Yamaha AW2400 Owner's Manual - Page 194

Basic MIDI Settings Basic MIDI Settings The MIDI screen Setting 1 page lets you specify the connector/port to be used for MIDI message transmission and reception to and from external MIDI devices. To call this page press the Work Navigate section [MIDI] key as many times as necessary, or press the [F1] key after pressing the [MIDI] key. G H A B C D E F This page contains the following items. 1 PORT field Selects the connector(s)/port(s) to be used for MIDI message transmission and reception. Press the [ENTER] key to confirm your selection. The connectors/ports that can be selected for MIDI transmission (TX) and reception (RX) are as follows: Items MIDI USB 1 USB 2 USB 3 SLOT TX (Transmission) RX (Reception) [MIDI OUT/THRU] connector [MIDI IN] connector USB connector output port 1 USB connector input port 1 USB connector output port 2 USB connector input port 2 USB connector output port 3 USB connector input port 3 Digital I/O card output port Digital I/O card output port 20 MIDI NOTE • It may be necessary to install an appropriate USB MIDI driver in order to use the USB connector for MIDI communication on computers (→ p. 266). • To connect to a computer using the MY16-mLAN digital I/O card, install the MY16-mLAN card in the digital I/O slot and select "SLOT". The appropriate mLAN driver must be installed on the computer. B CHANNEL field Selects the MIDI channel that will be used to transmit and receive MIDI messages such as program changes and control changes. This area contains the following two items. • TX .......... Selects the transmit MIDI channel, in a range of 1-16. • RX .......... Selects the receive MIDI channel, in a range of 1-16. C PROGRAM CHANGE field Turns program change transmission and reception on or off. When program change reception is on, the corresponding scene will be recalled when a program change message is received via the AW2400 MIDI IN connector (or USB connector or digital I/O card input port). When program change transmission is on, when a scene is recalled on the AW2400 the corresponding program change message is transmitted via the MIDI OUT/THRU connector (or USB connector or digital I/O card output port). The following items are available: • ON/OFF button (TX)......Turns program change transmission on or off. • ECHO button (TX) .........Received program change messages are re-transmitted ("echoed") via the MIDI OUT/ THRU connector (or USB connector or digital I/O card output port). • ON/OFF button (RX) .....Turns program change reception on or off. • OMNI button (RX)..........Program change messages can be received on all MIDI channels, regardless of the MIDI receive channel setting. HINT • In the SCENE screen PGM Assign page you can specify the scene number that will correspond to each program change number (→ p. 201). D CONTROL CHANGE field Specifies how MIDI control change messages will be transmitted and received. If control change transmission and reception are enabled, the corresponding control change message will be transmitted when you operate any of the AW2400's channel mix parameters (fader, pan, effect send, etc.). When a control change message is received, the corresponding AW2400 mix parameter will change. The following items are available: • ON/OFF button (TX)......Turns control change transmission on or off. • ECHO button (TX) .........Received control change messages are re-transmitted ("echoed") via the MIDI OUT/ THRU connector (or USB connector or digital I/O card output port). • ON/OFF button (RX) .....Turns control change reception on or off. • OMNI button (RX)..........Control change messages can be received on all MIDI channels, regardless of the MIDI receive channel setting. 194 AW2400 Owner's Manual