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the KNOBS separate from the rest of the keyboard, and from each other, if so desired.
To set an independent MIDI Channel for a KNOB, enter KEYBOARD MULTI FUNCTION
mode by pressing EDIT, then complete the following steps:
1. Press the CHANNEL key on the keyboard.
2. Next, move the KNOB that you want to assign.
3. Then input the desired MIDI Channel number (0-16) with the NUMERIC keys, and
press ENTER. The
LED will show “don” (done) to confirm that the new
channel
has been set. Note that a selection of 0 assigns the KNOB to use the Global MIDI
Channel.
6.4 PROGRAM CHANGE
Program Change messages are used to tell hardware MIDI devices to load a specific
sound for you to play.
Software instruments normally don’t need Program Change
messages since the sound can usually be selected and saved in the session file of your
DAW. However, if you need to send Program Change messages, there are two easy
ways to do it in the 606606.
By default, KNOB A1 is set to send Program Change messages (advanced controller
#154), which allows you to scroll through sound programs quickly and easily. However,
you can assign other physical controls to perform this function, such as the
▲
/
▼
BUTTONS.
To send a single specific Program Change message, enter KEYBOARD MULTI
FUNCTION mode by pressing EDIT, then complete the following steps:
1. Press the PROGRAM key on the keyboard. The LED will show the currently
selected Program. (The display may not register a change because it normally
shows the currently selected program number when no other operation is in
progress.)
2. Next, input the desired Program Change number (0-127) with the NUMERIC keys,
and press ENTER. The
LED will show “don” (done) to confirm that the
Program
Change message has been sent.
According to the MIDI specification, sound program banks are arranged in groups of 128.
You can access any sound in a bank by sending its corresponding Program Change
number. Changing to a different program bank can be achieved by sending Bank MSB
and Bank LSB messages. This function is described below in
Section 6.5
.
It’s expected that most of the time you’ll be working within Program Bank 0
, so within this
bank, only the Program Change message is sent. However, if a different bank is
selected, the 606606 will send the corresponding Bank MSB and Bank LSB messages
