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pjnoxon · Joined: 06 Aug 2023 Posts: 18

The MIDI Implementation Chart indicates the Bank Select message is used, but there is no clarification on how it is used. Since the keytar has 200 programs, the Bank Select must be used. Does anyone know, are there two banks of 100 patches each, or one bank of 128 and a second bank of 72 patches?

Since there is no MIDI in jack but only the USB for MIDI in, there is no way to change programs on the keytar except with the "Sound Toggle" and Favorite buttons anyway.

OpAmp · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:01 pm Post subject:

Hi,

You are right, it is not clear from the manual how the 200 programs are mapped. More in particular, the manual is in fact simply wrong.
Now, I think there is a way to figure it out. Just hook up the MIDI DIN out to a PC and use e.g. MIDI OX software to monitor the MIDI CC and PC messages that you get.

But indeed, you can not easily switch program, even with that information, without a PC/MAC due to the device not being MIDI USB Class compliant.

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