User manual KURZWEIL ME-1 V1.2 ADDENDUM

[. . . ] ME-1 VERSION 1. 2 SOFTWARE SUPPLEMENT -July 2003- · What Is It? Software version v1. 2 is the latest set of feature enhancements for the ME-1 module. · What Does It Do? (i. e. what are the new features in v1. 2?) v1. 2 adds the ability to enable/disable individual MIDI channels. See the section below marked "Operation of New Feature" for operational details. · How Do I Know If I Have v1. 2? If you received this document along with the purchase of a ME-1, then the v1. 2 software should already be installed in your unit. [. . . ] The program allocation into banks (groups) is the same as the PC-2 and the table below shows how they are divided. Selecting Programs on the ME-1 There are two methods that can be used to select programs on the ME-1: a) via the front panel, and b) via MIDI using "MIDI Bank" select messages. This is the method employed if you want to send Bank/Program change messages to the ME-1 from either your master keyboard/device or sequencer. 2 Here is how to select an instrument using the front panel buttons following the table on page 9 in the `Reference Guide': 1) press [Mode Select] button until `Channel' Mode light is lit. 2) using the Data knob, select the desired MIDI channel (1-16) 3) press [Mode Select] button until `Program' Mode light is lit 4) press [bank/menu] button . 5) using the Data knob, select the desired Instrument Category Bank (A ­P). 7) using the Data knob, select the desired Program (1-16) within the current Instrument Category Bank. Example #1: If, on MIDI channel 1, you want to select "6=Scatman" in Instrument Category Bank J, then: 1) press [Mode Select] button until `Channel' Mode light is lit. 2) using the Data knob, select MIDI channel `1' 3) press [Mode Select] button until `Program' Mode light is lit 4) press [bank/menu] button . 5) using the Data knob, select Bank "J" 6) press [bank/menu] button again 7) using the Data knob, select Program #6 (Scatman) Example #2: Following, if you want to change the Program on Channel 1 to "8=Pipe Organ" in Instrument Category Bank G: 1) press [Mode Select] button until `Program' Mode light is lit (if necessary) 2) press [bank/menu] button . 3) using the Data knob, select Bank "G" 4) press [bank/menu] button again 5) using the Data knob, select Program #8 (Pipe Organ) Note: there is no need to reselect the MIDI channel here since you were already on Channel 1. If you wish to use a different MIDI channel, repeat all the steps from Example #1 above, selecting the new MIDI channel first. Here is how to select an instrument remotely (via MIDI) using MIDI Bank Select Messages & Program Changes following the table on page 11 in the `Reference Guide': To select any given program within the ME-1 via MIDI requires the use of BOTH a Bank Select message (Controllers 0/32) and a Program Change. The MIDI specification specifies the use of two Controllers, 0 and 32, as the means to convey a Bank change. Controller 0 is the Most Significant Byte (MSB) and Controller 32 is the Least Significant Byte (LSB). The ME-1 is set to respond to both MIDI Controller 0 & 32 for its MIDI bank selection. In use, the MSB (cc#0) is set to 0 (zero) and the LSB (cc#32) is set to the desired MIDI Bank value. The table on page 11 of the Reference Manual shows you the MIDI Bank number (cc#32) and MIDI Program number used to select any given program within the ME-1's 256 choices. [. . . ] Example #2: So, if, on MIDI channel 2, you want to select MIDI Bank 6, "109=Mono Synth Bass", then: 1) from your transmitting device (keyboard, sequencer, whatever) set it to send a MIDI Bank message (Controller 32) with a value of 6 on channel 2 to the ME-1. 2) following, have your transmitting device send a Program Change with a value of 109. The result will be that , on MIDI channel 2 of the ME-1, MIDI Bank 6, Program 109 ("Mono Synth Bass") will be selected. 4 [. . . ]