Casio MA150 User Guide - Page 27

Using MIDI A MIDI OUT terminal on the back of the console lets you connect to other MIDI devices. What is MIDI? The letters "MIDI" stand for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface". MIDI is a world standard for digital signals and connectors that allows musical instruments, computers, and other devices, regardless of manufacturer, to exchange data with each other. The keyboard's MIDI OUT terminal lets you connect to and send data to a MIDI sound source. ❚ NOTE • For details about the type of data you can send, see the MIDI Implementation Chart at the back of this manual. Using MIDI Connecting to a Computer ❚ NOTE • To perform the following procedure, you need a computer equipped with a MIDI interface. The computer must also have MIDI software installed on it. 1. Turn off the keyboard and your computer. 2. Use a MIDI cable to connect the keyboard to the computer's MIDI interface. 3. Turn on the keyboard and your computer. • Use the VOLUME buttons to set the main volume to a relatively low level. • Start up the MIDI software on your computer. 274B-E-027A 4. Select the keyboard's MIDI channel. • Each press of the MIDI button increments the MIDI channel setting. The current setting is shown on the display. • You can select a MIDI channel in the range of 01 through 16. The Initial default setting is 01 (Channel 1). 5. Play something on the keyboard. • The applicable data for anything you play is sent to the connected computer. ❚ NOTE • Tone changes, and auto accompaniment, Song Bank tune, sustain, and transpose information are not sent as MIDI data. Connecting to Another MIDI Device It is up to you to provide the MIDI cable required to connect the keyboard to another MIDI device. • If you connect the keyboard's MIDI OUT terminal to the MIDI IN terminal of another MIDI musical instrument, the connected instrument will sound what you play on the keyboard. E-25 MA150_e_23-25.p65 Page 25 03.10.8, 10:45 AM Adobe PageMaker 6.5J/PPC