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- Page 1 Nanopiano REFERENCE MANUAL by Connor Freff Cochran © 1997 Alesis Corporation –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual...
- Page 2 Alesis warranty card Reference Manual Program Chart If anything is missing, please contact your dealer or Alesis immediately. PLEASE NOTE: The warranty card is important. Really. Don’t just throw it away. We’ll be able to take better care of you now, and serve you better in the future, if you fill it out and send it in.
- Page 3 But time and technology have marched on, and happier days are here. Today I am no longer stuck with an expensive, limited, quasi-piano behemoth. I have a NanoPiano instead. Portable? Pick yours up and see. At not quite 1.25 pounds, I bet you could shot-put it over the roof of your high-school gymnasium.
- Page 4 Gold and platinum records have been made using the sounds inside this box. Now you have them, too, for next-to-no cost and zero hassle. I really like the NanoPiano, and with good reason: I’m having a blast with mine. I wish you lots of happy music-making with yours.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
3: GET TO KNOW YOUR NANO The Specs What They Mean When They Say “64 Voices” The Front The Back The Programs and ROM Sounds 4: MIDI RULES The Basics The Not-So-Basics MIDI Implementation Chart 5: CREDITS –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual 28-61... -
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Feel free to leap to the next section (CONNECTIONS) and begin hooking up and playing your new NanoPiano. Beginners, however, are strongly advised to read the Important Safety Instructions. A little basic knowledge is a good thing. -
Page 7: Important Safety Instructions
1) Read all the instructions first. 2) Do not use your NanoPiano near water. Why? Water is a terrific conductor of electricity. You risk damaging your NanoPiano and shocking yourself if you use it near things like bathtubs, washbowls, and kitchen sinks, or in wet basements or around swimming pools. -
Page 8: Instructions To The User
TV reception. The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without the approval of manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual... - Page 9 CE Compliance –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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Page 10: Connections
TIP: Don’t discard your NanoPiano box and packing materials. Instead, tuck them away someplace safe (they won’t take up much room). In the unlikely event that you need to return your unit to your dealer or to Alesis for servicing, they’ll come in handy. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––... -
Page 11: Power
LED on the front panel. It will glow whenever your NanoPiano is getting electricity.) Leaving your NanoPiano on all the time won’t hurt it. You won’t use up much electricity, either, since the NanoPiano operates on a miniscule amount of power. -
Page 12: Audio
NanoPiano automatically sums its output signal to mono. And besides — with all the money you saved buying the NanoPiano in the first place, you really ought to be able to afford two audio cables (preferably good ones). TIPS: Here are some things to avoid when working with audio cables. - Page 13 (including the wall-wart end of the NanoPiano’s own AC adapter). Do NOT run audio cables where they can be stepped on or tripped over. Falling and hurting yourself is an obvious danger, of course.
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Page 14: Midi
The other choices — OUT to OUT, or IN to IN — won’t work. If you’ll look on the back of your NanoPiano you’ll see that it doesn’t have an IN, and OUT, and a THRU. Instead it has an IN and a combined OUT/THRU. - Page 15 To play your NanoPiano directly from any MIDI source — keyboard, drum pads, woodwind controller, guitar controller, computer, etc. — just run a MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT of the controlling device to the MIDI IN jack on the back of the NanoPiano.
- Page 16 A daisy-chain is where the OUT/THRU jack on the NanoPiano comes into use. After connecting the controller’s OUT to the NanoPiano’s IN, you’d continue the chain by running a MIDI cable from the NanoPiano’s OUT/THRU to the next instrument’s IN jack, then another cable from that instrument’s THRU to the next instrument’s IN, and so on down the line until you were...
- Page 17 LIMITED COMPUTER EDITING (The OUT Jack, Pt. 2) The NanoPiano’s 256 programs are stored on the circuitboard as EPROM data, and can’t be changed. You can still use a computer, though, to edit one program at a time. Here’s the trick. If you connect your computer’s MIDI OUT to the NanoPiano’s MIDI IN, and the NanoPiano’s OUT to the...
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Page 18: Rackmounting
NanoPiano at purchase. Your local music store can certainly supply you with an adapter that will work to mount your NanoPiano into a rack. Ask for a single-space rack shelf, rack tray, or universal rack adapter, and make sure it has pre-drilled holes in the bottom that match up with the NanoPiano’s mounting nut. -
Page 19: Instant Fun
2: INSTANT FUN Demo Sequence Playing It Yourself Once you’re set up, this section will show you the two quickest ways to explore the programs in your NanoPiano. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual... -
Page 20: Demo Sequence
Having an on-board sequence like this is useful in two different ways. First, it allows you to check your NanoPiano at any time in order to make sure it’s working. Second, it provides an easy way to hear the unit’s 256 different programs. -
Page 21: Playing It Yourself
Go right ahead, then. Double-check all the necessary connections — power, audio, MIDI — and start playing! When you get tired of a particular program, just use the CATEGORY and PROGRAM knobs to shift to something new. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual... -
Page 22: Get To Know Your Nano
The Programs and ROM sounds In this section I’ll quickly step you through the basic features, specs, and controls of the NanoPiano. You’ll also find a reference section listing all 80 sounds in the on-board ROM and all 256 programs (with room to take some notes of your own). -
Page 23: The Specs
MIDI Connections: MIDI In, MIDI Out/Thru Audio Outputs: Stereo Left and Right outputs Power Requirements: 9 VAC, 5 Volt Amps external Transformer, UL and CSA Approved Dimensions: (WxHxD) 5.5” x 1.5” x 4.5” Weight: 1.25 lbs. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual... -
Page 24: What They Mean When They Say "64 Voices
It’s important for you to understand that interaction. The NanoPiano is a 64-voice instrument. Some of its programs trigger only one voice per note played. With those programs, you’ll have 64 notes of available polyphony. Other programs trigger two voices per note, giving you 32 voices of available polyphony. - Page 25 Instead, just listen to the lovely, long, naturally fading decay and see if you can tell how the NanoPiano is managing to sound like it has more voices than it actually has. I think you’ll be pretty impressed.
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Page 26: The Front
The Front The front of the NanoPiano has two indicator LEDs and five knobs. Taking them from left to right... POWER: This indicator will glow whenever the NanoPiano is hooked up to a live electrical outlet. MIDI: This indicator will flash whenever the NanoPiano is either receiving or sending MIDI data. -
Page 27: The Back
The Back The back of the NanoPiano has five connectors: one for power, two for MIDI, and two for audio. POWER: This jack supplies electricity to the NanoPiano through the 9-volt AC adapter supplied by Alesis. MIDI OUT/THRU: The only original MIDI messages sent out by this 5-pin DIN jack are certain responses to commands from an external source (sequencer, editor/librarian, etc.). - Page 28 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER TrueStereo TrueStr8va TrueStr8vb Velo Piano DarkGrand1 DarkGrand2 DarkGrand3 DarkGrand4 Ballad Pno Spinet BriteGrnd1 BriteGrnd2 Titanium88 Wire Piano HousePiano Player Pno NanoPiano Reference Manual NAME...
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- Page 30 PROGRAM NAME TrueStereo TrueStr8va TrueStr8vb Velo Piano DarkGrand1 DarkGrand2 DarkGrand3 DarkGrand4 Ballad Pno Spinet BriteGrnd1 BriteGrnd2 Titanium88 Wire Piano HousePiano Player Pno –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NOTES NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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- Page 32 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER Pno&Strgs1 Pno&Strgs2 Pno&Strgs3 PianoMorph Pno&BrtStr BrtPno&Str Egrnd&Strg Pno&LoStrg OctPno&Str UprPno&Str PnoStFlang EgrnStFlng PnoStakStr SynPnoStrg Tap&String ShortyP&S NanoPiano Reference Manual NAME...
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- Page 34 PROGRAM NAME Pno&Strgs1 Pno&Strgs2 Pno&Strgs3 PianoMorph Pno&BrtStr BrtPno&Str Egrnd&Strg Pno&LoStrg OctPno&Str UprPno&Str PnoStFlang EgrnStFlng PnoStakStr SynPnoStrg Tap&String ShortyP&S –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NOTES NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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- Page 36 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER Hollywood BalladKeys PianoClav1 PianoClav2 PianoVibes Perc Piano Fantapiano AlloyPiano Piano&Org1 Piano&Org2 Piano&Org3 Piano&Pipe PnoTriLayr PnoSqrLayr Hybridor Airiano NanoPiano Reference Manual NAME...
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- Page 38 PROGRAM NAME Hollywood BalladKeys PianoClav1 PianoClav2 PianoVibes Perc Piano Fantapiano AlloyPiano Piano&Org1 Piano&Org2 Piano&Org3 Piano&Pipe PnoTriLayr PnoSqrLayr Hybridor Airiano –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NOTES NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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- Page 40 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER Tori’s Ice Nickel Pno Copper Pno Iron Pno TapKlavier TapTheBox DrkCavePno SpinetRoom Flangiano LezlyPiano 5th Piano Rave Knave Staggered Quickstep Random Pno Pianoscape NanoPiano Reference Manual NAME...
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- Page 42 PROGRAM NAME Tori’s Ice Nickel Pno Copper Pno Iron Pno TapKlavier TapTheBox DrkCavePno SpinetRoom Flangiano LezlyPiano 5th Piano Rave Knave Staggered Quickstep Random Pno Pianoscape –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NOTES NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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- Page 44 0 or 1 0 or 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER Rock Roads Soft Roads Suitcase ClascWurly DirtyWurly Soft FM EP Eep Iano CrystlRoad Wave Piano NanoTines1 NanoTines2 WurlyRoadz SuperRoadz Whirl Lee No Quarter Crunchy EP NanoPiano Reference Manual NAME...
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- Page 46 PROGRAM NAME Rock Roads Soft Roads Suitcase ClascWurly DirtyWurly Soft FM EP Eep Iano CrystlRoad Wave Piano NanoTines1 NanoTines2 WurlyRoadz SuperRoadz Whirl Lee No Quarter Crunchy EP –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NOTES NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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- Page 48 EP&Strgs2 EP & Vox 1 EP & Vox 2 EP & Vox 3 EP & Vox 4 WhirlStrng Whirl Vox Dyno 5 Vox EP & Organ EP & Saw EP & Pad DigiEP&Syn Roads&Syn Richman Dyna5Strgs NanoPiano Reference Manual NAME...
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- Page 50 EP & Vox 1 EP & Vox 2 EP & Vox 3 EP & Vox 4 WhirlStrng Whirl Vox Dyno 5 Vox EP & Organ EP & Saw EP & Pad DigiEP&Syn Roads&Syn Richman Dyna5Strgs –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NOTES NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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- Page 52 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER Real Clav Obligaclav Clavitube TrueHarpsi 8’4’Harpsi Harpsi&Pad Kool Vibes Tine Vibes DigitlVibe BriteMarim Woody Xylo Wood Sign Metalwork Broken Toy FlangdMuse NanoPiano Reference Manual NAME Ingrid...
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- Page 54 PROGRAM NAME Real Clav Obligaclav Clavitube TrueHarpsi 8’4’Harpsi Harpsi&Pad Kool Vibes Tine Vibes DigitlVibe BriteMarim Woody Xylo Wood Sign Ingrid Metalwork Broken Toy FlangdMuse –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NOTES NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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- Page 56 0 or 1 0 or 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER Moregistrs Warm Organ 2 Stops HiPercOrgn More Percs Harmonious B-Cussion Concussion Slow Pipes Positiv 4’ Positv8’4’ Principal+ Puff Pipes No Perc B PaintChips Surf Organ NanoPiano Reference Manual NAME...
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- Page 58 PROGRAM NAME Moregistrs Warm Organ 2 Stops HiPercOrgn More Percs Harmonious B-Cussion Concussion Slow Pipes Positiv 4’ Positv8’4’ Principal+ Puff Pipes No Perc B PaintChips Surf Organ –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NOTES NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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- Page 60 Bass BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER FatUpright Box Bass Fingered FlangrBass Fretless 1 Fretless 2 Octaver 1 Octaver 2 Acid Bass PedalDrone Pressure Power Bass Bondo Bass BassHarmnc NanoPiano Reference Manual NAME Pixx Y Bass...
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- Page 62 PROGRAM NAME FatUpright Box Bass Fingered Pixx FlangrBass Fretless 1 Fretless 2 Octaver 1 Octaver 2 Acid Bass PedalDrone Pressure Y Bass Power Bass Bondo Bass BassHarmnc –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NOTES NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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- Page 64 String BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER RichString MarcatoEns Arco Bows StrPadDecy BrtStrgPad LushStrngs StringMood Film Score OctaString HugeString Big String FifthsAura String&Pad OB Strings HyerString Eurostring NanoPiano Reference Manual NAME...
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- Page 66 PROGRAM NAME RichString MarcatoEns Arco Bows StrPadDecy BrtStrgPad LushStrngs StringMood Film Score OctaString HugeString Big String FifthsAura String&Pad OB Strings HyerString Eurostring –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NOTES NanoPiano Reference Manual...
- Page 67 Synth Pad BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER Light Vox OohDecyPad Vox In Box Coed Oohs Night Vox SoftMorphi FilterWave VCO Swell LightForce ExpndngPad VibratoPad Transcndnt Syn Flange Bali Hai WarmStrPad PowrStrPad NAME...
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- Page 69 PROGRAM NAME Light Vox OohDecyPad Vox In Box Coed Oohs Night Vox SoftMorphi FilterWave VCO Swell LightForce ExpndngPad VibratoPad Transcndnt Syn Flange Bali Hai WarmStrPad PowrStrPad –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual NOTES...
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- Page 71 Lead BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER Lucky Lead Tri Lead Pulse Lead SynTrumpet VoltagePad 70sAmbient Analead Funk Lead Slippery Dualalead MiniLeader Hi Buzz Analogos SynClvLead Bigee Sawz Sawtooth 5 NAME...
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- Page 73 PROGRAM NAME Lucky Lead Tri Lead Pulse Lead SynTrumpet VoltagePad 70sAmbient Analead Funk Lead Slippery Dualalead MiniLeader Hi Buzz Analogos SynClvLead Bigee Sawz Sawtooth 5 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual NOTES...
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- Page 75 Split BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER Jazz Duo Ballad Duo DrkPnoSplt Chorusplit BrtPnoSplt EgrndSplit EP Split 1 EP Split 2 WurlySplit FM Split Bass&Vibes Bass&Organ Uprite&Str Uprite&Vox SynthSplit Saw Man NAME...
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- Page 77 PROGRAM NAME Jazz Duo Ballad Duo DrkPnoSplt Chorusplit BrtPnoSplt EgrndSplit EP Split 1 EP Split 2 WurlySplit FM Split Bass&Vibes Bass&Organ Uprite&Str Uprite&Vox SynthSplit Saw Man –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual NOTES...
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- Page 79 Effect BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER TremCloud MandoPiano PnoGrvyard Monolith Dang Bells Circulate Telemetry T-Minus 1 T-Minus 2 MonstrMash Power Up HighGlissz Tire Iron StereoTomb Metronome NAME Creeps...
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- Page 83 Piano & Pad BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER SftPno&Pad LA Studio PnoPad5ths BrtPno&Pad Egrand&Pad Pno&HiPad Pno&OrgPad Pno&SynPad PnoFlutPad Pno&LowPad Pno&SawPad PnoTremPad Cinema EP Wurly&Pad DigiEP&Pad FMPno&Pad NAME...
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- Page 85 PROGRAM NAME SftPno&Pad LA Studio PnoPad5ths BrtPno&Pad Egrand&Pad Pno&HiPad Pno&OrgPad Pno&SynPad PnoFlutPad Pno&LowPad Pno&SawPad PnoTremPad Cinema EP Wurly&Pad DigiEP&Pad FMPno&Pad –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual NOTES...
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- Page 87 Piano & Vox BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER Pianooohs PnoVox Pad LiteVoxPno Pno&FlVox1 Pno&FlVox2 Vox In Pno Uprite&Vox EgrandVox1 EgrandVox2 EgrandVox3 PnoVoxFlng EP Vox Pad DarkEP&Vox Wurly&Vox EP&Vox5ths DarkLounge NAME...
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- Page 89 PROGRAM NAME Pianooohs PnoVox Pad LiteVoxPno Pno&FlVox1 Pno&FlVox2 Vox In Pno Uprite&Vox EgrandVox1 EgrandVox2 EgrandVox3 PnoVoxFlng EP Vox Pad DarkEP&Vox Wurly&Vox EP&Vox5ths DarkLounge –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual NOTES...
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- Page 91 Sound ROM This is a list of the sample families that are built in to the NanoPiano’s 8 megabytes of sound ROM. They are the “raw materials” that the programs combine, in different ways, to create the unit’s 256 programs.
- Page 92 AcoustBass SynAcoustc BassHarmnc Synth Vocal Oohs LushStrngs AttkStrngs –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– Analog Pad Wave Sine Sawtooth Square Triangle NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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Page 93: Midi Rules
4: MIDI RULES The Basics The Not-So-Basics MIDI Implementation Chart –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual... - Page 94 The Basics The NanoPiano receives on one MIDI channel at a time, which is set by the CHANNEL knob on the front panel. During MIDI playback you can change categories and programs at any time, either by sending Bank Select or Program Change messages, or by turning the CATEGORY or PROGRAM knobs on the front panel.
- Page 95 Then someone comes along (while you aren’t looking) and turns the CATEGORY knob to one of the Bank 2 categories. Now Bank 2 is selected, and if all you send the NanoPiano is a Program Change command (instead of a Bank Select followed by a Program Change) you won’t get the program you wanted.
- Page 96 Try it and see. But don’t stop there. The four MIDI controllers used across the board in the Alesis QS series of synthesizers will yield great results, too. These controllers are 12 (often filter control), 13, 91 (often envelope length), and 93.
- Page 97 Song Sel Tune SYSTEM Clock REAL TIME Message Local Control All Notes Off Active Sense Reset X –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual Transmitted Recognized 1-16 1-16 1-16 1-16 Modes 3, 4 All Notes Off 0-127 0-127 0-127 Remarks 7-bit Resolution...
- Page 98 Notes: * The setting of the effect knob responds to Controller #12 by default on Power-Up. This Controller number may be changed to 0-120 by SysEx. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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Page 99: Credits
ELECTRICAL DESIGN Chris Asmus John Hancock Mike Murphy ASIC DESIGN Frank Thomson Grant Kraus TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Craig Devin ...and thanks to KEITH BARR, for believing in the vision. All trademarks property of their respective holders. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––– NanoPiano Reference Manual...
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