Program Changes

Is anyone using the JJOS having issues with program changes working correctly in song mode?

I'm having a problem getting the MPC to trigger changes on my ESX, and someone on the Korg forum brought up the notion that it could be OS related. I just want to rule out the OS as a suspect if possible. Thanks.

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http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=76957

Bump. Somebody out there has to be using program changes.

OK, nobody uses program changes I see, but in case you do (or might) - I solved my problem. The answer is in the thread above.

I have no idea if it's a JJ OS bug or if I just don't have midi sorted out yet, but if you are having trouble with program changes, check the other thread.

haha sorry dude i don't use program changes...

Using MIDI program change

To change presets on an external midi device use the following procedure:

1. From the main screen, highlight the MIDI field and select the appropriate midi output and channel.

2. Now, highlight the "PC" (Program Change) field. Default for this field is "OFF" -- no program changes are sent.

3. The first selection after "OFF" is "Seq---" This allows Program changes that have been recorded into the sequence to send the PC commands.

4. The following selections are numbers 1 to 128. These allow manual selection of the corresponding programs on the external midi device.

5. If your external device stores programs in multiple banks, press the WINDOW key while still in the "PC" field to bring up the expanded functions. Highlight the "Bank select" toggle and change it to "YES". You will now be able to change program banks from the "MSB" (most significant bit) and "LSB" (least significant bit) fields. If you do not know which type of BANK SELECT messages your external device responds to, consult that device's manual and/or midi implementation chart.

>> Maybe this will help. was sent to me once be elektrik muz

Thanks Stan. That's good info and it's correct, but the really weird thing that *might* be a JJ OS bug is that the MPC will only sequence my ESX when midi synch is turned OFF. I would assume you should have to specify something like Midi-Clock or Timecode for the MPC to be able to sequence the external device. If anything is selected it throws the sequences out of whack and they don't playback properly. When OFF, everything works perfectly.

Strange, but then again I guess midi is still somewhat of a mystery to me.