MIDI
What can you do with MIDI?
Thanks to MIDI, you can use the Poetry to control other in-
struments, use other instruments to control the Poetry, and
use a sequencer to create complex musical pieces. When
you use the Poetry keyboard or pedal, or select a sound, the
notes, pedal activation and change in sound are transmit-
ted to another instrument, or are recorded by a sequencer.
Connections
Commercially available MIDI cables are used to transfer
MIDI data. Connect these cables from the MIDI jacks of the
Poetry to the MIDI jacks of the external MIDI device that
you want to exchange data with. There are two types of
MIDI jack.
MIDI IN jack
This jack receives MIDI messages.
The MIDI IN jack lets you play the Poetry's sounds from
an external MIDI device (e.g., MIDI keyboard or sequencer).
Use a MIDI cable to connect the Poetry's MIDI IN jack to
your external MIDI device's MIDI OUT jack.
MIDI OUT jack
This jack transmits MIDI messages.
The MIDI OUT jack lets you control an external MIDI de-
vice using the MIDI messages transmitted from the Poetry.
Use a MIDI cable to connect the Poetry's MIDI OUT jack to
your external MIDI device's MIDI IN jack.
MIDI function mode
When the Poetry is turned on, the MIDI parameters are
set to transmission channel 1, all reception channels (1–16),
Local On and Multi-Timbral On. These settings can be
changed from the MIDI function mode.
Setting procedure for parameters in the MIDI function mode
1. Hold down the FUNCTION button (for at least 3 sec-
onds).
The FUNCTION button blinks and the PIANO button
lights up.
2. Press the appropriate button shown below to select a
parameter.
The pressed button lights up, and the current setting ap-
pears in the display.
PC Filter
Local On/O
MIDI channel
Multi-timbral On/O
3. Press the + or – button to select a setting.
4. To exit Function Mode, press the FUNCTION button.
The FUNCTION button goes dark.
All MIDI settings are applied to all sounds.
Normally, when the Poetry is turned off, all parameters
return to their factory default settings.
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CC Filter
Dump recorded songs
List of MIDI functions
Button
Function
Description [default setting]
PIANO
MIDI Channnel *1
1...16 [C01]
Specify the transmission channel for MIDI data.
PLEYEL
Local On/Off
Enabling (turn on)/disabling (turn off) the Poetry
sound source [on]
Disable (turn off) in order to prevent echo back.
E.PIANO1
PC Filter *2
Enabling/disabling program change transmis-
sion/reception filtering
[oFF: transmission/reception]
If an incompatible program change number is
received, the Poetry sound is not changed.
E.PIANO2
CC Filter
Enabling/disabling control change transmission/
reception filtering [oFF: transmission/reception]
HARPSI/
Dump recorded songs *3
CLAV
Sending/receiving recorded song data
VIBES/
Multi-timbral On/Off
GUITAR
Operating as a 16-part multi-timbral sound mod-
ule [on: operating]
*1: MIDI channnel
In Layer Mode, this setting will be the transmission chan-
nel for layer 1, and the transmission channel for layer 2 will
automatically be set to the following channel.
For example, if MIDI channel C07 is selected for layer 1,
MIDI channel C08 will automatically be specified for layer
2. If MIDI channel C16 is selected for layer 1, MIDI channel
C01 will be specified for layer 2.
*2: Table of sounds and corresponding program change
numbers.
CC0: Bank Select (MSB) for all sounds is set to 121.
Button
Bank CC32 PC Sound
PIANO
1
0
2
0
3
2
PLEYEL
1
1
2
1
3
0
E.PIANO1
1
0
2
1
3
0
E.PIANO2
1
0
2
1
3
2
HARPSI/
1
0
CLAV
2
1
3
0
Setting Display
C01...C16
on, oFF
on, oFF
on, oFF
ddd
on, oFF
0
Italian Grand Piano
1
Classic Piano
0
Jazz Piano
0
PLEYEL Piano
1
PLEYEL Ballad
3
PLEYEL 1843
4
Stage Electric Piano
4
Bright Electric Piano
2
Electric Grand Piano
5
Digital Electric Piano1
5
Digital Electric Piano2
4
60's Electric Piano
6
Harpsichord 1
6
Harpsichord 2
7
Clav