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MIDI Applications

Your

Pianovelle

can be connected in MIDI setups and used as a MIDI controlling device (Master), or as a tone generator (a unit

with an internal sound engine) connected to an external MIDI controlling device (in other words, used as a Slave).
The following section details how your

Pianovelle

can be used in various MIDI setups and explains the MIDI options that are

available, selected from the Master Set menu.

About MIDI

MIDI is an abbreviation for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”. This is a world standard interface that allows MIDI compat-
ible instruments and other equipment to communicate with each other in order to exchange data and control one another. MIDI is
now a very common feature and a great deal of literature is available which explains all the standards implemented by MIDI. You
are recommended to consult other specialised literature if you wish to know more about the standards implemented and how to
apply them.
The transfer of data from one instrument to another is via
“MIDI Channels” (see MIDI Channels afterwards), using
the MIDI interface as the common element between two
instruments. For example, the diagram shows how to connect
two instruments in a typical MIDI setup. The instrument
transferring data (

Pianovelle

) transmits from the MIDI Out

port while the receiving unit receives the data at the MIDI In port.
For example, Pianovelle, like most instruments, transmits
note data and velocity information (touch response) whenever notes are played on the keyboard. If the receiving unit incorporates
a sound generator, it will respond precisely to the notes played on the transmitting keyboard (Pianovelle). The result is quite
obvious: such a setup allows the player to play two instruments at the same time, using one as the controlling device (Master) and
the other as the device being controlled (Slave).

Midi Sequencer recording

The type of data transfer described above can be exploited very
efficiently for MIDI sequence recording. The connection, shown
in the diagram, where the

Pianovelle

MIDI Out is connected to the

Sequencer MIDI In and the Sequencer MIDI Out is connected to the

Pianovelle

MIDI In. Any instrument with a sequencer, or a

Computer running sequencer software, can be used to capture
(record) the MIDI data transmitted by the

Pianovelle

When the recorded data is played back, the

Pianovelle

reproduces

the recorded sequence in exactly the same manner as it was recorded.

• Important user info on MIDI cables: always use high quality MIDI cables for your MIDI connections and avoid using cables
longer than approx. 15 feet: cables which exceed this length tend to pick up unwanted noises and can cause data errors.

MIDI messages transmitted by Pianovelle

Pianovelle

transmits and receives the following type of MIDI information.

OTE

AND

ELOCITY

DATA

This is information pertaining to the note played and relative dynamic value. The receiving device
recognises the note because it is defined by the “MIDI note number”, and the dynamic value is
defined by the “MIDI velocity value”. Whenever a key on the

Pianovelle

is pressed, the note and

velocity information is transmitted from the instrument’s MIDI Out port to the receiving device.
Conversely,

Pianovelle

will play the corresponding notes whenever note and velocity data is

received at the instrument’s MIDI In port.

ROGRAM

HANGE

NUMBERS

This type of information relates to data which identifies the sounds contained in the

Pianovelle

memory.

Pianovelle

transmits MIDI Program Change numbers from 0 - 31, corresponding to the

16 Sounds shown on the command panel and 16 Sounds available from the Additional Sound Bank
(ASB button). Whenever a Sound button is pressed, the corresponding MIDI Program Change
number is transmitted to the receiving device, causing the correspondingly numbered voice to be
selected in the external MIDI unit. Conversely, whenever

Pianovelle

receives a Program Change

number from an external MIDI device, the correspondingly numbered

Pianovelle

Sound will be

automatically selected.
• Note: Program Change messages can be filtered from the MIDI data received at the

Pianovelle

MIDI In port and/or from the MIDI data transmitted from the

Pianovelle

MIDI Out port. (See

MIDI Filter In/Out in Master Set).

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