Using Your PSR-2000/1000 with Other Devices

Using the MIDI terminals

When using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer, connect the MIDI terminals of the personal computer and the PSR-2000/1000 with standard MIDI cables.

•When the computer has a MIDI interface installed, connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the personal computer to the MIDI IN terminal. Set the HOST SELECT switch to “MIDI.”

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

 

 

 

 

 

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

A

MacMIDI

PC-1 PC-2

•When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series computer, connect the RS-422 terminal of the computer (modem or printer terminal) to the MIDI interface, then connect the MIDI OUT terminal on the MIDI interface to the MIDI IN terminal of the PSR- 2000/1000, as shown in the diagram below.

Set the HOST SELECT switch to “MIDI.”

MIDI IN

RS422

MIDI OUT

MINI DIN

8-pin

MacMIDI

PC-1 PC-2

•

When the HOST SELECT switch is set to “MIDI,” the

 

TO HOST terminal is disabled.

•

When using a Macintosh series computer, set the

Using the USB terminal on your computer with a USB/MIDI interface (UX256/UX96, etc.)

Connect the UX256/UX96 and the computer with a USB cable. Install the included UX256/UX96 driver to the computer, and connect the UX256/UX96 to the PSR- 2000/1000 with a MIDI cable. Set the HOST SELECT switch on the PSR-2000/1000 to “MIDI.” For details, refer to the owner’s manual of the UX256/UX96.

INOUT

MIDI

USB

UX256

MIDI IN

 

cable

A

MIDI OUT

Personal computer

MacMIDI

PC-1 PC-2

For details about the necessary MIDI settings for computer and sequence software you are using, refer to the relevant owner’s manuals.

What’s MIDI?

Let’s consider an acoustic piano and a classical guitar as representative acoustic instruments. With the piano, you strike a key, and a hammer inside hits some strings and plays a note. With the guitar, you directly pluck a string and the note sounds.

But how does a digital instrument go about playing a note?

Acoustic guitar note

Digital instrument note

production

production

MIDI interface clock setting in the application

software to match the setting of the MIDI interface

you are using. For details, refer to the owner’s

manual for the particular software you are using.

Pluck a string and the body resonates the sound.

Internal amp

Tone generator

Internal amp

L

(Electric circuit)

R

Playing the keyboard

Based on playing information from the keyboard, a sampled note stored in the tone generator is played through the speakers.

As shown in the illustration above, in an electronic instrument, the sampled note (previously recorded note) stored in the tone generator section (electronic circuit) is played based on information received from the keyboard, and output through the speakers.

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