Connecting To Midi Devices; Playing The Hpi-6 With A Midi Sequencer/Recording The Hpi-6'S Performance Data To A Midi Sequencer; Producing Sounds From A Midi Sound Module By Playing The Hpi-6 - Roland HPi-6 Owner's Manual

Connecting to MIDI Devices

By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance
data, you can control one device from the other. For instance, you
can output sound from the other instrument or switch Tones on the
other instrument.
What's MIDI?
MIDI, short for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface," was
developed as a universal standard for the exchange of
performance data between electronic instruments and
computers.
The HPi-6 is equipped with MIDI connectors to let it exchange
performance data with external devices. These connectors can
be used to connect the HPi-6 to an external device for even
greater versatility.
■ Playing the HPi-6 with a MIDI
Sequencer/Recording the HPi-6's
Performance Data to a MIDI
Sequencer
OUT
MIDI
Roland MT Series
NOTE
When the HPi-6 is connected to a MIDI sequencer, set it to "Local
Off." Refer to "Disconnecting the Internal Sound Generator and
Keyboard (Local Control)" (p. 98).
MIDI Cable
IN
Connecting to Other Devices
■ Producing Sounds from a MIDI
Sound Module by Playing the HPi-6
THRU OUT
MIDI
MIDI Sound Module
Making the Connection
1.
Turn the volume all the way down on the HPi-6 and on
the device you're about to connect.
2.
Switch off the power to the HPi-6 and the device you're
about to connect.
3.
Use a MIDI cables (sold separately) to connect the
MIDI connectors to each other.
4.
Switch on the power to the HPi-6 and the connected
device.
5.
Adjust the volume level on the HPi-6 and the
connected device.
6.
You should also set the MIDI settings as needed.
→ For details on the MIDI-related settings, refer to p. 98.
MIDI Cable
IN
97