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The First Name in Electronic Drums.

ConnectinganexternalkeyboardorsequencertotheMIDIInputallowsyoutousetheSD9K

asamulti-part,polyphonicsoundmoduletoplayvariousinstrumentpartsinadditiontoyour

drums (for instance, Piano on Channel 1, Bass on Channel 2, Strings on Channel 3, etc).

The voices on each MIDI channel are selected using MIDI Program Change messages (see

theGeneralMIDIVoicelistintheAppendix.

WhenGMModeparameterisON(orwhenaGMModeOnmessageisreceivedviathe

MIDIinput,theSD9K’sMIDIInwillconformtoageneralMIDIStandard.Channel10will

be assigned to the GM Percussion Kits.

If you need another Percussion Channel, you can set Channel 11 to Percussion instead of an

Instrument(withintheMIDIUTILITYmenu.

NOTE: For more information on received MIDI messages, see the MIDI

implementation chart.

Using the sd9k as a midi sound module

MIDI channels

MIDI OUT

TheSD9KtransmissionchannelfortheDrumKitisxedtoChannel10.

TheSD9KwilloutputMIDIcodesgeneratedbythetriggerswhenhittingthepadsorstepping

ontheHi-Hatcontrolpedal(NoteOn/Off,andFootControlmessages.TheSD9Kwillalso

transmit Program Change messages when selecting Kits.

SDCardMIDIFileplaybackdataandMetronomenotesarenottransmitted.

IfPartOutputissettoInternal,SongplaybackdataforthatPartisnottransmitted.

SongplaybackdataisonlytransmittedifthePartOutputparameterissettoMIDIinstead.In

this case, Part to Channel assignment is ﬁxed as follows:

Percussion: Ch 11

Part 1: Ch 12

Part 2: Ch 13

Part 3: Ch 14

Part 4: Ch 15

Part 5: Ch 16

MIDI IN

TheMIDIsystemintheSD9Khas16receptionchannels,numberedfrom1-16.Eachchannel

isresponsibleforavoice.WhentheinstrumentreceivesMIDIinformationfromanexternal

device, the active channel is determined by the control message.

Channel10isreservedforDrums.TheSD9KhastwooptionsforChannel10:GMOnor

Off,asselectedinMIDIUTILITYmenu.

WhenGMModeisOn,Channel10willplaytheGMPercussionKits.

WhenGMModeisOff,Channel10willplaytheSD9KInternalKits.

Allotherchannels(1through9,and11through16areusedtoaccessthe128General

MIDI instruments and sounds included in the sound module (GM standard). These are the

same instruments that are used to create the accompaniment for the internal Song player (see

theGeneralMIDIVoicelistAppendix.

However, Channel 11 can be used for GM Instruments or for additional Percussion sounds

asselectedinMIDIUTILITYmenu.

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