Using Midi; What Is Midi - Casio MA-170 User Manual

Using MIDI

A MIDI OUT terminal on the back of the console
lets you connect to other MIDI devices.

What is MIDI?

The letters "MIDI" stand for "Musical Instrument
Digital Interface". MIDI is a world standard for
digital signals and connectors that allows musical
instruments, computers, and other devices,
regardless of manufacturer, to exchange data with
each other.
The keyboard's MIDI OUT terminal lets you
connect to and send data to a MIDI sound source.
NOTE
• For details about the type of data you can
send, see the MIDI Implementation Chart at
the back of this manual.
Using MIDI
Connecting to a Computer
NOTE
• To perform the following procedure, you need
a computer equipped with a MIDI interface.
The computer must also have MIDI software
installed on it.
1
Turn off the keyboard and your computer.
2
Use a MIDI cable to connect the keyboard
to the computer's MIDI interface.
3
Turn on the keyboard and your computer.
• Use the VOLUME buttons to set the main
volume to a relatively low level.
• Start up the MIDI software on your
computer.
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NOTE
• Tone changes, and auto accompaniment,
Connecting to Another MIDI
Device
It is up to you to provide the MIDI cable required
to connect the keyboard to another MIDI device.
• If you connect the keyboard's MIDI OUT
terminal to the MIDI IN terminal of another MIDI
musical instrument, the connected instrument
will sound what you play on the keyboard.
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Select the keyboard's MIDI channel.
• Each press of the MIDI button increments
the MIDI channel setting. The current
setting is shown on the display.
• You can select a MIDI channel in the range
of 01 through 16. The Initial default setting
is 01 (Channel 1).
Play something on the keyboard.
• The applicable data for anything you play
is sent to the connected computer.
Song Bank tune, sustain, and transpose
information are not sent as MIDI data.
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