Using as a Multitimbral Tone
Generator (Performance Mode)
4 Next, use the [PAGE] knob to switch to the
Mix Level screen, then set the volume for the
piano Part as well as, if necessary, its pan
position, chorus and reverb Send levels. Details
are given on Page 130.
5Continue using the [PAGE] knob and switch to
the LYR Mode (Layer Mode) screen. Set the
Mode parameter to “poly” (polyphonic), the
Layer parameter to “off,” and the RcvCh
parameter (MIDI receive channel) to 2.
For Parts that do not require polyphony, the
Mode parameter can be set to “mono”
(monophonic).
By following steps 2 to 5 above, when you
play back a song file in the sequencer, the piano
track is transmitted through MIDI channel 2.
The MIDI data is received by the synthesizer
which then plays the Voice for the Part
assigned to MIDI channel 2.
6Repeat steps 2 to 5 above, but set up Part 3
for bass and to receive on MIDI channel 3.
7Repeat steps 2 to 5 again, setting up Part 10
for drums and to receive on MIDI channel 10.
To avoid situations where the Voices of unused
Parts are suddenly played back, you should set the
MIDI receive channels for unused Parts to “off.”
There are many other Part-specific parameters in
Performance Edit Mode. Details are given on
Page 121.
8Before exiting Performance Edit Mode, you
need to store the settings for the Performance.
Details about storing Performances are given on
Page 141.
Now, when you select this Performance in
Performance Play Mode, you can play back the
song file on computer (sequencer) or internal
sequencer, and the piano, bass and drum Parts
will be played back according to each track’s
MIDI channel.
Performance Mode lets you use your synthesizer as a
multitimbral tone generator for use with computer-
based music software or external sequencers. If each
track in a song file uses a different MIDI channel,
then the Parts in a Performance can be each assigned
to those MIDI channels correspondingly. Therefore,
you can play back a song file on an external
sequencer and have different Voices playing on
different tracks simultaneously.
In the following example, we will create a
Performance suited to playing back a song file
consisting of three Parts: piano, bass and drums. The
piano track is assigned to MIDI channel 2, the bass
track to channel 3, and the drums to channel 10.
The synthesizer’s internal sequencer can be used to
play back the song file. The included XGworks(lite)
computer sequencer software can also be used for
this, though you need to make sure that the
computer has been connected to your synthesizer
correctly (Page 16).
1After pressing the [PERFORM] key, press the
[EDIT] key (the respective LEDs will light).
You are now in Performance Edit Mode.
Before entering Performance Edit Mode, you need to
select a Performance for editing. Also make sure
that the [MASTER KEYBOARD] key LED is not lit.
2Use Knob [A] to select Parts. Here, you can
select Part 2 for the piano, Part 3 for bass and
Part 10 for drums. First, we will select Part02.
3Use the [PAGE] knob to switch to the MIX Vce
(Mix Voice) screen, then specify the Voice to be
used as the piano Part.
Receive Ch. 2
Receive Ch. 3
Receive Ch. 10
