Korg SP-250 manual What is MIDI?, What can you do with MIDI?, Connections

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MIDI

What is MIDI?

MIDI, is the abbreviation of Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is an interna- tional standard that was created to connect and transfer data between electronic musical instruments, computers and other devices.

What can you do with MIDI?

Thanks to MIDI, you can use the SP-250 to control other instruments, use other instruments to control the SP-250, and use a sequencer to create complex musical pieces.

When you use the SP-250 keyboard or pedal, or select a sound, the notes, pedal acti- vation and change in sound are transmitted to another instrument, or are recorded by a sequencer.

Connections

Always connect the MIDI OUT connector of the instrument to the MIDI IN connec- tor of another instrument. Never connect two connectors of the same instrument to each other.

Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the transmitting (master) device to the MIDI IN connector of the receiving (slave) device.

SP-250 rear panel	MIDI keyboard
MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI sound module

To connect the SP-250 to a computer, you need a MIDI interface for the computer, sequencing or musical notation software, and two standard MIDI cables. Connect

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