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VOCODER VC340
VOCODER VC340 Special Modes
VELOCITY
Examples
The keyboard velocity can be set to a fixed value, or
To set MIDI RX to channel 3:
a value that varies dynamically with how hard the
13. OCTAVE switch HIGH
keys are struck. The following procedure shows how
14. STRINGS LOWER ON
to change the velocity:
15. VOCODER ENSEMBLE switch ON
1. Turn off the Power.
16. Press STRINGS UPPER and LOWER at the same
2. Hold down both ENSEMBLE switches while
time to exit
turning on the power.
To set MIDI TX to channel 10:
3. If all the LEDs blink fast, then the current
velocity is a fixed value (127). The loudness
17. OCTAVE switch LOW
of the notes will not change if the keys are
18. STRINGS UPPER ON
pressed soft or hard.
19. VOCODER UPPER switch ON
4. If all the LEDs blink slowly, then the current
20. Press STRINGS UPPER and LOWER at the same
velocity will vary dynamically. The loudness of
time to exit
the notes will vary if the keys are pressed soft
or hard.
To set MIDI RX to ALL:
5. Release the two ENSEMBLE switches and the
21. OCTAVE switch HIGH
VC340 will save the current setting.
22. Press both ENSEMBLE switches at the same
6. To change to the other setting, repeat steps
time. All 8 LEDs will be on.
1 and 2.
23. Press STRINGS UPPER and LOWER at the same
MIDI Channel
time to exit
The MIDI transmit and receive channel numbers
can be selected from 1 to 16, using the following
procedure:
MIDI Channel number selection
1. Turn off the Power.
MIDI RX
2. Hold down both the STRINGS section
UPPER and LOWER switches, while turning
on the power.
3. All LEDs should flash 3 times fast, showing
that the VC340 is in its MIDI channel
setting mode.
4. Release the STRINGS switches.
5. To first set the MIDI RX channel, set the
Vocoder
OCTAVE switch to HIGH.
6. The 8 VOCODER and HUMAN VOICE switches
are used to select the channel numbers
1
as follows:
7. If the STRINGS LOWER switch is selected, the 8
switches represent channel numbers 1 to 8.
8. If the STRINGS UPPER switch is selected, the 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
switches represent channel numbers 9 to 16.
9. Select the required channel number.
10. To set the MIDI RX channel to ALL, press and
hold both ENSEMBLE switches. (This is only
available in RX, so the VC340 can receive
incoming MIDI from all channels.)
11. To select the MIDI TX channel, first set the
OCTAVE switch to LOW, and repeat steps
6 to 9 above.
12. To exit, press both the STRINGS UPPER and
LOWER switches at the same time. The
channel numbers will be saved, and the VC340
returned to normal operation.
MIDI TX
Set HIGH when adjusting MIDI RX channel
Set LOW when adjusting MIDI TX channel
Human Voice
Strings
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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VOCODER VC340 SysEx information
SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE COMMANDS
Some parameters can be changed using MIDI system exclusive (SysEx) commands.
A MIDI utility such as MIDI OX can be used to send a SysEx command data string
from the computer to the VOCODER VC340 using the USB MIDI connection.
Please see the VOCODER VC340 product page on our website for more details of
the SysEx commands.
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Quick Start Guide