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MIDI functions
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Rodgers 538/i548
It flashes to signal that a MIDI setting can be made. If
you press the ORCH/MIDI MAN.I tab, the display looks
as shown in step (5) on p. 45. The page for the MAN.II
and PEDAL couplers looks similar, the only exception
being that you cannot change their MIDI channel
number.
(If that page is not displayed, turn the Select knob
towards the left until you see the “Prg”, “Msb” and
“Lsb” parameters.)
(4) Enter the number for the desired tone (“Prg”). See
the tone chart provided with the sound module:
Press the corresponding key on the MAN.I, MAN.II or
PEDAL manual. (A quick-reference keyboard tone
chart is provided with the owner’s manual of the
Rodgers PR300S sound module/sequencer.)
Program numbers 1~61 are sent by the MAN.I keys,
62~122 by the MAN.II keys and 123~128 by the
PEDAL division. Once a key is pressed, the ORCH/MIDI
tab stops flashing (and the light remains on) and the
display returns to the master page.
The tone selection procedure is complete. This MIDI
selection may now be saved if desired.
(5) Release the key and the
[SET]
piston.
(6) Save your settings if you wish to keep them.
See page 54.
(7) Press and hold the
[ø¥EXIT]
piston to return to the
main page.
Selecting a MIDI tone by number
If desired, you can select tones in external MIDI
sound modules by number, rather than name. This
powerful technique ensures that the 538/i548 can
select tones in any sound module that follows the
MIDI standard.
When selecting a tone in an external MIDI sound
module, the organ sends up to three separate MIDI
messages: a
Program Change message (“Prg”) and
one or two Bank Select (or “variation”) messages
(“Msb” and/or “Lsb”). When selecting tones by name,
as outlined in the section above, these messages are
generated automatically; when you select an
instrument, the appropriate Program Change and
Bank Select messages are sent.
When selecting a tone by number, you select sounds
by entering of the actual MIDI messages, the
Program Change and the Bank Select numbers.
Before selecting a tone by number, you’ll need to
determine the appropriate values for Program
Change and Bank Select by referring to the charts
that were provided with your sound module.
(1) First of all, set the desired ORCH/MIDI tab
coupler(s) to “MIDI” rather than “ORCH”. Please
refer to “Enabling MIDI” on p. 44.
(2) Press and hold the
[SET]
piston.
(3) Press the upper half of the desired ORCH/MIDI tab
( PEDAL, MAN I or MAN II ).
It flashes to signal that a MIDI setting can be made. If
you press the ORCH/MIDI MAN.I tab, the display looks
as shown in step (5) on page 45. The page for the
MAN.II and PEDAL couplers looks similar, the only
exception being that you cannot change their MIDI
channel number.
(If that page is not displayed, turn the Select knob
towards the left until you see the “Prg”, “Msb” and
“Lsb” parameters.)
(4) Look up the number for the desired tone (Program
Change) in the tone chart provided with the sound
module.
(5) Use the Select knob to select “Prg”.
(6) Rotate the data entry wheel to set the number for
the desired tone.
(7) To set the Bank Select MSB (CC00), use the Select
knob to select “Msb”.
(8) Rotate the data entry wheel to select the bank
number.
(9) To set the Bank Select LSB (CC32), use the Select
knob to select “Lsb”.
(10) Rotate the data entry wheel to select the bank
number.
(11) Save your settings if you wish to keep them.
See page 54.
(12) Press and hold the
[ø¥EXIT]
piston to return to the
main page.
Saving a tone address in a registration memory
Once a MIDI sound has been selected for a MIDI
coupler tab, the same Program Change and Bank
Select messages are sent each time the coupler
piston is activated. A selected MIDI sound on a MIDI
coupler tab can be saved for immediate recall.
(1) Select a sound address for the desired ORCH/MIDI
coupler, using the procedure above.
(2) Press and hold the
[SET]
piston, then press the pis-
ton assigned to the memory where the MIDI
address of the desired sound is to be saved.
(3) Release both pistons.
This will save the MIDI sound to the piston memory. If
desired, you can also save organ registrations with
MIDI sounds by activating stops and couplers
between steps (1) and (2) above.
More about MSB and LSB messages
As stated above, “MSB” and “LSB” are “Bank Select”
messages; they are acronyms for
Most Significant Bit
and Least Significant Bit . They are typically used to select
variations of sounds. The reason that both are supported
in the 538/i548 is that some manufacturers use MSB for
Bank Select while others use LSB.
The GS Format and General MIDI2 standard, for example,
uses MSB (CC00) for Bank Select. The General MIDI or
GM, standard uses Program Changes only; no Bank
Select messages are used.
Consult the owner’s manual for your particular MIDI
sound module if you have questions about what
messages are used to select sounds.
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