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NOVEMBER 1986
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YAMAHA
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Editor
Tom
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Operations
Sibyl Darter
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Editorial
Bob Frye
Bill Hinely
Mark Koenig
Jim Smerdel
Production
Leslie Bartz
Rick
Pat Gates
Paul Haggard
Chris Ledgerwood
Cheryl Matthews
Joyce Phillips
June Ramirez
Joe Verri
Board
Eberly
November
1986
4 DRMDOUBLE
A new MEP4 setup created by David Schoenbach.
5 SOFI'ECHO
A new MEP4 setup created by Michael A. Huisman.
6
7
XfltrYexp
A new MEP4 setup created
NOW-YOU
A new DX7 voice created
8 WEIRD-SCIN
A new DX7 voice created
9 FLUTEKLIK
A new DX7 voice created
10
MIDI Accessory Boxes
An
introduction
and
the
YMClO
Ronald Valdez.
Volume
by
Bob Frye.
by
Ken
Como.
by
Ken
Como.
by
Brian Kapitan.
to
the YME8 Expander, the YMM2 Merger,
Sync Converter.
By
Michael A. Huisman &
2,
Number
Issue
11
#14
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CX5M
DX7
& MIDI
The
new YRM303 MIDI Macro &
cartridge for the
Programming
Extending the usefulness
By
Bart Reardon.
Questions
Answers
DXlOO,
Yamaha International Corporation.
or
by any means, electronically, mechanically, photocopying, recording,
to
questions from readers
RXll,
No
part
of
this publication may
CXSM
and DX9.
music computer.
Monitor
of
percussion patches
about
be
reproduced, stored
or
otherwise, without the prior written permission
in
Program
By
Peter Laubach.
on
the DX7,
a retrieval system,
the DX7.
QXl,
or
transmitted in any
of
Yamaha
Frotn The Editor
IDI IS
ON
MY
MIND
this
M
The
which involves three Yamaha MIDI accessories.
In
addition,
Digital Interface) seems
these
term
have
The
though,
month's
owner
part
tured
systems
partial
pages 18-19.)
Obviously,
regarding MIDI. It's everywhere these days,
still
going
months
MIDI.
different
After
ports:
All MIDI-equipped instruments have MIDI
ports,
usually
These sockets send and receive all MIDI mes-
sages
are
only
OUT,
how your MIDI instruments are communicating
column,
most
obvious
MIDI
days-I would
has
appeared
run
in AfterTouch.
main reason
is
that I just
Questions
wonders
of
the many MIDI systems we have fea-
in
AfterTouch.
feature
answer
widely
with
misunderstood.
to
use
to
reiterate
(Some
form-in
Touch.)
those
little five-pin
found
sent
from
three
and
THRU.
each
if
his
the
to
our
there
this
of
this
This
on
the
unit
basic
other,
reason
(the
in
DX7,
column
month,
If
for a number
I'm
column,
to
kinds
venture
almost
reread a query
instrument
is
some
material
the
instrument's
you
it's
is
Musical
to
show
thinking
After
all,
not
reader's
still a lot
for
basic
first
let's
DIN
unit.
of
want
important
as I start
our
to
every
in
the
Therefore, I am
appeared-in
three
sockets
At
MIDI
to
write
of
reasons.
cover
story,
Instrument
up
everywhere
guess
that
the
article
about
which a DX9
will
most
DX9.
question,
of
confusion
the
concepts
look
back
present,
ports:
to
understand
MIDI,
from
work
of
those
(For
next
issues
at
MID
that
panel.
to
know
we
this
see
but
few
are
there
IN,
as
of
of
exactly what happens
ports.
The
MIDI IN
another MIDI device; this information controls
some
aspects
The
exact
by the way
The
tion
generated by
at
another
again, the kinds
this
port
you have chosen for the instrument.
The
information
ment's
a
being
more
ple:
MIDI
received
MIDI IN
atinstrument2's
can
be
a
I
Remember, MIDI information generated by
a
particular
MIDI
particular instrument presents only the
mation
port.
The
communication
understand
solid
understanding
Next
data
is
of
kinds
you
MIDI
instrument's
will
be
MIDI
that
MIDI
IN
generated
than
one
information
by
instrument 2 (at
port);
routed
instrument
OUT
port;
received
MIDI
how
basis
on
month,
and
what
at
each one
port
accepts information from
the
device receiving
of
control
have set the instrument up.
OUT
port
the
instrument
MIDI
of
information transmitted via
determined
THRU
is being received
port.
by
other
this same information
to
instrument
at
ports
between
which
of
it
port
This
one
instrument
MIDI devices.
from
MIDI
THRU
will
the
MIDI
that
instrument's
are
they
operate,
to
MIDI.
we'll
talk
does. See
of
will
be
determined
sends
MIDI
for
IN
by
the MIDI setup
outputs
at
allows
information
instrument
instrument 2 's
port,
3.
appear
THRU
the
basic
instruments.!£
you
build
your
about
you
then.
these
MIDI
the
input.
informa-
reception
port.
Once
MIDI
the instru-
to
control
For
exam-
is
present
where
only
port
infor-
MIDI
doors
will
have
overall
what
MIDI
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