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K2600 Version 4 (GM Mode) User’s Guide
GM Mode in Song Files
GM Mode in Song Files
The Edit Song:COMMON page now has a GM parameter for each song:
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When you set GM On, the unit will put itself into GM Mode when the song starts, and get out of GM when the
song stops. The GM Mode setting will be saved with the song
fi
le.
GM Mode can also be turned on from an external MIDI device that sends the “General MIDI On” message as
de
fi
ned in the MIDI Speci
fi
cation. When you insert a General MIDI On message at the beginning of a sequence you
are telling the playback device (e.g., K2600) to immediately start GM when you play the song. On pause, stop, or
end of song, GM Mode is turned off automatically.
In addition, when you import Standard MIDI Files (SMF) with the GM sysex embedded in them, the K2600 sets the
GM parameter in the song to ON. And when the K2600 exports a song to SMF with the GM parameter set, it
embeds the GM On sysex message.
The Sysex messages are:
GM ON
F0 7E UNIVERSAL NON-REAL TIME SYSEX HEADER
<device ID> ID of target device
09 GM Message
01 GM ON
F7 EOX
GM OFF
F0 7E <device ID> 09 02 F7
02 GM OFF
