3: Connections; Basic Midi Hookup - Alesis QuadraSynth Plus Reference Manual

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ONNECTIONS

MIDI is an internationally-accepted protocol that allows musical-related data to

be conveyed from one device to another. See the MIDI Supplement in Appendix

B if you are not familiar with how MIDI works.

The MIDI connections provide three different functions. To trigger the

QuadraSynth Plus from a MIDI control device (keyboard, drum pad, guitar or

bass controller, sequencer, etc.), connect the control device's MIDI OUT to the

QuadraSynth Plus's MIDI IN.

The MIDI THRU jack carries a replica (or echo) of the signal appearing at the

QuadraSynth Plus's MIDI IN, allowing you to trigger other devices from the

same controller which is feeding the QuadraSynth Plus. Simply connect the

QuadraSynth Plus MIDI THRU to the other device's MIDI IN. Note that the

MIDI THRU jack will not send messages from the QuadraSynth Plus's keyboard

itself.

The MIDI OUT sends MIDI data from the QuadraSynth Plus's keyboard to other

MIDI devices, but can also send System Exclusive data (see the MIDI supplement)

to a storage device such as the Alesis DataDisk for later recall.

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