Chapter 1 Try Playing Some Sounds
1. Turn the PARAMETER knob to OMIDI CHANNEL.�
Setting the MIDI Channel
fig.01-10
(MIDI CHANNEL)
Setting the Transmission Mode (MONO/POLY)
The GI-20 features two kinds of mode to transmit MIDI
message.
fig.01-09
MIDI MessageMIDI Message
Basic Channel
1st1st
Basic Channel + 1
2nd2nd
Basic Channel + 2Basic
3rdSound3rdChannelSound
Basic Channel + 3
4thModule4thModule2. Press [SELECT] to select MONO/POLY.
Basic Channel + 4
5th5th
When MONO/POLY is selected, only the leftmost
Basic Channel + 5
6th6th
StringStringindicator lights up.
MONOPOLYfig.01-11
Lit
* With the factory settings, all patches are set to MONO
MODE.
MONO (MONO MODE)
3. Press [PATCH/VALUE] to select either MONO or
In this mode, each individual string uses a separate channel, POLY.
fig.01-12
thus totaling six channels.
Since each string uses a different MIDI channel, you can
select different sounds for each string and continuously
change the pitch data when using string bending and other
special techniques with specific strings. However, this MONOPOLY
requires a multitimbral sound module.
4. To save the setting, carry out the Write procedure (p.
26).
POLY (POLY MODE)
* If you do not want to save the setting, turn the PARAMETER
In this mode, the information for all six strings is transmitted
knob to return to OPLAY MODE.�
over a single channel.
5. When you have finished making the settings, turn the
Since the MIDI messages for all six strings are transmitted
PARAMETER knob to return to OPLAY MODE.�
over a single channel, it simplifies the settings for the sound
module and reduces the number of MIDI channels used.
Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel
However, options are more limited, for example, the same
(BASIC CH)
sound must be selected for all of the strings.
This sets the GI-20Os MIDI Transmit channel (here called the
* In POLY mode, the Pitch Bend/Glide and Vibrato set in
Obasic channel�). Set the MIDI channels as shown below
Assign (p. 19) function as follows.
according to whether the GI-20 is in POLY or MONO MODE.
When chords are played, Pitch Bend and Glide change in
semitone steps and Vibrato does not function. These function
When in POLY MODE
normally when you play notes individually.
The performance data for all of the strings is transmitted over
the Basic channel.
When in MONO MODE
1st String: Transmitted over the Basic channel.
2nd String: Transmitted over the Basic channel + 1.
3rd String: Transmitted over the Basic channel + 2.
:
6th String: Transmitted over the Basic channel + 5.
* With the factory settings, all patches are set to MONO
MODE, and the Basic channel is set to Channel 1.
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