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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Modification History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Operating System Version 1·50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

System Exclusive Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Control Message Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

AKAI ID <&47{71}> and Z4/Z8/MPC4000 ID <&5F {95}> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

User-Selectable Device ID <0..&7F{0..127} > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

User-Refs <0..&7F{0..127} > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Checksums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

A complete message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Confirmation Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Control Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Format of Message Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Use of Ellipsis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Item List for SysEx Configuration section [&00{0}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Item List for System Setup section [&04{4}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Item List for the Keygroup Zones section [&0C{12}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Item List for the Keygroup section [&10{16}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Item List for Program section [&14{20}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Item List for Multi section [&18{24}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Item List for Sample section [&1C{28}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Item List for Disk Tools section [&20{32}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Item List for Multi FX Control section [&24{36}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Item List for MIDI Song File Tools section [&28{40}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Item List for Front Panel Control section [&2C{44}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Item List for Recording section [&30{48}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Alternative Operations Sections [&60{96} – &64{100}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Program Automation Sections [&68{104} – &69{105}] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

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List of Tables

Table 1: Number of User-Refs Being Sent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Table 2: SysEx Confirmation Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Table 3: Error Numbers Returned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Table 4: Description of <Section> Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Table 5: SysEx Data Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Table 6: Control Items for Section &00{0} — SysEx Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Table 7: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &00{0} — SysEx Configuration . . . .10

Table 8: Control Items for Section &04{4} — System Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Table 9: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &04{4} — System Main . . . . . . . . . . .11

Table 10: Control Items for Section &06{6} — System Parameter Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Table 11: Control Items for Section &07{7} — System Parameter Get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Table 12: Control Items for Section &0E {14} — Keygroup Zone Set Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Table 13: Control Items for Section &0F {15} — Keygroup Zone Get Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Table 14: Control Items for Section &10 {16} — Keygroup Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Table 15: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &10{16} — Keygroup . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Table 16: Control Items for Section &12 {18} — Keygroup Set Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Table 17: Control Items for Section &13 {19} — Keygroup Get Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Table 18: Control Items for Section &14 {20} — Program Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Table 19: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &14 {20} — Program Main . . . . . . . .23

Table 20: Control Items for Section &16 {22} — Program Set Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Table 21: Control Items for Section &17 {23} — Program Get Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Table 22: Program Temperament Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Table 23: Program LFO Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Table 24: Modulation Matrix Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Table 25: Modulation Matrix Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Table 26: Control Items for Section &18{24} — Multi Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Table 27: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &18{24} — Multi Main . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Table 28: Control Items for Section &1A{26} — Multi Set Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Table 29: Control Items for Section &1B{27} — Multi Get Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Table 30: Control Items for Section &1C{28} — Sample Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Table 31: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &1C{28} — Sample Main . . . . . . . . .35

Table 32: Control Items for Section &1E{29} — Sample Parameter Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Table 33: Control Items for Section &1F{30} — Sample Parameter Get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Table 34: Control Items for Section &20{32} — Disk Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Table 35: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &20{32} — Disk Tools . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Table 36: Control Items for Section &24{36} — Multi FX Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Table 37: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &24{36} — Multi FX Control . . . . . .41

Table 38: Control Items for Section &26{38} — Multi FX Parameter Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Table 39: Control Items for Section &27{39} — Multi FX Parameter Get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

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Table 40: Control Items for Section &28{40} — Song File Main

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Table 41: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &28{40} — Song File Main . . . . . . . .45

Table 42: Control Items for Section &2A{42} — Song File Parameter Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Table 43: Control Items for Section &2B{43} — Song File Parameter Get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Table 44: Control Items for Section &2C{44} — Front Panel Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Table 45: Keycodes for Front-Panel Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Table 46: Virtual ASCII codes for Front-Panel Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Table 47: ASCII keyboard modifier flags for Front-Panel Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Table 48: Control Items for Section &30{48} — Recording Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Table 49: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &30{48} — Recording Main . . . . . . .48

Table 50: Control Items for Section &32{4A} — Recording Parameter Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Table 51: Control Items for Section &33{4B} — Recording Parameter Get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Table 52: Message Format for Alternative (By-Handle) Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Table 53: Message Format for Program Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

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Introduction

This document details the specification for the MIDI System Exclusive protocol for the Akai Z4 and Z8 samplers and the sampling engine of the Akai MPC4000 Music Production Centre. System Exclusive (or SysEx) is a feature of for a computer (or anything else which can send customised configure the samplers.

MIDI which allows custom information to be sent to an instrument, making it possible

MIDI SysEx messages) to remotely control and

On the samplers, SysEx messages are decoded on each port independently (A or B), so both ports can be used at the same time if desired

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. If the SysEx Manufacturer ID‡ is not AKAI <&47{71}>, the entire SysEx message is ignored. To allow for feedback from a SysEx message, the out port is used to send SysEx confirmation back to the controller (port A received by B

confirms data received by Ain and port B

out

confirms data

out

The SysEx messages received by the samplers are buffered, so it is possible to send several messages without pauses. However, if this is done, it is possible that the internal buffers of the samplers will fill up, resulting in lost data. Therefore, it is recommended that the confirmation messages are used to ensure that data was received and processed correctly.

In this document, hexadecimal notation is used where appropriate and designated by the “&” symbol. Where this is used, decimal values are also given as follows: &

HEX{DECIMAL}.

Note: Several functions provided by the System Exclusive specification can take a noticable amount of time to complete, which may interrupt normal (musical)

MIDI processing. Therefore, it

is recommended that only those functions specifically designed for real-time control (e.g., adjustment of some Multi parameters) be used when normal real-time items are marked with the (

) symbol in this document.

MIDI information is being sent. Such

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If ports A and B are used simultaneously for SysEx transmissions, care should be taken to ensure that the function performed on one port does not depend on the completion of a function on another port.

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The standard format of a SysEx message is “<&F0> <Manufactured ID> … <&F7>”, where the Manufacturer ID is assigned by the sures that instruments from other manufacturers will ignore SysEx messages not intended for them.

MIDI Manufacturers’ Association. The assigned ID for AKAI is &47{71}. The use of a manufacturer ID en-

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Modification History

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The first version of this specification was for use with Operating System Version 1·00.

Operating System Version 1·50

• Corrected error in Disk Tools section: incorrectly documented as Section=&10, should be &20.

• Added protocol for determining the state of, and cancelling of, asynchronous operations.

• Added support for Real-time Keygroup Zone Crossfade.

• New Sysex for Program, Keygroup and Zone Automation.

• Added support for MPC4000 pad editing.

• Added settings for CDR write speed and test enable.

• Program Automation Sections added [&68{104} – &69{105}].

• Several additional errors were corrected throughout the document.

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AKAI professional M.I. Corp. reserve the right to change this SysEx specification without prior notice. However, such changes are likely to be minimal, only being implemented to improve the performance of the product. If you encounter problems, please ensure that you are using the latest SysEx document.

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System Exclusive Protocol

The System Exclusive feature is used to remotely control and configure the sampler. To provide feedback to the host (e.g., a of and after processing of viable SysEx messages. If desired, this confirmation can be turned off via SysEx commands.

Control Message Format

To allow several devices to coexist on the same MIDI bus used for system exclusive messages, several identifiers are used by the Z4/Z8/MPC4000 to ensure that it only responds to those messages which are intended for it. Thus, all system exclusive messages begin with the following bytes:

Where the values of the bytes are: <&F0> <&47> <&5F> <0..&7F> …

AKAI ID <&47{71}> and Z4/Z8/MPC4000 ID <&5F{95}>

The AKAI ID and the Z4/Z8/MPC4000 ID ensure that only AKAI Z4/Z8/MPC4000 samplers respond to these messages.

PC or MAC) the MIDI out port is used to transmit SysEx confirmation messages upon reception

<Start of SysEx> <AKAI ID> <Z4/Z8 ID> <User-selectable Device ID> <User-Refs..> …

{<240> <71> <95> <0..127> …}

User-Selectable Device ID <0..&7F{0..127} >

The user-selectable DeviceID allows more than one AKAI Z4/Z8/MPC4000 sampler to coexist on the same

MIDI bus, but be configured independently via SysEx. The default DeviceID is zero.

The DeviceID has been limited to the range: 0–31. This is because the top 2 bits (bits 5 and 6) are used to determine the number of User-Ref bytes being sent— bits 0–4 represent the DeviceID. The number of UserRefs expected is as shown in Table 1. This then provides a flexible means of sending User-Ref bytes; zero bytes to conserve bandwidth, more bytes if required by your application. Moreover, this method allows the number of User-Refs sent to vary on a per-message basis.

Table 1: Number of User-Refs Being Sent

Device ID bit 6 Device ID bit 5 Num User-Refs

000

011

102

113

Note: If the Z4/Z8/MPC4000 is set to have a user-selectable DeviceID of zero (0), then it will respond to all SysEx messages regardless of the DeviceID transmitted. Similarly, if a DeviceID of zero is transmitted by the controller (i.e., bits 0–4 = 0), all Z4/Z8/MPC4000s will respond regardless of which DeviceID is set.

For non-zero DeviceIDs, the sampler will only respond to SysEx messages if its DeviceID matches that sent.

User-Refs <0..&7F {0..127}>

The User-Ref parameters can be set to any value. It is only useful when confirmation messages are enabled (or if a

REPLY is requested) where the User-Ref parameter is echoed with every confirmation message. This

is to allow flexibility in the design of control software where each SysEx message can be stamped with an ID

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so that the confirmation messages can be matched to the commands sent. This is especially useful if the control software sends buffered messages out-of-sequence.

Either 0, 1, 2, or 3 User-Refs can be sent with any message. To allow for this, the top 2 bits of the DeviceID contain a count of the number of User-Refs which will be sent. The default number of User-Refs is 0: see Table 1 for more details.

In this document, optional User-Refs will be shown as:

<…>.

Checksums

The checksum provides a means of error-detection in the SysEx message. The checksum is a single data byte sent as the last item before the End-of-SysEx byte <&F7{247}>. By default, checksums are disabled making sending SysEx messages as simple as possible. Enabling and disabling of checksums can only be done via SysEx messages.

Note that because the SysEx specification for the Z4/Z8/MPC4000 supports a variable number of parameters, if checksums are disabled, the calculated checksums may still be transmitted; although they will be ignored.

A checksum calculation begins at the first User-Ref byte (if any) — there is no point in calculating the checksum earlier than this because if an error occurs in the first bytes, the SysEx message will be ignored anyway — and the calculation stops before the End-of-SysEx byte.

To calculate the checksum, unsigned 8-bit addition is used, which wraps on overflow (i.e., 255+1 = 0). To ensure compatibility with the

MIDI data byte specification, the high-bit of the checksum is set to zero (logical

AND with &7F{127}) once the checksum has been calculated.

For example, given the following SysEx message:

<&F0> <&47> <&5F> <&05> <&10> <&0C> <&1B> <&35> <&6D> <&F7>

{<240> <71> <95> <5> <16> <12> <27> <53> <109> <247>}

The checksum would be calculated as:

(&10 + &0C + &1B + &35 + &6D) = &D9 -> (&D9 AND &7F) = &59

{(16 + 12 + 27 + 53 + 109) = 217 -> (217 AND 127) = 89}

And the new checksummed message would be:

<&F0> <&47> <&5F> <&05> <&10> <&0C> <&1B> <&35> <&6D> <&59> <&F7>

{<240> <71> <95> <5> <16> <12> <27> <53> <109> <89> <247>}

A useful tip — to turn off Checksums on all Z4/Z8/MPC4000s, regardless of DeviceID, send:

<&F0> <&47> <&5F> <&00> <&00> <&04> <&00> <&04> <&F7>

{<240> <71> <95> <0> <0> <4> <0> <4> <247>}

A complete message

The format of a complete control message is as follows:

<&F0> <&47> <&5F> <0..&7F> <…> <Section> <Item> <Data1> … <DataN> <checksum> <&F7>

This allows the selection of various Sections, such as “Multi”, “Sample”, “Program”, “Config”, and the variable number of data parameters allows the efficient passing of strings (which, for example, are used to name programs, multis, etc.). The Section numbers are detailed in Table 4.

If extensive use is made of the System Exclusive protocol, it is recommended that checksums are enabled so that transmission errors can be detected and handled.

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Confirmation Messages

The confirmation message is a 7 or more byte SysEx message:

<&F0> <AKAI ID> <Z4/Z8 ID> <Device ID> <User-Ref…> <Reply ID> <Section> <Item> <Data1> …

The first 6 bytes (or more if <User-Refs> are used) are the same as those transmitted in the original message, except that the

<Reply ID> item has been inserted. This format ensures that confirmation messages from

different devices can be distinguished, and the insertion of the messages are not confused with other SysEx messages. Moreover, the be used by a controlling computer to determine which SysEx message generated the confirmation message. The values of Reply ID and Data1 … DataN are explained in Table 2. Note that the sent if checksums are enabled (see Table 6).

Table 2: SysEx Confirmation Messages

Reply ID Data1 Data2 Meaning

&4F{79} ‘O’

&44{68} ‘D’

&52{82} ‘R’ Reply Type Reply 1… “

&45{69} ‘E’ <

NA NA “OK” Valid SysEx has been received and is being processed.

NA NA “DONE” SysEx instruction has been completed successfully.

LSB 0–127> <MSB 0–127> “ERROR” An error has occurred, Error Number = Data1 + 128×Data2

<Reply ID> item ensures that confirmation

<User-Ref>, <Section> and <Item> can

<checksum> will only be

REPLY” A variable number of bytes is returned as a reply (data

returned depends on SysEx message sent). Every piece of reply data is preceded with a single

making it easier to interpret the data received.

The values of these

ID byte indicating the type of data following,

ID bytes are shown in Table 5.

Note that because the user-selectable DeviceID is returned in these messages, a controller can establish the number of devices and their DeviceIDs connected in a chain by using the “Query” SysEx command with the DeviceID set to be zero (all devices), which will return an “ the chain. The DeviceID will also have it’s top 2 bits set to show how many the message (see Table 1 for more information). The number of and the values of

OK” and a “DONE” message from each sampler in

<User-Ref> bytes are included in

<User-Ref> bytes in the

confirmation message will always be the same as those in the message which caused the confirmation message to be generated.

The normal flow of confirmation messages is that the “

OK” message will be transmitted as soon as a valid

Sysex message (i.e., manufacturer = &47{71}, model = &5F{95}, DeviceID = set value) has been received. If there is an error in this message, or the message is unsupported, then the “

ERROR” confirmation message

will be returned—possible error numbers are explained in Table 3. If the message is supported, the function will be performed then, once processing is complete, the “ Alternatively, if a request for information was issued, the “ message with the appropriate data contained within it. Note that it is possible, but unlikely, that a “ message may be followed by an “

ERROR” message if an error occurred during the generation of the reply.

DONE” confirmation message will be transmitted.

DONE” message will be replaced by a “REPLY”

REPLY”

Note: Although “OK”, confirmation messages can be turned on and off via SysEx, the “DONE” “

REPLY” and “ERROR” messages cannot. This is to ensure that at least one message is returned for

every SysEx message received; thus making synchronisation of a controller easier.

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Table 3: Error Numbers Returned

Error Number MSB LSB Description of Error

General Errors

&00{0} 0 0 The <Section> <Item> supplied are not supported

&01{1} 0 1 Checksum invalid

&02{2} 0 2 Unknown error

&03 {3} 0 3 Invalid message format

&04 {4} 0 4 Parameter out of range

&05{5} 0 5 Operation is pending

System Errors

&80{128} 1 0 Unknown system error

&81{129} 1 1 Operation had no effect

&82 {130} 1 2 Fatal error

&83{131} 1 3

&84{132} 1 4

Item Errors

&100{256} 2 0 Unknown item error

&101{257} 2 1 Item not found

&102{258} 2 2 Item in use

&103{259} 2 3 Invalid item handle

&104{260} 2 4 Invalid item name

&105{261} 2 5 Maximum number of items of a particular type reached

&120{288} 2 32 Keygroup not found

Disk Errors

&180{384} 3 0 Unknown disk error

&181{385} 3 1 No Disks

&182{386} 3 2 Disk is invalid

&183{387} 3 3 Load error

&184{388} 3 4 Create error

&185{389} 3 5 Directory not empty

&186{390} 3 6 Delete error

&187{391} 3 7 Disk is write-protected

&188{392} 3 8 Disk is not writable

&189{393} 3 9 Disk full

&18A{394} 3 10 Disk abort

File Errors

&200{512} 4 0 Unknown file error

&201{513} 4 1 File format is incorrect

CPU memory is full

WAVE memory is full

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Table 3: Error Numbers Returned

Error Number MSB LSB Description of Error

&202{514} 4 2 WAV format is incorrect

&203{515} 4 3 File not found

&204{516} 4 4 File already exists

Control Messages

The functions of the Z4/Z8/MPC4000 which can be controlled via SysEx are grouped into Sections. For example, there is a section to configure a Multi, and a section to change the Sections then have several functions associated with them, called an Item. Thus each SysEx control message consists of the appropriate device header:

<&F0> <AKAI ID> <Z4/Z8 ID> <Device ID> <User-Ref…>

then the Section and Item number:

followed by the appropriate data for that command. The defined Sections are shown in Table 4.

MIDI configuration. These

Table 4: Description of <Section> Parameter

<Section> Description of Section

&00{0} SysEx Configuration

&04{4} System Setup

&0C{12} Keygroup Zone Manipulation

&10{16} Keygroup Manipulation

&14{20} Program Manipulation

&18{24} Multi Manipulation

&1C{28} Sample Tools

&20{32} Disk Tools

&24{36} Multi FX Control

&28{40}

&2C{44} Front Panel Control

&30{48} Recording

&44{68} <Reserved>

&45{69} <Reserved>

&4F{79} <Reserved>

&52{82} <Reserved>

&60{96}

&61{97}

&62{98}

&63{99}

&64{100}

Alternative (by-HANDLE) Sample Tools

Alternative (by-HANDLE ) Keygroup Zone and Keygroup

Alternative (by-HANDLE ) Multi FX Control

MIDI song file tools

Alternative (by-HANDLE) Program

Alternative (by-HANDLE ) Multi

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Table 4: Description of <Section> Parameter

<Section> Description of Section

&65{101}

&68{104}

&69{105}

Alternative (by-HANDLE) Song File Control

a. These represent an alternative means of control, where the

operation is performed on the item (Multi, Program or Sample) specified by handle, rather than on the currently selected item.

b. These operations are intended for automation of Program

parameters during playback of a sequencer. Any Program, Keygroup, or Keygroup Zone parameter can be modified for any part in the current Multi.

Keygroup and Zone Automation

Program Automation

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Format of Message Data

The Z4/8 SysEx protocol supports variable-length messages, making it both flexible and adaptable. Therefore, it is possible to send differently formatted data depending on the function to be performed and in some cases, more than one piece of data is required in a single message. The format of the data required in the messages should be strictly followed to avoid problems — although in most cases, an incorrect message will simply generate an

Note

: Data bytes sent within SysEx messages must not exceed a value of 127 (or &7F). This

limitation is imposed by the

ERROR confirmation message.

MIDI specification. Failure to observe this limit may lead to undefined

behaviour!

Numeric data is always sent as 7-bit bytes (i.e., the top bit of each byte must be zero). Numbers which require more than one byte to represent them are always sent least-significant byte first. Character strings can be any length, but must always have a terminating character of value zero. A summary of all the data types is given in Table 5. Note that the data format

ID is the value returned with every piece of reply data in confirmation

messages, a feature which makes automatic decoding of replies easier.

Table 5: SysEx Data Formats

Name ID Byte Format Description (Range)

BYTE 1 <value> byte (0–127)

SBYTE 2 <sign><value> signed byte (±127)

WORD 3<LSB><MSB> word (0–16383)

SWORD 4<sign><LSB><MSB> signed word (±16383)

DWORD 5<LSB><SB1><SB2><MSB> double word (0–268,435,455)

SDWORD 6<sign><LSB><SB1><SB2><MSB> signed double word (±268,435,455)

QWORD 7<B1><B2><B3><B4><B5><B6><B7><B8> quad word (0–72,057,594,037,927,935)

SQWORD 8<sign><B1><B2><B3><B4><B5><B6><B7><B8> signed quad word (±72,057,594,037,927,935)

STRING 9 <char1><char2>…<charN><0> Null-terminated string

BYTES 10 <value1><value2> 2 data bytes (command-specific)

BYTES 11 <value1><value2><value3> 3 data bytes (command-specific)

CUSTOM 32 specific to command Custom data (command-specific)

a. <sign>: 0 = positive, 1 = negative.

Arrays

If an array of values is to be sent, this is indicated by [n] following the data type. For example, an array of signed bytes with 10 entries would be shown as

SBYTE[10].

Use of Ellipsis

The ellipsis, “…”, is used to illustrate that more data may be transmitted than the explicit data values shown in the tables. For example, <Data1>…<DataeN> means that there may be additional bytes between Data1 and DataN. The number of additional bytes depends on the both format and the content of the data being sent.

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Item List for SysEx Configuration section [&00{0}]

These options control how the sampler responds to SysEx messages. These options only apply to the

MIDI

port on which the SysEx command was sent. This allows different applications to coexist on different ports without interfering with the other’s communications. For example, problems would arise if port A disabled checksums when port B required them.

To ensure that operations on one port do not interfere with those on another, LCD

Note: synchronisation should be turned off when it is not essential (e.g., if editing a program) and only used when required, e.g., when selecting the current multi to be played.

Table 6: Control Items for Section &00{0} — SysEx Configuration

<Item> <Data1> <Data2> Description of Item

&00{0}

&01{1}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8} BYTE(0, 1) NA Enable/Disable synchronisation between the current playback item

&10{16}

a. The state of this option at power-on is ON. b. Note that if synchronisation is enabled and the current muti, program or sample is changed by SysEx on a different port which also

has synchronisation enabled, the currently selected item on the current port will also change because the item displayed on the

will have changed. To avoid this situation, synchronisation should be turned off, and enabled only when required. c. The state of this option at power-on is OFF. d. Some SysEx messages may require substantial time to execute. This can result in large delays between an OK and a DONE (or REPLY/

ERROR) message which the host could interpret as “samper not responding”. To avoid this, if the Still Alive monitor is enabled, a NULL

message (<&F0><&F7>) will be transmitted to the host approximately every second, whilst the host is awaiting a response.

NA NA “Query” — use with user-selectable DeviceID=0 to get an “OK!” and

a “DONE” reply with DeviceID returned

BYTE(0, 1) NA Enable/Disable received message notification (“OK!”)

<Data1> = (0=

BYTE(0, 1) NA Enable/Disable synchronisation between the currently selected

OFF, 1=ON)

samples/programs/multis and those displayed on the front-panel

<Data1> = (0=

BYTE(0, 1) NA Enable/Disable checksum verification <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Enable/Disable automatic screen updating when a SysEx message is

OFF, 1=ON)

processed <Data1> = (0=

BYTE BYTE,

BYTE,

BYTE

BYTE(0, 1) NA Enable/Disable “Still Alive” monitor <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

Echo Message: a special test function which will echo all 4 data bytes

by returning them as a Reply. This is useful when debugging a

controlling program.

and the playback item selected on the front-panel

<Data1> = (0=

NA NA Get SysEx Buffer Size

OFF, 1=ON)

LCD

Table 7: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &00 {0} — SysEx

Configuration

<Item> requested <Reply>… Description of Data Returned

&10 {16}

WORD Get SysEx Buffer Size

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Item List for System Setup section [&04 {4}]

This System section contains several general settings which control the behaviour of the sampler.

When information about the System Setup is requested with a Get message, the data is returned in a “

REPLY”

confirmation message (see Confirmation Messages on page 5). The format of these messages is summarised in Table 9 and Table 11.

Table 8: Control Items for Section &04{4} — System Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2> Description of Item

General

&00{0}

&01{1}

&04{4}

&08{8}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

&18{24}

&19{25}

&1A{26}

&20{32}

&21{33}

&22{34}

&30{48}

&31{49}

NA NA Get Operating System Software Version

NA NA Get the Sub-Version of the Operating System

NA NA Get Sampler Model

NA NA Get List of supported filetypes

Memory Information

NA NA Get the percentage free Wave memory

NA NA Get the percentage free CPU memory

NA NA Get the total number of kilobytes of Wave memory

NA NA Get the number of kilobytes of free Wave memory

NA NA Clear Sampler Memory (delete all items from memory)

BYTE NA Purge Unused Items <Data1> = (0=SAMPLE, 1=PROGRAM)

BYTE NA Tag Unused Items <Data1> = (0=SAMPLE, 1=PROGRAM)

Wave Memory Compacting Functions

NA NA Start Compact Wave Memory

NA NA Cancel Compact Wave Memory

NA NA Get Compact Wave Memory Progress (%)

Asynchronous Operation Control

NA NA Get State of Asynchronous Operation

NA NA Cancel Current Asynchronous Operation

Table 9: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &04 {4} — System Main

<Item> requested <Reply>… Description of Data Returned

&00{0} 2

BYTES Operating System Version: <Value1>=major version number,

<Value2>=minor version number

&01{1} BYTE Operating System Sub-Version

&04{4}

&08{8}

BYTE(0 – 2) Sampler Model <Reply1> = (0=Z4, 1=Z8, 2=MPC4000)

STRING[] Get List of supported filetypes

<Reply…> contains a list of file extensions which are supported

&10{16} BYTE Get the percentage free Wave memory

&11{17}

BYTE Get the percentage free CPU memory

&12{18} DWORD Get the total number of kilobytes of Wave memory

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Table 9: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &04 {4} — System Main

<Item> requested <Reply>… Description of Data Returned

&13{19} DWORD Get the number of kilobytes of free Wave memory

&22 {34}

&30 {48} (see footnote

BYTE Get Compact Wave Memory Progress (%)

) Get State of Asynchronous Operation

a. If the asynchronous operation is complete, a DONE confirmation m essage will be returned. If the operation is still

pending, an

ERROR confirmation message will be returned with the error “Operation is pending”.

Table 10: Control Items for Section &06{6} — System Parameter Set

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Global Options

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3} SWORD

&04{4} BYTE(0–7) NA Set Master Level <Data1> = (−42dB – 0dB in 6dB steps)

&05{5} BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0, 2) Set MIDI OUT/THRU

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

&09{9}

&0A{10}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

&14{20}

&18{24}

&19{25}

&1A{26}

&1B{27}

&20{32}

&21{33}

STRING NA Set Sampler Name

BYTE(0–7) NA Set SCSI self ID

NA Set Master Tune

(0–±3600)

(0=−42dB, 1=−36dB, …, 7=0 dB)

<Data1> =

<Data2> = (0=

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Qlink Local Control <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Create Default Items at Startup <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set MIDI file save format

BYTE(0–7) NA Set CD-R write speed <Data1> =

(0=×1, 1=×2, 2=×4, 3=×6, 4=×8, 5=×12, 6=×16, 7=

BYTE(0–2) NA Set CD-R write mode

<Data1> = (0=

TEST+WRITE, 1=TEST ONLY, 2=WRITE ONLY)

MIDI port (0=A, 1=B),

OUT, 1=THRUA, 2=THRUB)

MAX)

Display Options

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Front panel lock-out state

<Data1> = (0=

BYTE(0–19) NA Set Display Contrast

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Note Display <Data1> = (0=NUMBER, 1=NAME)

BYTE(0–3) NA Set Date Display Format

<Data1> = (0=

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Time Display Format

<Data1> = (0=12

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Waveform View Scale <Data1> = (0=LINE AR, 1=LOG)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Waveform View Type <Data1> = (0=RECTIFIED, 1=BIPOLAR)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Waveform View Fill <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Item Sort Mode <Data1> = (0=ALPHABETIC, 1=MEMORY)

NORMAL; 1=LOCKED)

DDMMYY, 1=MMDDYY, 2=YYMMDD)

HOUR, 1=24HOUR)

Time and Date

BYTE NA Set Year

BYTE NA Set Month

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Table 10: Control Items for Section &06{6} — System Parameter Set

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

&22{34} BYTE NA Set Day

&23{35}

&24{36}

&25{37}

&26{38}

&30{48}

&31{49}

&32{50}

&33{51}

&40{64}

&41{65}

&42{66}

&48{72}

&49{73}

&4A{74}

&4B{75} BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Play Key Echo <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

&4C{76}

&4D{77}

&50{80} BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Global Pad Mode <Data1> = (0=DEFAULT, 1=CHROMATIC)

&51{81} BYTE(0–15) NA Set MIDI Channel

&52{82}

&53{83}

&54{84}

BYTE NA Set Day of Week (0=SUN)

BYTE NA Set Hours

BYTE NA Set Minutes

BYTE NA Set Seconds

Digital Options

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set System Clock <Data1> = (0=44·1 kHz, 1=48 kHz, 2=96kHz)

BYTE(0–3) NA Set Digital Out Sync

<Data1> = (0=

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Digital Format <Data1> = (0=PRO, 1=CONSUMER)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set ADAT Main Out <Data1> = (0=L/R, 1=1/2)

INTERNAL, 1=DIGITAL IN, 2=ADAT IN,

WORDCLOCK)

Play Functions

BYTE(0–3) DWORD Set Play Mode

<Data1> = (0=Multi, 1=Program; 2=Sample; 3=Muted)

<Data2> = handle of item to become active Play Item

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Program Monitor Mode

<Data1> = (0=Multi, 1=Program(

BYTE(0–2) NA Set Sample Monitor Mode

<Data1> = (0=Multi, 1=Program; 2=Sample(

BYTE NA Set Play Key Note

BYTE NA Set Play Key Velocity

BYTE (0–31) NA Set Play Key Midi Channel

OMNI))

<Data1> = (1A=0, 2A=1, …, 16B=31)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Program Change Enable <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Autoload Enable <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

MPC Pad Setup

BYTE(0–15) BYTE(0–100) Set Pad Sensitivity <Data1> = Pad

<Data2> = Sensitivity (0 –100 = 100% – 200%)

BYTE(0–95) BYTE Set Default Note Assignment <Data1> = Pad, <Data2> = Note

BYTE NA Set Chromatic Start Note

a. Unless this is changed by the user, the default value will be returned: either “Z4 Sampler”, “Z8 Sampler” or “MPC4000”. This is an

alternative way of remotely identifying samplers.

b. This is currently only supported by the MPC4000.

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Table 11: Control Items for Section &07 {7} — System Parameter Get

<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

Global Options

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3} NA SWORD

&04{4}

&05{5} BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0, 2) Get MIDI OUT/THRU

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

&09{9}

&0A{10}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

&14{20}

&18{24}

&19{25}

&1A{26}

&1B{27}

&20{32}

&21{33}

&22{34}

&23{35}

&24{36}

&25{37}

&26{38}

&30{48}

NA STRING Get Sampler Name

NA BYTE(0–7) Get SCSI self ID

Get Master Tune

(0–±3600)

NA BYTE(0 – 7) Get Master Level <Reply> = (−42dB – 0dB in 6 dB steps)

(0=−42dB, 1=−36 dB, …, 7=0dB)

<Data1> =

<Reply> = (0=

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Qlink Local Control <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Create Default Items at Startup <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get MIDI file save format

NA BYTE(0–7) Set CD-R write speed <Reply> =

MIDI port (0=A, 1=B),

OUT, 1=THRUA, 2=THRUB)

(0=×1, 1=×2, 2=×4, 3=×6, 4=×8, 5=×12, 6=×16, 7=

NA BYTE(0– 2) Set CD-R write mode

<Reply> = (0=

TEST+WRITE, 1=TEST ONLY, 2=WRITE ONLY)

Display Options

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Front panel lock-out state

<Reply> = (0=

NA BYTE(0–19) Get Display Contrast

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Note Display <Reply> = (0=NUMBER, 1=NAME)

NA BYTE(0–3) Get Date Display Format

<Reply> = (0=

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Time Display Format

<Reply> = (0=12

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Waveform View Scale <Reply> = (0=LINEAR, 1=LOG)

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Waveform View Type <Reply> = (0=RECTIFIED, 1=BIPOLAR)

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Waveform View Fill <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Item Sort Mode <Reply> = (0=ALPHABETIC, 1=MEMORY)

NORMAL; 1=LOCKED)

DDMMYY, 1=MMDDYY, 2=YYMMDD)

HOUR, 1=24HOUR)

Time and Date

NA BYTE Get Year

NA BYTE Get Month

NA BYTE Get Day

NA BYTE Get Day of Week (0=SUN)

NA BYTE Get Hours

NA BYTE Get Minutes

NA BYTE Get Seconds

Digital Options

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get System Clock <Reply> = (0=44·1 kHz, 1=48kHz, 2=96 kHz)

MAX)

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Table 11: Control Items for Section &07 {7} — System Parameter Get

<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

&31{49} NA BYTE(0– 3) Get Digital Out Sync

<Reply> = (0=

&32{50}

&33{51}

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Digital Format <Reply> = (0=PRO, 1=CONSUMER)

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get ADAT Main Out <Reply> = (0=L/R, 1=1/2)

Play Functions

&40{64}

NA BYTE(0– 3)

DWORD

<Reply1> = (0=Multi, 1=Program; 2=Sample; 3=Muted) <Reply2> = handle of item which is the active Play Item

&41{65}

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Program Monitor Mode

<Reply1> = (0=Multi, 1=Program(

&42{66}

NA BYTE(0–2) Get Sample Monitor Mode

<Reply1> = (0=Multi, 1=Program; 2=Sample(

&48{72}

&49{73}

&4A{74}

&4B{75}

&4C{76}

&4D{77}

NA BYTE Get Play Key Note

NA BYTE Get Play Key Velocity

NA BYTE (0–31) Get Play Key Midi Channel

NA BYTE (0, 1) Get Play Key Echo <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

NA BYTE (0, 1) Get Program Change Enable <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

NA BYTE (0, 1) Get Autoload Enable <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

MPC Pad Setup

&50{80} NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Global Pad Mode <Reply> = (0=DEFAULT, 1=CHROMATIC)

&51{81}

&52{82}

NA BYTE(0–15) Get MIDI Channel

BYTE(0–15) BYTE(0– 100) Get Pad Sensitivity <Data1> = Pad

<Reply> = Sensitivity (0–100 = 100%–200%)

&53{83} BYTE(0–95) BYTE Get Default Note Assignment <Data1> = Pad, <Reply> = Note

&54{84}

NA BYTE Get Chromatic Start Note

INTERNAL, 1=DIGITAL IN, 2=ADAT IN,

WORDCLOCK)

Get Play Mode

OMNI))

<Reply> = (1A=0, 2A=1, …, 16B=31)

OMNI))

a. This is currently only supported by the MPC4000.

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Item List for the Keygroup Zones section [&0C{12}]

For convenience, Keygroup Zones have their own dedicated section, rather than being manipulated as part of the Keygroup section. Unlike in many of the other sections, selection of a zone is not required before it can be manipulated. Instead each of the zone manipulation functions includes the zone number as the first parameter. The value of zone = 0 means

ALL zones, in which case all 4 zones will be updated simultaneously.

Note that zones always refer to the currently selected keygroup in the currently selected program. So if another keygroup, or program, is to be adjusted the functions in the appropriate sections must be used to select the desired keygroup or program.

Table 12: Control Items for Section &0E {14} — Keygroup Zone Set Parameter

<Data2>… Description of Item

(Zone number)

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

BYTE(0, 1–4) STRING Set Zone Sample <Data2…0> = name of sample to assign to zone.

BYTE(0, 1–4) SWORD(−600–+60) Set Zone Level <Data1> = level in 10×dB

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0– 100) Set Zone Pan/Balance <Data2> = Pan/Bal, where

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0 –15) Set Zone Output <Data2> = output, where

BYTE(0, 1–4) SBYTE(0– ±100) Set Zone Filter

BYTE(0, 1–4) SWORD(0 – ±3600) Set Zone Cents Tune

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0, 1) Set Zone Keyboard Track <Data2> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0–6) Set Zone Playback <Data2> = mode, where

&09{9} BYTE(0, 1–4) SWORD

(0–±9999)

&0A{10}

&0B{11}

&0C{12}

&0D{13}

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE Set Zone Low Velocity

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE Set Zone High Velocity

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0, 1) Set Zone Mute <Data2> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0, 1) Set Zone Solo <Data2> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

Setting Zone Parameters

(0–100 = L50–R50); centre=&32{50}

MULTI, 1 = L/R; 2–5 = op1/2–op7/8; 6–15 = L, R, op1-op8

NO LOOPING, 1=ONE SHOT 2=LOOP IN REL, 3=LOOP UNTIL REL,

LIR→RETRIG, 5=PLAY→RETRIG, 6=AS SAMPLE

Set Zone Mod→Start

Table 13: Control Items for Section &0F {15} — Keygroup Zone Get Parameter

(Zone number)

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&05{5}

&06{6}

BYTE(0, 1–4) STRING Get Zone Sample

BYTE(0, 1–4) SWORD(−600 –+60) Get Zone Level <Reply> = level in 10×dB

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0– 100) Get Zone Pan/Balance

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0–15) Get Zone Output

BYTE(0, 1–4) SBYTE(0 – ±100) Get Zone Filter

BYTE(0, 1–4) SBYTE(0– ±3600) Get Zone Cents Tune

<Reply>… Description of Item

Getting Zone Parameters

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Table 13: Control Items for Section &0F {15} — Keygroup Zone Get Parameter

&07{7} BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0, 1) Get Zone Keyboard Track

&08{8}

&09{9}

&0A{10}

&0B{11}

&0C{12}

&0D{13}

(Zone number)

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0–6) Get Zone Playback

BYTE(0, 1–4) SWORD

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE Get Zone Low Velocity

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE Get Zone High Velocity

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0, 1) Get Zone Mute <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1–4) BYTE(0, 1) Get Zone Solo <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

When information about a Keygroup Zone is requested with a Get message, the data is returned in a “

<Reply>… Description of Item

Get Zone Mod→Start

(0–±9999)

REPLY”

confirmation message (see Confirmation Messages on page 5). The format of the data content of these messages is summarised in Table 13.

If the selected Zone is set to be 0 (zero), then the

REPLY message will contain additional data (one set for every

Zone in the current Keygroup). The format of this extra data is the same as that shown in Table 13 where the set of data bytes is repeated four times (once for each Zone) in a single

REPLY confirmation message.

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Although Keygroups are really part of a program, it is more convenient to edit them as separate entities. Before a Keygroup can be used, it must be selected to be current. This is done using the Select Keygroup function where the number of the keygroup is specified. Note that this keygroup always refers to the appropriate keygroup in the currently selected program, so care must be taken to ensure that the current keygroup remains valid when a different program is selected. All of the keygroups in a program can be edited simultaneously by selecting keygroup edit mode to be

ALL or ADD. Note that, for convenience, Keygroup

Zones are manipulated using functions in the Keygroup Zone section.

When information about a Keygroup is requested with a Get message, the data is returned in a “

REPLY”

confirmation message (see Confirmation Messages on page 5). The format of the data content of these messages is summarised in Table 17 and Table 15.

Table 14: Control Items for Section &10 {16} — Keygroup Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

&01 {1}

&02 {2}

BYTE NA Select Keygroup to be current <Data1> = Keygroup number

NA NA Get Current Keygroup

Table 15: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &10 {16} — Keygroup

<Item> requested <Data1> <Data2> Description of Data Returned

&02 {2}

BYTE NA Current Keygroup <Data1> = Keygroup number

Table 16: Control Items for Section &12 {18} — Keygroup Set Parameter

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Setting General Options

&01{1}

&02{2}

&04{4}

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

&09{9} BYTE(0–2) NA Set Zone Crossfade <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=VELOCITY, 2=REAL-TIME)

&0A{10}

&0E{14}

&0F{15}

BYTE NA Set Group ID

BYTE(0–2) NA Set Keygroup Edit Mode <Data2> = (0=SINGLE, 1=ALL, 2=ADD)

BYTE NA Set Low Note

BYTE NA Set High Note

BYTE(0, 1–64) NA Set Mute Group <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1–64=value)

BYTE(0, 1–4) NA Set FX override

SWORD

(−600–+60)

BYTE(0–2) NA Crossfade type <Data1> = (0=LIN, 1=EXP, 2=LOG)

BYTE(1–64) NA Set Polyphony

BYTE NA Set Zone Crossfade Source Controller Number

NA Set FX Send Level <Data1> = level in 10×dB

<Data1> = (0=

(only used when Zone Crossfade Source is

Set Keygroup Pitch/Amp

OFF, 1=A, 2=B, 3=C, 4=D, 5=AB, 6=CD, 7=MULTI)

MIDI CTRL)

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Table 16: Control Items for Section &12 {18} — Keygroup Set Parameter

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

&10{16}

&11{17}

&18{24}

&19{25}

&1A{26}

&20{32}

SBYTE(0 – ±3600) NA Set Cents Tune

SWORD NA Set Keygroup Level <Data1> = value in 10×dB

Set Keygroup Trigger

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Play Trigger <Data1> = (0=NOTE ON, 1=NOTE OFF)

WORD(0–129) NA Set Play Trigger Velocity

<Data1> = (0=

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Play Toggle Note <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

Set Filter <Data1> = Filter block (0=

BYTE(0–3) BYTE(0–35) Set Filter Mode

NORMAL, 1=TRIPLE(1), 2=TRIPLE(2), 3=TRIPLE(3))

ORMAL mode, when <Data1> = 0;

POLE LP, 2=2-POLE LP +, 3=4-POLE LP, 4=4-POLE LP+,

1=2-

POLE LP, 6=2-POLE BP, 7=2-POLE BP+, 8=4-POLE BP,

5=6-

POLE BP+, 10=6-POLE BP, 11=1-POLE HP, 12=1-POLE HP +,

9=4-

POLE HP, 14=2-POLE HP+, 15=4-PO LE H P, 16=4-POLE HP+,

13=2-

LO<>HI, 19=LO<>BAND, 20=BAND<>HI, 21=NOTCH 1,

18=

NOTCH 2, 23=NOTCH 3, 24=WIDE NOTCH, 25=BI-NOTCH,

22=

PEAK 1, 27=PEAK 2, 28=PEAK 3, 29=WIDE PEAK, 30=BI-PEAK,

26=

PHASER 1, 32=PHASE R 2, 33=BI-PHASE, 34=VOWELISER,

31=

ON VEL, 1=OFF VEL, 2–129=0–127)

<Data2> = (0=

17=6-

35=

OFF,

POLE HP,

TRIPLE)

&21{33}

&22{34}

&23{35}

&30{48}

&31{49}

&32{50}

&33{51}

&34{52}

&35{53}

&36{54}

&37{55}

&42{66}

&43{67}

&50{80}

&51{81}

&52{82}

&53{83}

&54{84}

RIPLE mode, when <Data1> = 1–3;

<Data2> = (0=

OFF, 1=2-POLE LP, 2=1-POLE BP

3=1-POLE HP, 4=2-POLE HP, 5=NOTCH 1, 6=EQ, 7=EQ+)

BYTE(0–3) BYTE(0–100) Set Filter Cutoff Frequency

BYTE(0–3) BYTE(0–64) Set Filter Resonance

BYTE(0–5) NA Set Filter Attenuation (one setting for all filters)

<Data1> = (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 = 0 dB, 6 dB, 12 dB, 18dB, 24 dB, 30 dB)

Set Envelope <Data1> = Envelope (0=AMP, 1=FILTER, 2=AUX)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Set Envelope Rate 1 (for AMP = Attack)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Set Envelope Level 1 (FILTER and AUX only)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Set Envelope Rate 2 (for AMP = Decay)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Set Envelope Level 2 (for AMP = Sustain)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Set Envelope Rate 3 (for AMP = Release)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Set Envelope Level 3 (FILTER and AUX only)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Set Envelope Rate 4 (FILTER and AUX only)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Set Envelope Level 4 (FILTER and AUX only)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Set Envelope Reference (FILTER and AUX only)

BYTE(0–2) BY TE(0, 1) Set Attack Hold <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON) (AMP only)

LFOs — Set Values. <Data1> =

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0–100) Set LFO Rate <Data2> = rate

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0–100) Set LFO Delay <Data2> = delay

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0–100) Set LFO Depth <Data2> = depth

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0–8) Set LFO Waveform <Data2> = waveform, (see Table 23)

BYTE(0, 1) WORD(0–360) Set LFO Phase

LFO (0=LFO1, 1=LFO2)

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Table 16: Control Items for Section &12 {18} — Keygroup Set Parameter

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

&55{85}

&56{86}

&57{87}

BYTE(0, 1) SBYTE(0–±50) Set LFO Shift

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0, 1) Set LFO MIDI Sync <Data2> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0–68) Set MIDI Clock Sync Division <Data2> = value, where

0=8cy/bt, 1=6 cy/bt, 2=4 cy/bt, 3=3cy/bt, 4=2 cy/bt, 5=1 cy/bt

6=2bt/cy, 7=3bt/cy, …, 68=64 bt/cy

&58{88}

&59{89}

a. The LFO Rate and Delay settings are only valid if the LFO is not synchronised to MIDI clock.

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0, 1) Set LFO Re-trigger <Data2> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0, 1) Set LFO sync (i.e., all voices in program locked to same lfo)

Table 17: Control Items for Section &13 {19} — Keygroup Get Parameter

<Item> <Data1> <Reply>… Description of Item

Getting General Options

&01{1}

&02{2}

&04{4}

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

&09{9}

&0A{10}

&0E{14}

&0F{15}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&18{24}

&19{25}

&1A{26}

NA BYTE Get Group ID

NA BYTE(0– 2) Get Keygroup Edit Mode <Reply1> = (0=SINGLE, 1=ALL, 2=ADD)

NA BYTE Get Low Note

NA BYTE Get High Note

NA BYTE(0, 1–64) Get Mute Group <Reply1> = (0=OFF, 1–64=value)

NA BYTE(0, 1–4) Get FX override

<Reply1> = (0=

NA SWORD (−600–+60) Get FX Send Level <Reply1> = level in 10×dB

NA BYTE(0–2) Get Zone Crossfade

NA BYTE(0–2) Get Crossfade type <Reply1> = (0=LIN, 1=EXP, 2=LOG)

NA BYTE(1–64) Get Polyphony

NA BYTE Get Zone Crossfade Source Controller Number

(only used when Zone Crossfade Source is

OFF, 1=A, 2=B, 3=C, 4=D, 5=AB, 6=CD, 7=MULTI)

<Reply1> = (0=

OFF, 1=VELOCITY, 2=REAL-TIME)

MIDI CTRL)

Get Keygroup Pitch/Amp

NA SBYTE(0 – ±3600) Get Cents Tune.

NA SWORD Get Keygroup Level <Reply> = value in 10×dB

Set Keygroup Trigger

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Play Trigger <Reply> = (0=NOTE ON , 1=NOTE OFF)

NA WORD(0–129) Get Play Trigger Velocity

<Reply> = (0=

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Play Toggle Note <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

Get Filter <Data1> = Filter block (0=

NORMAL, 1=TRIPLE(1), 2=TRIPLE(2), 3=TRIPLE(3))

ON VEL, 1=OFF VEL, 2–129=0–127)

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Table 17: Control Items for Section &13 {19} — Keygroup Get Parameter

<Item> <Data1> <Reply>… Description of Item

&20{32} BYTE(0–3) BYTE(0–35) Get Filter Mode

1=2-

5=6-

POLE BP+, 10=6-POLE BP, 11=1-POLE HP, 12=1-POLE HP +,

9=4-

POLE HP, 14=2-POLE HP+, 15=4-PO LE H P, 16=4-POLE HP+,

13=2-

18=

NOTCH 2, 23=NOTCH 3, 24=WIDE NOTCH, 25=BI-NOTCH,

22=

PEAK 1, 27=PEAK 2, 28=PEAK 3, 29=WIDE PEAK, 30=BI-PEAK,

26=

PHASER 1, 32=PHASE R 2, 33=BI-PHASE, 34=VOWELISER,

31=

3=1-POLE HP, 4=2-POLE HP, 5=NOTCH 1, 6=EQ, 7=EQ+)

&21{33}

&22{34}

&23{35}

BYTE(0–3) BYTE(0–100) Get Filter Cutoff Frequency

BYTE(0–3) BYTE(0–64) Get Filter Resonance

NA BYTE(0–5) Get Filter Attenuation (one setting for all filters)

<Reply> = (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 = 0 dB, 6 dB, 12 dB, 18dB, 24 dB, 30 dB)

Get Envelope <Data1> = Envelope (0=

&30{48}

&31{49}

&32{50}

&33{51}

&34{52}

&35{53}

&36{54}

&37{55}

&42{66}

&43{67}

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Get Envelope Rate 1 (for AMP = Attack)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Get Envelope Level 1 (FILTER and AUX only)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Get Envelope Rate 2 (for AMP = Decay)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Get Envelope Level 2 (for AMP = Sustain)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Get Envelope Rate 3 (for AMP = Release)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Get Envelope Level 3 (FILTER and AUX only)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Get Envelope Rate 4 (FILTER and AUX only)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Get Envelope Level 4 (FILTER and AUX only)

BYTE(0–2) BYTE(0–100) Get Envelope Reference (FILTER and AUX only)

BYTE(0–2) BY TE(0, 1) Get Attack Hold <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON) (AMP only)

LFOs — Get Values. <Data1> =

&50{80}

&51{81}

&52{82}

&53{83}

&54{84}

&55{85}

&56{86}

&57{87}

&58{88}

&59{89}

a. The LFO Rate and Delay settings are only valid if the LFO is not synchronised to MIDI clock.

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0–100) Get LFO Rate

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0–100) Get LFO Delay

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0–100) Get LFO Depth

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0–8) Get LFO Waveform <Reply> = waveform, (see Table 23)

BYTE(0, 1) WORD(0–360) Get LFO Phase

BYTE(0, 1) SBYTE(0–±50) Get LFO Shift

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0, 1) Get LFO MIDI Sync <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0–68) Get MIDI Clock Sync Division <Reply> = value, where

0=8cy/bt, 1=6 cy/bt, 2=4 cy/bt, 3=3cy/bt, 4=2 cy/bt, 5=1 cy/bt

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0, 1) Get LFO Re-trigger <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0, 1) Get LFO sync (i.e., all voices in program locked to same LFO)

ORMAL mode, when <Data1> = 0;

<Reply> = (0=

POLE LP, 2=2-POLE LP +, 3=4-POLE LP, 4=4-POLE LP+,

POLE LP, 6=2-POLE BP, 7=2-POLE BP+, 8=4-POLE BP,

17=6-

LO<>HI, 19=LO<>BAND, 20=BAND<>HI, 21=NOTCH 1,

35=

RIPLE mode, when <Data1> = 1–3;

<Reply> = (0=

OFF, 1=2-POLE LP, 2=1-POLE BP

AMP, 1=FILTER, 2=AUX)

LFO (0=LFO1, 1=LFO2)

OFF,

POLE HP,

TRIPLE)

6=2bt/cy, 7=3bt/cy, …, 68=64 bt/cy

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Item List for Program section [&14{20}]

When changing the parameters of a Program, it is not necessary to send the name with every parameter change SysEx message. Instead, the currently selected Program is always acted on with these messages. There are three ways to select a Program: (i) Create a new Program; and (ii) select an existing Program in memory to be the current one; and (iii) change the current Program via the sampler’s front panel. The first method can only be used if a Program of the specified name does not already exist in memory. The last method will only work if the synchronisation option is on (this is the default option; see SysEx section on how to change this) and the current mode is “

PROGRAM” mode.

Handles used to access Programs are special 28-bit values which uniquely identify Programs in memory.

All of the parameters of a Program can be edited using the functions in this section, with the exception of Keygroups which, for convenience, are edited using their own functions.

When information about a Program is requested with a Get message, the data is returned in a “

REPLY”

confirmation message (see Confirmation Messages on page 5). The format of the data content of these messages is summarised in Table 19. The parameters for the modulation sources used in the Programs are detailed in Table 24.

Table 18: Control Items for Section &14 {20} — Program Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Generic List Functions

&01 {1}

&02 {2}

&03 {3}

&04 {4}

&05 {5}

&06 {6}

&07 {7}

&08 {8}

&09 {9}

&0A{10}

&0B {11}

&0C {12}

&0D{13}

&0E{14}

&0F{15}

&10{16} NA NA Get name of current item with modified/tagged info.

&11{17}

&18{24}

&40{64}

&41{65}

NA NA Get number of items in memory

BYTE(0–3) NA Get list of info for all items:

DWORD NA Select current item by handle

STRING NA Select current item by name

NA NA Get handle of current item

NA NA Get name of current item

DWORD NA Get item name from handle

STRING NA Get item handle from name

NA NA Delete ALL items from memory

NA NA Delete current item from memory

DWORD NA Delete item represented by handle <Data1>

STRING NA Rename current item

DWORD STRING Rename item represented by handle <Data1>

BYTE(0–7) BYTE(0, 1)

BYTE(0, 1)

NA NA Get Tag Bitmap <Reply> = WORD

NA NA Get modified state of current item.

BYTE(0–7) NA Delete tagged items <Data1> = tag bit

WORD STRING Create New Program <Data1> = number of keygroups;

BYTE NA Add Keygroups to Program <Data1> = number of keygroups to add

<Data1>: 0=list of handles; 1=list of names; 2=list of handle+name;

Set Tag Bit <Data1> = bit to set, <Data2> = (0=

General Program Functions

3=list of handle+modified/tagged name

<Data3> = (0=

CURRENT, 1=ALL)

<Data2> = name

OFF, 1=ON),

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Table 18: Control Items for Section &14 {20} — Program Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

&42{66} BYTE NA Delete Keygroup from Program:

&43{67}

&44{68}

&45{69}

&48{72}

&49{73}

NA NA Delete Blank Keygroups

BYTE(0–2) NA Arrange Keygroups

BYTE NA Copy Keygroup <Data1> = index of keygroup to copy

STRING NA Copy Program <Data1> = name of new program

DWORD DWORD Merge Program <Data1> = handle of Program1,

&4A{74} BYTE BYTE,

BYTE(1–4), BYTE(0, 1),

STRING

&50{80}

&54{84}

&55{85}

NA NA Copy Program Temperament to User-Temperament Template

NA NA Get Number of Modulation Connections

NA NA Get Number of Modulation Sources

&56{86} NA NA Get Number of Modulation Destinations

&57{87}

&58{88}

WORD NA Get Name of Modulation Source <Data1> = index of source

WORD NA Get Name of Modulation Destination <Data1> = index of destination

<Data1> = index of keygroup to delete (zero-based)

<Data1> = (0=

ORIGINAL NOTE, 1=LOW NOTE, 2=HIGH NOTE)

<Data2> = handle of Program2

Add Keygroup Sample

<Data1> = low note, <Data2> = high note, <Data3> = zone,

<Data4> = keytrack (0=

OFF, 1=ON),

<Data5> = sample name

Table 19: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &14 {20} — Program Main

<Item> requested <Reply>… Description of Data Returned

&01{1}

&02{2}

&05{5}

&06{6} STRING Get name of current item

&07{7}

&08{8}

&0F{15} WORD Get Tag Bitmap

&10{16}

&11{17} BYTE Get modified state of current item <Reply> = (0=NOT MODIFIED, 1=MODIFIED)

&40{64}

&4A{74}

&54{84} BYTE Get Number of Modulation Connections

DWORD Get number of items in memory

DWORD[n] or STRING[n] or

DWORD, STRING)[n]

(

<Data1>: 0=list of handles; 1=list of names; 2=list of handle+name;

Get list of info for all items:

3=list of handle+modified/tagged name An array of handles, names, or a combination of both (handle, name) will be returned in a single data stream. There will be n sets of data, where n = number of items in memory.

DWORD Get handle of current item

STRING Get item name from handle

DWORD Get item handle from name

STRING Get name of current item with modified/tagged info. The name is modified to indicate

the current modified and tagged state of the item.

DWORD Create Item <Reply> = handle of new item

BYTE,

BYTE, BYTE(1– 4), BYTE(0, 1),

STRING

<Reply1> = low note, <Reply2> = high note,

Add Keygroup Sample

<Reply3> = zone,

<Reply4> = keytrack (0=

<Reply5> = sample name

OFF, 1=ON),

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Table 19: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &14 {20} — Program Main

<Item> requested <Reply>… Description of Data Returned

&55{85} WORD Get Number of Modulation Sources

&56{86}

&57{87}

&58{88}

WORD Get Number of Modulation Destinations

STRING Get Name of Modulation Source

STRING Get Name of Modulation Destination

Table 20: Control Items for Section &16 {22} — Program Set Parameter

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Set General Options

&01{1}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&08{8}

&09{9}

&0A{10}

&0B{11}

&0C{12}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

&14{20}

&15{21}

&18{24}

&20{32}

BYTE NA Set Group ID

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Program Type <Data1> = (0=KEYGROUP, 1=DRUM)

STRING NA Set Genre

WORD(0–128) NA Set “Program Number” <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1–128)

WORD NA Set Number of keygroups

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Keygroup Crossfade <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0–2) NA Set Keygroup Crossfade type <Data1> = (0=LIN, 1=EXP, 2=LOG)

SWORD

NA Set Program Level <Data1> = level in 10×dB

(−600– +60)

Midi Options — Set

BYTE(1–64) NA Set Polyphony

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Reassignment <Data1> = (0=QUIETEST, 1=OLDEST)

BYTE(0–100) NA Soft Pedal Loudness Reduction

BYTE(0–100) NA Soft Pedal Attack Stretch

BYTE(0–100) NA Soft Pedal Filter Close

SBYTE(−36 – +36) NA Midi Transpose

BYTE(0–95) BYTE MPC/MPD pad assignment <Data1> = pad, <Data2> = note

Set Modulation Matrix (Data1 = pin number)

BYTE WORD,

WORD, WORD,

SBYTE(0–±100)

<Data2> = keygroup number (0=

Set Modulation Connection

<Data1> = connection (pin) number;

ALL, 1–128=KEYGRO UP)

<Data3> = source (see Table 24);

<Data4> = destination (see Table 25);

<Data5> = level.

If Source or Destination is zero, the connection will be cleared.

&21{33}

&22{34}

&23{35}

&24{36}

&25{37}

&26{38}

BYTE WORD Set Modulation Source (see Table 24)

BYTE WORD Set Modulation Destination (see Table 25)

BYTE WORD

BYTE BYTE Set MIDI controller number (only used if Source = CTRL)

BYTE WORD Set Edit Keygroup (used to edit level) <Data2> = Edit Keygroup

BYTE SBYTE Set Modulation Level of Edit Keygroup

SBYTE

(0–±100)

Set Modulation Level <Data1> = pin number;

<Data2> = (0=ALL, 1–128=KEYGROUP); <Data3> = level

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Table 20: Control Items for Section &16 {22} — Program Set Parameter

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Tune — Set Values

&30{48}

&31{49}

&32{50}

&33{51}

&34{52}

&40{64}

&41{65}

&42{66}

&43{67}

&44{68}

&45{69}

&46{70}

&47{71}

&48{72}

&49{73}

SWORD(0– ±3600) NA Cents Tune

BYTE(0–7) NA Temperament Template, where <Data1> = template (see Table 22).

SBYTE[12]

(0–±50)

NA Set Program Temperament

All the values are sent one after the other starting at C (i.e., 24 data

bytes are transmitted, representing all 12 notes).

These values always represent a Key of C. If the current Key is not C,

the temperament will be adjusted accordingly.

BYTE(0–11) NA Key = <Data1> where:

0=C, 1=C#, 2=D, 3=E

7=G, 8=G#, 9=A, 10=B

BYTE(0–11) SBYTE(0– ±50) Set User Temperament Note <Data1> = note, <Data2> = cents

Pitch Bend — Set Values

BYTE(0–24) NA Set Pitch Bend Up <Data1> = semitones

BYTE(0–24) NA Set Pitch Bend Down <Data1> = semitones

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Bend Mode <Data1> = (0=NORMAL, 1=HELD)

SBYTE(0 –±12) NA Set Aftertouch Value

BYTE(0–2) NA Set Legato Setting <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=PITCH, 2=LOOP)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Portamento Enable <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Portamento Mode <Data1> = (0=TIME, 1=RATE)

BYTE(0–100) NA Set Portamento Time

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Glissando Mode <Data1> = (0=PORTAMENTO, 1=GLISS)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Aftertouch Type <Data1> = (0=CHANNEL, 1=POLY)

b, 4=E, 5=F, 6=F#,

b, 11=B

Table 21: Control Items for Section &17 {23} — Program Get Parameter

<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

Get General Options

&01{1}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&08{8}

&09{9}

&0A{10}

&0B{11}

&0C{12}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

NA BYTE Get Group ID

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Program Type <Data1> = (0=KEYGROUP, 1=DRUM)

NA STRING Get Genre

NA WORD(0–128) Get “Program Number” <Reply1> = (0=OFF, 1–128)

NA WORD Get Number of keygroups

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Keygroup Crossfade <Reply1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

NA BYTE(0–2) Get Keygroup Crossfade type <Reply1> = (0=LIN, 1=EXP, 2=LOG)

NA SWORD(−600– 60) Get Program Level <Reply1> = level in 10×dB

Midi Options — Get

NA BY TE(1 – 64) Get Polyphony

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Reassignment <Reply1> = (0=QUIETEST, 1=OLDEST)

NA BYTE(0–100) Soft Pedal Loudness Reduction

NA BYTE(0–100) Soft Pedal Attack Stretch

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<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

&14{20} NA BYTE(0–100) Soft Pedal Filter Close

&15{21}

&18{24}

&20{32}

&21{33}

&22{34}

&23{35}

&24{36} BYTE BYTE Get MIDI controller number (only used if Source = CTRL)

&25{37}

&26{38}

&30{48}

&31{49}

&32{50}

&33{51}

&34{52}

&40{64}

&41{65}

&42{66}

&43{67}

&44{68}

&45{69}

&46{70}

&47{71}

&48{72}

&49{73}

NA SBYTE (−36– +36) Midi Transpose

BYTE(0–95) BYTE MPC/MPD pad assignment <Data1> = pad, <Reply> = note

Get Modulation Matrix (Data1 = pin number)

BYTE,

WORD

WORD,

SBYTE(0– ±100)[n]

Get Modulation Connection

<Data1> = connection (pin) number;

<Data2> = keygroup number for level (0=

ALL, 1–128=KEYGROUP)

<Reply1> = source (see Table 24);

<Reply2> = destination (see Table 25);

<Reply3>[n] = level. (This is either a single value, or multiple values

if <Data2> = 0 (

BYTE WORD Get Modulation Source (see Table 24)

BYTE WORD Get Modulation Destination (see Table 25)

BYTE

WORD

SBYTE(0– ±100) Get Modulation Level

<Data2> = keygroup number (0=

ALL); one value per keygroup)

ALL, 1–128=KEYGRO UP)

(This is either a single value, or multiple values if <Data2> =

one value per keygroup)

BYTE WORD Get Edit Keygroup (used to edit level)

BYTE SBYTE Get Modulation Level of Edit Keygroup

Tune — Get Values

NA SWORD(0–±3600) Cents Tune

NA BYTE(0–7) Temperament Template, where <Reply1> = template (see Table 22).

NA SBYT E[12]

(0–±50)

All the values are sent one after the other starting at C (i.e., 24 data

Get Program Temperament.

bytes are transmitted, representing all 12 notes).

These values always represent a Key of C. If the current Key is not C,

the temperament will be adjusted accordingly.

NA BYTE(0–11) Key = <Reply1> where:

0=C, 1=C#, 2=D, 3=E

7=G, 8=G#, 9=A, 10=B

BYTE(0–11) SBYTE(0– ±50) Get User Temperament Note <Data1> = note, <Reply> = cents

b, 4=E, 5=F, 6=F#,

b, 11=B

Pitch Bend — Get Values

NA BYTE(0–24) Get Pitch Bend Up

NA BYTE(0–24) Get Pitch Bend Down

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Bend Mode <Reply> = (0=NORMAL, 1=HELD)

NA SBYTE(0 – ±12) Get Aftertouch Value

NA BYTE(0– 2) Get Legato Setting <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=PITCH, 2=LOOP )

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Portamento Enable <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Portamento Mode <Reply> = (0=TIME, 1=RATE)

NA BYTE(0–100) Get Portamento Time

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Glissando Mode <Reply> = (0=PORTAMENTO, 1=GLISS)

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Aftertouch Type <Reply> = (0=CHANNEL, 1=POLY)

ALL;

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Table 22: Program Temperament Templates

Template Number Template

USER

1 EVEN-TEMPERED

2 ORCHESTRAL

3 WERKMEISTER

41/5MEANTONE

51/4MEANTONE

6 JUST

7 ARABIA N

Table 23: Program LFO Waveforms

Wav e form N umbe r Wa v eform

TRIANGLE

1 SINE

2 SQUARE

3 SAW UP

4 SAW DOWN

5 RANDOM

Table 24: Modulation Matrix Sources

Index Description Index Description Index Description Index Description

4 AFTERTOUCH 5 VE LOCITY 6 BIPOLAR VELICITY 7 OFF VELICITY

8 KEYBOARD 9 LFO110LFO211AMP ENV

12 FILTER ENV 13 AUX ENV 14 MIDI CTRL

15 Q-LINK 116Q-LINK 217Q-LINK 318Q-LINK 4

NONE 1 MODWHEEL 2 BEND UP 3 BEND DOWN

Q-LINK 520Q-LINK 621Q-LINK 722Q-LINK 8

MODWHEEL 24 BEND UP 25 BEND DOWN 26 Q-LINK 1

Q-LINK 228 Q-LINK 329 Q-LINK 430 Q-LINK 5

Q-LINK 632 Q-LINK 733 Q-LINK 834 LFO1

LFO236MIDI CTRL

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Table 25: Modulation Matrix Destinations

Index Description Index Description Index Description Index Description

4 LFO1 RATE 5 LFO1 DEPTH 6 LFO1 DELAY 7 LFO1 PHASE

8 LFO1 OFFSET 9 LFO2 RATE 10 LFO2 DEPTH 11 LFO2 DELAY

12 LFO2 PHASE 13 LFO2 OFFSET 14 FILTER CUTOFF 15 FILTER RESONA NCE

16 TR. FILT 1 CUTOFF 17 TR. FILT 1 RESONANCE 18 TR. FILT 2 CUTOFF 19 TR. FILT 2 RESONANCE

20 TR. FILT 3 CUTOFF 21 TR. FILT 3 RESONANCE 22 AMP ENV ATTACK 23 AMP ENV DECAY

24 AMP ENV RELEASE 25 FILTER ENV RATE 126FILTER ENV RATE 227FILTER ENV RATE 4

32 ZONE 1 LEVEL 33 ZONE 1 PAN 34 ZONE 1 PITCH 35 ZONE 1 START

36 ZONE 1 FILTER 37 ZONE 2 LEVEL 38 ZONE 2 PAN 39 ZONE 2 PITCH

40 ZONE 2 START 41 ZONE 2 FILTER 42 ZONE 3 LEVEL 43 ZONE 3 PAN

44 ZONE 3 PITCH 45 ZONE 3 START 46 ZONE 3 FILTER 47 ZONE 4 LEVEL

48 ZONE 4 PAN 49 ZONE 4 PITCH 50 ZONE 4 START 51 ZONE 4 FILTER

NONE 1 AMPLITU DE 2 PAN 3 PITCH

AUX ENV RATE 129AUX ENV RATE 230AUX ENV RATE 431ZONE CROSSFADE

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Item List for Multi section [&18{24}]

The simplest functions of the Multi section allow control of all of the parameters of a Multi in real-time. For example, you can create a mixermap (or control panel) in a sequencer and use this to adjust the pan and level settings of each part while a sequence is playing. Moreover, if these adjustments are recorded by the sequencer, automated control of the part settings can be realised. In addition, “Get” options allow suitable software to determine the current settings of a Multi.

More advanced functions are also provided to facilitate control over the multis, including creation, deletion and selection of a part’s program. Note that modification of a Multi part’s program must be done through the Program Section [&14{20}]. This can be easily achieved by getting the name of the requested part’s program, and using this name to select the program in the Program Section, whereupon changes may be made.

When modifying a Multi, it is not necesary to send the Multi’s name with every SysEx message. Instead, the currently selected Multi is always acted on with these messages. There are three ways to select a Multi and make it current: (i) Create a new Multi; (ii) select an existing Multi in memory to be the current one; and (iii) change the current Multi via the sampler’s front panel. The first method can only be used if a program of the specified name does not already exist in memory, the last method will only work if the synchronisation option is on (this is the default option; see SysEx section on how to change this) and the current mode is “

MULTI”

mode.

Handles used to access Multis are special 28-bit values which uniquely identify Multis in memory.

When information about a Multi is requested with a Get message, the data is returned in a “

REPLY”

confirmation message (see Confirmation Messages on page 5). The format of the data content of these messages is summarised in Table 27 and Table 29.

Table 26: Control Items for Section &18{24} — Multi Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Generic List Functions

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7} DWORD NA Get item name from handle

&08{8}

&09{9}

&0A{10}

&0B{11}

&0C{12}

&0D{13}

&0E{14}

&0F{15}

&10{16}

NA NA Get number of items in memory

BYTE(0–3) NA Get list of info for all items:

DWORD NA Select current item by handle

STRING NA Select current item by name

NA NA Get handle of current item

NA NA Get name of current item

STRING NA Get item handle from name

NA NA Delete ALL items from memory

NA NA Delete current item from memory

DWORD NA Delete item represented by handle <Data1>

STRING NA Rename current item

DWORD STRING Rename item represented by handle <Data1>

BYTE(0–7) BYTE(0, 1)

BYTE(0, 1)

NA NA Get Tag Bitmap

NA NA Get name of current item with modified/tagged info.

<Data1>: 0=list of handles; 1=list of names; 2=list of handle+name;

Set Tag Bit <Data1> = bit to set, <Data2> = (0=

3=list of handle+modified/tagged name

<Data3> = (0=

CURRENT, 1=ALL)

OFF, 1=ON)

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Table 26: Control Items for Section &18{24} — Multi Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

&11{17} NA NA Get modified state of current item.

&18{24}

BYTE(0–7) NA Delete tagged items <Data1> = tag bit

General Multi Functions

&40{64}

&41{65}

&42{66}

&43{67}

&44{68}

WORD STRING Create New Multi <Data1> = number of parts, <Data2> = name

STRING NA Copy Multi <Data1> = name of new multi

BYTE NA Delete Part <Data1> = index of part to delete

NA NA Delete Unused Parts

NA NA Arrange Parts (sort by MIDI channel)

Table 27: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &18 {24} — Multi Main

<Item> requested <Reply>… Description of Data Returned

&01{1}

&02{2}

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

&0F{15}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&40{64}

DWORD Get number of items in memory

DWORD[n] or STRING[n] or

DWORD, STRING)[n]

(

<Data1>: 0=list of handles; 1=list of names; 2=list of handle+name;

Get list of info for all items:

DWORD Get handle of current item

STRING Get name of current item

STRING Get item name from handle

DWORD Get item handle from name

WORD Get Tag Bitmap

STRING Get name of current item with modified/tagged info. The name is modified to indicate

the current modified and tagged state of the item.

BYTE Get modified state of current item <Reply> = (0=NOT MODIFIED, 1=MO DIFIED)

DWORD Create Item <Reply> = handle of new item

Table 28: Control Items for Section &1A {26} — Multi Set Parameter

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Setting General Multi Information

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&08{8}

&09{9}

BYTE NA Set Group ID

BYTE(0–2) NA Set Multi Select <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=BANK, 2=PROG CHANGE)

BYTE(0–31) NA Set Multi Select Channel <Data1> = (1A=0, 2A=1, …, 16B=31)

WORD NA Set Multi Tempo <Data1> = 10×bpm

WORD(0–128) NA Set Multi Program Number Data1: (0=OFF, 1–128)

BYTE(0–127)

DWORD Set Multi Part by handle <Data1> = Part Number;

<Data2> = Handle of program

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Table 28: Control Items for Section &1A {26} — Multi Set Parameter

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

&0A{10} BYTE(0–127)

&0F{15}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

&14{20}

&15{21}

&16{22}

&17{23}

&18{24}

&1A{26}

&1B{27}

&1C{28}

&1D{29}

&1F{31}

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–31) Set Part MIDI Channel, <Data2> = (1A=0, 2A=1, …, 16B=31)

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0, 1) Set Part Mute, <Data2> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0, 1) Set Part Solo, <Data2> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0–127) SWORD(−600–+60) Set Part Level, <Data2> = PartLevel in 10×dB

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–14) Set Part Output, <Data2> = (Output:

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–100) Set Part Pan/Balance,

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–4) Set Part Effects Channel: <Data2> =

BYTE(0–127) SWORD(−600–+60) Set Part FX Send Level <Data2> = level in 10×dB

BYTE(0–127) SWORD(0– ±3600) Set Part Cents Tune: <Data2> = cents tuning

BYTE(0–127) BYTE Set Part Low Note

BYTE(0–127) BYTE Set Part High Note

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–3) Set Part Priority <Data1> = (0=HOLD, 1=HIGH, 2=NORM , 3=LOW)

BYTE(0–127) WORD(0–128) Set Multi Part Program Number <Data2> = (0=OFF, 1–128)

BYTE(0–127) BYTE Set Part Group ID

&30{48}

&31{49}

&32{50}

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set EQ Enable <Data2> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

SWORD NA Set EQ Low Gain

&33{51}

&34{52}

SWORD NA Set EQ Mid Gain

&35{53}

&36{54}

&37{55}

&40{64}

&41{65}

&42{66}

&50{80}

SWORD NA Set EQ High Gain

DWORD NA Set EQ High Frequency

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0, 1) Set MIDI filter enable <Data1> = part

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–100)

BYTE(0–31) BYTE(0–100)

BYTE(0–7) BYTE(0, 1) Set Assign Type <Data2> = (0=PART, 1=FX)

STRING Set Multi Part by name <Data1> = Part Number;

<Data2> = Name of part

WORD NA Set Number of Parts (resize) <Data1> = new number of parts

Setting Multi Part Parameters (Data1 = Part Number-1

)

0 = L/R; 1–4 = op1/2–op7/8; 5–14 = L, R, op1-op8)

<Data2> = (Pan/Bal (0–100 = L50–R50); centre=&32{50})

(0=OFF, 1=FX1, 2=FX2, 3=RV3, 4=RV4)

Multi EQ

BYTE NA Set EQ Output Channel

WORD NA Set EQ Low Frequency

WORD NA Set EQ Mid Frequency

MIDI Filter

OFF, 1=ON)

NOTE O N, 1=POLY ATCH, 2=CHAN ATCH ,

YES, 1=NO)

NOTE O N, 1=POLY ATCH, 2=CHAN ATCH ,

YES, 1=NO)

BYTE(0, 1)

<Data2> = (0=

Set

MIDI filter (by part) <Data1> = part

<Data2> = filter type = (0=

PITCH BEND, 4=SYSEX, 5–36=CTL0–31, 37–100=CTL64–127)

<Data3> = pass state (0=

Set

MIDI filter (by channel) <Data1> = MIDI channel

<Data2> = filter type = (0=

PITCH BEND, 4=SYSEX, 5–36=CTL0–31, 37–100=CTL64–127)

<Data3> = pass state (0=

QLink Controls (Data1 = Qlink control, 0–7 = QLink 1–8)

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Table 28: Control Items for Section &1A {26} — Multi Set Parameter

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

&51{81} BYTE (0–7) WORD Set Target Part <Data2> = (0=ALL, 1–128=PART)

(when Assign Type =

Set Target

FX channel <Data2> = (0–3 = FX 1–FX 4)

(when Assign Type =

&52{82}

&53{83}

&54{84}

&55{85}

&56{86}

&57{87}

a. The number set is 1 smaller than that set via the front panel. i.e., numbers 1–128 shall be transmitted as 0–127.

BYTE(0–7) WORD Set Destination

BYTE(0–7) BYTE(0, 1) Set Change Type <Data2> = (0=REPLACE , 1=OFFSET)

BYTE(0–7) SBYTE Set Scale Minimum

BYTE(0–7) SBYTE Set Scale Maximum

BYTE(0–7) WORD (0–128) Set MIDI controller output (0=OFF, 1–128=CTRL)

BYTE(0–7) BYTE Set MIDI channel output (when Assign Type = FX)

PART)

FX)

Table 29: Control Items for Section &1B{27} — Multi Get Parameter

<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

Getting General Multi Information

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&08{8}

&09{9}

NA BYTE Get Group ID

NA BYTE(0–2) Get Multi Select <Reply1> = (0=OFF, 1=BANK, 2=PROG CHANGE)

NA BYTE(0–31) Get Multi Select Channel <Reply1> = (1A=0, 2A=1, …, 16B=31)

NA WORD Get Multi Tempo <Reply> = 10×bpm

NA WORD(0 –128) Get Multi Program Number

BYTE(0–127)

DWORD Get Multi Part handle. <Data1> = Part Number;

<Reply> = Handle of program

&0A{10}

BYTE(0–127)

STRING Get Multi Part name. <Data1> = Part Number;

<Reply> = Name of part

&0F{15} NA WORD Get Number of Parts. <Reply> = new number of parts

)

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

&14{20}

&15{21}

&16{22}

&17{23}

&18{24}

&1A{26}

&1B{27}

Getting Multi Part Parameters (Data1 = Part Number-1

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–31) Get Part MIDI Channel, <Reply> = (1A=0, 2A=1, …, 16B=31)

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0, 1) Get Part Mute, <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0, 1) Get Part Solo, <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0–127) SWORD(−600–+60) Get Part Level, <Reply> = PartLevel in 10×dB

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–14) Get Part Output, <Reply> = (Output:

0 = L/R; 1–4 = op1/2–op7/8; 5–14 = L, R, op1-op8)

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–100) Get Part Pan/Balance, <Reply> = Pan/Bal

(0–100 = L50–R50); centre=&32{50}

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–4) Get Part Effects Channel:

Reply = (0=OFF, 1=FX1, 2=FX2, 3=RV3, 4=RV4)

BYTE(0–127) SWORD(−600–+60) Get Part FX Send Level <Reply> = level in 10×dB

BYTE(0–127) SWORD(0– ±3600) Get Part Cents Tune

BYTE(0–127) BYTE Get Part Low Note

BYTE(0–127) BYTE Get Part High Note

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Table 29: Control Items for Section &1B{27} — Multi Get Parameter

<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

&1C{28}

&1D{29}

&1F{31}

&30{48}

&31{49}

&32{50}

&33{51}

&34{52}

&35{53}

&36{54}

&37{55}

&40{64}

&41{65}

&42{66}

&48{72}

&50{80}

&51{81}

&52{82}

&53{83}

&54{84} BYTE (0–7) SBYTE Get Scale Minimum

&55{85}

&56{86}

&57{87}

&58{88}

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–3) Get Part Priority <Reply> = (0=HOLD, 1=HIGH, 2=NORM, 3=LOW)

BYTE(0–127) WORD(0–128) Get Multi Part Program Number

BYTE(0–127) BYTE Get Part Group ID

Multi EQ

NA BYTE Get EQ Output Channel

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get EQ Enable <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

NA SWORD Get EQ Low Gain

NA WORD Get EQ Low Frequency

NA SWORD Get EQ Mid Gain

NA WORD Get EQ Mid Frequency

NA SWORD Get EQ High Gain

NA DWORD Get EQ High Frequency

MIDI Filter

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0, 1) Get MIDI filter enable <Data1> = part, <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE(0–127) BYTE(0–100)

BYTE(0–31)

BYTE(0–100)

NA BYTE[n] Get mute/solo state for all multi parts.

BYTE(0, 1) Get MIDI filter (by part) <Data1> = part

<Data2> = filter type = (0=

PITCH BEND, 4=SYSEX, 5–36=CTL0–31, 37–100=CTL64–127)

<Reply> = pass state (0=

BYTE(0, 1) Get MIDI filter (by channel) <Data1> = MIDI channel

<Data2> = filter type = (0=

PITCH BEND, 4=SYSEX, 5–36=CTL0–31, 37–100=CTL64–127)

<Reply> = pass state (0=

An array of

BYTE is returned: one BYTE per part in the multi.

NOTE O N, 1=POLY ATCH, 2=CHAN ATCH ,

YES, 1=NO)

NOTE O N, 1=POLY ATCH, 2=CHAN ATCH ,

YES, 1=NO)

Value = (0=mute and solo off; 1=mute on; 2=solo on)

QLink Controls (Data1 = Qlink control, 0–7 = QLink 1–8)

BYTE(0–7) BYTE(0, 1) Get Assign Type <Reply> = (0=PART, 1=FX)

BYTE(0–7) WORD Get Target Part <Reply> = (0=ALL, 1–128=PART)

(when Assign Type =

Get Target

FX channel <Reply> = (0–3 = FX 1–FX 4)

(when Assign Type =

BYTE(0–7) WORD Get Destination

BYTE(0–7) BYTE(0, 1) Set Change Type <Reply> = (0=REPLACE, 1=OFFSET)

BYTE(0–7) SBYTE Get Scale Maximum

BYTE(0–7) WORD (0–128) Get MIDI controller output <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1–128=CTRL)

BYTE(0–7) BYTE Get MIDI channel output

BYTE(0–7) STRING Get Name of Destination FX parameter (when Assign Type = FX)

PART)

FX)

Get Name of Modulation Destination (when Assign Type =

PART)

a. The number set is 1 smaller than that set via the front panel. i.e., numbers 1–128 shall be transmitted as 0–127.

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Item List for Sample section [&1C {28}]

The Sample section provides a means to determine which samples are currently in memory and to determine or modify their basic parameters — off-line sample processing functions are not supported. Once the names of samples are determined, they can be assigned to a keygroup zone using the functions of the Keygroup Zone section &0E{14}.

Note that the active sample displayed on the

LCD screen will only correspond to the one selected via SysEx

if the synchronisation option is on (this is the default option; see SysEx section on how to change this) and the current mode is “

SAMPLE” mode.

Handles used to access Samples are special 28-bit values which uniquely identify Samples in memory.

When information about a Sample is requested with a Get message, the data is returned in a “

REPLY”

confirmation message (see Confirmation Messages on page 5). The format of the data content of these messages is summarised in Table 31 and Table 33.

Table 30: Control Items for Section &1C {28} — Sample Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Generic List Functions

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

&09{9}

&0A{10}

&0B{11}

&0C{12}

&0D{13}

&0E{14}

&0F{15}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&18{24}

&40{64}

&41{65}

&42{66}

&43{67}

NA NA Get number of items in memory

BYTE(0–3) NA Get list of info for all items:

<Data1>: 0=list of handles; 1=list of names; 2=list of handle+name;

3=list of handle+modified/tagged name

DWORD NA Select current item by handle

STRING NA Select current item by name

NA NA Get handle of current item

NA NA Get name of current item

DWORD NA Get item name from handle

STRING NA Get item handle from name

NA NA Delete ALL items from memory

NA NA Delete current item from memory

DWORD NA Delete item represented by handle <Data1>

STRING NA Rename current item

DWORD STRING Rename item represented by handle <Data1>

BYTE(0–7) BYTE(0, 1)

BYTE(0, 1)

NA NA Get Tag Bitmap

NA NA Get name of current item with modified/tagged info

NA NA Get modified state of current item.

BYTE(0–7) NA Delete tagged items <Data1> = tag bit

Set Tag Bit <Data1> = bit to set, <Data2> = (0=

<Data3> = (0=

CURRENT, 1=ALL)

OFF, 1=ON)

General Sample Functions

BYTE BYTE Start auditioning the current sample <Data1> = velocity

<Data2> = (

NA NA Stop playback of the current sample

BYTE QWORD Play To <Data1> = velocity, <Data2> = sample position

BYTE QWORD Play From <Data1> = velocity, <Data2> = sample position

NO LOOPING, 1=LOOPING)

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Table 30: Control Items for Section &1C {28} — Sample Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

&44{68} BYTE QWORD Play Over <Data1> = velocity, <Data2> = sample position

&45{69}

&46{70}

BYTE BYTE Play Loop <Data1> = velocity, <Data2> = loop index

BYTE BYTE Play Region <Data1> = velocity, <Data2> = region index

Loop and Region Creation/Deletion

&48{72}

&49{73}

&4A{74}

&4B{75}

NA NA Create New Loop

BYTE NA Delete Loop <Data1> = index

NA NA Create Region

BYTE NA Delete Region <Data1> = index

Table 31: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &1C{28} — Sample Main

<Item> requested <Reply>… Description of Data Returned

&01{1}

&02{2}

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

&0F{15}

&10{16}

&11{17}

DWORD Get number of items in memory

DWORD[n] or STRING[n] or

DWORD, STRING)[n]

(

<Data1>: 0=list of handles; 1=list of names; 2=list of handle+name;

Get list of info for all items:

DWORD Get handle of current item

STRING Get name of current item

STRING Get item name from handle

DWORD Get item handle from name

WORD Get Tag Bitmap

STRING Get name of current item with modified/tagged info. The name is modified to indicate

the current modified and tagged state of the item.

BYTE Get modified state of current item <Reply> = (0=NOT MODIFIED, 1=MO DIFIED)

Table 32: Control Items for Section &1E {29} — Sample Parameter Set

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Setting General Options

&01{1}

BYTE NA Set Group ID

Setting Parameters

&20{32}

&21{33}

&22{34}

&24{36}

QWORD NA Set Trim Start

QWORD NA Set Trim End

QWORD NA Set Trim Length

BYTE NA Set Original Pitch

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Table 32: Control Items for Section &1E {29} — Sample Parameter Set

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

&25{37} SWOR D

(0–±3600)

&26{38}

&30{48}

&31{49}

&32{50}

&33{51}

&34{52}

&35{53}

&36{54}

&37{55}

&40{64}

&41{65}

&42{66}

BYTE(0–2) NA Set Playback Mode, where <Data1> =

BYTE QWORD Set Loop Start

BYTE QWORD Set Loop End

BYTE QWORD Set Loop Length

BYTE BYTE(0, 1) Set Loop Lock <Data1> = (0=OFF , 1=ON)

BYTE SBYTE (0 – ±50) Set Loop Tune

BYTE BYTE(0, 1) Set Loop Direction <Data1> = (0=FORWARDS, 1=ALTERNATING)

BYTE BYTE(0, 1) Set Loop Type <Data1> = (0=LOOP IN REL, 1=LOOP UNTIL REL)

BYTE BYTE Set Number of Loop Repetitions (0=INFINITE)

BYTE(0–31) QWORD Set Region Start <Data1> = Region Num, <Data2> = start

BYTE(0–31) QWORD Set Region End <Data1> = Region Num <Data2> = end

BYTE(0–31) QWORD Set Region Length <Data1> = Region Num <Data2> = length

NA Set Cents Tune

NO LOOPING, 1=LOOPING, 2=ONE SHOT)

(0=

Set Loop Parameters <Data1> = loop index

Set Region Parameters

Table 33: Control Items for Section &1F{30} — Sample Parameter Get

<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

Getting General Options

&01{1}

&20{32}

&21{33}

&22{34}

&24{36}

&25{37}

&26{38}

&30{48}

&31{49}

&32{50}

&33{51}

&34{52}

&35{53}

&36{54} BYTE BYTE(0, 1) Get Loop Type <Data1> = (0=LOOP IN REL, 1=LOOP UNTIL REL)

NA BYTE Get Group ID

Getting Parameters

NA QWORD Get Trim Start

NA QWORD Get Trim End

NA QWORD Get Trim Length

NA BYTE Get Original Pitch

NA SWORD

Get Cents Tune

(0–±3600)

NA BYTE(0–2) Get Playback Mode, where <Data1> =

NO LOOPING, 1=LOOPING, 2=ONE SHOT)

(0=

Get Loop Parameters <Data1> = loop index

BYTE QWORD Get Loop Start

BYTE QWORD Get Loop End

BYTE QWORD Get Loop Length

BYTE BYTE(0, 1) Get Loop Lock <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

BYTE SBYTE (0 –±50) Get Loop Tune

BYTE BYTE(0, 1) Get Loop Direction <Data1> = (0=FORWARDS, 1=ALTERNATING)

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Table 33: Control Items for Section &1F{30} — Sample Parameter Get

<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

&37{55} BYTE BYTE Get Number of Loop Repetitions

&38{56}

&40{64}

&41{65}

&42{66}

&44{68}

&50{80}

&51{81}

&52{82}

&54{83}

&55{84}

NA BYTE Get Number of Loops

Get Region Parameters

BYTE(0–31) QWORD Get Region Start <Data1> = Region Num, <Reply1> = start

BYTE(0–31) QWORD Get Region End <Data1> = Region Num <Reply1> = end

BYTE(0–31) QWORD Get Region Length <Data1> = Region Num <Reply1> = length

BYTE NA Get Number of Regions

Get Read-only Information

NA QWORD Get Sample Length

NA DWORD Get Sample Rate [Hz]

NA BYTE Get Sample Bit-Depth [bits]

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Sample Type <Reply> = (0=RAM, 1=VIRTUAL)

NA BYTE Get Number of Channels

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Item List for Disk Tools section [&20 {32}]

All disk operations are performed on the currently selected disk. Therefore, before the first disk access is attempted, one must select a disk. (Note that the selected disk is NOT the same as that selected via the front panel.) Disks are selected using a unique 14-bit handle, initially obtained when the list of connected disks is determined (Item &05{5}).

Before any disk operations are performed, the disk list must be updated. This can either be done via the sampler’s front panel, or via SysEx. Indeed, the disk list is always updated when the sampler is first switched on. Note that if a disk is added to, or removed from, the sampler, the disk list must always be updated, or incorrect operation may result. A disk must be selected before any further disk operations will be valid. Once this is done, information about the files and folders on the disk can be obtained.

Table 34: Control Items for Section &20{32} — Disk Tools

<Item> <Data1> <Data2> Description of Item

General Disk Functions

&01 {1}

&02 {2}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&05 {5}

&09 {9}

&0D{13}

&10{16}

&12{18}

&13{19}

&15{21}

&16{22}

&17{23} STRING NA Delete Sub-Folder.

&18{24} STRING STRING Rename Folder: <Data1> = name of folder to rename,

&20{32}

&22{34}

&28{40}

&29{41} STRING NA Delete File. <Data1> = name of file to delete.

&2A{42}

NA NA Update the list of disks connected

WORD NA Select Disk <Data1> = Disk Handle

WORD NA Test if the disk is valid <Data1> = Disk Handle

NA NA Get the number of disks connected

NA NA Get list of all connected disks

NA NA Get current path of current disk

WORD NA Eject Disk <Data1> = Disk Handle

Folder Functions

NA NA Get number of sub-folders in the current folder.

NA NA Get the names of all of the sub-folders in the current folder.

STRING NA Open Folder. This sets the current folder to be the requested one.

(Move down one level in the folder heirarchy.)

<Data1> = name of folder to open..

(If <Data1> = 0, the root folder will be selected.)

STRING NA Load Folder: the selected folder, and all its contents (including sub-

folders) are loaded into memory.

<Data1> = name of folder to load.

STRING NA Create Folder: Creates a sub-folder in the currently selected folder.

<Data1> = name of folder to create.

<Data1> = name of folder to delete.

<Data2> = new name for folder.

File Functions

NA NA Get number of files in the current folder.

NA NA Get the names of all of the files in the current folder.

STRING STRING Rename File: <Data1> = name of file to rename,

<Data2> = new name for file.

STRING NA Load File <Data1> = name of file to load.

The filename must include the correct file extension.

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Table 34: Control Items for Section &20{32} — Disk Tools

<Item> <Data1> <Data2> Description of Item

&2B{43}

&2C {44}

&2D{45}

STRING NA Load File including all dependent child files.

<Data1> = name of file to load.

The filename must include the correct file extension.

DWORD BY TE(1–4)

BYTE(0, 1) BYTE(0, 1)

<Data2> = Type = (1=Multi; 2=Program; 3=Sample; 4=

Save Memory Item to Disk

<Data1> = Handle of Memory Item

SMF)

<Data3> = (0=Skip if file exists; 1=Overwrite existing files)

<Data4> = (0=Don’t save children; 1=Save Children)

BYTE(0–4) BYTE(0, 1)

BYTE(0, 1)

<Data1> = Type = (0=All; 1=Multi; 2=Program; 3=Sample; 4=SMF)

Save All Memory Items to Disk

<Data2> = (0=Skip if file exists; 1=Overwrite existing files)

<Data3> = (0=Don’t save children; 1=Save Children)

a. If the currently selected disk is valid, a DONE message will be returned, otherwise an ERROR reply will be returned. b. Before the number of disks is determined, the list of disks connected must have been updated. If this is not the case, the value

returned will be invlaid.

c. Loading a file will load a multi, program, sample, etc., depending on the type of file supplied. Note that if the requested file has

child files which it depends upon (e.g., a program’s children are the sample files it requires) then these child files will not be loaded automatically. To load child files automatically, another function must be used.

d. This operation ensures that all child files (e.g., the samples of a program, or the programs of a multi) are also loaded

automatically.

When information is requested in the Disk Tools section, it is returned in a occurs, whereupon an

ERROR confirmation message is returned instead. The format of these REPLY messages

REPLY message — unless an error

is detailed in Table 35.

Table 35: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &20 {32} — Disk Tools

<Item> requested <Reply…> Description of Data Returned

General Disk Functions

&04{4}

&05{5}

&09{9}

&10{16}

&12{18}

&20{32}

&22{34}

BYTE Number of logical disks connected to the sampler.

WORD

BYTE

STRING

(0, 1)

<Reply2> = Disk type = (0=floppy; 1=hard drive; 2=cd-rom;

<Reply3> = Disk Format = (1=

S3000; 6=EMU; 7=Roland; 8=CD-AUDIO; 100=empty)

<Reply1> = Disk handle

3=optical; 4=unknown)

FAT; 2=FAT32; 3=ISO9660; 4=S1000;

<Reply4> = Physical Disk

<Reply5> = (0=not-writable; 1=writable)

<Reply6> = Volume name

This sequence is repeated for each of the logical disks connected to

the sampler.

STRING <Reply1> = current path on the current disk. If the root folder is

selected, this will return a single byte = 0.

Folder Functions

WORD The number of sub-folders in the current folder

STRING[] Returns a list of the names of all of the sub-folders

File Functions

WORD The number of files in the current folder

STRING[] Returns a list of the names of all the files in the current folder

a. It is recommended that the control computer determines the amount of data it expects before this <Item> is

requested.

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Item List for Multi FX Control section [&24 {36}]

Effects settings belong to a Multi, and this section enables the adjustment of effects for the currently selected multi (see Section &18 for information on how to select a multi to be current). The SysEx protocol for controlling the effects has been designed to be as flexible and extensible as possible; rather than being tied to a particular hardware architecture. To achieve this, the hardware is presented as a series of effects channels, each with a certain number of modules. These modules can be set to include an effect (or no effect). Note that certain restrictions may apply to which combinations of effects may be used simultaneously depending on the hardware installed. To illustrate the layout, an example

ODULE INDEX:

012

FX configuration is shown in Figure 1.

CHANNEL 0:

HANNEL 1:

HANNEL 2:

EQ REVERB EMPTY EMPTY

EMPTY EMPTY EMPTY EMPTY

COMPRESSOR CHORUS DELAY

Figure 1: Example FX configuration

Prior to use, the configuration of all of the effects channels and modules must be determined so that the layout of the current hardware is known. Only then should parameters be modified or effects be selected into modules.

Note that all of the index values are zero-based. (i.e., the first item = 0, the second item = 1.)

Parameter values are always passed as as

SDWORD even although many parameters only require

a single unsigned byte. This provides flexibility and means that different messages do not need to be used for different parameter types.

Table 36: Control Items for Section &24{36} — Multi FX Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Determine if there is an

&01{1}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&20{32} NA NA Get Number of effects available

&21{33}

&22{34}

&24 {36}

NA NA Get FX card installed

Determine the characteristics of the installed FX hardware

NA NA Get Number of FX channels

BYTE NA Get Maximum Number of FX modules on given channel

Get Information about available

WORD NA Get Name of effect <Data1> = index of effect

WORD NA Get Unique ID of effect <Data1> = index of effect

WORD NA Get Parameter Index for Output Control <Data1> = index of effect

FX board installed or not

<Data1> = channel

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Table 36: Control Items for Section &24{36} — Multi FX Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Get Information about FX parameters: <Data1> = channel, <Data2> = module, <Data3> = parameter

&30{48}

&31{49}

&32{50} BYTE BYTE

&33{51}

&34{52} BYTE BYTE

&35{53} BYTE BYTE

&36{54}

&38{56} BYTE BYTE

&40 {64}

&41{65}

&42{66} BYTE BYTE

BYTE BYTE Get Number of Parameters

BYTE BYTE

BYTE

Get Parameter Minimum

Get Parameter Maximum

BYTE

BYTE BYTE

BYTE

Get Parameter Name

Get Parameter Units

BYTE

Get Parameter Type

BYTE

BYTE BYTE

BYTE

Get Display Template for parameter

Get Parameter Position ID

BYTE

BYTE BYTE Get Number of Parameter Groups

BYTE BYTE

BYTE

Get Group Name <Data3> = Index of Group

Get Group Index of Parameter

BYTE

a. Each effect has a globally unique ID: the top 14 bits represent a manufacturer ID, the bottom 14 bits represent the effect ID. b. The parameter index for the output control is a special index used to access the output control parameter. This parameter is not

actually a part of the parameter list, and is not included in the number of parameter count. Using a parameter index provides a consistent interface to access the control. This index must not clash with any existing parameters.

c. Display templates are used to provide a hint as to how the parameter should be displayed and implicity defines any scaling

required. For example, a level might have the template 0.00, which means that a value of 100 would be displayed as 1.00 (i.e., the integer representation of the number is divided by 100 to yield the floating point representation). This makes it simple to transfer both integer and floating point values using an

d. To provide a guide to displaying parameters on a user-interface, parameters may be grouped into logical sections. Each parameter

can have a group index associated with it, and each group can have a name. For example, a stereo delay could have 3 groups: delay, damping and feedback. An effect does not need to contain groups, in which case Number of Groups = 0.

SDWORD.

Table 37: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &24{36} — Multi FX Control

<Item> requested <Reply>… Description of Data Returned

&01{1}

&10 {16}

&11{17}

&20 {32}

&21 {33}

&22 {34}

&24 {36}

&30 {48}

&31 {49}

&32 {50} SDWORD Get Parameter Maximum

BYTE FX card installed: 0=none, 2=Z48

BYTE Number of FX channels

BYTE Maximum Number of FX modules on given channel

WORD Get Number of effects available

STRING Get Name of effect

DWORD Get Unique ID of effect

BYTE Get Parameter Index for Output Control

BYTE Get Number of Parameters

SDWORD Get Parameter Minimum

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Table 37: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &24{36} — Multi FX Control

<Item> requested <Reply>… Description of Data Returned

&33 {51} STRING Get Parameter Name

&34 {52}

&35 {53}

&36 {54}

&38 {56}

STRING Get Parameter Units

BYTE Get Parameter Type <Reply> (0=NUMBER, 1=STRING-LIST)

STRING Get Display Template for parameter

BYTE Get Parameter Position ID

&40 {64} BYTE Get Number of Parameter Groups

&41 {65}

&42 {66}

STRING Get Group Name <Data3> = Index of Group

BYTE Get Group Index of Parameter

Table 38: Control Items for Section &26{38} — Multi FX Parameter Set

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Configuration of the

&20{32}

&21{33}

&22{34}

&30{48}

BYTE BYTE(0, 1) Set Mute Status of Channel <Data2> = (0=ON, 1=MUTE)

BYTE BYTE Set Channel Input <Data2> = input

BYTE BYTE Set Channel Output <Data2> = output

BYTE BYTE

STRING

&31{49} BYTE BYTE

WORD

&40{64}

&50{80}

&52{82}

BYTE BYTE

BYTE

SDWORD

BYTE

(0, 1)

Configuration of the

Enabling/Disabling (bypassing) FX modules

FX channels <Data1> = channel

FX modules

Set effect in module on given channel (by name)

<Data1> = channel; <Data2> = module; <Data3> = effect.

If the effect name is

NULL (i.e., <Data3> = 0), then the specified

module is set to have no effect

Set effect in module on given channel (by index)

<Data1> = channel; <Data2> = module; <Data3> = effect

Set Enabled/Disabled State of

FX module.

<Data1> = channel; <Data2> = module;

<Data3> =0 (disable) or 1 (enable)

FX parameter values

Set parameter value of given module in given channel.

<Data1> = channel; <Data2> = module;

<Data3> = index of parameter to set

<Data4> = parameter value

Set Qlink control used to control the parameter

<Data1> = channel; <Data2> = module;

<Data3> = index of parameter to set

<Data4> = Qlink control (0=

NONE, 1–n = Qlink 1–n)

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Table 39: Control Items for Section &27{39} — Multi FX Parameter Get

<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

FX channels <Data1> = channel

FX modules

<Data1> = channel; <Data2> = module; <Reply> = effect

<Data1> = channel; <Data2> = module;

<Reply> = (0=disabled, 1=enabled)

FX parameter values

<Data1> = channel; <Data2> = module;

<Data3> = index of parameter

<Reply> = parameter value

<Data1> = channel; <Data2> = module;

<Data3> = index of parameter

<Reply> = parameter value

(NOTE: This message is only used if the parameter type is

STRING-LIST. For other parameter types, this command will return

a zero-length string.)

<Data1> = channel; <Data2> = module;

<Data3> = index of parameter to set

<Reply> = Qlink control (0=

NONE, 1–n = Qlink 1–n)

&20{32}

&21{33}

&22{34}

&30{48}

&31{49}

&40{64}

&50{80}

&51{81}

&52{82}

Configuration of the

BYTE BYTE(0, 1) Get Mute Status of Channel <Reply> = (0=ON, 1=MUTE)

BYTE BYTE Get Channel Input <Reply> = input

BYTE BYTE Get Channel Output <Reply> = output

Configuration of the

BYTE

STRING Get effect in module on given channel (by name)

WORD Get effect in module on given channel (by index)

Enabling/Disabling FX modules

BYTE

BYTE(0, 1) Get Enabled/Disabled State of FX module

SDWORD Get parameter value of given module in given channel.

STRING Get parameter string of given module in given channel.

BYTE Get Qlink control used to control the parameter

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Item List for

The

MIDI Song File section provides a means to determine which MIDI song files are currently in memory and

MIDI Song File Tools section [&28{40}]

to determine or modify their basic parameters.

Handles used to access Song Files are special 28-bit values which uniquely identify Song Files in memory.

When information about a Song Files is requested with a Get message, the data is returned in a “

REPLY”

confirmation message (see Confirmation Messages on page 5). The format of the data content of these messages is summarised in Table 41 and Table 43.

Table 40: Control Items for Section &28{40} — Song File Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Generic List Functions

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

&09{9}

&0A{10}

&0B{11}

&0C{12}

&0D{13}

&0E{14}

&0F{15}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&18{24}

&40{64}

&41{65}

&42{66}

NA NA Get number of items in memory

BYTE(0–3) NA Get list of info for all items:

<Data1>: 0=list of handles; 1=list of names; 2=list of handle+name;

3=list of handle+modified/tagged name

DWORD NA Select current item by handle

STRING NA Select current item by name

NA NA Get handle of current item

NA NA Get name of current item

DWORD NA Get item name from handle

STRING NA Get item handle from name

NA NA Delete ALL items from memory

NA NA Delete current item from memory

DWORD NA Delete item represented by handle <Data1>

STRING NA Rename current item

DWORD STRING Rename item represented by handle <Data1>

BYTE(0–7) BYTE(0, 1)

BYTE(0, 1)

NA NA Get Tag Bitmap

NA NA Get name of current item with modified/tagged info.

NA NA Get modified state of current item.

BYTE(0–7) NA Delete tagged items <Data1> = tag bit

NA NA Play Song

NA NA Pause Song

NA NA Stop Song

Set Tag Bit <Data1> = bit to set, <Data2> = (0=

CURRENT, 1=ALL)

MIDI Song File Functions

General

<Data3> = (0=

OFF, 1=ON)

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Table 41: Format of “

REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &28{40} — Song File Main

<Item> requested <Reply>… Description of Data Returned

&01{1}

&02{2}

DWORD Get number of items in memory

DWORD[n] or STRING[n] or

DWORD, STRING)[n]

(

<Data1>: 0=list of handles; 1=list of names; 2=list of handle+name;

Get list of info for all items:

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

&0F{15}

&10{16}

DWORD Get handle of current item

STRING Get name of current item

STRING Get item name from handle

DWORD Get item handle from name

WORD Get Tag Bitmap

STRING Get name of current item with modified/tagged info. The name is modified to indicate

the current modified and tagged state of the item.

&11{17} BYTE Get modified state of current item <Reply> = (0=NOT MODIFIED, 1=MODIFIED)

Table 42: Control Items for Section &2A {42} — Song File Parameter Set

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Setting General Options

&01{1}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

&18{24} BYTE(0–2) NA Set MIDI output port <Data1> = (0=NONE, 1=MIDI A, 2=MIDI B)

BYTE NA Set Group ID

Setting Parameters

WORD NA Set From Bar

WORD NA Set To Bar

BYTE NA Set Tempo Mode <Data1> = (0=FILE, 1=MA NUAL, 2=MULTI)

WORD NA Set Manual Tempo <Data1> = (tempo×10)bpm

Table 43: Control Items for Section &2B{43} — Song File Parameter Get

<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

Getting General Options

&01{1}

NA BYTE Get Group ID

Getting Parameters

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

NA WORD Get From Bar

NA WORD Get To Bar

NA BYTE Get Tempo Mode <Reply> = (0=FILE, 1=MANUAL, 2=MULTI)

NA WORD Get Manual Tempo <Reply> = (tempo×10)bpm

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Table 43: Control Items for Section &2B{43} — Song File Parameter Get

<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

&18{24} NA BYTE(0–2) Get MIDI output port <Reply> = (0=NONE, 1=MIDI A, 2=MIDI B)

Getting Status Information

&20{32}

&21{33}

&22{34}

&23{35}

&24{36}

NA BYTE Get (Time Signature) Beat Value

NA BYTE Get (Time Signature) Beats-per-Bar

NA BYTE Get Current Beat

NA WORD Get Current Bar

NA WORD Get Current Tempo <Reply> = (tempo×10) bpm

Item List for Front Panel Control section [&2C{44}]

To facilitate a Remote Control facility, this section allows the controls of the front panel to be manipulated directly via SysEx. The control codes which must be sent with some of these messages, are detailed in Table 45 – Table 47.

Note that if a “Key Hold” message is sent, this must eventually be followed by a “Key Release” message, although there can be a delay between sending the release message. This is useful, for example, if the

PLAY is pressed for a few seconds to hear a sample, before being released.

Table 44: Control Items for Section &2C{44} — Front Panel Control

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Control Activation

&01 {1}

&02 {2}

&03 {3}

&04 {4}

BYTE

SBYTE NA Move the data wheel forwards or backwards a certain amount

BYTE(0–7) WORD(0–1023) Set the value of a Q-link control. <Data1> = Qlink control,

NA “Key Hold”: hold down panel key: <Data1> = keycode

NA “Key Release”: release panel key: <Data1> = keycode

<Data2> = value

ASCII keyboard

&10{16}

&11{17}

WORD

ASCII Key Press: <Data1> = ASCII value, <Data2> = flags

ASCII Key Release: <Data1> = ASCII value, <Data2> = flags

Mouse Operations

&20{32} WORD WORD Mouse Click at Screen Coordinate (Select Parameter)

<Data1> = x-coord, <Data2> = y-coord.

&21{33}

WORD WORD Mouse Double Click at Screen Coordinate (open Parameter Window)

<Data1> = x-coord, <Data2> = y-coord.

a. These functions cause the data to be queued within the sampler, it does not wait until the data has been processed. Thus the DONE

confirmation message simply confirms that the data has been queued, not processed. If the data is not queued successfully, an

ERROR will be returned.

b. Only those keycodes defined in Table 45 should be used. Use of other values may lead to undefined behaviour. c. Standard ASCII codes can be used, as well as the virtual codes defined in Table 46. d. The flags contains a combination of the values detailed in Table 47. These indicate which combination of modifier keys are

currently being held down.

e. Mouse operations are used by remote displays, where a mouse and cursor system could be used.

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Table 45: Keycodes for Front-Panel Control

Key <Keycode> Key <Keycode> Key <Keycode> Key <Keycode>

Mode Keys Function Keys Other Keys Cursor Keys

MULTI &17{23} F1 &01 {1} WINDOW &07{7} CURSOR ← &0D{13}

FX &13 {19} F2 &02 {2} Q-LINK SETUP &08 {8} CURSOR → &0E {14}

EDIT SAMPLE &16{22} F3 &03 {3} CLIPBOARD &09 {9} CURSOR ↑ &0F {15}

EDIT PROGRAM &12 {18} F4 &04{4} PLAY &0A {10} CURSOR ↓ &0C {12}

RECORD &15 {21} F5 &05 {5}

UTILITIES &11{17} F6 &06{6} SHIFT &40 {64} + &19 {25}

SAVE &14 {20} − &1A {26}

LOAD &10 {16}

Table 46: Virtual ASCII codes for Front-Panel Control

Key <Keycode> Key <Keycode> Key <Keycode> Key <Keycode>

Cursor Keys Edit Keys Function Keys Control Keys

CURSOR ← &101 {257} HOME &120 {288} F1 &201 {513} SH IFT &301 {769} CURSOR → &102 {258} END &121{289} F2 &202{514} CONTROL &302{770}

CURSOR ↑ &103 {259} PAGE UP &122 {290} F3 &203{515} ALT &303 {771} CURSOR ↓ &104 {260} PAGE DOWN &123{291} F4 &204 {516} MENU &304 {772}

F5 &205 {517} PAUSE &305{773}

INSERT &110{272} F6 &206{518} GUI &306 {774}

DELETE &7F{127} F7 &207{519} ESCAPE &1B{27}

F8 &208 {520}

Table 47: ASCII keyboard modifier flags for Front-Panel Control

Modifier Key <Flag Value>

SHIFT 1

CONTROL 2

ALT 4

GUI 8

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Item List for Recording section [&30 {48}]

When information about the recording setup is requested with a Get message, the data is returned in a “

REPLY”

confirmation message (see Confirmation Messages on page 5). The format of the data content of these messages is summarised in Table 49 and Table 51.

Table 48: Control Items for Section &30{48} — Recording Main

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

General Information

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

&20{32}

&21{33}

&22{34}

&23{35}

NA NA Get Record Status

NA NA Get Record Progress

NA NA Get Maximum Record Time

Controlling the Recording Process

NA NA Arm Recording

NA NA Start Recording

NA NA Stop Recording

NA NA Cancel Recording

Post-Recording Operations

NA NA Play Recorded Sample Start

NA NA Play Recorded Sample Stop

NA NA Keep Recorded Sample. Sample with name assigned above, is added

to the list of available samples.

NA NA Delete Recorded Sample

Table 49: Format of “REPLY” confirmation messages for Section &30 {48} — Recording Main

<Item> requested <Reply>… Description of Data Returned

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3}

BYTE Get Record Status

DWORD Get Record Progress

DWORD Get Maximum Record Time

Table 50: Control Items for Section &32 {4A} — Recording Parameter Set

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

Setting General Options

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3}

BYTE(0–6) NA Set Input <Data1> = (0=ANALOGUE, 1=DIGITAL, 2=MAIN OUT,

BYTE(0–3) NA Set Record Mode

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Record Monitor <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

ADAT1/2, 4=ADAT3/4, 5=ADAT5/6, 6=ADAT7/8.

<Data1> = (0=

STEREO, 1=MONO L, 2=MONO R, 3=L/RMIX)

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Table 50: Control Items for Section &32 {4A} — Recording Parameter Set

<Item> <Data1> <Data2>… Description of Item

&04{4} DWORD NA Set Record Time <Data1> = time in seconds.

If <Data1> = 0,

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

&09{9}

&0A{10}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

BYTE NA Set Original Pitch

SBYTE(−63–0) NA Set Threshold <Data1> = threshold in dB

BYTE(0–2) NA Set Trigger Source <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=AUDIO, 2=MIDI)

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Bit Depth <Data1> = (0=16-bit, 1=24-bit)

WORD NA Set Pre-recording Time <Data1> = time in ms

BYTE NA Set Recording Detination <Data1> = (0=RAM, 1=DISK)

STRING NA Set Record Name

STRING NA Set Record Name Seed

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Auto-Record Mode <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON )

BYTE(0, 1) NA Set Auto-Normalise Mode <Data1> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

MANUAL mode is enabled.

Table 51: Control Items for Section &33{4B} — Recording Parameter Get

<Item> <Data1>… <Reply>… Description of Item

Getting General Options

&01{1}

&02{2}

&03{3}

&04{4}

&05{5}

&06{6}

&07{7}

&08{8}

&09{9}

&0A{10}

&10{16}

&11{17}

&12{18}

&13{19}

NA BYTE(0 – 6) Get Input <Reply> = (0=ANALOG UE, 1=DIGITAL, 2=MAIN OUT,

NA BYTE(0– 3) Get Record Mode

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Record Monitor <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

NA DWORD Get Record Time <Reply> = time in seconds.

NA BYTE Get Original Pitch

NA SBYTE(−63 –0) Get Threshold <Reply> = threshold in dB

NA BYTE(0– 2) Get Trigger Source <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=AUDIO, 2=MIDI)

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Bit Depth <Reply> = (0=16-bit, 1=24-bit)

NA WORD Get Pre-recording Time <Reply> = time in ms

NA BYTE Get Recording Detination <Reply> = (0=RAM, 1=DISK)

NA STRING Get Record Name

NA STRING Get Record Name Seed

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Auto-Record Mode <Reply> = (0=OFF, 1=ON)

NA BYTE(0, 1) Get Auto-Normalise Mode <Reply> = (0=OFF , 1=ON)

ADAT1/2, 4=ADAT3/4, 5=ADAT5/6, 6=ADAT7/8.

<Reply> = (0=

STEREO, 1=MONO L, 2=MONO R, 3=L/RMIX)

If <Reply> = 0,

MANUAL mode is enabled.

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Alternative Operations Sections [&60 {96} – &64{100}]

When adjusting the parameters of a multi, program or sample, it is necessary to select which item is to be current before any operations can be performed. Whilst this provides a convenient means of operation, it is sometimes better if the item can be specified by handle for each operation — a typical example would be to obtain the lengths of each of the samples in memory, where it would be tedious to select the current sample before every operation.

Additional, alternative, Sections (&60{96} – &64 {100}) simply provide a back-door way to access the usual Sections where the handle of the requested item is always represented in the first 4 bytes of the SysEx message. The subsequent bytes are exactly the same as those used for the usual Sections.

These messages also facilitate user-defined blocking of parameter requests into one message. For example, rather than using 13 different messages to determine the setup of an

LFO in a program, one message containing

all of these requests can be generated and the resultant data returned within a single reply message. Obviously, this can substantially reduce the communications overhead.

To use this feature to combine several calls to the same section into one message, one sends blocks of data of the form: and

(<length=N> <Item> <Data1> <…> <Data

<Item> represents the item part of the protocol. Note that the number of bytes must be set correctly as it

>). Where <length=N> is the number of raw bytes to follow

N−1

is used by the device to determine where the next block of parameter data begins.

Following a succesful Get operation, a single

REPLY confirmation message will be generated containing all

of the requested data; the data being a concatenation of the reply data found when a normal message is used. If an error results, 2 outcomes may result: (i) an

REPLY confirmation message (in this case, the error number will explain the cause of the error) or (ii) the REPLY confirmation message will be incomplete, and will only contain data up to the point the error occurred.

ERROR confirmation message will be returned but without a

A summary of the format of the required messages is shown in Table 52. Note that all of these functions change the currently selected item.

Table 52: Message Format for Alternative (By-Handle) Operations

<Section> Section Offset

&60{96} BYTE (0–3) DWORD NA BYTE see Table 30 – Table 33 Sample Manipulation by handle

&62{98}

&63{99}

BYTE(0–7) DWORD BYTE BYTE see Table 12– Table 17 Keygroup and Keygroup Zone

BYTE(0–3) DWORD NA BYTE see Table 18– Table 21 Program Manipulation by handle

BYTE(0–3) DWORD NA BYTE see Table 26–Table 29 Multi Manipulation by handle

BYTE(0–3) DWORD NA BYTE see Table 36– Table 39 Multi FX Manipulation by handle

&61{97}

&64{100}

&65{101} BYTE(0–3) DWORD NA BYTE see Table 40–Table 43 Song File Manipulation by

<Handle> <Index> <Nbytes> <Item> <Data…> Description Base

<Handle> = Sample Handle

Manipulation

<Handle> = Program Handle

<Index> = Keygroup Index

<Handle> = Program Handle

<Handle> = Multi Handle

<Handle> = Song File Handle

handle

Section

&1C

&0C

&14

&18

&24

&28

a. The value of Section Offset is added to the destination section. For example, calling Sample Manipulation by Handle will cause

<Item><Data…> to be redirected to Section &1C (Sample Main). To access Section &1E (Sample Parameter Set) Section Offset must be set to 2.

b. Note that Keygroup Zone=0 (all Zones) must not be used with this message to Get data as it may yield unpredictable results.

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Program Automation Sections [&68{104} – &69{105}]

While the SysEx protocol provides complete control of Multis and Programs, it requires that the item to be edited is current, or that the handle for the item is known. In many cases, this is not desirable, or even possible. In particular, it is difficult to configure a sequencer to control a Program’s parameters in real-time, when playing back in

MULTI mode.

To get around these problems, and allow Programs to be fully automated by a sequencer, additional SysEx has been provided. This works in a way similar to the Alternative Operations Section (page 50), but uses the current Multi’s part number instead of the Program’s handle. Thus, only programs assigned to the current Multi can be modified by this Section.

A summary of the format of the required messages is shown in Table 53. Note that none of these functions change the currently selected item, unlike the Alternative Operations Section.

Table 53: Message Format for Program Automation

<Section> Section Offset

&68 {104}

&69{105}

BYTE (0–7) BYTE BYTE BYTE see Table 12– Table 17 Keygroup and Keygroup Zone

BYTE (0–3) BYTE NA BYTE see Table 18 –Table 21 Program Automation &14

<Part> <KG> <Nbytes> <Item> <Data…> Description Base

Automation

<Index> = Keygroup Index

Section

&0C

a. The value of Section Offset is added to the destination section. For example, calling Program Automation will cause <Item><Data…> to

be redirected to Section &14 (Program Main). To access Section &16 (Program Parameter Set) Section Offset must be set to 2.

b. Note that Keygroup Zone=0 (all Zones) must not be used with this message to Get data as it may yield unpredictable results.

To demonstrate how this protocol is used, the following example shows how to mute all Keygroup Zones within a Keygroup of the first Program in a Multi. The section which does this is “Keygroup Zone Set Parameter &0E {14}” (Table 12, page 16). Which means that we must use

Offset> = &02 <Part> = &00, since this is zero-based. <KG> is the zero-based index of the the keygroup we wish to mute.

The

<Item>, <Data…> part is simply the same as in Table 12. We want to mute all the zones, so <Item> = &0C,

<Data1> = &00 (all zones), and <Data2> = &01 (mute ON). Since this is 3 bytes, <Nbytes> = &03.

(since the base section is &0C). We want to change the program in the first part, so

<Section> = &68, and <Section

Combining this into a complete message, as previously discussed (page 4), we have:

<&F0> <&47> <&5F> <&00> <&68> <&02> <&00> <KG> <&03> <&0C> <&00> <&01> <&F7>

Note: If the same Program is assigned to multiple parts in a Multi, changes to that Program will affect all the parts which use it, not just the part specified in the SysEx message.

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User Manual

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Modification History

Operating System Version 1·50

System Exclusive Protocol

Control Message Format

AKAI ID <&47{71}> and Z4/Z8/MPC4000 ID <&5F{95}>

User-Selectable Device ID <0..&7F{0..127} >

Table 1: Number of User-Refs Being Sent

User-Refs <0..&7F {0..127}>

Checksums

A complete message

Confirmation Messages

Table 2: SysEx Confirmation Messages

Table 3: Error Numbers Returned

Control Messages

Table 4: Description of <Section> Parameter

Format of Message Data

Table 5: SysEx Data Formats

Arrays

Use of Ellipsis

Item List for SysEx Configuration section [&00{0}]

Item List for System Setup section [&04 {4}]

Item List for the Keygroup Zones section [&0C{12}]

Item List for the Keygroup section [&10 {16}]

Item List for Program section [&14{20}]

Table 22: Program Temperament Templates

Table 23: Program LFO Waveforms

Table 24: Modulation Matrix Sources

Table 25: Modulation Matrix Destinations

Item List for Multi section [&18{24}]

Item List for Sample section [&1C {28}]

Item List for Disk Tools section [&20 {32}]

Item List for Multi FX Control section [&24 {36}]

Item List for Front Panel Control section [&2C{44}]

Table 45: Keycodes for Front-Panel Control

Table 46: Virtual ASCII codes for Front-Panel Control

Table 47: ASCII keyboard modifier flags for Front-Panel Control

Item List for Recording section [&30 {48}]

Table 52: Message Format for Alternative (By-Handle) Operations

Table 53: Message Format for Program Automation