Yamaha DD-65 Owner's Manual - Page 31

Local ON/OFF, Enter the Local On/Off setting function., Turn Local On/Off. - midi driver

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About MIDI A Yamaha UX16 or similar USB-MIDI interface (sold separately) will be necessary for MIDI connection between the instrument and a USB equipped computer. Make sure to purchase a Yamaha UX16 or a quality USB-MIDI interface at a musical instrument store, computer store or electrical appliance store. If you use the UX16 interface, install the driver supplied with the interface on your computer. • When using a computer, special software (sequencer software) is needed. NOTE Local ON/OFF Local Control determines whether or not notes played on the instrument are sounded by its internal tone generator system; the internal tone generator is active when local control is on, and inactive when local control is off. On (on This is the normal setting in which notes played on the instrument's keyboard are sounded by the internal tone generator system. Data received via the instrument's MIDI terminal will also be played by the internal tone generator. OFF (off).......... With this setting the instrument itself produces no sound (pad or pedal performance), but the performance data is transmitted via the MIDI terminal. Data received via the instrument's MIDI terminal will also be played by the internal tone generator. • Normally, this should be set to "on"-since you'll want to hear the sound of the instrument as NOTE you play it. However, for external sequencer applications, you may need to set this to "off" to avoid getting "double" notes, in which the sounds of the instrument are played twice-once from the pads and once again by the pad data routed through the sequencer. LCL OFF On 1 Enter the Local On/Off setting function. Press the [FUNCTION] button once, then press the [DRUM 1] or [DRUM 2] button a number of times until the "LCL" item appears. After a while, the current On/Off status appears next to the "LCL" indication. 2 Turn Local On/Off. Turn the DIAL clockwise to set to ON, and turn it counter-clockwise to set it to OFF. • Default setting is ON. NOTE 3 Press the [FUNCTION] button to exit from the Function mode. NOTE • Regardless of the Local ON/OFF setting, the instrument's performance data is always sent to the MIDI OUT terminals for transmission to external MIDI devices. CAUTION • No sound comes from speakers when Local control is set to OFF. DD-65/YDD-60 Owner's Manual 31

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About MIDI
31
DD-65/YDD-60
Owner’s Manual
A Yamaha UX16 or similar USB-MIDI interface (sold separately) will be necessary for MIDI
connection between the instrument and a USB equipped computer.
Make sure to purchase a Yamaha UX16 or a quality USB-MIDI interface at a musical instrument
store, computer store or electrical appliance store.
If you use the UX16 interface, install the driver supplied with the interface on your computer.
When using a computer, special software (sequencer software) is needed.
Local Control determines whether or not notes played on the instrument are sounded by its internal
tone generator system; the internal tone generator is active when local control is on, and inactive
when local control is off.
On
(on)
............
This is the normal setting in which notes played on the instrument’s keyboard are
sounded by the internal tone generator system. Data received via the instrument’s
MIDI terminal will also be played by the internal tone generator.
OFF
(off)
..........
With this setting the instrument itself produces no sound (pad or pedal performance),
but the performance data is transmitted via the MIDI terminal. Data received via the
instrument’s MIDI terminal will also be played by the internal tone generator.
Normally, this should be set to “on”—since you’ll want to hear the sound of the instrument as
you play it. However, for external sequencer applications, you may need to set this to “off” to
avoid getting “double” notes, in which the sounds of the instrument are played twice—once from
the pads and once again by the pad data routed through the sequencer.
1
Enter the Local On/Off setting function.
2
Turn Local On/Off.
3
Press the [FUNCTION] button to exit from the
Function mode.
Local ON/OFF
Press the
[FUNCTION]
button once, then press the
[DRUM 1]
or
[DRUM 2]
button a number of times until the “
LCL
” item appears.
After a while, the current On/Off status appears next to the “
LCL
indication.
Turn the
DIAL
clockwise to set to ON, and turn it counter-clockwise
to set it to OFF.
Default setting is ON.
Regardless of the Local ON/OFF setting, the instrument’s performance
data is always sent to the MIDI OUT terminals for transmission to external
MIDI devices.
No sound comes from speakers when Local control is set to OFF.
NOTE
NOTE
LCL
On
OFF
NOTE
NOTE
CAUTION