Galaxy Digital Pianos HP-4-RW User Manual - page 23
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MIDI AND USB
MIDI CHANNELS
The Overture will output MIDI codes generated by playing the keyboard, stepping on the
pedals or when playing back recorded tracks (Note On/Off and Control Change messa-
ges). The transmission channels are fixed as follows:
Channel 1: Keyboard, Master voice
Channel 2: Keyboard, Layer or Duet voice
Channel 3: Track 1 playback, Master voice
Channel 4: Track 1 playback, Layer or Duet voice
Channel 5: Track 2 playback, Master voice
Channel 6: Track 2 playback, Layer or Duet voice
Channel 13: Song playback, Right Hand
Channel 14: Song playback, Left Hand
The Metronome is not transmitted.
The MIDI system in the Overture has
16 reception channels. Each channel is
responsible for a voice. When the instru-
ment receives MIDI information from an
external device, the active channel is de-
termined by the control message. Chan-
nel 10 is reserved for the Drums and
Percussion kit. (see Drum Kit list page
26/27). All other channels (1-9, 11-16)
can be used to access the 128 General
MIDI instruments and sounds included
in the sound module (GM standard).
These are the same instruments that
are used to create the Orchestration
demonstrations.
USING AN EXTERNAL SOUND GENERATOR
Connect the MIDI Out terminal of the
Overture and MIDI In terminal of an
external device (keyboard, synthesizer,
or sound module). The external device
will respond to your playing on the
USING THE OVERTURE AS A GENERAL MIDI SOUND MODULE
keyboard. To hear the sound from the
external device through the speakers of
the piano, connect the Audio Output of
the external device to the Line Input of
the Overture.
Connecting the MIDI Output of an exter-
nal keyboard or sequencer to the MIDI
Input allows you to use the Overture as
a multi-timbral sound module to play
various instrument parts in addition to
your piano (for instance, Piano on Chan-
nel 1, Bass on Channel 2, Strings on
Channel 3, Drums on Channel 10, etc).
The voices on each MIDI channel are
selected using MIDI Program Change
messages (see the General MIDI Voice
list page 25).
Note: For more information on received MIDI messages, see the MIDI implementation chart.
USING THE OVERTURE WITH A COMPUTER
Using the USB connection, you can
transmit your performance to a compu-
ter to utilize advanced recording, com-
posing and editing available from MIDI
sequencing software. MIDI music stored
on the computer (such as MIDI files) can
be played back through your instrument.
Note: In this configuration, LOCAL Mode is
usually turned off.