Specifications

UTILITY-PANEL PLAY
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2. PANEL PLAY
This function lets you set up and use the A5000/A4000 knobs
as “MIDI controllers,” and to set up the function keys so that
they operate as keys on a MIDI keyboard.
Press the [UTILITY] button and then the [F2] button to go to
the PANEL PLAY function.
3 display pages are provided: KnobCtrl (Knob Controller),
KnobSet (Knob Controller Setup), and FKeySet (Function
Key Play Setup — page 192).
Knob Controller
[UTILITY] Button → [F2] Button → Knob 1 to select
"UTIL-KnobCtrl"
MIDI control change data can be produced by turning Knobs
2 — 5. In addition to directly affecting playback of the
A5000/A4000, this control change data can also be transmit-
ted via the MIDI out connector to control external equipment.
The type of control change data generated is determined by
the Knob Controller Setup parameters.
• The [ASSIGNABLE] button can be engaged (its indicator will light)
when any other page than this is being displayed to enable control
change transmission by Knobs 2 — 5. In this case, the ASSIGN-
ABLE Key Function parameter (UTILITY-SYSTEM-KeysSet: page
197) must be set to “KnobControl on/off.”
Knob 1
[ Turn] Page
Selects display pages.
[ Press] Tree View
Calls the Tree View display (page 83).
Knob 2 — 5
[ Turn] Control Change
Specifies the control change number to be generated by
the corresponding knob.
The display shows the control change number, MIDI
channel, and current control change value for each knob.
[Range] 000 — 127
• Knobs for which the Control Type is set to “off” will
not transmit any control change data.
[ Press] CENTER
“Centers” the control change value to “64.” “064” will
appear on the display.
Knob Controller Setup
[UTILITY] Button → [F2] Button → Knob 1 to select
"UTIL-KnobSet"
Use this page to assign a controller number and transmit
channel to each of the knobs you want to use as controller.
Knob 1
[ Turn] Cursor/Page
Positions the cursor and selects display pages.
[ Press] Tree View
Calls the Tree View display (page 83).
Knob 3
[ Turn] MIDI Out
Specifies the MIDI connector via which the knob control
change data will be transmitted.
[Range] A→MIDIOUT, B→MIDIOUT
• A
→MIDIOUT ... The control change data from
knobs set to MIDI channels A01 — A16 will be
transmitted via MIDI OUT. The control change
data from knobs set to MIDI channels B01 —
B16 will affect playback of the A5000 only.
• B
→MIDIOUT ... The control change data from
knobs set to MIDI channels B01 — B16 will be
transmitted via MIDI OUT. The control change
data from knobs set to MIDI channels A01 —
A16 will affect playback of the A5000 only.
• The A4000 does not have this parameter.
Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5
Turn
action
Page
Control
Change
Control
Change
Control
Change
Control
Change
Press
action
Tree View CENTER CENTER CENTER CENTER
Cursor q
Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5
Turn
action
Cursor/Page — MIDI Out — —
Press
action
Tree View ————
q
Cursor