Korg MICRO manual Using the microKORG with Other Midi devices Midi, Midi on the microKORG

Using the microKORG with

other MIDI devices (MIDI)

Overview

Here you can make MIDI-related settings for the microKORG.

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and is a world-wide standard for exchanging various types of musical data between electronic musical instru- ments and computers. When MIDI cables are used to connect two or more MIDI devices, performance data can be exchanged between the devices, even if they were made by different manufacturers.

The microKORG lets you assign control change numbers to the major parameters that affect the sound, and control these parameters from an external MIDI se- quencer while you play the tone generator. You can also operate the assigned knobs 1–5or keys to transmit these control changes to control an external MIDI device. You can synchronize the microKORG's arpeggiator, LFO rate, or the delay time of the delay effect to the MIDI Clock of an external MIDI sequencer.

Connecting MIDI devices/computers

Controlling an external MIDI tone generator from the microKORG

When you wish to use the microKORG's keyboard, controllers, and arpeggiator etc. to play an external MIDI tone generator, use a MIDI cable to connect the microKORG's MIDI OUT connector to the MIDI IN connector of the external MIDI tone generator.

MIDI on the microKORG

Controlling the microKORG's tone generator from an external MIDI device

When you wish to play or control the microKORG's tone generator from an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer etc., use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI device to the MIDI IN connector of the microKORG.

microKORG MIDI IN MIDI OUT

MIDI keyboard

Controlling two or more external MIDI tone generators from the microKORG

You can use the MIDI THRU connector to simultaneously control multiple MIDI devices. (This type of connection should be used to connect no more than three devices. If you wish to connect a larger number of MIDI devices, we recommend that you use a MIDI patch bay as shown in the second diagram below.)

microKORG MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI THRU MIDI IN

MIDI keyboard

MIDI tone generator

You can also use a MIDI patch bay to control multiple MIDI devices.

microKORG MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI tone generator

microKORG	MIDI OUT	MIDI IN	MIDI OUT	MIDI IN
		MIDI patch bay	MIDI OUT
				MIDI IN	MIDI keyboard
				MIDI tone generator

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