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Yamaha KX88 Authorized Product Manual

Other manuals for KX88: Owner's Manual, Owner's Manual, Service Manual
Manual is about: MIDI Master Keyboard

Summary of KX88

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    Yamaha authorized product manual midi master keyboard.

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    Yamaha midi master keyboard owner's manual.

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    About this manual we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing the yamaha kx88 midi master keyboard. The kx88 puts you in complete control of all midi devices, both those presently on the market and those yet to come. In order to take full advantage of the kx88, please read thi...

  • Page 4: Description

    Description the yamaha kx88 is an 88 key, weighted action midi keyboard and control center for all midi equipped instru- ments and devices. It is the first completely programmable and assignable midi keyboard. Each of the controllers (pitch and modulation wheels, after touch, breath control- ler, 2 ...

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    Features 1. Keyboard an 88 key weighted action keyboard with initial and after touch sensitivity. It functions in three modes; single, dual and split. 7. Mode switch this switch selects between the 3 operation modes. Each time the mode switch is pressed, it will alternate between play and ca mode. W...

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    11. Bank switch a, b these are used to chose whether the program select switches select 1-16 or 17-32. (or in 8 bank mode, to select banks 1-8) when the bank led is off, the program select switches select 1-16; when on, 17-32. In ca mode, they enable or disable assignments to each bank. 12. Bank a p...

  • Page 7: Connections

    Connections the kx88 will not produce sound by itself. Please connect it with a midi cable to a midi tone generator such as the tx816, or to a midi synthesizer such as the dx7. You will need at least one midi tone generator or synthesizer, and to take advantage of the split and dual modes, two or mo...

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    Chapter 1: let's play the kx88 important note this part of the manual is a step-by-step introduction to the kx88. It assumes that the kx88 is still as it was preset at the factory. (ie. The same standard setting in all memory banks) if not, please initialize the memory by turning the power on while ...

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    Three modes n selecting voice programs the kx88 has three basic modes, and the selector switches have different functions in these different modes. Change modes by pressing the mode switch. Pressing the mode switch will take you back and forth between play and ca modes. If you hold the mode switch d...

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    • single, dual and split keyboard modes first, press ms1. (this switch has been assigned to single, from now on abbreviated to ms1 = single.) the keyboard is now in single mode. Notice the led is now indicating single. This means that only one midi bank is active. If you play the kx88 keyboard, soun...

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    Chapter 2: function of the kx88 summary of the kx88 n operation modes the kx88 has three modes of operation: play mode, ca mode, and pa mode. You will normally play the kx88 in play mode. When you operate the various controllers while in this mode, the midi data that has been assigned to the control...

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    Ts1,2 s a v e save these switches each have two functions, so you must assign two controller codes to them. In play mode, if ts is pressed while the led is off, the first function will be sent. If it is pressed when the led is on, the second function will be sent. When you press ts1 or 2 in ca mode,...

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    04 pamode control change c o n t r o l c h a n g e 07 08 09 0a 0b 0c midi channel the readouts will display the midi channel numbers for banks a and b. If you press the controller while pressing bank switch a or b, the selected bank readout will start blinking. Now you may enter the new channel numb...

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    Universal parameter universal parameter using this, you may define controller codes 3e and 3f as any midi message of up to 8 bytes. The controller data (00-7f) will be included in this message in whatever spot you specify. When you press this switch, the upper readout will show up. Now choose univer...

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    Chapter 3: settlng up the kx88 ca (controller assign) mode wheel 2 = volume in the last chapter, we learned what functions had been assigned to the controllers when the kx88 left the factory. In this chapter, we will learn how to assign any function to any controller. Most of the frequently-used fun...

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    Ts1 = a oct up, a oct down cs1 = master tune (bank a) now let’s assign a new function to the toggle switch 1. (at present assigned to mono, poly) the toggle switches ts1 and ts2 are different from the other controllers. They can each be assigned two functions: one when pushed on (led lights up) and ...

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    Fc1 = pitch bend (bank b) controlling a rhythm machine or sequencer here’s a rather interesting assignment; use the foot control- ler to pitch bend only one of the midi banks. Enter ca mode. Select foot controller 1. Disable bank a by pressing bank switch a. (the led goes off) enter the new controll...

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    Other functions in ca mode midi ch midi ch when you press this switch, the midi channels of banks a and b will be displayed in the readouts. If you want to change midi channels a or b, press bank switch a or b and the selected readout will start blinking. Enter the new midi channel by pressing one o...

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    Let’s save the assignments you have made so far (if you have been following the examples) in code memory 2. Press save and then press bank b program switch 2. Pa (parameter assign) mode this number will blink in the lower display, press 2 again and all the settings you have made will be stored in th...

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    Controller code 40 = modulation wheel actually, most of the midi control changes you will use are already preset as controller codes 10-27. But just as an example, let’s define controller code 40 as modulation wheel. The midi control change number for modulation wheel is 01. (see midi data list on p...

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    Next, the upper readout will show sg (subgroup). Enter the appropriate subgroup. For this example, 0. Now the upper readout will show p (parameter), so enter the parameter number. The parameter number for op. 6 frequency fine is 13 (hexdecimal). Now go back to ca mode and assign controller code 41 t...

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    Universal parameter manual dump if you want to define a controller code as a system exclusive for a device other than yamaha, or if you want to send any midi data other than control change or parameter change, use this function. Universal 1 and universal 2. (see controller code preset table) in pa m...

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    Kx88 blockdiagram -21-.

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    N specifications keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 keys (initial & common after touch sensitive) mode select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play single dual split controller assign parameter assign controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wheel 1 — pitch ...

  • Page 25: Chapter 4: For Reference

    Chapter 4: for reference n controller code preset table no. Function no. Function 00 single 20 sosten on/off 01 dual 21 sosten on 02 split/s. Point 22 sosten off 03 swap channel 23 soft on/off 04 midi ch 24 soft on 05 transpose 25 soft off 06 ----- 26 increment 07 load 27 decrement 08 a oct up 28 lo...

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    Transmitted data (data will be sent according) • key on event 1 0 0 1 n n n n key on, channel number (n = 0 ~ 15) 0 k k k k k k k key number (k = 21 ~ 108): note 1 0 v v v v v v v key velocity (v = 0 ~ 127): note 2 note: 1. When transpose = 0. K will change according to the transpose shift, but will...

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    Binary, decimal and hexadecimal conversion conversion table -25-.

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    Channel voice message (hexadecimal) for your information, these are the channel voice messages. Some equipment may not accept all of these, so consult the midi specifications for each device. Bytes channel voice message remarks status ist data 2nd data note off note on polyphonic key pressure contro...

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    Note 2: vv is key velocity note 3: cc is the control number. Some devices will not accept all control numbers. For your reference, here are the control numbers for the dx series and tx816. For other devices, consult the midi specifications for that device. C o n t r o l n a m e cc vv modulation whee...

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    Dx series parameter change (hexadecimal) status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 0 group # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gg data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dd id . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    1 b r e a k p o i n t b r e a k p o i n t m i d i n o t e # note name decimal 0 1 2 3 4 5 15 27 39 51 63 75 87 99 h e x . 0 1 2 3 4 5 f 1b 27 33 3f 48 67 63 decimal 21 22 23 24 25 26 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 hex. 15 16 17 18 19 1a 24 30 3c 48 54 60 6c 78 a 1 a 1 # b 1 c 0 c 0 # d 0 c 1 c 2 c 3 c 4 ...

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    Dx performance parameter change (gg = 04) parameter number p 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 20 21 22 3f 40 parameter source select poly/mono pitch bend range pitch bend step portamento time portamento/glissando portamento mode modulation wheel sensiti...

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    Dx7 function parameter change (gg = 08) parameter number p 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4a 4b 4c 4d parameter poly/mono pitch bend range pitch bend step portamento mode portamento/glissando portamento time modulation wheel sensitivity modulation wheel assign foot controller sensitivity foot control...

  • Page 34: Kx88 Controller Assign Table

    Kx88 controller assign table set name user name create date - 3 2 -.

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    M i d i m a s t e r k e y b o a r d d a t e : 1 2 / 4 , 1 9 8 4 model kx88 m i d i i m p l e m e n t a t i o n c h a r t v e r s i o n : 1 . 0 t r a n s m i t t e d r e c e i v e d remarks f u n c t i o n . . . A l l c h a n n e l x x omni on, omni off poly, mono 1 - 1 2 7 0 - 1 2 7 o o o o o m e m ...

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    Fcc certification (usa) while the following statements are provided to comply with fcc regulations in the united states, the corrective measures listed below are applicable worldwide. This series of yamaha combo equipments use frequencies that appear in the radio frequency range and if installed in ...

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    Since 1887 yamaha nippon gakki co, ltd hamamatsu, japant.

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    Yamaha yamaha corporation of america 6600 orangethorpe avenue, p.O. Box 6600, buena park, ca 90622-6600 3/10/99 19c0164.