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Subject: Re: help using Kenton MIDI

From: "David Rogoff" <david@...>
Date: 2007-02-06

--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, Tommy Priakos <tpriakos@...> wrote:
>
> David Rogoff <david@...> wrote: Can you answer my question about
the MIDI program change controlling
> the tone II presets?
>
> David
> I forgot to answer you on that, David, I don't know how to
> get to the second row of presets. Unless you change the bank
> on the controller. Is Kenton any help with this?

Sure, ask Kenton :^) Ok, I did, and I got the answer and tried it
out. Program changes 1-14 select the sound for tone I. Program
changes 17-30 select the sound for tone II. It makes it a little
strange to program from a master keyboard or sequencer since you have
to send two program changes for a single channel.

I also got an answer to my question about the CS80 being left in a
weird state (hung notes, portamento on) after playing/stopping a MIDI
file on my PC driving the CS80:

Me:
>me an idea - does your board respond to MIDI panic/all-notes-off?
>Maybe it could also clear controller state when it gets this.

Kenton:
Yes it responds to all notes off (CC#123) and reset all controllers
(CC#121) messages (which will reset sustain and portamento amongst
other things).