Casio AP-24 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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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 connectors that makes it possible to
exchange musical data between musical instruments and
computers (machines) produced by different manufacturers.
MIDI Connections
Send
MIDI Settings
1
Send Channel
Use this setting to specify one of the MIDI channels (1 through
16) as the Send Channel for sending MIDI messages to an
external device.
2
Local Control
This setting controls whether or not power is cut off internally
from the digital pianos keyboard and sound source. Turning
off Local Control cuts off power to the keyboard and source,
which means that the digital piano does not produce any
sound when played. This comes in handy when you want to
turn off the digital pianos keyboard and use its auto
accompaniment feature to accompany an external sequencer
or other device.
1
While holding down the CONTROL button, press
one the keyboard keys shown below to configure
the setting you want.
Receive
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
MIDI
MIDI cable: MK-5
Sender Receiver
MIDI musical instrument
MIDI sound module
MIDI sequencer
Other MIDI device
IN
OUT
OUT
IN
MIDI
MIDI cable: MK-5
Receiver Sender
MIDI musical instrument
MIDI sequencer
Other MIDI device
1
Send Channel
: Decreases value
+ : Increases value
2
Local Control
Off
On
2
Off
On
1
+
̆
C
1
̆
C
2
̆
C
3
̆
C
4
̆
C
5
̆
C
6
̆
C
7
̆
C
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NOTE
The digital piano is equipped with only two pedals. The
left-hand pedal can be switched between soft and
sostenuto. The pedal effect applied by MIDI data
depends on whether data is being sent or received.
Send: Pressing the left pedal sends data that
corresponds to the current pedal effect setting
(soft or sostenuto).
Receive: Pedal effect is applied in accordance with the
data received.