Appendix; Midi - Yamaha Electone EL-900 Owner's Manual

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Appendix

MIDI

MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface,
which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each
other, by sending and receiving MIDI messages.
On the right underside of the Electone keyboard you will find the MIDI
IN/OUT jacks and TO HOST terminal. If your Electone is connected
with external devices via these MIDI jacks (with a personal computer
via the TO HOST terminal) and appropriate MIDI settings are done, you
can play an external MIDI device such as synthesizer from your Electone
keyboard or your Electone can be played by an external device such as
sequencer (by a personal computer with a sequencing software installed).
To connect your Electone with an external MIDI device you need to
prepare a pair of MIDI cables (or a serial cable when you connect the
Electone with a personal computer via the TO HOST terminal).
Also, to exchange the data between your Electone and connected MIDI
device you have to match the MIDI transmit/receive channels on both
devices. See page 158 for the detailed information about the MIDI channel
settings.
Setting examples
Using the TO HOST terminal
If you want to connect your Electone with a personal computer, a
MIDI interface will be necessary. However, using a separately available
Serial Cable allows you to directly connect them (between the TO
HOST terminal of your Electone and the Serial Port of the personal
computer). In this case you need to select one of the HOST SELECT
switches to match the computer type you use.
IBM PC/AT
Macintosh
HOST SELECT
8-pin MINI DIN to
PC-2 PC-1
MIDI D-SUB 9-pin Cable
Mac
TO
HOST
EL-900
HOST SELECT
Macintosh Peripheral
PC-2 PC-1
MIDI Cable (M0197)
Mac
TO
HOST
EL-900
RS-232C
(DB9) IBM PC/AT
Macintosh
NOTE:
See page 163 for more information on the
MIDI messages.
NOTE:
MIDI jacks will be inactive when the TO
HOST terminal is currently used.
NOTE:
For Windows users: To actually exchange
the data via the Serial Cable you need to install
the appropriate MIDI driver (Yamaha CBX
Driver) to your personal computer in advance.
Please visit Yamaha XG web site, <http://
www.yamaha.co.jp/english/xg/index.html>,
and download it.
NOTE:
Select the HOST SELECT switches as
follows:
When you use MIDI connection: MIDI
When you use Windows system: PC-2
When you use Macintosh: Mac
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