You can use MIDI in MASCHINE in various ways. Notably:▪ You can synchronize a MIDI Clock signal between MASCHINE and other MIDI devices: ↑2.7.2,Sync to External MIDI Clock and ↑2.7.3, Send MIDI Clock.▪ If you connect a MIDI keyboard to the MIDI IN, you can directly play the focused Sound with itwithout having to set anything up.▪ You can let particular Sounds and Groups react to incoming MIDI data and send MIDI data tothe desired port. More on these in section ↑11.2, Using MIDI Control and Host Automation.▪ You can also switch Scenes remotely by sending MIDI Note or MIDI Program Change messag‐es to MASCHINE. More on this in section ↑15.5, Triggering Sections or Scenes via MIDI.2.7.1 Connecting External MIDI EquipmentThe MIDI sockets on the rear panel of the MASCHINE controller.To connect your external MIDI equipment:1. Hook it up to the MASCHINE hardware controller’s MIDI IN or MIDI OUT socket on the rearpanel.2. If MASCHINE is running as a stand‐alone application, activate the corresponding MIDI inputand/or output(s) of your MASCHINE STUDIO controller in the MIDI page of the Preferencespanel (see ↑2.6.3, Preferences – MIDI Page).3. If MASCHINE is running as a plug‐in in a host application, the MIDI configuration is managedby the host (see section ↑2.5, Stand‐Alone and Plug‐in Mode). Please refer to your hostdocumentation to know how to configure MIDI in your host.Basic ConceptsIntegrating MASCHINE into a MIDI SetupMASCHINE ‐ オペレーション マニュアル ‐ 91