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DD-65/YDD-60 Owner’s Manual
About MIDI
The MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals, located on this instrument’s rear panel, allow
connection to other MIDI instruments, devices and computers for expanded musical
functionality—for example, using this instrument to play sounds on other instruments,
or for recording your performance to a sequencer or computer.
• Preset song data cannot be transmitted via the MIDI OUT terminal.
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a world-standard interface
for communication between electronic musical instruments and music
devices. When MIDI-equipped instruments are connected via a MIDI cable,
it becomes possible to transfer performance and setting data between them
for significantly enhanced performance and production potential.
• Connect this instrument to external equipment only after turning off power for all devices. Then, turn
on the power, first to this instrument, then to the connected external equipment.
• Transferring performance data between this instrument and MIDI-equipped instruments or com-
puter. (page 30)
• Transferring SONG data between this instrument and computer. (page 34)
By connecting this instrument to other MIDI devices or a computer, the performance data of the
instrument can be used on those other MIDI devices or computer, and also the performance data
from other MIDI devices and computer can be received and sounded with this instrument.
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When the instrument is connected with another MIDI device, it transmits/receives performance data.
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When the instrument is connected with a computer, it transmits/receives performance data.
What is MIDI?
What You Can Do With MIDI
Transferring Performance Data To and From Another Instrument
NOTE
CAUTION
MIDI instrument
MIDI transmit
MIDI receive
DD-65/YDD-60
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
A USB-MIDI interface
(such as the Yamaha
UX16)
USB
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
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