User manual KORG X5DR

[. . . ] AI SYNTHESIS MODULE GENERAL INSTRUMENT 2 Owner's Manual AI Synthesis System 2 E 1 Introduction Introduction Features of the X5DR Superior Sound with Korg's AI2 Synthesis System The Korg X5DR employs Korg's AI2 Synthesis System for all digital processing. From the tone generator--with its 8MB capacity--to the filters, amplifier, and effect units, all audio is handled in the digital domain, which ensures the highest quality sound with absolutely no signal loss or deterioration in audio quality. Based on state-of-the-art PCM technology, the AI2 Synthesis System is technology developed by Korg to capture the true essence of acoustic sound for use in a tone generator. Since its introduction in Korg's 01/W series, X2/X3/X5, and i2/i3 synthesizers, the AI2 Synthesis System has received unqualified praise from musicians and artists throughout the world. [. . . ] In the following Channel messages, "n" stands for a MIDI channel (n=0 through 15 =0 through FH corresponds to Channels 1 through 16. ) Note On/Off Note On messages [9nH, kk, vv] (nH:MIDI Channel, kk:Note number, vv:Velocity) are used to produce sound, and Note Off messages [8nH, kk, vv] are used to stop a sound from being produced. Note numbers represent notes (keys) (Middle C=60). Note On Velocity messages represent the intensity (level) of the notes (1­127). The X5DR will ignore Note Off Velocity messages. q In Program Play mode, the X5DR receives only Note On/Off messages on the Global MIDI Channel. q In Combination Play mode and Multi mode, the X5DR receives only Note On/Off messages on the channels set for the Timbres and Tracks. · Sequencers and sequencing software use Note On messages (Note number and velocity) plus note length (Gate time or duration), instead of Note On/Off. Program Change Program Change messages [CnH, pp] (pp:Program number) are used to change Programs. You can select Program numbers 0 through 127. The X5DR has 236 Programs in Banks A and G. Therefore, Program Change messages alone are not enough to select a Program. To select Programs within a Bank requires Program Change messages, and switching Banks requires Bank Select messages [BnH, 00H, mm] (Controller #00, mm:Upper digit of the Bank number), and [BnH, 20H, bb] (Controller #32, bb:Lower digit of the Bank number). Receiving only Bank Select messages will not change Programs. Receiving Program Change numbers following the Bank Select numbers will select the specified Program in the specified Bank. · You need to use Bank Select messages to select Drum Programs 129 through 136 in Bank G. (See page 68 for details. ) · The manner in which you specify Program numbers varies depending on the type of sequencer or sequencing software. (For example, some use numbers 1 through 128, while others use A11 through B88). Refer to the manual that came with your sequencer or sequencing software. q Program Change messages sent on the Global MIDI Channel switch Programs in Program Play mode. (These messages are ignored in Program Edit mode. ) You can select a Bank using the Bank Select messages. q Program Change messages sent on the Global MIDI Channel switch Combinations in Combination Play mode. Receiving Program Change and Bank Select messages on the receive channel of each Timbre will select Timbre Programs. You can set each Timbre independently such that it will receive or ignore the messages. [. . . ] If the X5DR is connected to an ordinary MIDI interface, select a clock rate that matches the interface (usually this will be 1 MHz). In order to use the Modem or Printer ports, the Corresponding "Port Enabled" box(s) must be checked. The "Synth Out Port" is available only if "KORG PCIF" has been selected for the interface type. Pressing the "Out Port Setting" button displays the MIDI Channel dialog box. [. . . ]