Operation Manual

Technical jargon is explained here.

Terminology Description

Baud rate A rate (speed) of data transfer. Unit: bps (bit per second)

Clock A computer processes data while synchronizing with a digital signal generated in cycles.

The electronic circuit that generates this digital signal is called the clock.

Download To get data or programs from another computer on a network and copy them to your

own computer.

DTM Desk Top Music. To create, play, and enjoy music using a computer.

GM System Level 1 “GM System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard which guarantees that any data

conforming to the standard will play accurately on any GM-compatible instruments from

any manufacturer.

The instruments and music data disks that support this GM System Level 1 carry an

“GM” mark.

Hard disk A type of data storage. It can read and write a huge amount of data at very fast speeds.

Install To copy software to a computer hard disk and set it up for use.

MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A worldwide standard music data format that allows

performance data and various commands to be transferred between electronic musical

instruments and computers.

MIDI cable A MIDI cable is a special cable that connects the MIDI connectors of an electronic musi-

cal instrument to the MIDI connectors of another instruments, or MIDI interface con-

nected to the computer.

Software

Table of Contents What is MIDI? Possibilities Connections Glossary