel, Send Bus, or Output Bus
will not affect the System Exclusive messages to and from the Patches and Effects;
they will continue to work as they did before. So, for instance, SysEx recorded for
mixer channel 1 will always affect mixer channel 1, regardless of its MIDI channel.
SysEx Format
Due to the plug-in nature of OASYS PCI synths and effects, there is no
fi
xed System
Exclusive format. Instead, SysEx is generated separately by each individual plug-
in. If you want to control a particular parameter via SysEx, the easiest method is to
simply enable System Exclusive send and receive in OASYS PCI, and then just
record knob/slider/button movements into your sequencer. This way, you don't
need to be concerned at all about the speci
fi
cs of the SysEx format.
If you do wish to work directly with OASYS PCI SysEx, then read on.
OASYS PCI SysEx data encodes the mixer channel or bus, the Effect or Patch slot,
and the Control Panel item ID (each knob, button, menu, etc. has a unique ID). The
MIDI channel is ignored, and the handling of the sysex messages relies on the
mixer channel or bus number encoded in the message.
Each SysEx message has 13 bytes, as described below:
0: 0xf0 (SysEx header)
1: 0x42 (Korg manufacturer ID)
2: 0x3n (n = MIDI channel MOD 16 - no difference between A and B ports)
3: 0x55 (OASYS PCI Model ID)
4: 0x42 (Parameter change message ID)
5: a (Channel/Bus/Patch ID info)
6: b (Mixer Channel or Send/Output Bus number)
7: c (Parameter ID LSB)
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