Yamaha Electone EL-900 Owner's Manual page 162

U si ng M ID I IN / O U T j acks
Controls an ex ternal device using the
EL-900 (as a master)
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
1. C ont rol an ext ernal devi ce usi ng t he E L -900
● Pl ayi ng your El ect one can cause t he M ID I keyboard (or t one generat or) t o be pl ayed usi ng i t s ow n voi ces,
accom pl i shi ng t hi ck sound l ayers. (T he M ID I recei ve channel of t he M ID I keyboard m ust m at ch t he
t ransm i t channel of your E l ect one. )
● V ari ous m essages i ncl udi ng t he val ues how far t he expressi on pedal i s pressed dow n and how hard you
pl ay t he E l ect one keyboard can be t ransm i t t ed as di gi t al dat a. H ow ever, w het her and how t he ext ernal
devi ce responds or not depends on t he ext ernal devi ce you have connect ed.
● The perform ance on t he EL-900 can be recorded ont o your personal com put er usi ng a sequenci ng soft w are.
2. C ont rol t he E L -900 usi ng an ext ernal devi ce
● Pl ayi ng t he ext ernal M ID I keyboard can cause your E l ect one t o be pl ayed usi ng E l ect oneﾕs voi ces. (T he
M ID I t ransm i t channel of t he M ID I keyboard m ust m at ch t he recei ve channel of your E l ect one. T he
channel s 1, 2 and 3 for t he U pper, L ow er and pedal voi ces, respect i vel y. )
● E L -900 can be pl ayed as a rhyt hm m achi ne by pl ayi ng t he ext ernal M ID I devi ce. (T he M ID I t ransm i t
channel of t he M ID I keyboard shoul d be 15, i n t hi s case. )
● E L -900 w i l l w ork as an X G t one generat or and pl ay back t he M ID I dat a t ransm i t t ed from t he personal
com put er (a sequenci ng soft w are). See page 166 for t he det ai l s t o use t he EL-900 as an X G t one generat or.
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Controls the EL-900 using an ex ternal
device (as a slave)
EL-900
HOST SELECT
PC-2 PC-1
MIDI
Mac
MU-80
etc.
EL-900
MIDI IN
HOST SELECT
PC-2 PC-1
MIDI
Mac
MIDI OUT
MIDI keyboard
Ex cha nges the da ta betw een EL-9 0 0
and an ex ternal device
EL-900
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
HOST SELECT
PC-2 PC-1
MIDI
MIDI OUT MIDI IN
MIDI Interface
PC
Mac