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Michael,

Thank you so much for your generous response!  It really is a big help.  I had gotten determined enough to pull an all-nighter; continued tinkering around with the settings and eventually got the AN1x to work as the controller.  That CS "Rechannelize Input" setting was what I had been missing before; I wrongly assumed that it was setting on the Yamaha.  I wrote down the settings from both devices at that time, but I'm going to go back in and follow your instructions for a clearer understanding; and to make sure I'm not making more work for myself than needed.  Thank you for laying out the routing steps, what's actually happening with the data, and also the information on how to use the CS as the sequencer (which I secretly hoped to figure out as well).  I really appreciate you having taken the time to do all of that. 

I'm making a lot of progress in learning about some of the more advanced functions of both the AN1x and the Command Station, thanks to the manual and experimentation. But understanding more about MIDI has been a longtime goal which has eluded me; just couldn't find anything straightforward; or anything practical or specific to any of the equipment I had over the years, to allow me to wrap my head around it in real-world use.  After I got things working this morning, I've been blown away by the possibilities I now have access to.  If I had any level of understanding all this years ago, I would not have come to rely on software as much as I had over the past 15 years.  Going back to a primarily hardware-based setup, I'm enjoying my workflow much more.  This time around, though, I'm learning more about synthesis and trying to get to know my instruments and devices on a deeper level.  I'm grateful to all of you who have more experience in that area and who have been so kind to share with the rest of us.  I plan to contribute more as I gain experience and confidence with them, too.  Thanks so much!

- Jammes