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MIDI

What is MIDI?

The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which

is the name of a worldwide standard for digital signals and connec-

tors that makes it possible to exchange musical data between musi-

cal instruments and computers (machines) produced by different

manufacturers. MIDI compatible equipment can exchange keyboard

key press, key release, tone change, and other data as messages.

Though you do not need any special knowledge about MIDI to use

this keyboard as a stand-alone unit, MIDI operations require a bit of

specialized knowledge. This section provides you with an overview

of MIDI that will help to get you going.

MIDI Connections

MIDI messages are send out through the MIDI OUT terminal of one

machine to the MIDI IN terminal of another machine over a MIDI

cable. To send a message from this keyboard to another machine, for

example, you must use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT termi-

nal of this keyboard to the MIDI IN terminal of the other machine. To

send MIDI messages back to this keyboard, you need to use a MIDI

cable to connect the other machine’s MIDI OUT terminal to the MIDI

IN terminal of this keyboard.

To use a computer or other MIDI device to record and playback the

MIDI data produced by this keyboard, you must connect the MIDI

IN and MIDI OUT terminals of both machines in order send and re-

ceive data.

MIDI Channels

MIDI allows you to send the data for multiple parts at the same time,

with each part being sent over a separate MIDI channel. There are 16

MIDI channels, numbered 1 through 16, and MIDI channel data is

always included whenever you exchange data (key press, pedal op-

eration, etc.).

This keyboard is equipped with multi-timbre capabilities, which

means it can receive messages over all 16 MIDI channels and play up

to 16 parts at the same time.

Keyboard and pedal operations performed on this keyboard are sent

out by selecting a MIDI channel (1 to 16) and then sending the appro-

priate message.

General MIDI

As we have already seen, MIDI makes is possible to exchange musi-

cal data between devices produced by different manufacturers. This

musical data does not consist of the notes themselves, but rather in-

formation on whether a keyboard key is pressed or released, and the

tone number.

If tone number 1 on a keyboard produced by Company A is PIANO

while tone number 1 on a Company B's keyboard is BASS, for exam-

ple, sending data from Company A's keyboard to Company B's key-

board produces a result entirely different from the original. If a com-

puter, sequencer or other device with auto accompaniment capabili-

ties is used to produce music data for the Company A keyboard which

has 16 parts (16 channels) and then that data is sent to the Company

B keyboard which can receive only 10 parts (10 channels), the parts

that cannot be played will not be heard.

The standard for the tone numbering sequence, the number of parts,

and other general factors that determine the sound source configura-

tion, which was arrived at by mutual consultations by manufactur-

ers, is called General MIDI.

The General MIDI standard defines the tone numbering sequence,

the drum sound numbering sequence, the number of MIDI channels

that can be used, and other general factors that determine the sound

source configuration. Because of this, musical data produced on a

General MIDI sound source can be played back using similar tones

and identical nuances as the original, even when played on another

manufacturers sound source.

This keyboard conforms with General MIDI standards, so it can be

connected to a computer or other device and used to play back Gen-

eral MIDI data that has been purchased, downloaded from the Inter-

net, or obtained from any other source.

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

AMPENVELOPE

00 FLAT

01-17 VIBRATO

18-45 OTHERS

DECAY

SUSTAIN

PITCHENVELOPE

MIN

MAX

FULL RANGE

CHORD

CASIO CHORD

SONG

FINGERED

PATTERN

EXTERNAL

INTERNAL

UPPER1

CH 1

UPPER2

CH 2

LOWER1

CH 3

LOWER2

STOREBANK

CH 4

ACC VOL.

CH 5

CHORD1

CH 6

CHORD2

CH 7

CHORD3

CH 8

BASS

CH 9

RHYTHM

CH 10

TR1

CH 11

TR2

CH 12

TR3

CH 13

TR4

CH 14

TR5

CH 15

TR6

CH 16

789

456

PARAMETER RESET:

DELETE

/YESS/NO

MAIN MANU/

CHANNEL VOLUME:

SUB MANU/

CHANNEL SELECT:

Computer etc.