Basic Use; Basic Connections And Midi Flow; Transmitting Midi Messages From A Midi Keyboard Or Digital Piano To The Sequencer Software - CAKEWALK UM-3G Owner's Manual

Basic Use

This chapter describes different basic methods of connecting the UM-3G according to how
the UM-3G is to be used.

Basic Connections and MIDI Flow

Transmitting MIDI Messages from a MIDI Keyboard or Digital Piano to the
Sequencer Software
To transmit MIDI messages from a MIDI keyboard or digital piano to the sequencer software
or make a MIDI recording of a keyboard performance or other performance using sequencer
software on your computer, make the following connections and settings.
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Connect to the
USB connector.
MIDI messages are transmitted
to the sequencer software.
MIDI device setting
In your sequencer software, select the MIDI device for the connector to which you connected
your MIDI equipment (e.g., MIDI keyboard or digital piano).
[MIDI THRU] switch setting
[MIDI THRU] switch
MIDI messages from the MIDI device (e.g, MIDI keyboard, digital piano) connected to the UM-
3G's MIDI IN connector are transmitted to the computer.
* Don't change the setting of the [MIDI THRU] switch while you're using the UM-3G. Doing so will
cause MIDI errors.
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computer's
Connect to the MIDI OUT connector
of the MIDI keyboard or digital piano.
OFF
[MIDI THRU] Switch OFF
MIDI Keyboard
Digital Piano
: MIDI Message Flow