User's Manual

UNO Synth
8 – MIDI Implementation
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8 – MIDI Implementation
8.1–General
MIDIstandsforMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface,andistheworldwidestandardforexchangingmusicaldata
betweenelectronicmusicalinstrumentsandcomputers.
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WhenMIDIcablesareusedtoconnecttwoormoreMIDIdevices,performancedatacanbeexchanged
betweenthedevices,eveniftheyweremadebydifferentmanufacturers.
TheUNOSynthtransmitsthefrontpanelknobsorbuttonsmovementviacontinuouscontroller(CC)messages
toletyoucontrolotherexternalMIDIdevices.
AseachparameterandcontrolonthesynthhasitsownuniqueControlChangenumber,itispossibleto
completelycontroltheunitviaexternalcontrollersorcomputers.
MIDIdatacanalsobeexchangedbetweentheUNOSynthandyourcomputerusingtheprovidedUSBcablein
additiontotheMIDIDINports.
ItispossibletosynchronizetheUNOSynth’stempototheMIDIclockofanexternalMIDIsequencerorother
device.
8.2–ControlExternalDeviceswithUNOSynth
IfyouwanttousetheUNOkeyboard,controls,arpandsequencertoplaysoundsonortocontrolanexternal
instrument,connecttheUNOSynthMIDIOUTconnectortotheexternalinstrumentMIDIINconnectorusinga
MIDIcable.
8.3–ControlUNOSynthfromExternalDevices
IfyouwanttoplayorcontroltheUNOSynthfromanotherMIDIkeyboard,sequencerorotherexternaldevice,
connecttheMIDIOUTconnectoroftheexternalMIDIdevicetotheUNOSynth’sMIDIINjackwithaMIDIcable.
8.4–ConnectingUNOSynthtoacomputerviaMIDI
YoumightwanttoplaytheUNOSynthandrecordyourperformanceonacomputer(connectedusingaMIDI
interface)and/orplaytheUNOSynthwhilemonitoringwhatyourecorded.YoualsomightwanttousetheUNO
Synthasbothaninputdeviceforplayingnotesandasatonegenerator.Inallofthesecases,connecttheMIDI
OUTconnectortotheMIDIINconnectoronboththeUNOSynthandthecomputer.