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About MIDI ........................... 89
About MIDI channels .............................................. 89
Using the ESX-1 as a sound module ............ 89
If you connect a multi-track MIDI sequencer to the ESX-1
..................................................................... 89
Setting the MIDI channel of each part ..........89
MIDI Utility.................................... 90
Making MIDI filter settings ..........................90
Assigning the drum note numbers................90
About note-on/note-off .......................................... 91
Assigning a MIDI Control Change Number to a
knob .........................................................91
Transmitting sound settings and other
data ....................................... 92
Transmitting/receiving a data dump ............92
Transmitting ........................................................... 92
Receiving............................................................... 92
Switching patterns ......................................92
Setting the pitch bend range .......................93
To set the pitch bend range ..................................... 93
Synchronizing playback with an
external MIDI device................ 93
To use the ESX-1 as the master, and synchronize an
external MIDI device to it ................................ 93
To use the external MIDI device as the master, and
synchronize the ESX-1 to it .............................. 93
Playing back in sync with other Electribe models
................................................................94
To make the ES-1 play in synchronization to the tempo
of the ESX-1................................................... 94
To make the ESX-1 and ES-1 play back the identically-
numbered pattern in synchronization ............... 94
About the MIDI messages used for synchroniza-
tion ...........................................................94
Timing Clock.......................................................... 94
Start ...................................................................... 94
Continue, Stop ....................................................... 94
About synchronization in Song mode .......... 95
Song Select............................................................ 95
Song Position Pointer .............................................. 95
Editing sounds .............................. 95
Editing via NRPN .......................................95
About system exclusive messages ................ 95
Universal system exclusive messages........................ 95
8. Appendix.......................... 97
Troubleshooting ............................ 97
Can’t control the ESX-1 via MIDI .................97
Sound is distorted ......................................97
Error messages ............................. 98
CardFull ....................................................98
Initializing the user data .............................99
Specifications ................................ 99
Pattrn name list ........................... 100
Sample name list......................... 101
Knob/Sw - MIDI List .................................102
Block diagram ............................ 105
