Just a disclaimer before we start for all those legal-eagles<\/p>\r\n
I\u2019ve tried this stuff and it works fine. I\u2019ve done my best to give you accurate information but if your Tenori dies as a result of your experiments don\u2019t blame me! Sorry!<\/p>\r\n
Ok, having got that out of the way, this section \u00a0is all about controlling the Tenori from a computer …<\/em>not<\/em><\/strong> about using the Tenori-on to control something else.<\/p>\r\n The latest firmware for the Tenori-on enables the user to control a number of features using any device that is capable of sending midi system exclusive (SYSEX) messages, which opens up a whole load of possibilities.<\/p>\r\n Kit you need<\/strong><\/p>\r\n If you want to control your Tenori-on with a computer the solution is readily available.<\/p>\r\n Download and install some basic software from the internet that enables you to send MIDI messages. One that works fine for me is SysEx Librarian<\/strong>. There are many others.<\/p>\r\n I also installed MIDI Monitor <\/strong>…just to check what signals were going in and out of my computer.<\/p>\r\n Get a USB to MIDI port, and a couple of MIDI leads.\u00a0 As the interface may have female connectors built in, and the Tenori cable has female connectors too, you need the short midi cables to join them.<\/p>\r\n I got my interface and cables from Maplins.co.uk, but there are plenty others out there.<\/p>\r\n Plug the interface into your computer.<\/p>\r\n Connect the MIDI OUT of your interface to MIDI IN of the Tenori-on.<\/p>\r\n Connect the MIDI OUT from your Tenori-on to the MIDI IN of your interface.<\/p>\r\n That\u2019s it. You are ready to send some messages.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n The basics of hexadecimal<\/strong><\/p>\r\n You\u2019ll be more comfortable with the code if you know hexadecimal coding. Here are some basics…<\/p>\r\n Zero \u00a0\u00a0 = 00<\/p>\r\n one\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 = 01<\/p>\r\n two\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = 02<\/p>\r\n etc.<\/p>\r\n ten\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = 0A<\/p>\r\n eleven = 0B<\/p>\r\n etc.<\/p>\r\n fifteen = 0F<\/p>\r\n 10 in Hex = 1 x 16\u00a0 = 16 in decimal<\/p>\r\n 40 in Hex = 4 x 16\u00a0 = 64 in decimal<\/p>\r\n F0 in Hex = 15 x 16 = 240 in decimal<\/p>\r\n FF in Hex = 15 x 16 + 15 = 255 in decimal<\/p>\r\n Need more clues? Probably easiest to Google it. I\u2019ll probably just repeat what is out there already. For now that\u2019s probably enough.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n Some useful codes to send<\/strong><\/p>\r\n To control the Tenori-on from a computer you first need to send a signal to the Tenori-on to put it into Remote Control Mode<\/strong>. You can do this by sending the code below to the midi IN on the Tenori-on.<\/p>\r\n Enter remote control:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 00\u00a0 02<\/strong> 00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n If it\u2019s the first time you\u2019ve seen this type of message it can be a bit off-putting but much of it is the same in each message. It\u2019s created like this so the Tenori-on can distinguish messages targeted at it from other MIDI messages targeted at other devices that are linked in the same MIDI chain.<\/p>\r\n The code is basically saying<\/p>\r\n SysEx message coming up (F0)<\/p>\r\n …for a Yamaha device (43)<\/p>\r\n …with this device ID (73)<\/p>\r\n …with this model ID (01)<\/p>\r\n …with this sub ID 1 (33)<\/p>\r\n …with this sub ID 2 (01)<\/p>\r\n \u00a0[Then the message in 6 bytes ]<\/p>\r\n …checksum, which is number calculated to enable the device to check the message has got through without the data being corrupted. In this case it’s ignored (set to 00), which gives a slight improvement in responsiveness but can mean that faulty messages can get through.<\/p>\r\n … SysEx message ends (F7)<\/p>\r\n So most of the message code is identical each time. I\u2019ve highlighted the bits you need to pay special attention to in bold.<\/p>\r\n Send this message to get it out of remote control mode…<\/p>\r\n Exit remote control:<\/strong>\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 00\u00a0 00<\/strong> 00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n …if you goof, and it seems locked in Remote mode, you could switch the Tenori-on off and on again.<\/p>\r\n To select a particular Block send these SysEx messages… (remember to put it into Remote Control mode first by sending the code above)<\/p>\r\n Block 1:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0F\u00a0 00<\/strong> 00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n Block 2 : <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0F\u00a0 01 <\/strong>00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n Block 3:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0F\u00a0 02 <\/strong>00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n Block 4:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0F\u00a0 03 <\/strong>00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n Block 5:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0F\u00a0 04 <\/strong>00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n etc.<\/p>\r\n Block 10: <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0F\u00a0 09 <\/strong>00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n Block 11: <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0F\u00a0 0A <\/strong>00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n etc.<\/p>\r\n Block 16:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0F\u00a0 0F <\/strong>00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n ..you can see that the 10th byte is the only one that changes each time here ..and that the system regards Block 1 as zero (00) and Block 16 counts as number 15 (0F).<\/p>\r\n Other useful ones include…<\/p>\r\n Play:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 08\u00a0 01<\/strong> 00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n Pause:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 08\u00a0 00<\/strong> 00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Turn volume to 0: <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0C\u00a0 00 00 00<\/strong> 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n Turn volume to 64 (half):<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0C\u00a0 00 00 40<\/strong> 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n Turn volume to 127 (full): <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0C\u00a0 00 00 7F<\/strong> 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Reverb set to 0 (off):<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0C\u00a0 0B 00 00<\/strong> 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n Reverb on 127 (full):<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 0C\u00a0 0B 00 7F<\/strong> 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n There are others that can be tried and these are detailed in the firmware instructions you can download from Yamaha. They are at the end of the pdf booklet in a table.<\/p>\r\n When you have finished your explorations, remember to Exit the remote control by sending:<\/p>\r\n Exit remote control:<\/strong>\u00a0 F0 43 73 01 33 01 00 00\u00a0 00<\/strong> 00 00 00 00 F7<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n Limitations<\/strong><\/p>\r\n SysEx <\/strong>messages are large (14 bytes) compared to note <\/strong>messages or patch<\/strong> select messages…. and MIDI is slow, so in my experience messages can get tangled if you send several of them in rapid succession.<\/p>\r\n Regular MIDI control pedals, that you might use to select guitar effects in a rack unit for example, are designed to send Patch<\/strong> select messages that are shorter than SysEx<\/strong> messages. They won\u2019t do the job needed here.<\/p>\r\n There is a way. I\u2019ve done it … and I\u2019ll put some videos on YouTube to show it in action …but it cost me more than the Tenori-on did and it involved re-chipping pedals.<\/p>\r\n So before I set anyone on wild-goose chases, and recommend anything unreliable, I need to work on it a bit more, and try and do it in a more relaxed way. Hot and flustered is not an attractive look on stage!<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Going further Just a disclaimer before we start for all those legal-eagles I\u2019ve tried this stuff and it works fine. I\u2019ve done my best to give you accurate information but if your Tenori dies as a result of your experiments don\u2019t blame me! Sorry! 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