5 – Connections

Headphones

Connect headphones to the PHONES jack (standard stereo phone jack) on the front panel.

Headphones

MIDI connections

Connect your sound module, keyboard/ synthesizer, drum machine, or other MIDI device to the US-144MKII as shown below.

USB

Computer

 

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

Keyboard/

 

Sound module etc.

synthesizer etc.

Analog output

Analog

 

output

 

External Mixer

If you want to monitor the sound of a sound module, keyboard/synthesizer or drum machine, connect the output of that device to this unit’s LINE IN. Alternatively, to monitor using an external mixer, connect the outputs

of that device and the LINE OUT jacks of this unit to the external mixer inputs.

NOTE

MIDI connections do not transmit audio. They only carry instructions about what and when to play, so you must also connect the audio output jacks of a device to hear it.

You can use the MIDI IN/MIDI OUT connectors on the rear panel to transmit and receive MTC (MIDI Time Code). This allows the MTC-compatible DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) computer application to synchronize with your MIDI equipment.

USB

Computer

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

Sequencer/

drum machine etc.

CAUTION

•• The MIDI IN indicator and USB indicator sometimes stay lit even after the connected computer has been shut down. This is because some computers continue to provide power through the USB cable even when they are shut down.

•• When the MIDI IN jack is receiving any kind of MIDI data, the MIDI IN indicator lights. If a device that sends MIDI Active Sensing messages is connected, this indicator will continuously blink. To avoid this, disable the MIDI Active Sensing on the connected device.

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