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Chapter 7. Using the SP-303 With Other MIDI Devices
"MIDI" is short for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface," a
global standard for the exchange of performance data and
tone data between devices and instruments.
With MIDI, you can use the SP-303 to play data from a
sequencer, keyboard, or other MIDI device.
When using MIDI, use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI
OUT of the MIDI device you are connecting and the SP-303's
MIDI IN connector (refer to "Making Connections" on p. 11).
Additionally, you must set the MIDI device's Transmit
channel and the SP-303's Receive channel to the same
channel.
* For more on the settings for the MIDI device being connected,
refer to the owner's manual for that device.
If you want to restore the SP-303's MIDI settings to the
original factory settings, refer to "Restoring the MIDI
Settings to the Factory Settings" (p. 58).
Using the SP-303 With a
MIDI Keyboard
At the factory settings, you can just connect a MIDI keyboard
to the SP-303 to start playing samples.
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1. Connect the MIDI keyboard's MIDI OUT connector to
the SP-303's MIDI IN connector with a MIDI cable.
2. Set the MIDI keyboard's Transmit channel to 1.
For more on how to make this setting, refer to the MIDI
keyboard owner's manual.
* When shipped from the factory, the SP-303's receive channel is
set to 1.
3. When you play the keys on the MIDI keyboard, the SP-
303's samples sound.
MIDI OUT
MIDI Keyboard
The SP-303's pads correspond to the MIDI keyboard note
numbers as shown below.
Pad
EXT SOURCE A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8
Note
B1 C2 C#2 D2 D#2 E2 F2 F#2 G2
Note Number
35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43
Pad
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8
Note
G#2 A2 A#2 B2 C3 C#3 D3 D#3
Note Number
44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Pad
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8
Note
E3 F3 F#3 G3 G#3 A3 A#3 B3
Note Number
52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
Pad
D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
Note
C4 C#4 D4 D#4 E4 F4 F#4 G4
Note Number
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
* No sample sounds when any note other than those shown here
is played.
How to Change the MIDI Channel
The SP-303's Receive channel is set to 1 at the factory. If the
MIDI keyboard's Transmit channel cannot be set to 1, then
you must change the SP-303's Receive channel in order to
match the MIDI keyboard's channel.
1. Turn off the power switch of the SP-303.
2a.
If you wish to select a channel in the range of 1–8, turn
the power switch ON while holding down the
correspondingly-numbered pad 1–8.
2b.
If you wish to select a channel in the range of 9–16,
turn the power switch ON while holding down
[HOLD] together with pad (1–8) that is eight less than
the desired channel number.
The MIDI channel will be set to a value of 8 plus the pad
number.
Example:
To select channel 3, hold down pad number 3, and turn
the power ON.
To select channel 10, hold down [HOLD] together with
pad number 2, and turn the power ON.
* The MIDI channel setting is retained even when the power is
turned OFF.
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