From bruce@ashbysolutions.com Mon Dec 11 12:09:56 2006
Subject:Re: VK-7 All Notes Off Midi Command??

Hi Rock,

According to the MIDI Implementation Chart in the VK-7's manual, the organ accepts an All-Note-Off command, but *does not* send one. (The majority of MIDI keyboards do not; only master keyboards do, as a general rule.) So, unless your AX80 can send the command, you're out of luck.

Regards,

-BW
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At 11:38 AM 12/11/2006, you wrote:
>Does anyone know how "all notes off" command is preformed
>on a VK-7? I checked the manual and didn't find it there.
>
>I'm using a second midi keyboard (an old Akai AX80) to control
>the lower manual of the VK-7 and a couple other devices. The
>reason I used the AX80 is because I could remove the top panel
>and replace it with my own top, which is now flat and level with
>the white keytops. The VK-7 rubber feet are positioned in holes
>drilled in the new top so the the VK-7 is as close to the lower
>manual as it can possibly get without taking the VK-7 apart too.
>The distance between upper and lower keytops is 2 7/16 inches.
>
>I hard-wired the midi output of the AX80 to a bank of three DPDT
>switches to route the midi control to either the VK-7, a piano
>module, and a synth. It seems to work fine with one potential
>problem: If the midi is switched off while notes are held it creates
>a stuck note. With care this can be avoided but since Murphy's
>Law often rules the day, I'll feel better armed with knowledge I
>can unstick a note without switching the power off.
>
>I imagine a well designed controller with a midi routing feature
>would send an "all notes off" command when the routing was
>switched but I don't think I can or want to try to implement this
>kind of complexity in my home brew rig, at least at this time
>anyway.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Rock
>
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