Owner`s manual

10
Basic Operation
Playing the MX-200’s Sounds from the Organ
Now try out some of the MX-200’s various tones using the
MIDI couplers.
The following describes an example using the organ’s Great
keyboard.
■ Try Playing Sounds from the
Organ
Make sure that the equipment is properly connected (p. 18)
and that the necessary settings are made (p. 22).
1. Turn on one of the organ’s MIDI couplers
(example: GT A).
When you play the keyboard to which the selected MIDI
coupler (example: GT A) is associated, sounds are then
played from the MX-200.
2. Turn the organ’s MIDI coupler off.
When the coupler is off, the MX-200’s sounds are not used
for the organ performance.
Organs are equipped with separate MIDI couplers for each
part. For example, the drawknobs, tablets, and pistons
labelled as “ORCH/MIDI GREAT,” “MIDI SWELL” and so
on are MIDI couplers. In addition, some organ models may
feature two MIDI couplers for one part, for example MIDI
GT A and MIDI GT B. In such cases, the MX-200 is capable of
playing the two tones A and B from a single keyboard.
What Are MIDI Couplers?
The MIDI couplers featured on Rodgers organs are couplers that allow the use of external sound modules. These
couplers are switches whose function is to “couple” or connect the organ with external sound modules.
Each MIDI coupler has a different MIDI channel pre-assigned to it. When a MIDI coupler is switched on,
performance data is output to that coupler’s MIDI channel. Connecting an external sound generator or module to
this MIDI channel further allows you to incorporate tones other than those of the organ in your organ performances.
Each keyboard on Rodgers organs is equipped with one or two of these MIDI couplers, thus totaling three to eight
MIDI couplers for the entire instrument.
The following table shows the correspondence between MIDI couplers and MIDI channels for the main Rodgers
organ models (current as of 2003).
GT: Great SW: Swell PD: Pedal CH: Choir SO: Solo
Shown in parentheses are the MIDI channels over which the keyboard data is output. These are used mainly in
recording performances with sequencers and other such devices.
Example:
If you are using a T797 organ, the MX-200’s Part 1 is played when the MIDI GT A piston is on.
With Rodgers organs, MIDI Channels 12–16 are used to output the performance data from the organ itself.
To prevent the MX-200 from playing the sounds on these channels, mute the corresponding parts (12–16) on the MX-
200 (p. 23). Note that if the corresponding parts are not muted, the sounds may still be played, even if you press the
organ’s Cancel (0) piston.
Model MIDI Channel
(Part)
i557 i577 T787 T797 T807 T837 T927 T957 T967
GT GT GT A GT A GT A GT A GT A GT A GT A 1
SW SW SW A SW A SW A SW A SW A SW A SW A 2
PD PD PD A PD A PD A PD A PD A PD A PD A 3
- - - - - - CH A CH A CH A 4
- - GT B GT B GT B GT B GT B GT B GT B 5
- - SW B SW B SW B SW B SW B SW B SW B 6
- - PD B PD B PD B PD B PD B PD B PD B 7
- - - - - - CH B CH B CH B 8
- - - - - - - - - 9
- - - - - - - - - 10
- - - - - - - - - 11
(GT) (GT) (GT) (GT) (GT) (GT) (GT) (GT) (GT) 12
(SW) (SW) (SW) (SW) (SW) (SW) (SW) (SW) (SW) 13
(PD) (PD) (PD) (PD) (PD) (PD) (PD) (PD) (PD) 14
- - - - - - (CH) (CH) (CH) 15
- - - - - - - (SO) (SO) 16