Hammond XK-1c, Owner'S Manual

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ABOUT MIDI
WHAT IS “MIDI”?
MIDI is an acronym of ‘Musical Instrument Digital Interface’.
MIDI is the musical instrument industry standard for exchanging performance infor-
mation between electronic musical instruments and a sequencer, eff ects, lighting, and
sound reinforcement gear, etc.
Th
e MIDI standard allows instruments made by diff erent manufacturers to eff ectively
communicate with each other.
Many types of data can be transmitted and received, including all performance infor-
mation, settings of parameters, and global commands.
MIDI OUT JACK
Th is is sends performance information to an external MIDI sound module, or to
record performances and controls to an external sequencer.
MIDI IN JACK
Th is jack is used for playing this keyboard from external MIDI equipment.
WHAT THE MIDI CAN DO ON THIS KEY-
BOARD
On this keyboard, the MIDI terminals are intended to do the following:
Use a MIDI keyboard/pedalboard to expand the versatility of play.
Control an external sound generator such as a synthesizer or sampler.
Record/playback the performance on an external sequencer or computer.
For easier access to those settings, this keyboard is equipped with “MIDI Templates”.
MIDI JACKS ON THIS KEYBOARD
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