Midi - Korg Concert C-1500 Owner's Manual

F6 note
+5 semitones.The F6 pitch
will be sounded by the
C6 key.
C6 note
+/–0.Normal pitch.
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F 5 note
–6 semitones.The F # 6 pitch
will be sounded by the
C6 key.
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D 6
POWER
VOLUME
C6 F6
A5
+3 semitones
FUNCTION
KBD
–3 semitones
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6. MIDI

MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
Bottom
MIDI IN
MIDI sound module
MIDI OUT
MIDI keyboard
MIDI channel
If you wish to use the MIDI connectors to play
another MIDI device from the keyboard of the
C-1500, or to use another MIDI keyboard or
sequencer (automatic playback device) to con-
trol the C-1500 and play its built-in sounds, you
will need to set the C-1500 to the same chan-
nel as the connected device.
Transpose function
In some cases, a song may be written in a difficult key (e.g., many black keys), or
you may wish to shift the pitch to match another instrument or vocalist. In such
cases, you can transpose (shift the pitch) so that you can use easier fingering, or to
use the same familiar fingering to play at a different pitch. This is called the Trans-
pose function. You can transpose over a range of 11 semitones.
For example if you transpose upward by one semitone, playing the notes shown at
the lower left will produce the pitches shown at the right.
While holding down the [ FUNCTION ] key, press a key in the range of F
C 6 to F6 to transpose the pitch accordingly.
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If you wish to produce a pitch that is lower than the key you play, for example if you
wish to produce the A5 pitch (–3 semitones) when you play the C6 key, hold down
the [ FUNCTION ] switch and press A5.
If you wish to produce a pitch that is higher than the key you play, for example if you
A6
wish to produce the D
[ FUNCTION ] switch and press D
Holding down the [ FUNCTION ] switch and pressing C6 will defeat Transpose (+/–0).
With the default settings when the power is turned on, there will be no transposition.
What is MIDI?
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a world-wide standard that allows a
variety of MIDI data to be exchanged between electronic musical instruments and
computers, etc.
By playing the C-1500, you can trigger other MIDI instruments that are connected
via MIDI. Sound selections and damper pedal operations etc. that you perform on
the C-1500 will also control the connected MIDI device. You can also control the C-
1500 from another MIDI keyboard or sequencer (automatic playback device), caus-
ing the C-1500's internal tone generator to sound. By combining two or more MIDI
devices, you can enjoy additional sounds with the C-1500.
This section will explain how MIDI can be used in ways relating to the C-1500. If you
would like to learn more about MIDI, please refer to one of the many introductory
books on MIDI that are commercially available.
MIDI connections
Special MIDI cables are used to transfer MIDI data. These cables are connected
between the MIDI connectors of the C-1500 and the MIDI connectors of the exter-
nal MIDI device to (or from) which you want to transfer data. There are two types of
MIDI connector.
MIDI OUT...MIDI messages are transmitted from this connector. The MIDI mes-
sages transmitted when you play the keyboard of the C-1500 can be transmitted to
an external MIDI device to control it. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT
connector of the C-1500 to the MIDI IN connector of the external MIDI device.
MIDI IN...MIDI messages are received at this connector.
This connector can be used to play the C-1500's sounds from an external MIDI
device (MIDI keyboard or sequencer etc.). Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI IN
of the C-1500 to the MIDI OUT of the external MIDI device.
Changing the MIDI channel
You can use the C2 through D
MIDI data is transmitted from the MIDI OUT and MIDI IN connectors located on the
bottom of the C-1500.
For example if you want to use the C-1500's keyboard to play (control) an external
MIDI device that is connected to the MIDI OUT jack and which is set to MIDI chan-
nel 2, you need to set the C-1500 to MIDI channel 2 by holding down the [ FUNC-
TION ] switch and pressing the D2 key.
When the power is turned on, the MIDI channel will be 1 by default.
6 (+3 semitones) when you play the C6 key, hold down the
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6.
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3 keys to change the MIDI channel (1...16) on which
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5 to B5, or
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