I have an MP31 which I would like to couple with my SX900. I believe i requires the MIDI Send and Receive in some way, but I can find no reference in either the user Manual or the reference manual. Can anyone point me in the right dirction please?
Thanks
Hi meyrick,
you have not written
what exactly you want to control with the (Yamaha) NP31 on the SX900.
1. Probably the easiest is to use the NP31's keyboard
instead of the SX900's internal keyboard (both keyboards "do" the same):
- First use a MIDI cable (5-pin DIN connectors on both ends) to connect the NP31's MIDI OUT to the SX900's MIDI IN socket.
- Make sure that the NP31's MIDI Transmit Channel is set to 1 (= default).
- On the SX900, press "Menu > MIDI" and make sure you that the Preset MIDI Template "All Parts" is selected.
- Press "Receive" tab to open the "Receive" page. (Refer to page 124 of the SX900 Reference Manual.)
- In the
first line ("
Port 1 / Channel 1") set the
Part from "Song" to "
Keyboard".
- Press the ">" icon (= right arrow) to display the additional columns for "Port 1 / Channel 1".
- REMOVE the checkmarks in the columns "CC" and "PC" (= Control Change and Program Change) in that first line.
- Press the "Save" icon and save the edited MIDI template (using a file name like "Channel1 Keyboard").
- Make sure that your new User MIDI template is shown now at the top of the MIDI display (instead of "All Parts").
- Press the "X" or Exit button to close the MIDI display.
Now you can use the keyboard of the NP31 exactly in the same way as the internal SX900 keyboard (including the Split Points).
2. The second option is to use the NP31 only to control ONE specific Keyboard Part of the SX900, for example "Right 3". In this case, simply change set the
Part of the first line "Port 1 / Channel 1" in the MIDI Receive page not to "Keyboard" but to "
Right 3".
If you have any further questions, just get in touch here.
P.S.
To my knowledge, the NP31 doesn't have an internal SPLIT function (to split its keyboard into two independent key areas that
transmit on two different MIDI channels). Therefore it is not possible to control the Accompaniment (Style) of the SX900 from the NP31 AND SIMULTANEOUSLY control a specific Keyboard Part of the SX900 (e.g. "Right 3")
from a different keyboard area of the NP31.
Best regards,
Chris