Specifications
The
Function
Mode
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CLP-840/820/820S MIDI Functions
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CLP-880/860 MIDI Functions
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• A Brief Introduction to MIDI
MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a world-
MIDI Gable
standard communication interface that allows MIDI-compatible
MIDI IN
musical instruments and equipment to share musical information and
control one another. This makes it possible to create
"systems"
of
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MIDI instruments and equipment that offer far greater versatility and
control than
is
available with isolated instruments. For example,
Clavinova
most MIDI keyboards (including the Clavinova,
of
course) transmit
note and velocity (touch response) information via the MIDI OUT connector whenever a note
is
played on the
keyboard.
If
the MIDI OUT connector
is
connected to the MIDI IN connector
of
a second keyboard (synthesizer,
etc.) or a tone generator (essentially a synthesizer with no keyboard), the second keyboard or tone generator will
respond precisely to.notes played on the original transmitting keyboard. The result is that you can effectively
play two instruments at once, providing thick multi-instrument sounds.
This same type
of
musical information transfer
is
used for MIDI
Data Being Recorded sequence recording. A sequence recorder can be used to "record"
MIDI data received from a Clavinova, for example. When the
recorded data is played back, the Clavinova automatically "plays"
the recorded performance in precise detail.
The examples given above really only scratch the surface. MIDI
can do much, much more. The Clavinova MIDI functions allow it to
MIDI IN
Playback Data
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Clavinova
be used in fairly sophisticated MIDI systems.
After selecting
",e
1':1"
or "F
8.':1",
press the [+/YES] button to engage the MIDI function sub-
mode, then use the
FUNCTION
[
.,..]
and [..-] buttons to select the desired MIDI function,
as
listed
below.
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NOTE
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• The rear-panel
HOST
SELECT
switch must be
set
to "MIDI" in order to use the MIDI connectors. When you use
the
TO
HOST
connector,
set
the
HOST
SELECT switch to the appropriate position for the type
of
computer you
are using (see
page
38). In this situation, a/l MIDI settings described
below
will have affect
on
the MIDI signal in
and
out
of
the
TO
HOST
connector .
• Always use a high-quality MIDI cable to connect MIDI
OUT
to MIDI
IN
terminals. Never use MIDI cables longer
than about
15 meters, since cables longer than this can pick up noise which can cause data errors.
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F7.1/FB.1:
MIDI
Transmit Channel Selection
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F7.2/FB.2:
MIDI
Receive Channel Selection
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The MIDI system allows transmission
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
and reception
of
MIDI data
on
16
differ-
ent channels. Multiple channels have
(Set
to
receive
on
MIDI
been implemented to allow selective
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channel
2)
Clavinova
control
of
certain instruments or devices
(Sello
receive on MID!
channell)
connected in series. For example, a single
MIDI sequence recorder could be used to
"play" two different instruments or tone generators. One
of
the instruments or tone generators could
be
set to receive only on
channell,
while the other is set to
receive on channel
2.
In this situation the first instrument or tone generator will respond only to
channel-l information transmitted by the sequence recorder, while the second instrument or tone
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