Lexicon PCM96 - Manual (Page 38)

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USING MIdI
The MIDI Control menu is where all MIDI related control is changed. See
page 24 for information about the MIDI Control menu.
MIdI IMPLeMeNtAtIoN
The PCM96 Surround offers MIDI implementation for use with external
MIDI hardware and software controllers. You can connect up to three
PCM96 Surround units to a single MIDI controller. You can also slave two
or more PCM96 Surround units together by connecting a cable from the
MIDI Out port of the master to the MIDI In port of the slave. Additional
PCM96 Surround units can be slaved to the master by connecting a cable
from the MIDI Thru port of one slave unit to the MIDI In port of the next
unit.
The MIDI implementation for the PCM96 Surround is very basic. The
implementation is fixed, but there is a user interface for modifying basic
parts of it.
NoMeNcLAtURe
Numbering in MIDI (channel number and program numbers, for example),
can be confusing since some sources start counting from zero and others
start from one. This description will start from zero.
hoW to LoAd PReSetS WIth MIdI
Because of the large number of potential presets in the PCM96 Surround,
Preset Change messages are used along with the Bank Select extension to
provide MIDI preset selection. Controller 32 is used to select the current
preset bank. Controller 32 is sent to the system (to select the desired bank),
followed by a Preset Change message to select a preset. The Bank values are
“sticky,” meaning the PCM96 Surround will remember the Bank values for
each MIDI channel. It is not necessary to send a Bank change with each
Preset Change unless the Bank has indeed changed.
See page 29 for a bank/preset map. To see a preset’s bank on the PCM96
Surround, press Knob C while viewing the Preset screen.
hoW to ASSIGN A bASe chANNeL to the PcM96
SURRoUNd
The base channel identifies a PCM96 Surround unit to a MIDI device. Add
1, 2, 3, or 4 to the unit’s base channel to identify virtual machines within
the unit. You can connect up to three PCM96 Surround units to a single
MIDI device.
To assign a base channel to the PCM96 Surround:
Press the Back button until the Preset screen appears. 1.
Press the Machine button until System View is displayed. 2.
Press the Select knob to enter the System Menu. 3.
Turn the Select knob until Midi Control is highlighted. 4.
Press the Select knob to access the Midi Control Menu. 5.
Turn the Select knob until Base Channel is highlighted. 6.
Turn Knob B to select the base channel (0-15). 7.
Press the Back button twice to return to the Preset screen. 8.