Casio MT-640

* Refer to the general guide found on page 4-5 for exact locations of this keyboard controls and
connections.
9 The MT-640 is equipped with MIDI—the Musical Instrument Digital Inter-
6 face. This industry-standard interface allows you to connect the ae
other MIDI-equipped electronic musical instruments, drum and rhythm
machines, sequencers and even personal computers.
MIDI IN terminal........ Receives MIDI signal from external devices.
MIDI OUT terminal ......Sends MIDI signal to external devices.
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11-1 Using the MT-640 as a MIDI Master keyboard |
@) Connect devices using MIDI ‘cables. |
MIDI OUT ees : ern DI IN
(2) Set the Chord/MIDI selector to “MIDI” The MIDI basic channel is auto-
matically set to channel 1.
(3) eee ine MIDI basic channel you want to use (see 11-3 to set the MIDI
basic channel on the MT-640). Make sure the basic channel is the same for
the slave. _
* When basic channels 1-3 are selected, note on/off messages and program changes a g
(using tone selectors) can be transmitted on the selected MIDI channel.
In addition, MIDI clock messages and program changes messages (using rhythm selectors) can
be transmitted on MIDI channel 4.
* When channel 4 is selected as the MIDI basic channel, note on/off messages and program see
messages (using tone selectors) can be transmitted, however, MIDI clock messages cannot be
transmitted.
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11. MIDI
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11-2
Using
the
MT-640
as
a
MIDI
Slave
keyboard
@)
Connect
devices
using
MIDI
cables.
(2)
Set
the
Chord/MIDI
selector
to
“MIDI”
(3)
Choose
the
MIDI
basic
channel
you
want
to
use
on
the
master
device.
You
can
choose
channel
1
through
3
on
the
master
device.
Channel
4
is
also
avail-
able
when
this
channel
is
used
as
fourth
voice
on
the
MT-640
(refer
to
11-8).
*
When
using
the
MT-640
as
a
slave
keyboard,
the
polyphony
on
this
unit
is
limited
accor
to
the
MIDI
channel
(refer
to
“Multi-timbral
polyphony”
in
11-4).
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Note
on/off
messages
and
program
change
messages
are
received
on
the
selected
channel.
ding
.
Program
change
messages
can
be
received
simultaneously
on
channel
4.
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*
When
program
change
messages
are
received,
MT-640
preset
tone
selection
is
altered
in
correspondence
to
the
received
program
change
number.
When
received
on
channel
4,
the
MT-640
preset
auto-rhythm
changes
as
well,
providing
that
channel
4
is
used
as
the
clock
channel
1-3
To
set
the
MIDI
basic
channel
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a
To
set
the
MT-640’s
MIDI
basic.
channel,
make
sure
the
Chord/MIDI
selector
is
in
the
MIDI
position,
then
simply
press
one
of
the
channel
select
pads
(1-4,
normally
used
as
percussion
pads)
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NOTE:
While
MIDI
transmit
polyphony
for
each
channel
is
unlimited,
the
polyphony
played
on
the
keyboard
is
limited
according
to
the
selected
MIDI
basic
channel!
(1-4),
as
shown
in
“Multi-timbral
Polyphony”
(refer
to
11-4)
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