User manual KORG X5D

[. . . ] With the X5D, you will enjoy a richness and variety of sound at a level of excellence that meets or exceeds the quality of audio CDs. Multisounds Let You Create an Endless Variety of Sounds The X5D contains 430 built-in Multisounds, which are multi-sampled PCM waveforms. These Multisounds allow you to simulate a range of acoustic sounds, from drums and percussion to piano, guitar, and trumpet. The X5D also features unique Multisounds--such as Synth and Special Effects--which provide a wide variety of flexible tools for sound creation. In fact, the X5D can generate a virtually endless variety of sounds. [. . . ] If you wish to play the X5D from a MIDI keyboard or computer, connect a MIDI cable to this connector. This is used to transmit sound data on the X5D. 5 About MIDI · You can connect as many MIDI devices as you want using the MIDI THRU connectors. However, to avoid a malfunction it is best to connect only up to two or three devices. If you wish to connect more devices, use a MIDI Patch Bay. MIDI Channel MIDI Channels are used to transfer the data of different instrumental parts (such as drums, bass, piano, etc. ) through a single MIDI cable. There are 16 MIDI channels, and each channel transmits individual performance data. To playback data via MIDI, it is necessary that the receive channel and the transmit channel match, like a TV. For example, the X5D produces sound by receiving MIDI channel performance data set by the Global MIDI Channel in Program Play mode. The X5D receives MIDI channel performance data set for each Timbre or Track in Combination Play mode or in Multi mode, respectively, to produce different sounds simultaneously. 65 Basic Guide Basic Guide MIDI Data Various types of MIDI data are used to add versatile expressiveness to a performance, or to accomplish different types of performances. MIDI data is divided into two main categories: Channel messages that transmit performance information for each MIDI channel, and System messages that control the entire collection of MIDI settings and responses. · In this section, the letter "H" is used for hexadecimal numbers to differentiate them from decimal numbers. Channel Message A Channel message controls a MIDI channel and includes the messages related to the music itself, as well as messages related to performance technique. 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. You can set each Track independently such that it will receive or ignore the messages. 66 Basic Guide q 2C Program Change Filter in Global mode allows you to set how the X5D responds to Program Change messages. The options are ON (ENA), OFF (DIS), PRG (Program), and NUM (Number). With the PRG setting, receiving Program Change messages on the Global MIDI Channel in Combination Play mode will not select a Combination. Only the Programs of each Timbre are changed. With the NUM setting, the X5D ignores the Bank Select messages. This setting is used to prevent the Bank from being changed when you are playing back performance data on the X5D, or when you are using a MIDI device that interprets the Bank Select messages in a different manner than does the X5D. Pitch Bend Pitch Bend messages [EnH, bb, mm] (bb:Lower digits of the value, mm:Upper digits of the value) are used to shift pitch up or down. Note On messages determine the pitch (note or key) using the note numbers in steps of a semitone. Therefore, if you wish to shift pitch in smaller steps, or if you wish to create continuous changes in pitch, such as with trombone and guitar sounds, these messages are useful. A total of 16384 steps are available by using the upper and lower digits (bytes). The standard pitch (the pitch that exactly corresponds to the note number) is expressed by 8192 [bb, mm=00H, 40H]. · How to set the Pitch Bend value varies depending on the type of sequencer or sequencing software. [. . . ] When "KORG PC IF" is selected as the Interface Type, data sent to the Synth Out Port will produce sound from the X5D tone generator, while data sent to the MIDI Out Port will be sent out through the MIDI Out jack on the back panel of the X5D. If "1MHz" is selected as the Interface Type, the Synth Out Port will disappear. Messages sent to the MIDI Out Port will produce sound from the X5D tone generator and also be sent to the MIDI Out Jack on the back panel of the X5D. Set the "Interface Type" for the port to which the X5D is connected to "KORG PCIF" (or to "1MHz"). [. . . ]