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9 MIDI Controls
9 MIDI Controls
MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic
musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receiving MIDI messages.
On the right underside of the Electone keyboard you will find the MIDI IN/OUT jacks. If your
Electone is connected with external devices via these MIDI jacks and appropriate MIDI settings are
done, you can play an external MIDI device such as synthesizer from your Electone keyboard or
your Electone can be played by an external device such as sequencer.
Setting Examples
1. Using MIDI OUT jack
If a MIDI keyboard or tone generator is properly connected:
Playing your Electone can cause the MIDI keyboard (or tone generator) to
be played using its own voices, accomplishing thick sound layers. (The MIDI
receive channel of the MIDI keyboard must match the transmit channel of
your Electone.)
Various messages including the values how far the expression pedal is
pressed down and how hard you play the Electone keyboard can be
transmitted as digital data. However, whether and how the external device
responds or not depends on the external device you have connected.
2. Using MIDI IN jack
Playing the external MIDI keyboard can cause your Electone to be played
using Electone's voices. (The MIDI transmit channel of the MIDI keyboard
must match the receive channel of your Electone. The channels 1, 2 and 3
for the Upper, Lower and Pedal voices, respectively.)
To select the MIDI pages:
Press the PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, and select
Page 2 and Page 3 with the PAGE buttons.
Page 2 – Output Channels
<MIDI OUT> ¡2
UPPER=CH1 LOWER=CH2
PAGE
CH1
CH4
These select the MIDI
transmit channel for
Upper keyboard.
CH2
CH5
These select the MIDI
transmit channel for
Lower keyboard.
IN
MIDI
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
EL-27
Synthesizer
or
Rhythm Machine
See page 81 for more detailed
information on the MIDI
messages.
MIDI IN/OUT jacks are
occupied and connected to
the built-in M.D.R.. You have to
disconnect the MIDI cables extended
from the M.D.R., when you use the
MIDI IN/OUT jacks for an external
device.
