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Here is how to select an instrument using the front panel buttons following the table on page 9 in the
‘Reference Guide’:
1) press [Mode Select] button until ‘Channel’ Mode light is lit.
2) using the Data knob, select the desired MIDI channel (1-16)
3) press [Mode Select] button until ‘Program’ Mode light is lit
4) press [bank/menu] button . The current Instrument Category Bank will be displayed.
5) using the Data knob, select the desired Instrument Category Bank (A –P).
6) press [bank/menu] button again .
7) using the Data knob, select the desired Program (1-16) within the current Instrument Category Bank.
Example #1: If, on MIDI channel 1, you want to select “6=Scatman” in Instrument Category Bank J,
then:
1) press [Mode Select] button until ‘Channel’ Mode light is lit.
2) using the Data knob, select MIDI channel ‘1’
3) press [Mode Select] button until ‘Program’ Mode light is lit
4) press [bank/menu] button . The current Instrument Category Bank will be displayed.
5) using the Data knob, select Bank “J”
6) press [bank/menu] button again
7) using the Data knob, select Program #6 (Scatman)
Example #2: Following, if you want to change the Program on Channel 1 to “8=Pipe Organ” in
Instrument Category Bank G:
1) press [Mode Select] button until ‘Program’ Mode light is lit (if necessary)
2) press [bank/menu] button . The current Instrument Category Bank will be displayed.
3) using the Data knob, select Bank “G”
4) press [bank/menu] button again
5) using the Data knob, select Program #8 (Pipe Organ)
Note: there is no need to reselect the MIDI channel here since you were already on Channel 1. If you
wish to use a different MIDI channel, repeat all the steps from Example #1 above, selecting the new
MIDI channel first.
Here is how to select an instrument remotely (via MIDI) using MIDI Bank Select Messages & Program
Changes following the table on page 11 in the ‘Reference Guide’:
To select any given program within the ME-1 via MIDI requires the use of BOTH a Bank Select
message (Controllers 0/32) and a Program Change.
The MIDI specification specifies the use of two Controllers, 0 and 32, as the means to convey a Bank
change. Controller 0 is the Most Significant Byte (MSB) and Controller 32 is the Least Significant Byte
(LSB). The ME-1 is set to respond to both MIDI Controller 0 & 32 for its MIDI bank selection. In use,
the MSB (cc#0) is set to 0 (zero) and the LSB (cc#32) is set to the desired MIDI Bank value.
The ME-1 has two MIDI banks to choose from; Bank 0 and Bank 6. Each contains 128 Program entries.
The table on page 11 of the Reference Manual shows you the MIDI Bank number (cc#32) and MIDI
Program number used to select any given program within the ME-1’s 256 choices.
To select a given program off the ME-1 from your master MIDI keyboard or sequencer, a Controller 32
message with either a value of 0 or 6 followed by the desired program number must be sent. The
Controller 0 message may be omitted since it is otherwise set to 0 (zero). IF the device you are using
MUST send Controller 0 as well, then set Controller 0 to 0 (zero).
Note: If invalid (not following the above rules) Bank Messages are sent to the ME-1 , you may
inadvertently call up an “empty” program location, resulting in silence on the MIDI channel in question.
Be sure to follow these steps precisely. Here are a few examples:
