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1. MIDI (short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) allows
a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers
and other related devices to connect and communicate
with one another. MIDI carries event messages that specify
notation, pitch and velocity, control signals for parameters
such as volume, vibrato, audio panning, and program change
information to change the voice selections.
2. The instrument can output the real–time playback information
via MIDI messages and control external MIDI devices. The
instrument can also accept incoming MIDI messages and
generate sound accordingly.
Note:
This instrument has a USB (DEVICE) terminal, which can be
connected to a PC as a MIDI input or MIDI output. This can not be
connected with another instrument, unless the instrument has a
USB host terminal.
1. Used as a tone generator
This instrument can receive MIDI data from a computer, and
execute MIDI controls to change channels, change voices, add
effects and make sound. Refer to the MIDI Implementation
Chart for more MIDI controls.
2. Used as a MIDI Keyboard
When you play the keyboard, change the voices or turn the DSP
on/off, the instrument will send MIDI data to the computer,
which will be saved as records. (It onlyrecords your keyboard
performance when playing along with accompaniment.) You
can edit the recording on the computer, such as changing
the channels or voices, adding DSP effects, then play back the
recording with the instrument or other sound sources (such as a
sound card). You can play the keyboard along with the playback.
Refer to
MIDI Implementation Chart for more MIDI controls.
3. Select a MIDI Device
To use the USB port of the instrument, you need to set the
software on your computer. For example, set the Cakewalk Pro
Audio MIDI software under WINDOWS XP operating system.
Open the Cakewalk Pro Audio MIDI software.
Set the USB AUDIO DEVICE either as the MIDI Input port on the left
of the pop–up window, or as the MIDI Output port on the right,
then press “OK”. Alternatively, you can select the MIDI device on the
TOOLS MIDI DEVICES menu of Cakewalk. Make the same settings
when using other similar MIDI software.
MIDI
WHAT IS MIDI?
THE MAIN APPLICATION OF MIDI
With the MIDI functions you can expand your musical possibilities. This section will let you know what MIDI is, and what it can do, as well
as how you can use MIDI on the AK280.
