Yamaha Electone EL-87, Owner'S Manual

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MIDI
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a kind of communication system for electronic musical
instruments. It is built into most every modern digital musical instrument and allows different
instruments to “talk” to each other and control each other’s functions. For example, the Upper
keyboard of your Electone could be used to play sounds on a connected synthesizer. In another
application, a rhythm machine can be programmed to play its rhythms in perfect synchronization
with the tempo set on the Electone. To use the MIDI functions you must, of course, have a second
MIDI device (such as a synthesizer or rhythm machine), and a set of MIDI cables.
All MIDI functions are controlled from the MIDI page. Though not directly related to the MIDI
controls, an LCD contrast control is also included on the MIDI page.
To select the MIDI page:
Press the EXP. PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section,
and select the MIDI page with the Page buttons.
MIDI CONTROL Page
1 Output (Transmit) Channels
For setting the channels over which MIDI information will be
transmitted. The Upper keyboard can be set to send over channels
1 or 4, while the Lower keyboard can send over 2 or 5. The
Pedalboard automatically sends over channel 3. The MIDI receive
channel of each connected MIDI device should match the numbers
set here.
Receive Channels
When using another MIDI device to play the Electone’s voices,
you must set the MIDI transmit channel(s) of the connected device
to match the receive channel(s) of the Electone. The MIDI receive
channels of the Electone are fixed to the following values:
Upper= 1, Lower= 2 and Pedal= 3.
The MIDI transmit channel of each connected MIDI device should
match the above numbers.