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MIDI
USB MIDI
In addition to the DIN MIDI ports, your M-solo also has one (1) USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, marked
TO HOST. This port can be connected to a computer to use the M-solo as a Mass Storage Device or it can
be used for MIDI transmission and reception
NOTE: The TO HOST feature is covered in more detail in the USING MEMORY chapter of this Guide.
In recent years, USB has become the standard interface for connecting computers and instruments to
peripheral devices as well as to each other. In the late 1990's a standard was adopted to allow MIDI
transmission over USB.
Some USB MIDI Basics
Unlike 5-pin DIN MIDI connections, USB MIDI allows two-way communication between devices using a
single cable - one cable carries both MIDI IN and MIDI OUT data. Also, the bandwidth of a USB MIDI
connection is much higher than a DIN-MIDI connection. This means that a single USB cable can support
16 virtual MIDI ports with 16 channels each for a total of 256 MIDI channels, as opposed to a single
physical MIDI port capable of only 16 channels.
USB MIDI is useful primarily if you want to interface your M-solo with a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).
on a computer. Although it is possible to connect two MIDI instruments (such as two M-solo's) together,
doing so requires the two instruments to be connected to each other via a special interface device or
"router."
Connecting the M-solo to a computer via USB MIDI
If you want to use your M-solo to control a DAW, you can do so by connecting the TO HOST port on the
M-solo to an open USB port on your computer.
NOTE:
The M-solo is compliant with USB AUDIO Class 1.0, the generic device driver which comes
pre-installed on both PC and Mac computers. This means you can use the USB TO HOST Port to connect the
M-solo to a computer and transmit and receive a MIDI data stream without an exclusive device driver.
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