MIDI Channel Setting



To receive MIDI data, the KHE’s MIDI channel must match the channel number of the sending MIDI controller. The MIDI channel is programmed in the KHE’s System Menu:

  1. Enter the System Menu by pressing the KHE CTRL button for 3 seconds, then release it. The CTRL light starts to blink 1x, indicating “Page 1 - System Functions” is active. “Page 2 - MIDI Menu” has 2x blinks of the CTRL light.

  2. Short-press the CTRL button to switch menu page 2. The CTRL light blinks 2x, showing “Page 2 - MIDI Menu” is active. With the AFX 8, this step is not needed, as it has only one menu page, which is the midi channel setting.

  3. Repeatably short-press switch AMP 1 until the lights match the readout table. The MIDI channel is displayed with the first 4 amp lights in binary. Each press of the switch AMP 1 increases the MIDI channel by +1. The MIDI channel ranges from 1 to 15. With the AFX, which has no amp switches, use the FX/CTRL button instead to increase the MIDI channel.

  4. Exit and save the System Menu by pressing the CTRL button again for 3 seconds, then releasing it. The CTRL turns red (or green if linked) and the switcher is back in normal switching operation. All settings are saved and will be automatically loaded on the next power-up.

 
 
 

The ACS MIDI Channel Table. Enter System Menu Page 2 and press Switch #1 until the LEDs match the readout table.

 

Notes:

  • If multiple KHE switchers are linked, the the first KHE channel setting must be #1.

  • If multiple MIDI devices and CC commands are used, set each device in the MIDI chain to it's own channel number to avoid data collision. With PC commands, usually all device can have the same channel number.

  • The very first 30 KHE units from 2019 have a little different MIDI channel setting. See the 2019 ACS User Manual.pdf with all information about it.


Learn more: ACS MIDI Guide



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