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Global Mode

The Global Parameters

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Local Keyboard Channel (LclKbdChan)

Changing the setting of the Local Keyboard Channel parameter is useful only when

your SPS4 is receiving MIDI information from an external source. Perhaps you have a

favorite MIDI keyboard that you use to control all the gear in your studio, or you use a lot

of outboard sequencing. If you’re using the SPS4 as a standalone music workstation or

performance keyboard, you can ignore this parameter.

The local keyboard channel enables the SPS4 to receive MIDI information on a single

channel, then rechannelize that information so you can play and control all four zones of

a setup, even if your MIDI source transmits on only one channel. When you’re in Program

mode, the local keyboard channel remaps incoming information to the SPS4’s current

channel. When using the local keyboard channel all the MIDI information received on the

Local Keyboard Channel also gets sent—after being remapped—to the SPS4’s MIDI and

USB Out ports.

You may ﬁnd it more convenient to use the local keyboard channel. In this case, the SPS4

remaps incoming MIDI to the SPS4’s current channel, so in Program mode, you’ll always

play the program on the SPS4’s current channel. Incoming MIDI also gets sent to the SPS4’s

MIDI and USB Out port. On the other hand, in this case your MIDI source’s transmitting

channel must match the SPS4’s local keyboard channel for anything to work.

Things are a bit different for playing Setups. In this case, you must use the Local Keyboard

Channel to be able to play and control all of the Setup’s zones. Set LclKbdChan to match

the channel your external MIDI source is using (if for example your MIDI source transmits

on Channel 1, set LclKbdChan to 1). All MIDI information that the SPS4 receives on the

local keyboard channel gets remapped to the channels and control destinations used by the

zones in the setup.

The SPS4 also remaps certain MIDI Controller messages that it receives on the Local

Keyboard Channel, so that they correspond (in most cases) to the default assignments

for the SPS4’s physical controllers (Mod Wheel, control knob, etc.). Physical controller

assignments are handled by Setups, and are deﬁned per Zone in Edit Setup Mode. Each

Zone of a setup has its own controller assignments.

Sysex ID

The SysExID parameter determines the ID number for the unit if you are using more than

one device with the same MIDI manufacturer ID number. You can set this parameter to any

number from 0 to 127.

Unless you have multiple SPS4s receiving Sysex messages from a single source, you will not

need to change the Sysex ID from the default setting of 0.

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