Hi all, how can I make my roland PK-5 midi pedal to work with PSR-2000? I intend to to use PK5 to control the AutoAccompaniment section(Start/Fill in A/B/C/D/Ending).If this is possible, how do I go about doing all those settings on both PK5 and PSR2000?Also, what other useful function on the PK5 can I use with my PSR2000.(I don't know much about midi channels Tx/Rx & all those complicated stuffs)
wayne

Wayne,
I've moth balled my PK-5, but I was thinking along the same lines.

If anyone can help, we sure could use your expertise.

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Cass Pawlowski
Detroit, MI
PSR2000, Roland SC88
Cakewalk, Sonar, Power Tracks, BIAB

Siahwayne & Cass:

As I outlined on a separate thread http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/Forum37/HTML/006425.html here's the answer to (possibly) getting your Roland midi controlled PK-5 foot pedal unit to trigger the PSR2000's arranger functions. This will be possible if the PK5 is capable of sending to the PSR2000 the following midi messages:
Midi Messages (taken from page 33 of PSR2000 Data List Manual):

Start: FAH
Continue: FBH
Stop: FCH


and also programmed to send the following SysEX strings to the PSR2000 (taken from page 44 of Yamaha PSR2000 Data List Manual):

Section Control:

FO 43 7E 00 ss dd F7

ss:
OOH: Intro A
01H: Intro B
02H: Intro C
03H: Intro D
08H: Main A
09H: Main B
0AH: Main C
0BH: Main D
10H: Fill in AA
11H: Fill in BB
12H: Fill in CC
13H: Fill in DD
18H: Break Fill
20H: Ending A
21H: Ending B
22H: Ending C
23H: Ending D

dd:
OOH: Switch off
7HF: Switch on

You must also remember to assign the midi transmit/receive channel on both the PK5 & PSR2000 to the same channel.

I hope this helps. Good luck and please keep me posted.

Scott


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Hi Scott ,I saw your reminder in my mailbox,very thoughtfull,thank you very much.I tried all settings on all channels today but no luck.As I have mentioned earlier I don't know much about midi configurations,how do I go about programming and sending those midi messages(in hexadecimal)?The only thing I can do with midi is to control psr2000 with my roland RD-150(and thats all I know).I am a total novice to midi,pardon me.Inside PK5 user manual,it mentioned something about user settings and program change function but I still cannot figure out what can I with all these.I know I sound stupid but I hope to learn more about midi from u guys.
regards
wayne