Connecting To A Personal Computer; Connecting To An Apple Macintosh Series Computer - Yamaha VL70-m Owner's Manual

Connector Pin
Numbers
mini Din 8-pin
6 7 8
3 4 5
1 2
D-SUB 9-pin
5 4 3 2 1
9 8 7 6
D-SUB 25-pin
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
20
Setting Up

Connecting to a Personal Computer

Although the VL70-m can be connected to a personal computer via the
MIDI IN/OUT connectors and a MIDI interface, the TO HOST connector
and selector switch allow direct connection to Apple Macintosh, IBM PC/AT, or
NEC PC-9801/9821 series personal computers for sequencing and other music
applications without the need for a separate MIDI interface.
IMPORTANT!
• If the VL70-m is to be connected to a computer via the TO HOST connector and a MIDI
controller via the MIDI IN connector, the "echo back" function of the music software or
sequencer you are using must be turned "on" so that the MIDI note data from the
controller is returned to the VL70-m and any subsequent devices connected to the VL70-
m MIDI OUT connector.
MIDI controller

Connecting to an Apple Macintosh Series Computer

Connect the TO HOST connector of the VL70-m to the modem or printer port
on your Macintosh, depending on which port your MIDI software is using for
MIDI data communication, using a standard Macintosh 8-pin system peripheral
cable. Set the TO HOST selector to the "Mac" position.
You may also have to make other MIDI interface settings on the computer side,
depending on the type of software you use (refer to your software owner's
manual). In any case the clock speed should be set to 1 MHz.
"Mac" Cable Connections
mini Din 8-pin
• 8-pin system peripheral cable.
• Data transfer rate: 31,250 bps.
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
WX IN BREATH
VIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR
PHONES POWER/VOL
PART MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY
PUSH ON/OFF
VL70-m
mini Din 8-pin
Modem or
Printer port
PS/V
RS-232C
TO HOST
Personal
computer
MIDI/ PART
PLAY EDIT WX ALL
UTIL EFFECT ENTER SELECT
BC/WX
VELOCITY
TOUCH EG
MODE BREATH EXIT VALUE
VOICE
VL-XG
Personal System/V
Personal System/V