Yamaha Portatone PSR-5700 Advanced Features - page 53
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[F6] Utility & MIDI
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THE GENERAL MIDI (GM) MODE
In this mode MIDI data is received and transmitted in accordance with the General MIDI Level 1 standard.
For details refer to the “MIDI Function Tree” on page 242, the “GENERAL MIDI (GM) Mode Voice List” on page 254, and
the “GM/DOC Mode Percussion Map” on page 256.
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Controls That Function In the GENERAL
MIDI Mode
•
Keyboard.
•
ORCH1 volume control (controls the volume of the notes
played on the keyboard).
•
VOICE SELECT button (01 through 99 only. Use the [-]
and [+] buttons for other voice numbers. Refer to the
“
GENERAL MIDI (GM) Mode Voice List
”
on page 254).
•
[+] and [-] buttons.
•
[
s
] and [
t
] page buttons (Move to the volume control
screen for all channels*).
•
[
] and [
>
] shift buttons (Move to the transpose, tune, and
octave change screens. Octave change only applies to
Orchestra 1. Tune not available).
•
START and STOP buttons (ABC does not function).
•
REVERB and EFFECT buttons (REVERB is automatically
turned on when the GM mode is selected).
•
TEMPO button (The recommended tempo can be selected
by pressing both the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously).
•
SUSTAIN button and pedal (Affects notes played on the
keyboard. Sustain Part Select fixed at Orchestra 1).
•
PITCH BEND (Affects notes played on the keyboard. Pitch
Bend Select fixed at Orchestra 1. Range fixed at
±
200
cents).
•
WHEEL (Modulation applies to notes played on the key-
board).
•
KEY VELOCITY (Applies to notes played on the keyboard.
Fixed at KEY VELOCITY = ON).
•
PAD (Fixed at PERCUSSION. Voices fixed as per RE-
MOTE CONTROL mode, and cannot be changed in the
GM mode).
•
FOOT SW (Applies to notes played on the keyboard.
Footswitch Select fixed at GLIDE).
•
EXP. PEDAL (Applies to notes played on the keyboard.
Exp. Pedal Select fixed at Orc1Vol).
•
FUNCTION buttons (Only MIDI settings
—
F2 and F6
—
can be changed).
•
MIDI transmission/reception.
Coarse tuning and fine tuning can be controlled by MIDI data
reception only.
Rhythm data can be received on channel 10 only.
See the
“
GM/DOC Mode Percussion Map
”
on page 256 for
details on which rhythm voices are played by which note num-
bers.
If you select a function that is not available in the GM mode,
“
Not Available in GM!
”
will appear on the display.
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3 Ways To Select the GENERAL MIDI Mode
•
Insert a General MIDI disk (the GM mode is automatically
selected).
•
Press the [DISK ORCHESTRA/GENERAL MIDI] button.
•
Receive a MIDI exclusive
“
Switch To GM Mode
”
message
from an external MIDI device.
When the General MIDI mode is selected, the parameters
listed below are initialized as shown. As for the panel setup
data, only the MIDI channel and the volume and expression
settings for the rhythm channel are initialized.
General MIDI Level 1 Mode Initial Settings
Program Change# ........ 1 (Piano 1)
Pitch Bend ....................
±
0 (Center)
Volume ......................... 100
Pan ............................... Voice Preset
Modulation .................... 0 (Off)
Expression .................... 127 (Max.)
Hold (Sustain) ............... 0 (Off)
Pitch Bend Sense ......... 02H/00H (2 semitones)
Fine Tune ..................... 40H/00H
±
0
Coarse Tune ................. 40H/00H
±
0
RPN .............................. NULL
Only GM data recorded on 3.5" 2DD IBM-format disks in
standard MIDI file format 0 or 1 can be played on the PSR-
5700 (up to track 17 with format 1). Also note that data that
does not comply with GM Level 1 specifications may not be
reproduced.
*
“
IBM
”
is a registered trademark of International Business Machines.
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