The Singing Machine SMI-1420 - Manual (Page 13)

MAKING THE CONNECTIONS
MIDI
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a world-standard digital communication
interface/language that allows multiple electronic instruments, computers, and other
related devices to communicate with each other within a connection.
The MIDI IN port receives MIDI data from an external MIDI device. The MIDI OUT port
transmits MIDI data to an external MIDI device. The instruments communicate with
each other by sending 'messages' or MIDI data. The sending instrument usually assigns
the data to one of the sixteen MIDI channels, then transmits it over the MIDI cable. The
cable itself, however, is not divided up into sixteen channels, just as with a television set
that receives programs on different channels, it is up to the receiving instrument to
'tune into' the proper MIDI channel. If the sending and receiving channels on the
respective instruments do not match, the receiving instrument may not understand or
respond to the one sending.
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Switch off both keyboard and PC.
Connect the keyboard and PC with a MIDI
adaptor (one end with a 5-pin plug and the other end
with a 15-pin plug).
Switch on both keyboard and PC. Make sure to
minimize the volume setting by pressing the
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To select your desired channel (01-16)
which is displayed on the LCD, press the MIDI button
on the keyboard.
You can play the keyboard by pressing the black
& white keys. Then, you can hear the music you play
from the speakers of your PC.
Note:
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Your PC must be equipped with a sound card, a set of speakers & in- stalled MIDI
software. [Not Included]
No information of auto-style, pre-re-corded songs, sustain and transpose could be sent
as MIDI data.
For two MIDI instruments to communicate, they must be connected by MIDI cables. In a
basic example, the MIDI OUT terminals of this keyboard could be connected to the MIDI OUT
and terminals of a sequencer, allowing you to record and play back performance data from
this keyboard.
MIDI Cable
Sound Card
with MIDI port
Joy stick/MIDI port
Plug MIDI cable into this
port on the sound card
Computer
(rear view)
MIDI OUT port
Plug MIDI Cable
into this port
Connecting To a PC (Personal Computer)
Connecting with (External Device)
ENGLISH