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Connections: Chapter 3
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Basic MIDI Hookup
MIDI is an internationally-accepted protocol that allows musical-related data to
be conveyed from one device to another. See the MIDI Supplement in Appendix
B if you are not familiar with how MIDI works.
The MIDI connections provide three different functions. To trigger the
QuadraSynth Plus from a MIDI control device (keyboard, drum pad, guitar or
bass controller, sequencer, etc.), connect the control device’s MIDI OUT to the
QuadraSynth Plus’s MIDI IN.
The MIDI THRU jack carries a replica (or echo) of the signal appearing at the
QuadraSynth Plus’s MIDI IN, allowing you to trigger other devices from the
same controller which is feeding the QuadraSynth Plus. Simply connect the
QuadraSynth Plus MIDI THRU to the other device’s MIDI IN. Note that the
MIDI THRU jack will not send messages from the QuadraSynth Plus’s keyboard
itself.
The MIDI OUT sends MIDI data from the QuadraSynth Plus’s keyboard to other
MIDI devices, but can also send
System Exclusive
data (see the MIDI supplement)
to a storage device such as the Alesis DataDisk for later recall.