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MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a universal
standard for exchanging performance data and other
information between electronic musical instruments and
computers.
If you use MIDI cables to connect devices equipped with
MIDI connectors, you’ll be able to do things such as using
a single MIDI keyboard to play multiple instruments, play
an ensemble of MIDI instruments, or make settings change
automatically as the song progresses.
MIDI Connectors
The SH-01 has the following two types of MIDI connectors.
MIDI IN connector
This receives MIDI messages sent from an external MIDI
device.
When the SH-01 receives MIDI messages, it can play
sounds or switch patches.
MIDI OUT connector
This transmits MIDI messages to an external MIDI device.
The SH-01 will transmit messages from its controller
section via MIDI OUT.
About MIDI Channels
MIDI allows numerous streams of performance data to be
sent via a single MIDI cable. This is made possible thanks to
the concept of “MIDI channels.”
MIDI channels allow an instrument to select and use just
the messages that were intended for it.
MIDI channels are similar to television channels. By
switching channels on your television, you can view
programs that are being broadcast by di erent stations.
This is because the television is singling-out only the data
of the particular station you’ve chosen, and ignoring the
data being transmitted by all the other stations. In the
same way, a MIDI device uses only the messages that are
intended for it.
There are sixteen MIDI channels, 1–16. Normally, you���ll
set the receiving device to receive only the desired MIDI
channel out of the various channels of data that the
transmitting device might be sending.
The SH-01’s MIDI channel
The SH-01’s MIDI channel is set to “1.”
You can change the MIDI channel (RX/TX CHANNEL, p. 52).
Using an External Sequencer to Play
the SH-01’s Sound Generator (MIDI
IN)
Here’s an example of using the SH-01 as a sound module.
Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of
your sequencer (or other device) to the MIDI IN connector
on the SH-01’s rear panel.
MIDI
cable
MIDI sequencer
MIDI
cable
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
When you play back your external sequencer, the SH-01’s
sound generator section will produce sound according to
the performance data recorded on your sequencer.
For details, refer to the owner’s manual of the MIDI
sequencer you’re using.
In addition to its dedicated sound generator, the SH-01
also comes with a multitimbral PCM sound generator that
supports GM2 sound mapping.
This makes it possible for you to play SMFs (Standard MIDI
Files) using an external sequencer.
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When the SH-01’s MIDI channel is set to “1,” GM2 sounds
cannot be selected for the channel 1 track of SMFs you
play.
In order to have the intended sounds be selected, you’ll
need to set the SH-01’s MIDI channel to a channel that isn’t
used by your SMFs.
For details, see ”RX/TX CHANNEL” (p. 52).