Yamaha CS6R Owner's Manual - Page 16

Basics Section Controlling Another MIDI Device via MIDI THRU External MIDI sequencer MIDI OUT External MIDI synthesizer MIDI IN HOST SELECT PC-2 PC-1 MIDI Mac MIDI IN MIDI THRU C MIDI OUT CS6x/CS6R MIDI IN External MIDI synthesizer With the above MIDI connections, you can send MIDI data from the MIDI OUT connector while MIDI data from the external sequencer can be sent to an external MIDI synthesizer via the MIDI THRU jack. The MIDI cable should be no greater than 15 meters in length, and there should be no more than three devices in a MIDI chain (chained in series via each unit's MIDI THRU). To connect more units, use a MIDI Thru Box for parallel connections. You may encounter errors if the MIDI cables are too long or if too many devices are chained together via their MIDI THRU connectors. Connecting to a Personal Computer When a computer is connected, it can be used to control the synthesizer and to transfer synthesizer data to/from computer via MIDI. With the included Voice Editor program, for instance, you can edit the synthesizer's Voices. Using another program - Card Filer - you can transfer files between the computer and the Memory Card inserted in the synthesizer's CARD slot. There are two ways to connect your synthesizer to a computer: 1: Serial connection (the computer's serial port to the synthesizer's TO HOST terminal) 2: MIDI connection (the computer's MIDI interface or external MIDI interface to the synthesizer's MIDI IN and OUT) Different computers require different connections, as follows. 1: Serial Port to TO HOST IBM PC/AT HOST SELECT PC-2 PC-1 MIDI Mac TO HOST Serial cable C Macintosh CS6x/CS6R HOST SELECT PC-2 PC-1 MIDI Mac TO HOST Serial cable C Personal System/V PS/V IBM Personal System/V RS-232C (DB9) IBM PC/AT and compatibles CS6x/CS6R 16 PS422 (Modem or Printer port) Apple Macintosh