Yamaha YDP-140, YDP-160 About MIDI, MIDI’s Capability, ●Transferring MIDI data to and from a computer, ●Transferring performance data to and from another MIDI device

Connecting MIDI Instruments

Connecting MIDI Instruments

Your digital piano features MIDI connectors. Using the MIDI functions enables you to access a variety of musical genres.

About MIDI

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a global format standard for performance data transmission and reception between electronic musical instruments.

Connecting musical instruments that support MIDI via MIDI cables enables you to transfer performance and setting data between multiple musical instruments. Using MIDI, you can also achieve more advanced performances than using just a single musical instrument.

MIDI

OUT IN

MIDI’s Capability

MIDI functions enable you to transfer performance data between MIDI devices, load song data from a connected computer to your instru- ment, and transmit and save user song data to a computer.

●Transferring performance data to and from another MIDI device

Since the transmission or reception of MIDI data can vary depending on the type of MIDI device, each MIDI device can transmit or receive only data and commands that are compatible with other connected MIDI devices.

Please check the “MIDI Implementation Chart” on the web (please refer to “Data List” on page 6) to find out what MIDI data and commands your devices can transmit or receive.

You need a dedicated MIDI cable (optional) to make a MIDI connection. You can purchase MIDI cables at musical instrument stores.

If you connect a very long MIDI cable, data transmission errors may result. Use a MIDI cable of 15 meters or less.

Before connecting a MIDI device to this instrument, first turn off the power to both this instrument and the MIDI device. After connecting them, turn on the power to the MIDI device first, then turn on the power to this instrument.

You cannot transmit the voice demo songs and the 50 piano preset songs from this instru-

MIDI OUT			MIDI IN
connector		connector
MIDI IN	MIDI OUT
connector		connector

Optional

MIDI cables

●Transferring MIDI data to and from a computer

MIDI instrument

ment to another MIDI device.

For more information on the transmission and reception of song data, refer to “Transmitting

	OUT	MIDI IN
	USB port	connector
Computer	UX16 (optional)	MIDI OUT
	IN	connector

Song Data between the Computer and the Digital Piano” on page 32.

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