Casio WK-3000 User Manual

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E-89735A-E-091BMIDIWhat is MIDI?The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument DigitalInterface, which is the name of a worldwide standard fordigital signals and connectors that make it possible toexchange musical data between musical instruments andcomputers (devices) produced by different manufacturers.MIDI compatible equipment can exchange keyboard keypress, key release, tone change, and other data as messages.Though you do not need any special knowledge about MIDIto use this keyboard as a stand-alone unit, MIDI operationsrequire a bit of specialized knowledge. This section providesyou with an overview of MIDI that will help to get you going.MIDI ConnectionsMIDI messages are send out through the MIDI OUT terminalof one device to the MIDI IN terminal of another machineover a MIDI cable. To send a message from this keyboard toanother device, for example, you must use a MIDI cable toconnect the MIDI OUT terminal of this keyboard to the MIDIIN terminal of the other device. To send MIDI messages backto this keyboard, you need to use a MIDI cable to connect theother device’s MIDI OUT terminal to the MIDI IN terminalof this keyboard.To use a computer or other MIDI device to record andplayback the MIDI data produced by this keyboard, you mustconnect the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals of both devicesin order to send and receive data.If a MIDI THRU function provided by the software is beingrun on a connected computer or other MIDI device, be sureto turn this keyboard’s “Local Control Setting” off (page E-82).MIDI ChannelsMIDI allows you to send the data for multiple parts at thesame time, with each part being sent over a separate MIDIchannel. There are 16 MIDI channels, numbered 1 through16, and MIDI channel data is always included whenever youexchange data (key press, pitch bend operation, etc.).Both the sending device and the receiving machine must beset to the same channel for the receiving device to correctlyreceive and play data. If the receiving device is set to Channel2, for example, it receives only MIDI Channel 2 data, and allother channels are ignored.This keyboard is equipped with multi-timbre capabilities,which means it can receive messages over all 16 MIDIchannels and play up to 16 parts at the same time. Tone andvolume settings for each channel can be made using thekeyboard’s onboard Mixer, or by an external source that sendsrequired MIDI control messages.Keyboard operations performed on this keyboard are sentout by selecting a MIDI channel (1 to 16) and then sendingthe appropriate message.General MIDIGeneral MIDI standardizes MIDI data for all sound sourcetypes, regardless of manufacturer. General MIDI specifiessuch factors as tone numbering, drum sounds, and availableMIDI channels for all sound sources. This standard makes itpossible for all MIDI equipment to reproduce the samenuances when playing General MIDI data, regardless of themanufacturer of the sound source.This keyboard supports General MIDI, so it can be used toplay commercially available pre-recorded General MIDI dataand General MIDI data send to it from a personal computer.See the “Tone List” on page A-1 for details about the tonesthat are available with GM tones numbered 000 to 127.MIDI IN MIDI OUTMIDI IN MIDI OUTComputer etc.WK3100_e_89-105.p65 04.3.26, 0:11 PM89