Using Midi - Medeli mc37 Instruction Manual

Using MIDI

1.
Your keyboard includes the MIDI fea-
ture. (Musical Instrument Digital Inter-
face) MIDI is the universal standard for
sending and receiving performance
data between electronic musical instru-
ments.
2.
Using MIDI, you can play music on
your keyboard and another instrument
simultaneously while pressing the keys
on only one. Record your music to a
sequencer, acquire a wider selection
of preset tones from a sound module.
3.
Every MIDI equipped instrument has a
MIDI OUT terminal, and some also
have a MIDI IN and a MIDI THRU
terminal. Each of these terminals
serves in different purposes. MIDI
OUT sends MIDI data to ( talks to )
other MIDI instruments.
4.
This keyboard has a MIDI OUT term-
inal. Please refer to the following instr-
uctions.
Connecting with PC (Personal
Computer)
Switch both the keyboard and PC off.
Connect the keyboard and PC with a
MIDI adaptor (one end with 5-pin plug
and the other end with 15-pin plug).
Switch on both keyboard and PC
again, make sure the volume is mini-
mized by pressing [ master vol].
Note:
1. Your PC should be equipped with a
sound card, a pair of speakers and
the MIDI software must be installed.
2. No information of Auto-Style, Pre-re-
corded songs, Sustain and Transpose
could be sent as MIDI data.
MIDI OUT
1.
2.
3.
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Connecting with Externa Device
MI DI Ca ble
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The keyboard can send out several
types of MIDI messages (such as：
PROGRAM CHANGE and NOTE).
Please refer to the MIDI I
tation Chart on page 21.
Press [function] until CH displays.
The last two figures are the current
MIDI CH value. Select the channel for
MIDI transmission by pressing [+] or [-
]. The selection range is 01- 16, and
the default value is 01. Once the
connec-tion is made, the keyboard's
MIDI data will be sent automatically as
you play.
An all-note-off message will be sent
out whenever there is a Transpose,
a midi channel change or when a
For two MIDI instruments to be comm-
unicated, they must be connected
with MIDI cables. In a basic example,
the MIDI OUT terminals of this key-
board could be connected to the MIDI
OUT terminals of a sequencer, allow-
ing you to record and play back the
performance data from this keyboard.
So und Ca rd
wi th MI DI port
mplemen-
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MI DI OU T port
Pl ug MI DI Ca ble
into this port
Co mp uter
(rear view)
Joy stick/MI DI port
Pl ug MI DI cable into this
port on the sound card