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MIDI Parameters
This section discusses the E-A7’s MIDI parameters and the associated
memories called
“MIDI Sets ”
What’s MIDI
“MIDI”
stands for
“Musical Instrument Digital Interface ”
It is a universal standard that allows performance data to be
exchanged among electronic musical instruments and computers.
The E-A7 provides a MIDI IN and MIDI OUT socket so that
performance data can be received from other MIDI instruments.
It is also equipped with a COMPUTER port (USB) that can receive and
transmit MIDI data from a computer.
The MIDI parameters can be selected using
[MENU]
0
“MIDI ”
The E-A7’s MIDI environment contains the following options:
MIDI parameter
group
Explanation
Local
This setting allows you to establish or remove the connec-
tion between the E-A7’s keyboard and the internal tone
generator.
MIDI Set
Allows you to load a MIDI Set (
“Tone/Style,”
“PK Series,”
“Song,”
“User1”
–
“8 ”
Edit style Parts
Here, you can edit all MIDI parameters of the style parts
(ADrum, ABass, Acc1–6). See page 59.
Edit Tone Parts
Here, you can edit all MIDI parameters related to the
keyboard parts (UP1, UP2, UP3, LWR and Mel. Intell). See
Edit Song Parts
Here, you can edit all MIDI parameters of the Song parts.
Edit System
This groups contains all MIDI parameters that apply to the
E-A7 as a whole. See page 61.
Local
This setting allows you to establish or remove the connection
between the E-A7’s keyboard and the internal tone generator.
Parameter
Value
Local
On, Off (---)
If you select
“On”
(default), playing on the E-A7’s keyboard or playing
back a song/style causes the corresponding notes to sound. If you
select
“Off,”
the corresponding MIDI messages are no longer sent to
the internal tone generator–but they are still transmitted to the MIDI
OUT socket (or USB COMPUTER port) and hence to external MIDI
instruments. When a parameter is modified inside a part, the display
shows
“--- ”
Loading a MIDI Set
The MIDI Set environment contains two options with preset settings.
All you need to do is select them to restore the default settings for
the sections or aspects in question. In addition, there are 8 MIDI Set
memories where you can save your own settings.
Parameter
Value
MIDI Set
Tone/Style, PK Series, Song, User1–8
Tone/Style
This option recalls the factory MIDI settings for the keyboard parts
(UP1, UP2, UP3, LWR, MELODY INT) and the style parts (ADRUM,
ABASS, ACC1–6). The most important (and practical) use for this field
is resetting the MIDI transmit/receive channels of the real-time and
style parts and to switch off MIDI transmission/reception of the song
parts.
NOTE
This parameter applies to both reception (RX) and transmission
(TX). The E-A7 indeed allows you to set separate TX and RX
channels for each part.
PK Series
This option prepares the E-A7 for MIDI control using a PK-series MIDI
pedalboard. The most important settings are:
“Part Switch”
is set to
“Int”
and
“Style PcRx”
is set to
“On ”
Song
This option restores the factory settings for the E-A7’s SMF song parts
and switches off the MIDI transmission and reception of the real-time
and style parts.
User1–8
The E-A7 also allows you to store and recall 8 different MIDI
configurations.
NOTE
Loading a MIDI Set only changes the MIDI settings and has no
effect on the remaining parameters.
1
Use the direct button to select the
“MIDI Set”
field.
2
Use the
[–]
[+]
buttons to edit the
“MIDI Set ”
Edit Style Parts
The following parameters are located on the display page that can
be selected using
[MENU]
0
“MIDI”
0
“Edit Style Parts ”
1
Use the direct buttons to select
“Part,”
and use the
Value
[-]
[+]
buttons to select the part that you want to
edit.
The display now shows the settings for the selected part.
