Yamaha CVP-203 Owner's Manual - Page 148

Using the USB terminal on your computer with a USB/MIDI interface (UX256/UX96, etc.), What’s MIDI? - owner s manual

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Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices Using the USB terminal on your computer with a USB/MIDI interface (UX256/UX96, etc.) Connect the UX256/UX96 and the computer with a USB cable. Install the included UX256/UX96 driver to the computer, and connect the UX256/UX96 to the CVP-205/ 203 with a MIDI cable. Set the HOST SELECT switch on the CVP-205/203 to "MIDI." For details, refer to the owner's manual of the UX256/UX96. Now let's examine what happens when we play back a recording. When you playback a music CD (for example, a solo piano recording), you're hearing the actual sound (vibrations in air) of the acoustic instrument. This is called audio data, to distinguish it from MIDI data. Recording and playing back the performance of an acoustic instrument (audio data) Recording Playback IN OUT NEC MultiSync PC-9821 AS USB cable NEC Personal computer UX256 MIDI MIDI IN Clavinova MIDI OUT CVP-205 PC-2 MIDI PC-1 Mac CVP-203 Mac PC-1 MIDI PC-2 For details about the necessary MIDI settings for computer and sequence software you are using, refer to the relevant owner's manuals. In the above example, the actual acoustic sounds of the pianist's performance are captured in the recording as audio data, and this is recorded to CD. When you play back that CD on your audio system, you can hear the actual piano performance. The piano itself is not necessary, since the recording contains the actual sounds of the piano, and your speakers reproduce them. What's MIDI? Let's consider an acoustic piano and a classical guitar as representative acoustic instruments. With the piano, you strike a key, and a hammer inside hits some strings and plays a note. With the guitar, you directly pluck a string and the note sounds. But how does a digital instrument go about playing a note? Acoustic guitar note production Digital instrument note production Internal amp Internal amp L Tone generator (Electric circuit) R Recording and playing back the performance of a digital instrument (MIDI data) Recording Playback Controller (keyboard, etc.) FD Tone generator Sequencer FD Pluck a string and the body resonates the sound. Playing the keyboard Based on playing information from the keyboard, a sampled note stored in the tone generator is played through the speakers. In the case of digital instruments, the audio signals are sent through output jacks (such as AUX OUT) on the instrument. As shown in the illustration above, in an electronic instrument, the sampled note (previously recorded note) stored in the tone generator section (electronic circuit) is played based on information received from the keyboard, and output through the speakers. 148 CVP-205/203

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Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices
CVP-205/203
148
Using the USB terminal on your computer
with a USB/MIDI interface (UX256/UX96,
etc.)
Connect the UX256/UX96 and the computer with a USB
cable. Install the included UX256/UX96 driver to the
computer, and connect the UX256/UX96 to the CVP-205/
203 with a MIDI cable. Set the HOST SELECT switch on
the CVP-205/203 to “MIDI.” For details, refer to the
owner’s manual of the UX256/UX96.
For details about the necessary MIDI settings for computer
and sequence software you are using, refer to the relevant
owner’s manuals.
What
s MIDI?
Let’s consider an acoustic piano and a classical guitar as
representative acoustic instruments. With the piano, you
strike a key, and a hammer inside hits some strings and
plays a note. With the guitar, you directly pluck a string
and the note sounds.
But how does a digital instrument go about playing a
note?
As shown in the illustration above, in an electronic
instrument, the sampled note (previously recorded note)
stored in the
tone generator section
(electronic circuit) is
played based on information received from the keyboard,
and output through the speakers.
Now let’s examine what happens when we play back a
recording. When you playback a music CD (for example,
a solo piano recording), you’re hearing the actual sound
(vibrations in air) of the acoustic instrument. This is called
audio data, to distinguish it from MIDI data.
In the above example, the actual acoustic sounds of the
pianist’s performance are captured in the recording as
audio data, and this is recorded to CD. When you play
back that CD on your audio system, you can hear the
actual piano performance. The piano itself is not
necessary, since the recording contains the actual sounds
of the piano, and your speakers reproduce them.
Personal computer
MIDI IN
USB
cable
MIDI OUT
UX256
A
PC-1
PC-2
MIDI
Mac
PC-1
PC-2
MIDI
Mac
CVP-205
CVP-203
Clavinova
IN
OUT
MIDI
Internal amp
Internal amp
Tone generator
(Electric circuit)
Playing
the keyboard
R
L
Pluck a string and the body
resonates the sound.
Based on playing information
from the keyboard, a
sampled note stored in the
tone generator is played
through the speakers.
Acoustic guitar note
production
Digital instrument note
production
Recording and playing back the performance of an acoustic
instrument (audio data)
Recording
Playback
FD
Tone generator
Sequencer
FD
Recording and playing back the performance of a digital
instrument (MIDI data)
Controller (keyboard, etc.)
Recording
Playback
In the case of digital instruments, the audio signals are sent
through output jacks (such as AUX OUT) on the instrument.