Arturia 2.5 - Manual (Page 48)

48 ARTURIA – Analog Factory EXPERIENCE 2.5 – USER’S MANUAL
7 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION
(ANALOG EXPERIENCE “THE FACTORY” ONLY)
7.1 Using the keyboard
Your Analog Factory Keyboard can be used independently of Analog Factory 2.5. It can be
used as a standard MIDI controller.
The following information allows you to benefit from your MIDI keyboard, and to help you
use it with other software or instruments.
7.2 What is MIDI?
MIDI (for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a universal standard that allows electronic
musical instruments and computers to exchange performance data.
MIDI makes it possible to convey to another musical instrument, an ongoing description of
exactly what’s happening during performance. For example, a C key played on your Analog
Factory MIDI keyboard has been pressed using a certain amount of velocity, the instrument
(Analog Factory 2.5 launched on your computer, itself provided with a MIDI interface) will
exactly answer to these MIDI messages.
In other words, MIDI is a language that musical instruments can use to communicate with
each other.
The MIDI standard includes 127 MIDI parameters that are pre-assigned to synthesis or
sound parameters used by all the MIDI sound modules or software.
Some MIDI specific messages – SysEx, or System Exclusive messages – can also be used
by the MIDI-based sound modules or music software to control some specific parameters.