Connecting External Midi Instruments; Connecting A Usb Midi Keyboard To The [Usb To Device] Terminal - Yamaha MONTAGE M6 Operation Manual

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Connecting External MIDI Instruments

Using USB cables and standard MIDI cables (that are commercially available), you can connect
an external MIDI instrument to the MONTAGE M.
You can play an external MIDI instrument from the built-in keyboard, or play the tone generator
block from an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer.
Make sure to match the MIDI Transmit Channel of the external MIDI instrument with the MIDI
Receive Channel of the MONTAGE M.
To set the MIDI Receive Channel of the MONTAGE M, use MIDI I/O Ch. for Parts having
Keyboard Control is set to On, and Tx/Rx Ch. for Parts having Keyboard Control set to Off. If the
Part Mode is set to External, the Part will not receive MIDI messages from the external device.
For more information on MIDI Transmit Channel of the external MIDI keyboard, refer to the
owner's manual of the MIDI Keyboard you are using.
Use the Zone function if you would like to play sounds from both the internal tone generator
block and the external sound module.
When you wish to play the sound only from the external sound module, lower the volume on the
MONTAGE M, or set Local Control to OFF from: [UTILITY] → Settings → MIDI I/O.
To set the receive channel on the external MIDI device, refer to the owner's manual of the MIDI
Keyboard you are using.
The MIDI output channel on this instrument should be set to a different value, depending on
whether there are any Parts with Part Mode set to External.
When there are no Parts with Part Mode set to External, MIDI I/O Ch. is used for Part Common
or a Part with Keyboard Control set to On. Tx/Rx Ch. is used for a Part with Keyboard Control
set to Off.
When there are any Parts with Part Mode set to External, Tx Ch. is used for Part Common or a
Part with Keyboard Control set to On. Tx Ch. is used for the Part with the Keyboard Control set
to Off. Any Parts with Part Mode set to Internal will not transmit MIDI messages.
NOTE
You can use either the [USB TO DEVICE] or MIDI terminals to connect the external MIDI instrument.

Connecting a USB MIDI keyboard to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal

By connecting a USB MIDI keyboard to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal, you can use the
connected keyboard just like the built-in keyboard, depending on the specifications of that
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