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Quick GuideConnecting the Computer and Midi devices
Connections
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Owner’s Manual
Using a MIDI cable
n Use an appropriate MIDI interface for your computer. If you are using a computer that has a USB port, make sure to connect the computer and the S90
ES by USB. (The data transfer rate is faster than MIDI and you'll have access to multiple MIDI ports.)
Local On/Off—when Connected to a Computer
When connecting this synthesizer to a computer, the keyboard performance data is generally sent to the computer, and
then returned from the computer to play the tone generator block. If the Local Control in the Utility mode is set to “on,” a
“double” sound may result, since the tone generator is receiving performance data from both the keyboard directly and
the computer. Use the setting suggestions below as a guideline; specific instructions may differ depending on your
computer and the software used.
• When MIDI “Echo” (MIDI Thru) is set to “on” the software/computer:
n When transmitting or receiving System Exclusive data (such as with the Bulk Dump function), use the setting example below, making sure that
MIDI “Echo” (MIDI through) on the computer software is set to “off.”
• When MIDI “Echo” (MIDI Thru) is set to “off” the software/computer:
n Although not indicated in the illustration above, the S90 ES actually receives and responds to MIDI data from the computer application
(sequencer), regardless of the Local Control setting on the S90 ES.
* MIDI “Echo” is a function on sequencers that takes any data received via the MIDI IN and “echoes” it (or sends it as is) through the MIDI OUT. In some
software, this function is also called “MIDI Thru.”
n For details about the MIDI Echo, refer to the owner’s manual of your particular software.
S90 ES
MIDI OUTMIDI IN
MIDI cable
MIDI interface
Serial port (modem or printer port)
or USB port
Computer
S90 ES
IN OUT
USB TO HOST
OUT
IN
Computer (SQ01, etc.)
MIDI Echo (MIDI thru) = on
Tone generator
block
Keyboard
[UTILITY] ➞ [F5] MIDI ➞ [SF2] SWITCH ➞ LocalCtrl = off
OUT
IN
USB TO HOST
S90 ES
Computer (SQ01, etc.)
MIDI Echo (MIDI thru) = off
Tone generator
block
Keyboard
[UTILITY] ➞ [F5] MIDI ➞ [SF2] SWITCH ➞ LocalCtrl = on