Midi Terminals; Midi System Connections - Yamaha P-200 Owner's Manual

MIDI Terminals

MIDI devices transmit messages to each other via special MIDI
cables, which are connected to special MIDI terminals on each
device. There are three types of MIDI terminals: IN, OUT, and
THRU.
Not all MIDI devices have three MIDI terminals, but most,
including the P-200, do. A device with all three terminals will
receive incoming data via its MIDI IN terminal, and output its
own data via the MIDI OUT terminal. The MIDI THRU terminal
merely echoes, or passes, the data received at the MIDI IN
terminal unaffected. This allows a device to be connected in
the middle of a series (or "daisy chain") of instruments, so that
the third instrument in the chain will receive the data
transmitted by the first instrument rather than that transmitted
by the second.
Some MIDI instruments, such as the P-200, have a MIDI
merge feature which essentially combines the functions of the
MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU terminals. For example, when the
P-200's MIDI merge function is turned on, the MIDI OUT
terminal will output a combination of the P-200's own data
plus the messages it receives via its MIDI IN terminal. An
instrument receiving this merged data will be controlled by
both the P-200 and the device connected to the P-200's MIDI
IN terminal.

MIDI System Connections

One of the simplest MIDI setups is to connect the P-200 to
one or more tone generators (such as the Yamaha MU100R),
as shown in the following example.
VOLUME CS
CONTRAST
MAX
POWER PS 1 PS 2 SPLIT TRANSPOSE MIDI
MIN
ON/ OFF DATA ENTRY -1/NO +1/YES BALANCE DETUNE PAGE
PITCH MODULATION
In this case, you can select the voices of both external tone
generators directly from the P-200's panel. In Single or Dual
mode, the notes you play on the P-200's keyboard will play
designated voices in the external tone generators, so long as
their MIDI receive channels are assigned to the same number
as the P-200's MIDI transmit channel number. In Split mode,
the P-200 can transmit on two MIDI channels at the same time
(one for the main and one for the sub voice), so you can set
one tone generator to respond to only the main voice notes
and the other tone generator to respond only to the sub voice
notes. You can also take advantage of the P-200's ability to
have independent transpose and keyboard sensitivity settings
for its internal tone generator and MIDI transmit note
messages.
P-200
IN OUT THRU FOOT CONTROLLER SOFT SOSTENUTO SUSTAIN L/MONO R L/MONO R OFF ON
MIDI OUTPUT INPUT SPEAKER
EFFECT EQUALIZER
STORE PERF. A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 REVERB ROOM MODULATION CHORUS
STAGE SYMPHONIC
EDIT PERF. B VOICE PIANO 1 PIANO 2 PIANO 3 PIANO 4 E.PIANO 1 E.PIANO 2 E.PIANO 3 VIBES ORGAN 1 ORGAN 2 STRINGS BASS HALL TREMOLO
C3 SYSTEM MIDI FILTER PC TABLE CHANNEL LOCAL CS FC PS NAME COMBINATION ORGAN PB MIW KBD SENS. INT.EQ LOW MIDDLE HIGH
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MU100R(A)
MIDI THRU
MIDI IN
MU100R(B)
P-200 MIDI Controllers
The P-200's MIDI controllers include the two [PS] buttons, the
[CS] slider, [PITCH] and [MODULATION] wheels and [FC]
Footswitch. You can set the controllers to transmit specific
control messages, and assign the external tone generators to
respond accordingly. The [PITCH] wheel is dedicated to pitch
bend and cannot be assigned otherwise.
Connecting a Sequencer
Another simple MIDI setup is to connect the P-200 to a
sequencer, as shown in the following example.
Sequencer (QY700)
MIDI IN
(For recording)
MIDI OUT
VOLUME
MAX
POWER
MIN
ON/ OFF
PITCH MODULATION
In this case, the sequencer is used to record the note,
program change, controller, etc. data as you play the P-200,
and then play it back using the P-200's internal voices. You
can start and stop the sequencer using the P-200's [PS]
buttons (see page 57). Some sequencers have extensive note
and other data editing features. The setup shown above will
also work for bulk data storage operations (see page 62). Use
a sequencer or a special MIDI data storage device (such as the
Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer) to save data from and restore
data to the P-200.
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MIDI OUT
(For playback)
MIDI IN
IN OUT THRU FOOT CONTROLLER SOFT SOSTENUTO SUSTAIN L/MONO R L/MONO R OFF ON
MIDI OUTPUT INPUT SPEAKER
CS EFFECT EQUALIZER
CONTRAST STORE PERF. A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 REVERB MODULATION
ROOM STAGE SYMPHONIC CHORUS
PS 1 PS 2 SPLIT TRANSPOSE MIDI EDIT PERF. B VOICE PIANO 1 PIANO 2 PIANO 3 PIANO 4 E.PIANO 1 E.PIANO 2 E.PIANO 3 VIBES ORGAN 1 ORGAN 2 STRINGS BASS HALL TREMOLO
-1/NO +1/YES BALANCE DETUNE C3 SYSTEM MIDI FILTER PC TABLE CHANNEL LOCAL CS FC PS NAME COMBINATION ORGAN PB MIW KBD SENS. INT.EQ
DATA ENTRY PAGE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
P-200