Yamaha YC Series, Owner'S Manual

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Using with External Devices
YC61 Owner’s Manual
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To control a device using MIDI data, you must match
the transmit channel on the controlling device and the
receive channel on the controlled device.
You can change the transmit channel (Tx) and receive
channel (Rx) on this instrument to any number. Make
changes as necessary from the [MENU] button →
“General” → “MIDI Settings” → “MIDI Channel” → “Tx”/
“Rx.”
NOTE
• For details on setting the transmit channel of an external MIDI
keyboard or the receive channel of an external MIDI tone
generator, refer to the owner’s manual of that product.
• For details about MIDI channels, refer to page 30.
If you want for only the external tone generator
connected to the MIDI [OUT] terminal or USB [TO
HOST] terminal to produce sound when the keyboard of
this instrument are played, you can lower the
instrument's volume, or turn off all the Sections, or set
the value for Local Control under the [MENU] button →
“General” → “Local Control” to “Off” (page 38).
This instrument provides two MIDI ports with different
purposes.
•
Port 1: For communication between this instrument
and an external device
• Port 2: For communication between a computer or the
like and an external device
You can set whether the MIDI [IN]/[OUT] terminals are
used as Port 1 or Port 2, from the [MENU] button →
“General” → “MIDI Setting” → “MIDI Port” → “MIDI.”
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Port 1: For communication between this
instrument and an external device
Use this Port to control the tone generator of this
instrument from an external device, or to control an
external tone generator from this instrument.
If using the MIDI [IN]/[OUT] terminals as Port 1, set
the value under the [MENU] button → “General” →
“MIDI Setting” → “MIDI Port” → “MIDI” to “On.”
NOTE
By default, “MIDI Port”
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“MIDI” is set to “On.” There is no need
to change the settings except when using as Port 2 as shown
below.
On the other hand, if you want to perform MIDI
communication between this instrument and a
computer connected to the USB [TO HOST] terminal,
set the MIDI IN/OUT settings on the computer to “YC
Series” (Port 1).
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Port 2: For communication between a
computer or the like and an external
device
This Port is for using this instrument as a USB-MIDI
interface. Use this port when you want to connect an
external MIDI device without a USB terminal to a
computer via this instrument.
When using the MIDI [IN]/[OUT] terminals as Port 2,
set the values under the [MENU] button → “General” →
“MIDI Setting” → “MIDI Port” as follows.
•
USB: On
• MIDI: Off
In addition, set the MIDI IN/OUT settings of a
computer connected to the USB [TO HOST] terminal to
the “MIDI IN 2 (YC Series)” and “MIDI OUT 2 (YC
Series)” (Port 2).
Setting the MIDI transmit and
receive channels
Setting the internal tone generator to
not produce sound when the built-in
keyboard is played
Setting how the MIDI [IN]/[OUT]
terminals are used (MIDI Port
settings)
MIDI [IN] terminal
External MIDI device such as tone generator
MIDI [OUT] terminal
YC61
USB [TO HOST] terminal
Computer
USB cable
USB terminal