Zoom ST-224 MIDI Application Example, MIDI Connections, Playing ST-224Samples Under Control of External Equipment

MIDI Application Example

This section describes an example for using the MIDI capability of the ST-224.

Samples assigned to the pads of the ST-224 can be played from external MIDI equipment, or songs stored in the ST- 224 can be synchronized by a MIDI sequencer or rhythm machine.

MIDI Connections

To use the MIDI capability, connect the MIDI OUT jack of the external equipment to the [MIDI IN] jack on the ST- 224, using a MIDI cable.

MIDI OUT jack of

the external equipment

MIDI cable

[MIDI IN] jack

300mA

DATA CARD MIDI IN DC9V POWER

Example Application MIDI

Playing ST-224 Samples Under Control of External Equipment

Samples assigned to pads in the ST-224 (and an input source controlled by the [SOURCE] pad) can be played by an external MIDI sequencer or MIDI controller.

TIME STRECH VOLUME/BASS

SCRATCH

EXCITER

DELAY

TREMOLO

SONG

BPM/VALUE

SAMPLING

REVERB

AUTO PAN

FLANGER

LO-FI EFFECT

REC PLAY/STOP

MONO

STEP CRY

COMPRESSOR

GRADE

RE-SAMPLE

STEREO

CHORUS

EXTREME EQ

PHASER

RESONANCE

PLAYLIST

PITCH SHIFTER

LOW - PASS

DIMENSION

DISTORTION

HIGH-PASS

MEASURE

BEAT

SAMPLE/SONG

RECORD

AUDITION

RING MODULATOR

EDIT 2

EFFECT

TAP BPM

COPY

DELETE

–

+

A

B

ON/OFF

EXIT

BACKUP

PAD ASSIGN CAPACITY ERASE OPTIMIZE

AUTO SYNC

LOAD

SAVE INTERNAL/DATA CARD SPECIAL

PAD ENABLE

FUNCTION

EFFECT SYNC

PAD

EDIT 1

3

5

SONG

LEVEL

START POINT

END POINT

7

1

REVERSE

TIME SIG

PRE COUNT

BAR

LENGTH

CLICK VOLUME

BANK

1

2

TUNING

4

OFFSET

6

PANNING

8

BANK

2

SOURCE

MIX

SHIFT

TRIGGER/GATE

SOURCE

QUANTIZE

SWING

MIDI

3

LOOP/MARK

BANK

STEP 1 Press the [SONG FUNCTION] key and the pad 8 (MIDI).

FUNCTION

PAD	8	TRIGGER/GATE
SONG		MIDI

STEP 2 Use the [-] [+] keys to set the display indication to "Int".

– +

[–] [+] keys

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