Connecting Midi Instruments; About Midi; Midi's Capability - Yamaha 141 Owner's Manual

Connecting MIDI Instruments

Your digital piano features MIDI connectors. Using the MIDI functions enables you to access a variety of musical genres.

About MIDI

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a global format standard for performance data transmission and reception
between electronic musical instruments.
Connecting musical instruments that support MIDI via MIDI cables enables you to transfer performance and setting data
between multiple musical instruments. Using MIDI, you can also achieve more advanced performances than using just a
single musical instrument.

MIDI's Capability

MIDI functions enable you to transfer performance data between MIDI devices, load song data from a connected computer
to your instrument, and transmit and save user song data to a computer.
Transferring performance data to and from another MIDI device
Your digital piano
Transferring MIDI data to and from a computer
USB port
Computer
MIDI
OUT IN
MIDI [OUT]
connector
MIDI [IN] Optional
connector MIDI cables
MIDI IN
OUT
connector
UX16 (optional)
MIDI OUT
IN connector
MIDI IN
connector
MIDI OUT
connector
MIDI instrument
Your digital piano
YDP-161/141 Owner's Manual
Since MIDI data that can be
transmitted or received varies
depending on the type of MIDI
devices. Please check the
"MIDI Implementation Chart"
on the web (please refer to
"Data List" on page 6) to find
out what MIDI data and
commands your devices can
transmit or receive.
You need a dedicated MIDI
cable (optional) to make a
MIDI connection. You can
purchase MIDI cables at
musical instrument stores.
You cannot transmit the voice
demo songs, 50 piano preset
songs, or user song from this
instrument to another MIDI
device.
For more information on the
transmission and reception of
song data, refer to
"Transmitting Song Data
POWER
between the Computer and
the Digital Piano" on page 28.
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