Yamaha TYROS Owners Manual - Page 149
Using a computer or another MIDI instrument instead of the MFC10
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Reference MIDI 2 Set the MFC10 to the normal mode and turn the [FUNCTION] lamp of the MFC10 on. 3 Perform steps #1 through #5 of the Basic Procedure on page 145 to call up the MFC10 display. 4 Set the parameters on this display as desired and press the [SEND MFC10 SETUP] LCD button to send the settings here to the MFC10. Select "FOOT SWITCH" or "FOOT CONTROLLER." Determines the MIDI port which is to be used when communicating with the MFC10. Here, the USB port (USB1, USB2) can be selected even though the MFC10 does not have the USB connector. This is because the computer can be used instead of the MFC10. (The computer can transmit the data equivalent to the data the MFC10 transmits to the TYROS. For details, see the bottom of this page.) Determines the MIDI channel which is to be used when communicating with the MFC10. Transmit the settings on this display to the MFC10. Select a footswitch number (F00 - F29) or a foot controller number (1 - 5) to which the function is assigned. Please note that a note number is assigned to each footswitch and a control change number is assigned to each foot controller beforehand and you cannot change the settings. • See page 152 for details about the functions which can be assigned to the footswitch or foot controller. Determines the function assigned to the footswitch (actually the note number), or the function assigned to the foot controller (actually the control change number). • Actually the pairs of the footswitch number and the note number, the pairs of the foot controller number and the control change number, and the MIDI channel for communication set above are transmitted to the MFC10. Determines the part to which the function assigned to the foot controller in the row is applied. 5 Disconnect the MIDI cable from the TYROS and the MFC10, and connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the MFC10 to the MIDI IN terminal of the TYROS according to the setting above by using the MIDI cable. Transmitting note messages MFC10 MIDI OUT MIDI IN • Do not connect the MIDI IN terminal of the MFC10 to the MIDI OUT of the TYROS in this step. Transmitting control change messages 6 Operate the MFC10 to confirm whether you can properly control the TYROS from the MFC10 as set in step #4. 7 Go back to the MIDI template selection display and save the settings above to the User drive if necessary. I Using a computer or another MIDI instrument instead of the MFC10 The following two settings on the [FUNCTION] → MIDI → EDIT → MFC10 display can be saved not to the MFC10 but to internal memory (flash ROM) in the TYROS as a MIDI template. • Note number/TYROS function assignment pairs • Control change number/TYROS parameter change assignment pairs If you are not using an MFC10, you can have note numbers and control change messages from any other appropriate MIDI device (such as a computer, sequencer or master keyboard) control the TYROS. Make sure to set the appropriate channel in this display for control by the external device. 149 TYROS Owner's Manual 147