Casio WK3700 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
E-79
738A-E-081A
MIDI
What is MIDI?
What is MIDI?
MIDI is a standard for digital signals and connectors that
allows musical instruments, computers, and other devices,
regardless of manufacturer, to exchange data with each other.
MIDI Connections
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 devices
in order to send and receive data.
[Rear Panel]
If a MIDI THRU function provided by the software is being
run on a connected computer or other MIDI device, be sure
to turn this keyboards Local Control Setting off (page
E-73).
General MIDI
This keyboard supports General MIDI, so it can be used to
play commercially available pre-recorded General MIDI data
and General MIDI data send to it from a personal computer.
See the Tone List on page A-1 for details about the tones
that are available with GM tones numbered 000 to 127.
OUT IN
SUSTAIN/
ASSIGNABLE JACK
MIDI
LINE OUT
R L/MONO
DC 12V
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI INMIDI OUT
MIDI cable: MK-5
Computer etc.
MIDI Settings
You can change the settings of a number of parameters that
control how MIDI messages are sent and received.
MIDI Parameters
You can use the parameter setting procedure (page E-71) to
change the settings of the MIDI parameters described below.
See pages E-71 to E-73 for details about the setting menu and
procedure.
MIDI In Chord Judge
This parameter determines whether note data received from
an external device should be interpreted as an auto
accompaniment chord fingering. Turn on this parameter
when you want to control auto accompaniment chords from
a computer or other external device.
on: Causes note data input through MIDI IN to be
interpreted as auto accompaniment chord fingerings.
The channel specified by the keyboard channel is used
for specifying chords.
oFF: Turns off MIDI In Chord Judge.
Accomp/Song MIDI Out (Accompaniment/Song MIDI Out)
Turn on this parameter when you want sound auto accom-
paniment or Song Memory on an external devices sound
source.
on: Outputs auto accompaniment or Song Memory as MIDI
messages through the keyboards MIDI OUT terminal.
oFF: Does not output auto accompaniment or Song Memory.
NOTE
For details about MIDI specifications, visit the CASIO
Website.
http://world.casio.com
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