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MIDI
MIDI Connection
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MIIDI
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"MIDI" stands for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface." It is an international standard that
allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, using a simple cable
connection. It ensures that the RE-110 will remain compatible with the instruments of today
and tomorrow.
On the rear panel are two MIDI ports:
MIDI In receives MIDI messages from other equipment.
MIDI Out sends MIDI messages to other equipment.
MIDI cables provide the connection between the MIDI ports of one piece of equipment and
those of another. To keep things simple, there are only two valid MIDI connections: Out to In,
In to Out.
The simplest use of MIDI is to play two instruments at a time from the keyboard of one of
them. This is known as a "Master-Slave" connection. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI
Out port of the "Master" (the instrument whose keyboard you'll play) to the MIDI In port of
the "Slave".
If you connect In to Out, rather than Out to In, the other instrument becomes the Master. And
if you use two cables, connecting In to Out, Out to In, you can use either instrument as the
Master.
You probably will want to use the RE-110 as your master keyboard. It is important to explain
that what is sent over the MIDI cables is information (data), not sound. In fact, the usefulness
of the master-slave setup lies in having each instrument produce a different sound, resulting in
a layering of sounds that expands on the layering that is possible with the RE-110 itself.
The slave can be a MIDI organ, portable keyboard, synthesizer, tone module, drum machine,
or effects device. If it doesn't have built-in amplification and speakers, connect its audio output
to the RE-110 Audio In jacks on the RE-110 rear panel.
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