MIDI

What is MIDI?

What is MIDI?

MIDI is a standard for digital signals and connectors that allows musical instruments, computers, and other devices, regardless of manufacturer, to exchange data with each other.

MIDI Connections

To use a computer or other MIDI device to record and playback the MIDI data produced by this keyboard, you must connect the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals of both devices in order to send and receive data.

[Rear Panel]

 

 

 

MIDI cable: MK-5

MIDI OUT

 

 

 

MIDI IN

 

MIDI OUT MIDI IN

 

 

 

 

MIDI

 

 

 

SUSTAIN/

R L/MONO

 

OUT

IN ASSIGNABLE JACK

LINE OUT

DC 12V

Computer etc.

If a MIDI THRU function provided by the software is being run on a connected computer or other MIDI device, be sure to turn this keyboard’s “Local Control Setting” off (page E-73).

General MIDI

This keyboard supports General MIDI, so it can be used to play commercially available pre-recorded General MIDI data and General MIDI data send to it from a personal computer. See the “Tone List” on page A-1 for details about the tones that are available with GM tones numbered 000 to 127.

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 E-71) to change the settings of the MIDI parameters described below. See pages E-71 to E-73 for details about the setting menu and procedure.

MIDI 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”.

Accomp/Song MIDI Out (Accompaniment/Song MIDI Out) Turn on this parameter when you want sound auto accom- paniment 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.

NOTE

For details about MIDI specifications, visit the CASIO Website.

http://world.casio.com

738A-E-081A

E-79