Making The Connection; Midi; What Is Midi; What You Can Do With Midi - The Singing Machine 7 Pad Electronic Drum Set SMI-1452 Instruction Manual

MAKING THE CONNECTIONS

MIDI

The MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals, located on the rear panel of the unit, offer broadened
musical possibilities through the use of MIDI. The following shows the description of MIDI and
How you can use MIDI with the Digital Drum Set.

What is MIDI?

MIDI is the abbreviation for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI is a world wide standard
that makes it possible for various electronic musical instruments and other devices, such as
computers, to "communicate with each other. For example, by connecting a MIDI tone
generator to the Digital Drum's MIDI OUT terminal, you can play the tone generator's voices
from the drum's pads and pedals.
The Digital Drum is equipped with two types of MIDI
terminals, both are located on the rear panel.
•
MIDI IN
Data transmitted from other MIDI instruments via
MIDI, is received at this terminal.
•
MIDI OUT
Data produced by the Digital Drum, is transmitted
to other MIDI instruments via MIDI from this
terminal.

What you can do with MIDI?

•
Connect the Digital Drum Set MIDI OUT jack to
a MIDI keyboard's MIDI IN terminal.
This setup allows you to use the drum pad to
control another MIDI instrument. Playing the drum
pads will result in the other MIDI instrument's voice
sounding simultaneously, creating a thicker overall
sound.
•
Connect the Digital Drum Set MIDI IN jack to a
MIDI keyboard's MIDI OUT terminal.
In this setup, the digital drum can be used as a tone
generator and its voices can be played from a MIDI
keyboard. Using a keyboard as a controller, it is
possible to play the drum voices that are not
assigned to the pads/pedals.
•
Connect the Digital Drum Set MIDI OUT jack to
a MIDI sequencer's MIDI IN terminal.
Data produced by the Digital Drum can be recorded
to a MIDI sequencer. Data can also be recorded to
computers or other sequencer as well.
•
Connect the Digital Drum Set MIDI IN jack to a
MIDI sequencer's MIDI OUT terminal.
The sequencer's data can be used to drive the
drum's sound.
Digital Drum
MIDI Keyboards
Sequencer
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MIDI IN/OUT
Terminals
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
Digital Drum
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI Keyboards
Digital Drum
Sequencer
Digital Drum