Roland U-20 Owner's Manual page 85

1.
How
MID! Data
Is
Transmitted and
Received
»Using the
U-20
to control external sound
generators
When
using
the U-20
to control other sound
generator
modules
or synthesizers,
make
connections as
follows.
MIDI
OUT
llliMW
MIDI
IN
Sound
Generator
Module
U-20
Controlling the
U-20 from
external devices
When
using
an
external sequencer
or
MIDI keyboard
to
control the U-20,
make
connections
as follows.
MIDI
OUT
e.i=^:
lilMliliff
Hi
IB
II
MIDI
IN
MIDI Keyboard
U-20
»Using
MIDI
THRU
By
using
MIDI THRU,
you
can connect two
or
more
devices.
MICH
OUT
Sequencer
MIDI
MIDI
IN
THRU
liiili:
u-20
MIDI
IN
MIDI
THRU
MIDI
IN
*
It
is
theoretically
possible to use MIDI
THRU
to
connect as
many
devices as you
like,
but
in practice,
four or
five units
is
the
limit.
Running
a MIDI
signal
through
six or
more
THRUs
can
result
in
garbled
data
transmit.