Edirol UM-1EX owner manual Basic Use, Basic Connections and Midi Flow

Basic Use

This chapter describes different basic methods of connecting the UM-1EX according to how the UM-1EX is to be used.

Basic Connections and MIDI Flow

Transmitting MIDI messages from a MIDI keyboard or digital piano to the sequencer software

To transmit MIDI messages from a MIDI keyboard or digital piano to the sequencer software or make a MIDI recording of a keyboard performance or other performance using sequencer software on your computer, make the following connections and settings.

MIDI Keyboard

		THRU OFF	Message Flow
			Digital Piano
MIDI messages are transmitted
to the sequencer software.	Connect to the	Connect to the MIDI OUT connector
	computer’s	of the MIDI keyboard or digital piano.
	USB connector.

MIDI Message Flow

MIDI device setting

MIDI IN

UM-1 MIDI

*Make the device settings within the sequencer software.

THRU switch setting

THRU Switch

OFF

MIDI messages from the MIDI device (e.g, MIDI keyboard, digital piano) connected to the UM-1EX’s MIDI IN cable are transmitted to the computer.

* Don't change the setting of the THRU switch while you're using the UM-1EX. Doing so will cause MIDI errors.

If you are experiencing duplicate notes (i.e., if your sound generating device plays two notes for each note it should play), turn
Local Control OFF on your sound generating device, or turn the Thru function OFF in your sequencer software. For details on	33
how to make these settings, refer to the owner’s manual for your equipment.