Casio LK-40, User Manual

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MIDI
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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) pro-
duced by different manufacturers. MIDI compatible equipment can exchange key-
board 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 sec-
tion 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 terminal 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 receive data.
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
Computer etc.