Operation Manual

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Fx: The ninth row is used to determine which Effects should be applied with the associated Voice. Use the
Alpha Dial wheel to scroll through several Effects available to you.
Sust: The Sustain parameter is used to turn ON/OFF sustain to each Voice independently (when played).
Expr: Controls changes to the Voice made by volume changes.
V. Sw: The Velocity Switch controls how hard or soft you have to press a note on the external device to
activate the associated sound.
Normal: This is for normal performances.
Low: If the external controller (e.g. Keyboard) is struck low/softly, this Voice will be heard. It will not be
heard if struck hard/high.
High: If the external controller (e.g. Keyboard) is struck hard, this Voice will be heard. It will not be heard if
struck low/softly.
Trsh: This is the sensitivity Threshold for the velocity switch.
CHANGING VOICES PRESET
When you have adjusted the Voice to your satisfaction, press the Save button to access the “Save Voice”
screen. You can now maintain the same name of the Voice you just edited or rename it using the Play List
buttons (0-9), and pressing Enter to save.
A warning message will appear advising you if you want to overwrite the File “PROGRAMV.BIN”. This File is
what keeps all the settings for the Voices currently within the MIDJAY. Select “OK” to save or “Cancel” to go
back to the original Voice (without the new changes) and press Enter.
VOICE CONTROLLING VIA MIDI
The Voices can be controlled via MIDI as follows:
If the MIDI controller is able to transmit Bank control
changes and Prog. Changes:
1. Press the Voice button.
2. Press Exit to access the Voice families (Piano, Chrom, etc.)
3. The Voice button can now be switched OFF.
This way it is possible to recall all the MIDJAY Voices:
Single GM Voices
(Family Voices): Banks 1, 2, 3. Bank 1 is complete, while on Banks 2 and 3 only some Voices exists (See
Technical Tables).
Preset Voices
Bank 4, from 1 to 64 (See Technical Tables).
If the MIDI controller does’n’t transmit the Bank control changes:
Single GM Voices
1. Press the Voice botton.
2. Press Exit botton to enter the Voice families. (Piano, Chrom, etc.). The sounds can be controlled with
Prog. Changes from 1 to 8, from 1 to 16 or from 1 to 24, depending on the number of sounds included on
a single family.
3. The Voice button can now be switched OFF.
Preset Voices
Press Voice and remain on the rst page. The 64 Preset Voices can be controlled with Program Changes
from 1 to 64 without using the Bank 4.