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CP88/CP73 Owner’s Manual
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MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is a global
standard designed to allow performance, Voice, and other
data to be transferred between musical instruments. As
such, reliable data communication is assured even
between musical instruments and equipment from
different manufacturers.
In addition to data generated by playing the keyboard or
selecting a Live Set Sound, a wide range of other data
types—such as tempo and instrument controls—can also
be exchanged via MIDI. Using the powerful functionality
provided by this technology, you can not only play other
instruments using this instrument’s keyboard and
controllers, but you can also adjust the volume or the tone
of each section and adjust effect settings. In fact,
practically all of the parameters that can be set using the
instrument’s control panel can also be remotely controlled
from another MIDI device.
MIDI Channels
MIDI data can be transmitted and received on one of
sixteen MIDI channels. Therefore, performance data
for up to sixteen different instrument parts can be
simultaneously exchanged over a single MIDI cable.
MIDI channels are very similar in nature to TV
channels, in that each TV station transmits its
broadcasts over a specific channel. Your TV, for
example, receives many different programs at the
same time from different broadcasters, and you
select which program to watch by choosing the
corresponding channel.
In much the same way, multiple transmitting devices
in a MIDI system can each be set to send data on a
separate channel (i.e., a MIDI transmit channel),
which link with the system’s receiving devices via
MIDI cables. If a receiving device’s MIDI channel
(i.e., a MIDI receive channel) matches a MIDI
Transmit channel, the receiving device will produce
sound in response to the data sent by the
corresponding transmitting device.
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