The MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals, located on the rear panel of the unit, offer broadened
musical possibilities through use of MIDI. The following shows the description of MIDI and How
can you use MIDI with the Digital Drum.
What is MIDI?
MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI is a world wide standard that makes it
possible for various electronic musical instruments and other devices, such as computers, to
"communicate with each other. For example, by connecting a MIDI tone generator to the Digital
Drum's MIDI OUT terminal, you can play the tone generator's voices from the drum's pads and
pedals.
The Digital Drum is equipped with two types of MIDI terminals,
both are located on the rear panel.
MIDI IN
Data transmitted from other MIDI instruments via MIDI, is
received at this terminal.
MIDI OUT
Data produced by the Digital Drum, is transmitted to other
MIDI instruments via MIDI from this terminal.
MIDI IN/OUT
Terminals
What you can do with MIDI
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI Keyboards
Digital Drum
Sequencer
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
Connect the Digital Drum's MIDI OUT jack to a
MIDI keyboard's MIDI IN terminal.
This setup allows you to use the drum's pad to control
another MIDI instrument. Playing the drum's pads will
result in the other MIDI instrument's voice sounding
simultaneously, creating a thicker overall sound.
Digital Drum
MIDI Keyboards
Digital Drum
Digital Drum
Sequencer
Connect the Digital Drum's MIDI IN jack to a
MIDI keyboard's MIDI OUT terminal.
In This setup the digital drum can be used as a tone
generator and its voices can be played from a MIDI
keyboard. Using a keyboard as a controller, it is
possible to play the drum voices that are not assigned
to the pads/pedals.
Connect the Digital Drum's MIDI OUT jack to a
MIDI sequencer's MIDI IN terminal.
Data produce by the Digital Drum can be recorded
to a MIDI sequencer. Data can also be record recorded
to computers or other sequencers as well.
Connect the Digital Drum's MIDI IN jack to a
MIDI sequencer's MIDI OUT terminal.
The sequencer's data can be used to drive the drum's
sound.
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