Using Midi; Understanding Midi - Kawai CA1000 Owner's Manual

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TUTORIAL: USING MIDI
MIDI
In this chapter you will learn how you can create music by connecting
the CA piano to an external MIDI device.
The CA piano is compatible with MIDI devices from Kawai and other
manufacturers. It can also be used with sequencing software on a personal
computer.
MIDI
WHAT IS MIDI?
The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an
international standard for connecting MIDI equipped synthesizers, drum
machines, and other electronic instruments so that they can exchange
data. Personal computers can also be equipped for MIDI communication.
Electronic instruments equipped with MIDI can transmit and receive
performance data such as, notes, what sound to play, pedal information,
volume, etc. This data can be recorded with a device like a sequencer or
a computer.
MIDI JACKS
Instruments equipped with MIDI usually have three jacks for exchanging
data: IN, OUT, and THRU. (Some instruments have only IN and OUT.)
These jacks are used to connect MIDI devices to one another using a
special cable.
Each terminal has a different function.
IN : For receiving MIDI data from another MIDI instrument.
OUT : For sending MIDI data to another MIDI instrument.
THRU : For passing along MIDI data received to another MIDI
instrument without processing.
Depending on how they are connected, instruments are grouped as those
which receive data (producing sound when data is received from a
connected instrument), those which send data (to instruments to which
they are connected), and those which both send and receive data.
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