Yamaha VL-1 Feature Reference - 3: Midi Setting

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Feature Reference

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Utility Mode

3: MIDI Setting

● Transmit Channel

≤

1 … 16.

Selects the MIDI channel via which all VL1 data will be transmitted.

● Receive Channel

≤

1 … 16, Omni.

Sets the MIDI receive channel to any channel between 1 and 16, or the “Omni”

mode for reception on all channels. Make sure that the VL1 MIDI receive channel is

either set to the channel that your external controller is transmitting on, or the omni

mode.

● Local on/off

≤

off, on.

“Local control” refers to the fact that, normally, the VL1 keyboard controls its

internal tone generator, allowing the internal voices to be played directly from the key-

board. This situation is “local control on” since the internal tone generator is controlled

locally by its own keyboard. Local control can be turned off, however, so that the key-

board does not play the internal voices, but the appropriate MIDI information is still

transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector when notes are played on the keyboard. At the

same time, the internal tone generator responds to MIDI information received via the

MIDI IN connector.

● Device Number

≤

off, 1 … 16, All.

Sets the MIDI device number — i.e. the MIDI channel on which all system exclu-

sive data (included in MIDI bulk dump data) will be received and transmitted. When

“

All

” is selected reception occurs on all channels and transmission occurs via Device

Number 1.

The device number is important for transfer of voice data and other system exclu-

sive data between the VL1 and other MIDI devices — e.g. another VL1, a computer, or a

MIDI data recorder. Make sure that the VL1 device number is matched to that of other

devices in your system with which such data transfers will take place.

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