User Manual

EXTERNAL MIDI INSTRUMENT
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4. Click the up/down MIDI Channel arrow buttons to select the MIDI Channel your external MIDI instrument is set
to receive on.
The selected MIDI Channel number is shown in the display.
5. Select the External MIDI Instrument track in the sequencer.
Now, you should be able to play your external MIDI instrument from your Master Keyboard.
! If you get problems with “hanging” notes, press [!] to send out an “All Notes Off” command on the MIDI port.
The “MIDI: Send All Notes OFF” command can also be found in the Options menu.
Controlling the sound of your external MIDI instrument
Besides the keyboard note control, you can also control the sound of your external MIDI instrument by using the
Pitch (bend) and Mod (wheel) controls, as well as Keyboard Velocity and Aftertouch.
How your sound responds to these controls is totally dependent on how the sound was programmed in your external
instrument. For example, Pitch Bend range, Mod Wheel modulation destination, Velocity and Aftertouch modulation
need to be defined on your external MIDI instrument.
Using MIDI Program Change
The Program Change MIDI message is used for selecting the desired sound/program/preset on MIDI instruments
that have memory locations for stored sounds. The External MIDI Instrument device has a dedicated control for this,
the Program control.
1. Click the On button to activate the MIDI Program Change function.
2. Click the up/down arrow buttons to select the Program number that corresponds to the sound you want to re-
call on your external MIDI instrument.
As soon as you load your Reason song, the External MIDI Instrument device will automatically send out the se-
lected MIDI Program Change message on the set MIDI Port. This ensures that your connected instrument will play
the correct sound/program/preset.