Connecting To Midi Equipment; Using The Organ To Play The Sounds Of A Midi Sound Module - Roland Classic C-380 Owner's Manual

Connecting External Devices

Connecting to MIDI Equipment

By connecting the organ with an external MIDI device to transfer
performance data, you can use one device to play the other.
For example, you can play or select sounds on the other device.
What is MIDI?
"MIDI" stands for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface," and is a
universal standard for transferring performance data between
electronic musical instruments and computers.
The organ provides MIDI connectors that allow it to exchange
performance data with external devices. A variety of
capabilities become available when you connect these
connectors to an external device.
Connections with MIDI devices
If you're connecting with a MIDI sequencer, you'll need to
make the "Local Off" setting. Refer to "Local Control Setting
(Local)" (p. 71).
To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other
devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power
on all devices before making any connections.
fig.MIDI1-j.eps
MIDI OUT/IN connector
OUT MIDI
MIDI Sequencer
76
MIDI cable
IN
Using the Organ to Play the Sounds of a
MIDI Sound Module
You can use each division's keyboard to play sounds on a separately
sold MIDI sound module. When a [USER/MIDI] coupler is turned on,
each division's performance data will be transmitted as MIDI data to
play a MIDI sound module that's connected to the organ.
* Even if the [USER/MIDI] couplers are off, some of the performance
data is transmitted as MIDI messages. For details, refer to "About
MIDI transmit channels" (p. 69).
* If a GM2-compatible external MIDI device is connected, you can
make the organ's display show the sound names. Refer to
"Specifying the Type of External MIDI Sound Module (Tone Name)"
(p. 72).
Connections with MIDI sound module
fig.MIDI2-j.eps
MIDI OUT connector
MIDI cable
MIDI sound module
1.
Minimize the volume of the main unit and MIDI sound
module.
2.
Switch off the power to the main unit and MIDI sound
module.
3.
Use MIDI cables to connect the MIDI connectors of the
two devices (see diagram).
4.
Use commercially available audio cables to make audio
connections.
See "Playing the Sounds of an External MIDI Sound Module or an
Audio Device" (p. 75).
5.
Switch on the power to the main unit and MIDI sound
module.
6.
Adjust the volume of the main unit and the MIDI sound
module.
MIDI
THRU OUT IN
MIDI IN connector