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Appendix, MIDI

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9 Appendix MIDI On the right underside of the Electoneeykboard you will ifnd the MIDI IN/ OUT jacks andTO HOST terminal. MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Inatecref, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receviing MIDI messages. If your Electone is connected with external devices via these MIDI jacks (with a personal computer via theTO HOST terminal) and appropriate MIDI settings are done, you can play an xeternal MIDI dveice such as synthesizer from your Electone keyboard or your Electone can be played by anxternal device such as sequencer (by a personal computer with a sequencing soafrtwe installed). You need MIDI cable(s) when you xechange the data between Electone and an external device. Or you need a serial cable when you connect Electonse' TO HOST to the computer serial port instead of using MIDI cables. Also, to exchange the data between your Electone and connected MIDI device you have to match the MIDI transmit/recveei channels on both devices. Receive channels of Electone are ifxed. Upper Keyboard: channel 1, Lower Keyboard: channel 2, Pedalboard: channelA3ccordingly, you need to match the transmit channels on thxeternal device to the fixed receive channels of Electone when you want to control Electone by the external device. NOTE: See page 54 for the information on the MIDI message types. Setting examples Appendix 9 Using the TO HOST terminal If you want to connect your Electone with a personal computer, a MIDI interface will be necessary. However, using a separately available Serial Cable allows you to directly connect them (between the TO HOST terminal of your Electone and the Serial Port of the personal computer). In this case you need to select one of the HOST SELECT switches to match the computer type you use. No additional MIDI setting is necessary. Windows 95/98 HOST SELECT PC-2 MIDI PC-1 Mac 8-pin MINI DIN to D-SUB 9-pin Cable TO HOST Macintosh EL-200 RS-232C (DB9) Windows 95(98) (Computer) HOST SELECT PC-2 MIDI PC-1 Mac Macintosh Peripheral Cable (M0197) TO HOST NOTE: MIDI jacks will be inactive when the TO HOST terminal is currently used. NOTE: For Windows users: To actually exchange the data via the Serial Cable you need to install the appropriate MIDI driver to your personal computer in advance. Download the MIDI driver at the following web site http://www.yamaha-xg.com/english/xg/ index.html. NOTE: Select the HOST SELECT switches as follows: When you use MIDI connection: MIDI When you use TO HOST connection with Windows system: PC-2 When you use TO HOST connection with Macintosh: Mac NOTE: If you use a PC with USB terminal, you EL-200 Macintosh 52 (Computer) need to use USB interface.

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Appendix
9
9
Appendix
MIDI
On the right underside of the Electone k
eyboard you will f
ind the MIDI IN/
OUT jacks and
TO HOST terminal.
MIDI is an acron
ym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interf
ace,
which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each
other
, by sending and recei
ving MIDI messages. If your Electone is
connected with external devices via these MIDI jacks (with a personal
computer via the
TO HOST terminal) and appropriate MIDI settings are
done, you can play an e
xternal MIDI de
vice such as synthesizer from your
Electone keyboard or your Electone can be played by an e
xternal device
such as sequencer (by a personal computer with a sequencing softw
are
installed).
You need MIDI cable(s) when you e
xchange the data between Electone and
an external device. Or you need a serial cable when you connect Electone
’
s
TO HOST to the computer serial port instead of using MIDI cables.
Also, to exchange the data between your Electone and connected MIDI
device you have to match the MIDI transmit/recei
ve channels on both
devices. Receive channels of Electone are f
ixed. Upper Keyboard: channel
1, Lower Keyboard: channel 2, Pedalboard: channel 3
Accordingly
, you
need to match the transmit channels on the e
xternal device to the fixed
receive channels of Electone when you w
ant to control Electone by the
external device.
NOTE:
See page 54 for the information on the
MIDI message types.
Setting examples
Using the TO HOST terminal
If you want to connect your Electone with a personal computer, a MIDI
interface will be necessary. However, using a separately available Serial Cable
allows you to directly connect them (between the TO HOST terminal of your
Electone and the Serial Port of the personal computer). In this case you need to
select one of the HOST SELECT switches to match the computer type you use.
No additional MIDI setting is necessary.
NOTE:
MIDI jacks will be inactive when the TO
HOST terminal is currently used.
Windows 95/98
Windows 95(98)
(Computer)
TO
HOST
8-pin MINI DIN to
D-SUB 9-pin Cable
HOST SELECT
EL-200
RS-232C
(DB9)
Mac
PC-1
PC-2
MIDI
Macintosh
Macintosh
(Computer)
TO
HOST
Macintosh Peripheral
Cable (M0197)
HOST SELECT
Mac
PC-1
PC-2
MIDI
EL-200
NOTE:
For Windows users: To actually exchange
the data via the Serial Cable you need to
install the appropriate MIDI driver to your
personal computer in advance. Download
the MIDI driver at the following web site
index.html.
NOTE:
Select the HOST SELECT switches as follows:
When you use MIDI connection: MIDI
When you use TO HOST connection with
Windows system: PC-2
When you use TO HOST connection with
Macintosh: Mac
NOTE:
If you use a PC with USB terminal, you
need to use USB interface.