Yamaha PDP-300 Owner's Manual - Page 11
MIDI FUNCTION CHART, Local Control ON/OFF, Program Change ON/OFF, Control Change ON/OFF, The Multi-
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MIDI FUNCTION CHART Function Voice Selector* Local ON/OFF [PIANO 1] Program Change ON/OFF [PIANO 2] Control Change ON/OFF [CLAVINOVA TONE] Multi-Timbre Mode [E.PIANO] Split & Left Local OFF [HARPSICHORD] Split & Right Local OFF [ORGAN] * The MIDI functions listed above are engaged by holding down the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button and pressing the corresponding voice selector. Full details are given in the following pages. Local Control ON/OFF "Local Control" refers to the fact that, normally, the PDP-300 keyboard controls its internal tone generator, allowing the internal voices to be played directly from the keyboard. 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 PDP-300 keyboard 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. This means that while an external MIDI sequencer plays the PDP300's internal voices, an external tone generator can be played from the PDP-300's keyboard. Turning Local Control ON or OFF 1. Hold down the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. 2. Press the [PIANO 1] voice selector. If the PIANO 1 LED is lit when the [PIANO 1] voice selector is pressed, you have turned local control OFF. If the PIANO 1 LED is not lit when the [PIANO 1] voice selector is pressed, you have turned local control ON. 3. Release the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. Program Change ON/OFF Normally the PDP-300 will respond to MIDI program change numbers received from an external keyboard or other MIDI device, causing the correspondingly numbered PDP-300 voice to be selected. The PDP-300 will normally also send a MIDI program change number whenever one of its voices is selected, causing the correspondingly numbered voice or program to be selected on the external MIDI device if the device is set up to receive and respond to MIDI program change numbers. This function makes it possible to cancel program change number reception and transmission so that voices can be selected on the PDP-300 without affecting the external MIDI device, and vice versa. 1. Hold down the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. 2. Press the [PIANO 2] voice selector. If the PIANO 2 LED is lit when the [PIANO 2] voice selector is pressed, you have turned program change reception/ transmission OFF. If the PIANO 2 LED is not lit when the [PIANO 2] voice selector is pressed, you have turned program change reception/transmission ON. 3. Release the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. Control Change ON/OFF Normally the PDP-300 will respond to MIDI control change data received from an external MIDI device or keyboard, causing the selected PDP-300 voice to be affected by pedal and other "control" settings received from the controlling device. The PDP-300 also transmits MIDI control change information when either of its pedals are operated. This function makes it possible to cancel control change data reception and transmission if you do not want the PDP300 voices to be affected by control change data received from an external device or vice versa. 1. Hold down the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. 2. Press the [CLAVINOVA TONE] voice selector. If the CLAVINOVA TONE LED is lit when the [CLAVINOVA TONE] voice selector is pressed, you have turned control change reception/transmission OFF. If the CLAVINOVA TONE LED is not lit when the [CLAVINOVA TONE] voice selector is pressed, you have turned control change reception/transmission ON. 3. Release the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. The Multi-Timbre Mode The Multi-Timbre mode is a special mode in which the PDP-300 voices can be independently controlled on different MIDI channel numbers by an external MIDI device. The Multi-Timbre mode can be activated as follows: 1. Hold down the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. 2. Press the [E.PIANO] voice selector. If the E.PIANO LED is lit when the [E.PIANO] voice selector is pressed, you have turned the Multi-Timbre mode ON. If the E.PIANO LED is not lit when the [E.PIANO] voice selector is pressed, you have turned the MultiTimbre mode OFF. 3. Release the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. Here's an example of how you could use the MultiTimbre mode to record three different parts on a sequencer that will play different voices on the PDP-300 when played back. 1. Connect a sequencer to the PDP-300 as shown below. MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN Sequencer PDP-300 2. Select the first voice and MIDI transmit channel number, then record the first part on the sequencer. 3. Activate the PDP-300 Multi-Timbre mode, then select a new MIDI transmit channel and voice and record the second part on the sequencer using its overdubbing function. 4. While still in the Multi-Timbre mode, select the third MIDI transmit channel and voice and record the third part on the sequencer using its overdubbing function. 5. Still in the Multi-Timbre mode, play back the sequencer. The recorded parts will be played back using the individual voices selected during recording, providing a full ensemble sound. 9