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Re: Is MIDI Send and Receive possible?

Postby anotherscott » 03 Aug 2021, 04:19

Zerb Bot wrote:It sounds like the part number must equal the MIDI channel it uses?
For receiving (in Multi mode), yes. For sending, no... that channel can be assigned independently of the Part number IF you use the Zone Master function I mentioned.
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Re: Is MIDI Send and Receive possible?

Postby Zerb Bot » 07 Aug 2021, 21:09

I was able to follow your instructions and was successful! Thank you, anotherscott!! I made part 16, part 1 in your instructions because I have other songs set to send on Nord MIDI channel 1. One thing I found that I needed to do was to mute part 1 because I couldn’t figure out how to have that part activated without an assigned sound. When it is unmuted, it plays the Nord honky tonk piano PLUS a random sound (I’m not sure which) even though the part says “No assign.”
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Re: Is MIDI Send and Receive possible?

Postby anotherscott » 07 Aug 2021, 21:45

Zerb Bot wrote:I was able to follow your instructions and was successful! Thank you, anotherscott!! I made part 16, part 1 in your instructions because I have other songs set to send on Nord MIDI channel 1. One thing I found that I needed to do was to mute part 1 because I couldn’t figure out how to have that part activated without an assigned sound. When it is unmuted, it plays the Nord honky tonk piano PLUS a random sound (I’m not sure which) even though the part says “No assign.”

This is the kind of complication you avoid by using the "high numbers" (9 through 16) on the MODX for the external MIDI stuff.

Where does Part 1 of the MODX say "no assign"? I didn't think it was possible to have a MODX Performance that didn't have a sound assigned to Part 1. Can you post a screen shot? I'm guessing that Part 1 *is* assigned to some internal sound on the MODX and that sound is the "random sound" you're hearing. And the fix would probably be to turn Zone Master on and set Part 1 to transmit on some channel that the Nord is set to ignore. But you're really opening yourself up to all kind of unnecessary complication by not sticking to the number ranges I suggested. If you're only doing it because you have some Nord Programs set to transmit on MIDI channel 1 (I think that's what you mean when you say you "have other songs set to send on Nord MIDI channel 1")... change THEM to use the higher numbers, too, and save yourself a bunch of effort and possible frustration.
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Re: Is MIDI Send and Receive possible?

Postby Zerb Bot » 08 Aug 2021, 20:39

(You may want to use one of the first 4 Parts, if you want the Yamaha's "seamless sound switching" function to work when switching to or from this sound.)


I chose part 1 because your recommendation. I also have not figured out how to have a performance not have part 1 occupied by something. I noticed another weird thing happening. When I navigate to different banks on the Nord. It changes the sound assigned to part 9 on the MODX. Could that be a consequence of the global send on the Nord? I currently am back to not getting the Vox continental sound controlled by the Nord. No problem with the honky tonk sound controlled by the MODX. See screen shots.
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Re: Is MIDI Send and Receive possible?

Postby maxpiano » 08 Aug 2021, 21:48

You can disable ProgramChange send on the Nord (from its MIDI Menu)
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Re: Is MIDI Send and Receive possible?

Postby anotherscott » 08 Aug 2021, 22:09

Zerb Bot wrote:
(You may want to use one of the first 4 Parts, if you want the Yamaha's "seamless sound switching" function to work when switching to or from this sound.)


I chose part 1 because your recommendation.

Ah, I see. Yeah, I should have been more specific. For this whole thing to work as smoothly as possible, you want to use a Part that is not normally used for internal sounds (which is why I suggest 9-16), but if you must use one of the first four Parts (i.e. to maintain SSS), at least choose a Part that has no internal sound assigned to it. Which means you especially want to avoid using Part 1 because...

Zerb Bot wrote:I also have not figured out how to have a performance not have part 1 occupied by something.

...it is indeed impossible to not have part 1 occupied by something. Part 1 is unique in that respect. (ETA: I'd suggest using Part 4, which out of the first four, is the part that is least often used for something else.)

Zerb Bot wrote:I noticed another weird thing happening. When I navigate to different banks on the Nord. It changes the sound assigned to part 9 on the MODX. Could that be a consequence of the global send on the Nord?

Yes. Sorry I left that out. You need to go into the Nord's System Menu and tell it to not send Program Changes, as Max just said.
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Re: Is MIDI Send and Receive possible?

Postby anotherscott » 08 Aug 2021, 23:13

p.s. -- the "Init Normal" is a starting point for creating a sound of your own, but it is not silent, it defaults to a simple piano sound. "No Assign" refers to the fact that this sound has not been assigned to a category. The idea is that, once you complete your edits and turn it into the sound you want, you can assign it to the category of your choice.
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Re: Is MIDI Send and Receive possible?

Postby Zerb Bot » 08 Aug 2021, 23:38

I’m still not clear what I should do with part 1 in my scenario since it is unneeded, but still must exist.
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Re: Is MIDI Send and Receive possible?

Postby anotherscott » 08 Aug 2021, 23:55

Silence it. Best way is probably to turn off its KBD CTRL.
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