Radio Shack MD-1600 owner manual Using Midi, Making the Midi Connections, About Midi

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USING MIDI

Your MD-1600 includes a feature called MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Inter- face) — the universal standard for send- ing and receiving performance data between electronic musical instru- ments, regardless of manufacturer.

Using MIDI, you can play music on your MD-1600 and another instrument at the same time while pressing the keys on only one, record your music to a se- quencer, acquire a wider selection of preset tones from a sound module, and much more.

representing exactly what is being played on it. The other MIDI device re- ceives and translates those instruc- tions, then produces (or records) the sound exactly as it was played on the first device.

MAKING THE MIDI

CONNECTIONS

MIDI OUT

ABOUT MIDI

Every MIDI-equipped instrument has MIDI OUT and IN terminals. Some also have a MIDI THRU terminal. Each termi- nal serves a different purpose.

MIDI OUT sends MIDI data to (“talks to”) the other MIDI instrument(s).

MIDI IN receives (“listens to”) MIDI data sent by the other MIDI instrument(s).

MIDI THRU lets you connect (“network”) additional MIDI instruments, and sends along to other MIDI devices a copy of all data it receives through its MIDI IN ter- minal.

The cable that connects MIDI devices does not actually carry sound between them, like a speaker wire carries sound from a receiver to a speaker. Instead, MIDI-equipped devices talk to each oth- er in digital codes (instructions). One MIDI device sends digital instructions

Your MD-1600 has MIDI OUT and IN ter- minals. To connect your MD-1600 to an- other MIDI-equipped device, you must use a MIDI cable, available at your local RadioShack store.

MIDI IN

Cautions:

•Always turn off power to your MD- 1600 and the other MIDI device before you connect or disconnect MIDI cables.

•As you make the cable connections, be sure to align the MIDI cable pins with the matching holes on the MIDI OUT and IN terminals. If you have trouble plugging in the cable, do not force it! You might damage the plug or the instrument.

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Contents Electronic Keyboard FCC Wants YOU to Know Features Two Built-In Speakers let you hear Contents Real-Time Recording Step Recording Changing Navigation Track Preparation Connecting PowerUsing Batteries Listening Safely Connecting HeadphonesUsing AC Power Using the Music Stand Connecting AN External AmplifierBasic Operation OperationUsing the Preset Tones Tone Using Split Using the Drum PadsUsing Reverb Using Split and Layer Together Using LayerSelecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm Using the Preset AUTO-RHYTHMSUsing Intro Using SynchroUsing Ending Using FILL-INUsing Variation Concert Chord Adjusting the Accompaniment VolumeFollow these steps to start concert chord auto accompaniment Standard Fingering Full-Range Chords Using Free SessionUsing the Mixer Editing the Status of a Channel This chart shows the parts assigned to each channelEditing the Parameter Using the Custom Tone SynthesizerCreating and Storing a User Tone Understanding 1DCO and 2DCO TonesRelease Rate Rel.Rate 1 to Hints on Creating a User Tone Fm Page 28 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 651 AM Changing Keys Special FeaturesTuning the Keyboard Using Pitch Bend Changing Auto Power OFFUsing Touch Response Setting the Pitch Bend Range Using a Sustain PedalREAL-TIME Recording Using the MemoryMode Playing Back from Memory Step Recording Specifying the Length of a Note Specifying Chords in the Normal ModeReal-Time Recording Recording Multiple TracksCorrecting Mistakes Step Recording Editing Memory Contents Deleting All Data in a Specific Track Editing Techniques and Display ContentsDeleting Individual Data About Midi Using MidiMaking the Midi Connections Effect Control Number Midi DataFm Page 43 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 651 AM Changing Midi Settings Dumping Data DUMPING/IMPORTING DataImporting Data Fm Page 46 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 651 AM Fm Page 47 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 651 AM Trouble Possible Cause Remedy TroubleshootingCare and Maintenance Auto Accompaniment SpecificationsMixer Function Appendix Fm Page 53 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 651 AM Free Session Chord Progression Chart Fm Page 55 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 651 AM Drum Assignment List Standard Fingering Chord Charts Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Midi Implementation ChartFm Page 59 Tuesday, August 3, 1999 651 AM RadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas
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