About Midi; Midi Channels - Kurzweil Andante CUP 310 User Manual

MIDI

About MIDI

MIDI is the acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is the industry standard protocol which allows the
exchange of musical data between electronic musical instruments, devices (such as a sequencer), and computers.
MIDI enables MIDI-equipped devices designed by different manufacturers to communicate MIDI data to each other.
MIDI data is sent or received using standard MIDI cables to connect to other MIDI devices or a USB cable to
connect to a computer. The CUP310 is equipped with conventional MIDI In and Out ports, and a USB port.
The CUP310 has a standard class-compliant USB-MIDI implementation. It does not require the installation of any
additional drivers.

MIDI Channels

MIDI protocol transmits multiple channels of MIDI performance data.
Typical MIDI instruments can play up to 16 channels at the same time. Each channel can be assigned its own Program.
When using the CUP310 to play an external MIDI device, the CUP310 sends notes played on the keyboard to the
MIDI and USB out ports on Channel 1 (or channels 1 and 2 when using a split/layered sound).
When using an external MIDI device to play the CUP310, the CUP310 can receive notes on channels 1-16.
The program on each channel can be selected by sending a MIDI Program Change message to each of the desired
CUP310 MIDI channels.
Note: The CUP310 is not compatible with Program Change values used by "General MIDI" songs. In order for the
CUP310 to properly play "General MIDI" songs, Program Change values in these songs may need to be edited to
correspond to the correct instrument sounds on the CUP310.
MIDI In and Out Ports
The CUP310 is equipped with the conventional MIDI In and Out ports. The MIDI In port is used to receive MIDI data
from another MIDI device; the MIDI Out port is used to transmit the MIDI data generated by the CUP310 to another
MIDI device; the MIDI Thru port passes MIDI In data along to an external device.
When you connect the MIDI Out of the CUP310 to the MIDI In of another instrument, you can play the sounds of both
instruments simultaneously from the CUP310's keyboard. When you connect the MIDI In of the CUP310 to the MIDI
Out of another controller, you can control the CUP310 using the other controller.
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