User manual YAMAHA B200E

[. . . ] • Ensure that song or metronome playback has been stopped. 2. Double-click the Musicsoft Downloader shortcut on your desktop. If there is no Musicsoft Downloader shortcut on your desktop, open the Start menu, navigate to All Programs  YAMAHA  Musicsoft Downloader 5, and click Musicsoft Downloader. Musicsoft Downloader will launch and the main window will be displayed. 4 3 3. Click the Connection Check button at the bottom of the main window to confirm the current connection status. An error message will be displayed if your drum module and computer are not connected or are unable to communicate properly. In such a case, check your connections and/or MIDI driver according to the error message. 4. Click the Add File button at the top of the main window. 3 B200E/DTX430K/DTX450K MIDI Reference Transferring Song Files 5. In the file selection window, select the files you wish to copy to your drum module and click the Open button. Select files and then click Open. Copies of the selected files will be temporarily stored in Musicsoft Downloader and listed in the corresponding area in the top half of the main window. 6. Select the destination device for the copied files by clicking Electronic Musical Instruments at the left of the main window. 10 8 6 8 Select files and then click Move. 7 The [KIT], [SONG], and [TRAINING] buttons on your drum module will all light up. 7. Select the destination memory area by clicking Flash Memory at the left of the main window. 4 B200E/DTX430K/DTX450K MIDI Reference Transferring Song Files 8. Select the song files to be transferred from the list of temporarily stored files in the top half of the main window, and then click the Move button. You will be asked to confirm if you wish to proceed. Clicking the Cancel button in this window will end the process without transferring any files. 9. Click the OK button to transfer the selected files from the temporary storage area to your drum module. NOTICE Do not disconnect the USB cable while files are being transferred. [. . . ] Details on how to play a song can be found in the Performing with a Song section of your B200E, DTX430K, or DTX450K Owner’s Manual. NOTE Musicsoft Downloader must be shut down in order to confirm that song data has been correctly transferred. 5 B200E/DTX430K/DTX450K MIDI Reference Transferring Song Files Transferring files from drum module to computer NOTE • The menu items and windows shown below may differ slightly depending on your version of Windows. • The songs that come pre-installed on your drum module (i. e. , preset songs) cannot be transferred to a computer. 1. 3. Connect your drum module and computer, and set up your drum module as follows: • Select either Kit Mode or Song Mode. • Ensure that song or metronome playback has been stopped. Double-click the Musicsoft Downloader shortcut on your desktop. If there is no Musicsoft Downloader shortcut on your desktop, open the Start menu, navigate to All Programs  YAMAHA  Musicsoft Downloader 5, and click Musicsoft Downloader. Click the Connection Check button at the bottom of the main window to confirm the current connection status. An error message will be displayed if your drum module and computer are not connected or are unable to communicate properly. In such a case, check your connections and/or MIDI driver according to the error message. 4. Click Electronic Musical Instruments at the left of the main window. 4 6 Select files and then click Move. 5 3 The [KIT], [SONG], and [TRAINING] buttons on your drum module will all light up. 6 B200E/DTX430K/DTX450K MIDI Reference Transferring Song Files 5. 8. Click Flash Memory at the left of the main window. Select the files you wish to transfer and click the Move button. You will be asked to confirm if you wish to proceed. Clicking the Cancel button in this window will end the process without transferring any files. Click the OK button to start file transfer. When files have been successfully transferred, they will be temporarily stored in Musicsoft Downloader and listed in the corresponding area in the top half of the main window. 13 8, 9 10 10 9. 10. From the list of temporarily stored files, select the files that you wish to transfer to your computer. Click My Computer in the list at the left of the main window, choose a destination for the files, and click the Move button. You will be asked to confirm if you wish to proceed. $00/$02 Coarse tuning: Received but not transmitted. $7f/$7f NULL: Received but not transmitted. 1. 2 Compliance • The specifications described herein comply with the MIDI 1. 0 standard. 1. 3 Legend The following symbol has a special meaning herein. • $: Placed in front of hexadecimal numbers. 2 Channel Messages 2. 1 Key On & Key Off Key On and Key Off messages are transmitted and received. • Range of notes received: 0 (C-2) to 127 (G8) • Velocity range: 1 to 127 (i. e. , Note On only) 2. 2 Control Change The drum module’s sequencer can play back all varieties of Control Change message; accordingly, the drum module can transmit all such messages. Details pertaining to the internal tone generator and drum trigger function are described below. 2. 2. 1 Bank Select MSB (0), LSB (32) Bank Select MSB and LSB messages are received but not transmitted. MSB = 0, LSB = any value: General MIDI instrument voices MSB = 127, LSB = any value: General MIDI drum voices (see Note 1) MSB = 125, LSB = 1: Drum kits (see Note 2) * Note 1: General MIDI drum voices Only program number 1 is received, and the corresponding General MIDI preset kit is selected. * Note 2: Drum voices, Preset kits The drum kit having the same number as the received program number is selected. Any changes made to the drum module’s drum kits will have no effect on drum kits selected via MIDI. 2. 2. 2 Modulation (1) Modulation messages are received but not transmitted. 2. 2. 3 Foot Controller (4) Foot Controller messages are transmitted and received. [. . . ] 2. 2. 6 Main Volume (7) Main Volume messages are received but not transmitted. 2. 2. 7 Pan (10) Pan messages are received but not transmitted. A value of 0 corresponds to the far left of the stereo image; a value of 127, to the far right. 2. 3 Channel Mode All types of Channel Mode message are received, but none are transmitted. 2. 3. 1 All Sound Off (120) Upon receipt of an All Sound Off message, the drum module mutes all voices currently playing on the corresponding channel. [. . . ]