Owner's Manual

Connection Examples – External Devices
ELS-02/ELS-02C Owner’s Manual
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You can use the Electone to remotely play the Voices of a
MIDI keyboard (or tone generator), combining them
with the Electone and letting you create even richer, more
multi-layered sound textures. (The MIDI receive
channels of the MIDI keyboard must match the transmit
channels on your Electone.)
The Electone transmits as digital data a variety of
performance messages along with note information,
including values that indicate how far the expression
pedal is pressed down and how hard you play the
keyboard. How the connected external device responds
to these messages depends on the particular device.
If you use both the [USB TO HOST] terminal and MIDI
terminals simultaneously, MIDI communication will be
available only via the [USB TO HOST] terminal, and the
MIDI terminal cannot be used.
NOTE
When you are using the MDR, MIDI data cannot be transmitted.
You can use an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer to
remotely play the sounds of your Electone and change its
Registrations. (You will need to set the MIDI transmit
channels of the MIDI keyboard to match the fixed receive
channels on your Electone.)
If you use both the [USB TO HOST] terminal and MIDI
terminals simultaneously, MIDI communication will be
available only via the [USB TO HOST] terminal, and the
MIDI terminal cannot be used.
NOTE
When you are using the MDR, MIDI data cannot be received.
Controlling external MIDI devices
from the Electone
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI cable
External MIDI device
MIDI messages
Controlling the Electone from an
external device
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI keyboard or synthesizer
MIDI cable
MIDI messages