Yamaha Electone STAGEA ELB-02, Owner'S Manual

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MIDI Channels
MIDI data is assigned to one of sixteen MIDI channels. Using these channels, 1 – 16,
the performance data for sixteen different instrument parts can be simultaneously
sent over one MIDI cable.
Think of the MIDI channels as TV channels. Each TV station transmits its
broadcasts over a specific channel. Your home TV set receives many different
programs simultaneously from several TV stations and you select the appropriate
channel to watch the desired program.
MIDI operates on the same basic principle. The transmitting instrument sends
MIDI data on a specific MIDI channel (MIDI Transmit Channel) via a single MIDI
cable to the receiving instrument. If the receiving instrument’s MIDI channel (MIDI
Receive Channel) matches the Transmit Channel, the receiving instrument will
sound according to the data sent by the transmitting instrument.
The receive channel of the Electone is fixed at channel 1 for the Upper Keyboard,
channel 2 for the Lower Keyboard, and channel 3 for the Pedalboard. This means
that when you are 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. You can select the transmit channel for each keyboard
(Upper, Lower and Pedal) from channels 1 – 16. See page 191 for more information.
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MIDI Transmit channel 2 MIDI Receive channel 2
MIDI cable