Connecting Other Equipment; Connecting Midi Equipment; What Is Midi; Midi Connections - Korg Ci-9600 Owner's Manual

Connecting other equipment

1. Connecting MIDI equipment

What is MIDI?

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a
standard for connecting a variety of MIDI instru-
ments together allowing to talk to each other. By
playing the Ci-9600/Ci-8600, you can connect other
MIDI-equipped instruments. When doing so, your
sound selections and damper pedal operations etc.
will control the other instrument as well.
Conversely, other MIDI keyboards or sequencers
(automatic playback devices) can control the Ci-
9600/Ci-8600 to play its sounds. By combining two
or more MIDI devices, you can expand the Ci's
sound selection. You can also use MIDI to transfer
data from the Ci-9600/Ci-8600's built-in recorder
for external storage.
This section will explain how you can take advan-
tage of the Ci-9600/Ci-8600's MIDI functionality. If
you would like to learn more about MIDI, please
refer to one of the many introductory books that are
commercially available.

MIDI connections

A MIDI cable is used to transfer MIDI data. Con-
nect this cable to the MIDI connectors of the Ci-
9600/Ci-8600 and the MIDI connectors of an exter-
nal MIDI device. There are two MIDI port types.
MIDI IN connector
MIDI messages are received at this connector.
This lets you use an external MIDI device (e.g.,
MIDI keyboard or sequencer) to play and control
the sounds of the Ci-9600/Ci-8600. Use a MIDI
cable to connect the Ci-9600/Ci-8600's MIDI IN
connector to the MIDI OUT connector of the exter-
nal MIDI device.
MIDI OUT connector
MIDI messages are transmitted from this connec-
tor.
The MIDI messages that are transmitted when you
play the Ci-9600/Ci-8600 can control an external
MIDI device. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI
OUT connector of the Ci-9600/Ci-8600 to the MIDI
IN connector of the external MIDI device.
If the PC/MIDI select switch is set to the MIDI
position, use a MIDI cable to make connections to
the MIDI connectors(s).
If the PC/MIDI select switch is set to the PC posi-
tion, turn off the power of the Ci-9600/Ci-8600,
and then set the PC/MIDI select switch to the
MIDI position.
MIDI cable
MIDI IN
MIDI tone generator module (synthesizer)

MIDI channel settings

After you have finished making connections to your
MIDI devices, set the MIDI channels of the Ci-9600/
Ci-8600 and the connected MIDI device to the same
number. There are sixteen MIDI channels; 1–16.
1. Press the [FUNCTION] switch
2. Access the "Func 9/13" page
3. Set the value of each cell
Press each cell, and use the dial or the [VALUE]
switches to set the MIDI channel.
"Chord Rx1," "Chord Rx2"
Receive channel functions
This is used when using an external MIDI
device to control the chords for the automatic
accompaniment.
Chords can be specified by receiving MIDI note
events from an external device on the specified
channel. With this type of input, chords can be
detected over the full range of the keyboard,
regardless of the split point setting.
Since the normal keyboard input will continue to func-
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tion simultaneously, unexpected results may occur if
you use keyboard input together with MIDI input.
"Keyboard"
Receive channel functions
Use this when you wish to use an external
device to control the Ci-9600/Ci-8600 via MIDI
with the same operation as the Ci-9600/Ci-
8600's own keyboard. If [LAYER] or [SPLIT] is
on, note events will be sounded in the same
way as when the Ci-9600/Ci-8600's own key-
board is used.
MIDI keyboard
MIDI OUT
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