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Getting Started
Connecting MIDI
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Connecting MIDI
In addition to being a performance-suited musical instrument, the SPS4 is a powerful, but
intuitive and easy-to-use MIDI controller. For descriptions of how to customize your SPS4
as MIDI controller, and how to use its MIDI controller capabilities to their fullest potential,
see Setup Mode on page 7-1.
Basic MIDI Hookup
To use the SPS4 as a MIDI controller for another sound module, use a MIDI cable to
connect the MIDI port marked “OUT” to the MIDI input port of the module that you
want to control.
You may also connect the audio output of the module to the SPS4’s sound system with two
audio cables, see “Connecting to an External Audio System” on page 2-4. Even if you are not
using the SPS4’s speakers, it will mix the module’s sounds with your SPS4’s own sounds and
present the mix on the Audio Output jacks.
To control the SPS4 using another MIDI controller, use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI
port marked “IN” to the MIDI output port of the controller that you will be using.
Connecting More Sound Modules
In order to connect multiple sound modules to be controlled by a single MIDI controller,
your SPS4 must either be (1) used as the controller or (2) be the last module in the MIDI
daisy chain. This is because the SPS4 does not include a THRU MIDI port; however, this
simply means that the SPS4 must be at the start or at the end of the MIDI daisy chain.
Using the SPS4 as the controller, connect the MIDI OUT port to the MIDI IN port of the
first module, and then connect that module’s MIDI THRU port to the input of the next
module, and so on, until the last module is connected. The MIDI chain should end in the
MIDI IN port of the last module.
SP4 Module
Out In
Module SP4
Out In