•Master Volume (Universal Realtime System Exclusive)
This is a common universal Exclusive message for controlling the master volume of all
parts.
•Other Exclusive Messages
The SCB-55 responds to GS Universal System Exclusive messages (as specified by the GS
Format) so its settings can be controlled by software or external controllers that also con-
form to the GS Format.
(3) Default Settings
Part Settings
Overall Part Settings
(4) About the MIDI Implementation Chart
MIDI has made it possible for a wide variety of devices to exchange information, but it is
not always true that all types of MIDI messages can be exchanged between all types of
devices. For example, if you use a synthesizer as a master device to control a digital
piano, the pitch bender (the lever or wheel that modifies the pitch) of the synthesizer
will have no effect on the sound of the piano.
The important thing to keep in mind when using MIDI is that the slave device must be
able to ‘understand’ what the master is ‘saying.’ In other words, the MIDI messages
must be common to both master and slave.
To help you quickly determine what types of MIDI messages can be exchanged between
master and slave, the Operation Manual for every MIDI device includes a MIDI
Implementation chart. By looking at this chart, you can quickly see what messages the
device is able to transmit and receive. The left side of the chart lists the names of a vari-
ety of MIDI messages, and the Transmission and Reception columns use “o” and “x”
marks to indicate whether or not each of these messages can be transmitted or received.
This means that a specific MIDI message can be exchanged only if there is an “o” in
both the Transmission column of the master and the Reception column of the slave
device. MIDI implementation charts are standardized, so you can place the charts from
two manuals side-by-side and see at a glance how the two devices will communicate.
A detailed explanation concerning the data format used for Exclusive messages, and the
implementation of MIDI used on the SCB-55 can be found starting on page 21.
MIDI Channel/Part
Tone
Part Volume
Pan
Reverb Send
Chorus Send
Bend Sens.
1-9, 11-16
Piano 1 (#1)
100
64
40
0
2
10 (Drum Part)
Standard Set
100
64
40
0
2
Master Volume
Reverb
Chorus
Type Level
64
Feedback Delay Rate Depth
Level
Key Shift
Hall2
64
Time
64
8
80
3
19
127
0
Type
Chorus3
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