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33 MIDI Parameters
Program Change ON/OFF
Ordinarily, when you press a Sound Select button, the instrument transmits the
corresponding program change message. And, when the instrument receives a
program change message from external MIDI devices, it responds to it by
changing the sound.
You can disable this function with this setting so that the RE-220 doesn't send or
receive program change messages. The default is ON .
General MIDI
General MIDI (GM) allows sequencer (recorder) data from different sources to
be played back with predictable results by standardizing the sounds that
Program Change messages select, channel (10) for drum and percussion sounds,
and the "mapping" of those sounds across the keyboard. The RE-220 partially
implements General MIDI by re-mapping the RE-220 program list fit to the GM
program list. However, the RE-220 does not include the complete GM sound
set. If a sound is selected that does not exist on the RE-220, you will not hear
anything.
When you set the RE-220 to General MIDI ON, program changes received from
the MIDI In port will select the appropriate internal sounds. In addition, the RE-
220 assigns the General MIDI Drum Kit to channel 10 and disables external
program changes for that channel. The front panel is not affected. The RE-220
can set General MIDI to ON/OFF by responding to an external system exclusive
message to turn General MIDI ON and OFF.
General MIDI is set to OFF every time power to the RE-220 is turned on.
System Exclusive Dump
(Song Data)
Both song’s data saved in the RE-220 can be transmitted to the MIDI Out port in
the form of System Exclusive Data. When this button is pressed and released, 'Y'
'?' is shown on the display. If you press the
Up
button, Song Data Dump is
executed.
The transmitted Data can be usually saved in software sequencers which support
System Exclusive Data Send/Receive. Conversely, the saved song data in the
sequencer can be transmitted back and saved into the RE-220.
System Exclusive Dump
(MIDI/Pref Data, Program Effects Data)
All data about RE-220 settings, for example, parameters in the MIDI/Pref Menu
and Program Effects can be transmitted to MIDI Out port in the form of System
Exclusive Data. When this button is pressed and released, 'Y' '?' is shown on the