Yamaha IIs Owner's Manual - Page 64

Song Recording and Editing Available MIDI Events in Step Recording You can record the following MIDI events in step recording. Note On Specify a Note On event with note number and a combination of velocity and note length. M001-01-16 Ch=10 NoteOn ff C#4 Note On Note number Velocity and note length Velocity and note length: Select from 72 available combinations ❏ Settings: • Six velocity values: pp (pianissimo), p (piano), mp (mezzo piano), mf (mezzo forte), f (forte), ff (fortissimo) • Twelve note length values: full note, half note, dotted quarter note, quarter note, quarter note triplet, dotted 8th note, 8th note, 8th note triplet, dotted 16th note, 16th note, 16th note triplet, 32nd note Note number: Middle C (C3) on a standard piano corresponds to note number 60 (page 42). ❏ Settings: C-2~C3~G8 (0~60~127) Program Change Set this if you want to switch to another sound (voice) program in the middle of the song. M001-01-16 Ch=10 PC Num=127 Program Change Program number n You can also enter a Program Change event as stored data for each part, at the beginning of a song (page 72). Program number: Set the program number. ❏ Settings: 1~128 Control Change Control Change numbers are powerful tools that give you expressive control over the sound. You can select a different function from pre-defined controller numbers and set the amount of control with a value from 0 to 127. M001-01-16 Ch=10 CC Num=127 Val=127 Control Change Control value Controller number Controller number: Set the controller number. ❏ Settings: 0~127 Control value: Set the selected controller's value. ❏ Settings: 0~127 n By setting the two Bank Select Control Change events (page 72) before a Program Change event, you can select a sound program from a specific bank of an external tone generator. Pitch Bend Set this to control the pitch of a sound. This information is identical to that generated when you move the pitch bend wheel on a synthesizer or so on. M001-01-16 Ch=10 PBend Val=-5000 Pitch Bend Amount Amount: Set the amount of pitch change (how much the pitch bend wheel is moved). ❏ Settings: -8192~0~8191 (zero: normal pitch) Channel Aftertouch This is another expressive performance control. This information is identical to that generated when you apply pressure to a key before releasing it, and can be set to change the tonal qualities of the sound. M001-01-16 Ch=10 ChAfter Val=127 Channel Aftertouch Amount Amount: Set the amount of channel aftertouch. ❏ Settings: 0~127 64