KR-3 Owner’s Manual—Connecting MIDI instruments

13. Connecting MIDI instruments

MIDI is a language that translates every action relating to music into binary digits that can be transferred via a MIDI cable. It is a universal standard, which means that musical data can be sent to and received by instruments of different types and manufacturers. Furthermore, MIDI allows you to connect your KR-3 to a computer or hardware sequencer.

MIDI messages are transmitted and received using three connectors and special MIDI cables:

•MIDI IN: This connector receives messages from other MIDI devices.

•MIDI OUT: This connector transmits MIDI messages generated on your KR-3

•MIDI THRU: This connector “echoes back” all MIDI messages received via MIDI IN. The KR-3 does not provide a MIDI THRU connector.

Here is how to connect the KR-3 to an external sound module, sequencer, etc. When working with an external sequencer, be sure to establish both connections and to set Local Control (see page 48) to Off.

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■Caution

The KR-3 only transmits “realtime” MIDI data. Thus, only the notes you play on the keyboard as well as the Pitch Bend, Modulation, and pedal data are transmitted (but not the Arranger or Composer data). If you want to use the data of a Music Style (notes and sound select messages) on your computer, you can record them (see page 29), save them to disk, and then import them into your sequencer (software) as Standard MIDI File.

The KR-3 does not receive SysEx messages when the Composer is being used.

Note: You don’t always need two MIDI cables. Just look at the arrows in the above illustration for deciding which ports you need to connect the cables to.

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