Connecting To A Personal Computer - Yamaha PSR-9000 Owner's Manual

MIDI Functions

Connecting to a Personal Computer

Connecting the PSR-9000 to a computer (via the TO HOST terminal or the MIDI ter-
minals) lets you take advantage of the enormous processing power and editing flexibil-
ity of computer-generated music.
Connection can be done in one of two ways:
• Using the PSR-9000 MIDI terminals
• Using the TO HOST terminal
Using the PSR-9000 MIDI terminals
Using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer, connect the MIDI
terminals of the personal computer and the PSR-9000.
For the connection cable, use a special MIDI cable.
When the computer has a MIDI interface installed, connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the per-
sonal computer to the MIDI IN terminal of the PSR-9000.
Set the HOST SELECT switch to "MIDI."
Computer
(sequencer software)
When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series computer, connect the RS-422 terminal
of the computer (modem or printer terminal) to the MIDI interface, then connect the MIDI OUT
terminal on the MIDI interface to the MIDI IN terminal of the PSR-9000, as shown in the dia-
gram below. Set the HOST SELECT switch on the PSR-9000 to "MIDI."
Computer
(sequencer software)
• When the HOST SELECT switch is set in the "MIDI" position, input and output to the TO
HOST terminal is ignored.
• When using a Macintosh series computer, set the MIDI interface clock setting in the
application software to match the setting of the MIDI interface you are using. For details,
carefully read the owner's manual for the software you are using.
When the computer has a USB interface, use the Yamaha UX256.
Computer
(sequencer software)
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Reference
MIDI A
IN OUT
MIDI OUT MIDI IN
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
MIDI A
IN
MIDI
interface
MIDI IN
RS-422
MIDI OUT
UX256
USB cable
PC-2 PC-1
MIDI Mac
PSR-9000
PC-2 PC-1
OUT
MIDI Mac
PSR-9000
MIDI A
IN OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
• In the explanation examples
here, the MIDI A terminals are
used.
• When using the PSR-9000 as
a 16-channel multi-timbral
sound source, make sure to
connect the other MIDI device
to the MIDI A IN terminal (not
MIDI B).
• You can connect a MIDI device
to the MIDI B IN terminal; how-
ever, in this case, the PSR-
9000 cannot be used as a
multi-timbral sound source,
since the MIDI Receive Mode
for the MIDI B port (p. 118)
cannot be set to "XG/GM."
PC-2 PC-1
MIDI Mac
PSR-9000