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1. Connecting MIDI equipment
What is MIDI?
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard for connecting a variety of MIDI instru- ments together allowing to talk to each other. By playing the
When doing so, your sound selections and damper pedal operations etc. will control the other instru- ment as well.
Conversely, other MIDI keyboards or sequencers (automatic playback devices) can control the SP- 500 to play its sounds. By combining two or more MIDI devices, you can expand the
This section will explain how you can take advan- tage of the
MIDI connections
MIDI cable
MIDI OUT | MIDI keyboard |
MIDI IN
MIDI tone generator module
MIDI channel settings
After you have finished making connections to your MIDI devices, set the MIDI channels of the
1 | Press the [FUNCTION] switch |
2 | Access the “Func 6/10” page |
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MIDI cables are used to transfer MIDI data. Connect this cable to the MIDI connectors of the
MIDI IN connector | 3 | Set the value of each cell |
MIDI messages are received at this connector. | Press each cell, and use the dial or the | |
This lets you use an external MIDI device (e.g., | ||
MIDI keyboard or sequencer) to play and control |
| [VALUE] switches to set the MIDI chan- |
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the sounds of the |
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nect the |
| “Chord Rx1,” “Chord Rx2” |
OUT connector of the external MIDI device. |
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| Receive channel functions | |
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MIDI OUT connector |
| This is used when using an external MIDI |
MIDI messages are transmitted from this connec- |
| device to control the chords for the auto- |
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| matic accompaniment. |
| Chords can be specified by receiving | |
The MIDI messages that are transmitted when you |
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| MIDI note events from an external device | |
play the |
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device. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT |
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| input, chords can be detected over the full | |
connector of the |
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| range of the keyboard, regardless of the | |
the external MIDI device. |
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| split point setting. | |
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| Since the normal keyboard input and the |
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| Chord Rx channels can function simulta- |
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| neously, unexpected results may occur if you |
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| use keyboard input together with MIDI input. |
Functions |
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