Yamaha PSR-510 Owner's Manual - Page 57

MIDI MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a world-standard communication interface that allows MIDI-compatible musical instruments and equipment to share musical information and control one another. This makes it possible to create "systems" of MIDI instruments and equipment that offer far greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments. PAGE MEMORY PAGE # MIDI BULK DUMP/ PAGE COPY MIDI RECEIVE TRANSMIT CH/CL/ CH COM L R ....M...O..D...E.... 0 RX OFF 1 MULTI 2 REMOTE 3 CHORD 4 ROOT LOCAL MIDI OUT LOCAL / MIDI OUT q The PSR-510 MIDI Connectors ... OUT MIDI IN The PSR-510 MIDI IN connector receives MIDI data from an external MIDI device which can be used to control the PSR-510. The MIDI OUT connector transmits MIDI data generated by the PSR-510 (e.g. note and velocity data produced by playing the keyboard). q Simple MIDI Control ... Most MIDI keyboards (including the PSR-510, of course) transmit note Tone Generator and velocity (touch response) information via the MIDI OUT connector MIDI IN whenever a note is played on the keyboard. If the MIDI OUT connector is connected to the MIDI IN connector of a second keyboard (synthesizer, MIDI OUT etc.) or a tone generator (essentially a synthesizer with no keyboard), the PSR-510 second keyboard or tone generator will respond precisely to notes played on the original transmitting keyboard. The result is that you can effectively play two instruments at once, providing thick multi-instrument sounds. The PSR-510 also transmits "program change" data when one of its voices is MIDI Keyboard selected. Depending on how the receiving device is set up, the corresponding voice will be automatically selected on the receiving keyboard or tone MIDI OUT generator whenever a voice is selected on the PSR-510. MIDI IN PSR-510 The PSR-510 is capable of receiving the same MIDI data, so a second MIDI keyboard connected to the PSR-510 MIDI IN connector can be used to remotely play the PSR-510 and select voices as required. q MIDI Sequence Recording ... Sequencer MIDI IN MIDI OUT PSR-510 Although the PSR-510 features a built-in "sequencer" (the SONG MEMORY is a type of sequencer), the same type of musical information transfer described above can be used for more sophisticated MIDI sequence recording using an external sequencer or music computer. A MIDI sequence recorder or music computer can be used to "record" MIDI data received from a PSR-510, for example. When the recorded data is played back, the PSR-510 automatically "plays" the recorded performance in precise detail. NOTES • Never use MIDI cables longer than about 15 meters, since cables longer than this can pick up noise which can cause data errors. 55