MIDI
Sending and Receiving MIDI Messages
This keyboard can send notes you play on the keyboard, as well as auto accompaniment patterns and Song Memory playback as MIDI messages to another device.
MIDI Send Data
zKeyboard Play
Each keyboard part (Channels 1 through 4) is sent over its own individual MIDI channel. When Auto Harmonize is turned on, harmonize notes are also sent over each individual MIDI channel.
zAuto Accompaniment or Song Memory Play
Each accompaniment part is sent over its own individual MIDI channel. The “Accomp/Song MIDI Out” parameter (page
MIDI Message Receive
zMulti Channel Receive
The 16 mixer parts can be used to receive data over 16 MIDI message channels at the same time.
zChord Changes when Using Auto Accompaniment
MIDI messages received from an external device can be interpreted as chord changes as specified by the fingerings supported by the auto accompaniment system of this keyboard. Use the “MIDI In Chord Judge” parameter (page E- 75) to turn this capability on and off.
See the MIDI Implementation Chart at the back of this User’s Guide for more information about each MIDI message.
MIDI Settings
You can change the settings of a number of parameters that control how MIDI messages are sent and received.
MIDI Parameters
You can use the parameter setting procedure (page
zMIDI In Chord Judge
This parameter determines whether note data received from an external device should be interpreted as an auto accompaniment chord fingering. Turn on this parameter when you want to control auto accompaniment chords from a computer or other external device.
on : Causes note data input through MIDI IN to be interpreted as auto accompaniment chord fingerings. The channel specified by the keyboard channel is used for specifying chords.
oFF : Turns off “MIDI In Chord Judge”.
zAccomp/Song MIDI Out (Accompaniment/Song MIDI Out)
Turn on this parameter when you want sound auto accompaniment or Song Memory on an external devices sound source.
on : Outputs auto accompaniment or Song Memory as MIDI messages through the keyboard’s MIDI OUT terminal.
oFF : Does not output auto accompaniment or Song Memory.
For details about MIDI specifications, visit the CASIO Website.
http://world.casio.com
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