Miditech Minicontrol 2, Руководство пользователя

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Main Feature
The
minicontrol 2
MIDI master controller keyboard provides 25dynamic Piano keys,
which can draw 5V DC power directly from your PC sound card. Therefore, you don't need
an external power-supply or batteries to activate your instrument when used with a PC.
Minicontrol 2
can also use 6 x AA size battery for portability.
To set up the MIDI connection of your
minicontrol 2
to your PC’s sound card, your
minicontrol 2
comes with an USB cable. This cable connects your
minicontrol 2
keyboard to your PC USB- port, which makes it simple to expand your system.
The
minicontrol 2
provides two MIDI OUT socket for connecting to other MIDI devices
such as sound modules or synthesisers.
There is also a socket for an optional sustain-footswitch.
Although the
minicontrol 2
has no built-in sound capabilities, it offers a great variety of
useful MIDI functions.
Something you should know before using the MIDI Functions
MIDI is the acronym for
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
, which makes all digital
musical instruments equipped with this standardised interface capable of exchanging their
MIDI data or “talk to each other”!
To explain how MIDI works on your instrument in more detail, the following illustrations
will outline the MIDI functions of the
minicontrol 2
, which allow you to connect the
keyboard to other MIDI instruments. The versatile MIDI capability of the
minicontrol 2
will offer you tremendous power in a MIDI environment.