The You Rock Guitar® is a fully functional MIDI controller. You can also connect
You Rock Guitar® to your computer to play software synthesizers or to record
MIDI tracks with programs such as Apple Garage Band, Logic, Steinberg Cubase,
Presonus Studio One, Finale
You can connect your You Rock Guitar® to hardware synthesizers over MIDI. You
can also connect it to your computer over USB or through a MIDI interface (if
you have one for your computer).
Your computer or MIDI device with USB will recognize the You Rock Guitar®.
Most computer music programs on the Mac or PC support MIDI over USB.
When used as a MIDI controller, the You Rock Guitar® sends MIDI messages when
you play notes, bend the whammy bar, or use the Mute control. It also sends MIDI
data when you play back any tracks you record (see page 20).
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The Your Rock Guitar sends note messages over a single MIDI channel (1-16) or
over multiple channels (1-6 or 11-16) with each string's notes sent over a separate
channel.
To change the MIDI output channel:
1. Press and hold the MIDI button. The LED display shows the current MIDI
channel assignment.
2. Change the MIDI channel value with the up and down arrow buttons.
• To transmit all notes on a single MIDI channel, specify the MIDI channel
number (1-16).
• To transmit over channels 1-6, set MIDI to 17.
• To transmit over channels 7-12, set MIDI to 18.
3. Release the MIDI button. Your guitar will now transmit MIDI messages over
the specified channels.
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