Making the Settings for MIDI
Connecting with an External Sound Device
The digital drum transmission channel for the drum kit is fixed to Channel 10. It will output MIDI data generated by
the triggers when hitting the pads or stepping on the Hi-Hat control pedal (Note ON/OFF, and Foot messages).
Song playback data and metronome notes are not transmitted.
Recording Your Performance to an External Sequencer
1.
Connect the MIDI OUT of the digital drum to the MIDI IN of your sequencer, and the MIDI OUT of your
sequencer to the MIDI IN of the digital drum. If you are using a software sequencer on a computer, you can
simply connect the USB port of the digital drum to a USB port of your computer using a single USB A-B cable.
2.
Setup the active track of your sequencer on Channel 10. Activate RECORD on your sequencer.
3.
Play the pads of your digital drum.
4.
Stop recording. Locate your sequencer to the start of your recording.
5.
Playback the recorded sequencer.
Setting MIDI Note Number to be Transmitted/Received by Each Pad
Each drum kit can have it’s own set of MIDI note to be transmitted/received by each pad, useful for advanced
purpose. Normally, you’ll never need to change them, but if you want to change, please follow these steps:
1.
Press the [VOICE] button in NORMAL mode, enter the VOICE menu.
2.
Press the [PAGE] or [VOICE] button, select Pad MIDI Note page.
3.
Press the [ ] or [ ] button, change the MIDI Note Number for each pad. Hit the pad you wish to set or press the
related Pad Select button.
4.
Press the [SAVE] button twice to save to user kit.
Using the Digital Drum as a Sound Module
Connecting an external keyboard or sequencer to the MIDI Input allows you to use the digital drum as a multi-part,
polyphonic sound module to play various instrument parts in addition to your drums (for instance, Piano on Channel
1, Bass on Channel 2, Strings on Channel 3, etc). The voices on each MIDI channel are selected using MIDI
Program Change messages (refer to
GM Backing Instrument List
).
The MIDI system in the digital drum has 16 reception channels numbered from 1-16. Each of the channels is
responsible for a voice. When the instrument receives MIDI information from an external device, the active channel
is determined by the control message. Channel 10 is reserved for Drums. The digital drum has two options for
Channel 10: GM ON or OFF, as selected in MIDI UTILITY menu.
When GM Mode is ON,Channel 10 will play the GM percussion kits.
When GM Mode is OFF, Channel 10 will play the digital drum internal kits.
Note:
For more information on received MIDI messages, refer to MIDI implementation chart.
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Tom2
Tom2 R
Tom3
Tom3 R
Tom4
Tom4 R
Ride
Ride R
Crash1
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47
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58
41
39
51
53
49
Kick
Snare
Snare R
Tom1
Tom1 R
36
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40
48
50
Hi-Hat HO
Hi-Hat C
Hi-Hat P
Splash
23
42
44
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Crash1 R
Crash2
Crash2 R
Hi-Hat O
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52
46
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