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Chapter 9—Supplemental Information
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t h r o u g h t h e i n s t r u m e n t u n c h a n g e d , o n i t s w a y t o s o m e o t h e r M I D I d e v i ce .
MIDI Out
MIDI Thru MIDI In
T h e M I D I c a b l e i t s e l f c a n c a rr y 16 i n d e p e n d e n t c h a nn e l s o f M I D I i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h t r a v e l
t o g e t h e r t h r o u g h t h e w i r e . T h i s m e a n s t h a t y o u c a n h a v e 16 s e p a r a t e M I D I c o n v e r s a t i o n s
g o i n g o n a t o n ce a m o n g i n s t r u m e n t s a n d / o r c o m p u t e r s c o nn ec t e d t o g e t h e r w i t h M I D I
c a b l e s .
How MIDI Channels Work
M I D I i n s t r u m e n t s c a n b e s e t u p t o li s t e n t o s p ec i f i c c h a nn e l s a n d i g n o r e e v e r y t h i n g e l s e
t h a t ’ s g o i n g o n . T h i s a ll o w s a ce n t r a l d e v i ce t o c o n t r o l e a c h i n s t r u m e n t i n d i v i d u a ll y .
Instrument 9Instrument 8
Instrument 10
Instrument 11
Instrument 12Instrument 5
Instrument 6
Instrument 7
Instrument 1
Instrument 2
Instrument 3
Instrument 4
Instrument 16
Instrument 13
Instrument 14
Instrument 15
or
S o m e d e v i ce s — s u c h a s t h e M R - R a c k — a r e c a p a b l e o f r e s p o n d i n g t o a s m a n y a s 16 c h a nn e l s
a t o n ce . S u c h i n s t r u m e n t s a r e r e f e rr e d t o a s b e i n g m u lti - timbr a l — i t ’ s a s i f t h e r e a r e u p t o 16
m u s i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s i n o n e b ox , a n d M I D I a ll o w s y o u t o c o n t r o l e a c h s o u n d s e p a r a t e l y .
Sound 13
Sound 12
Sound 14
Sound 11
Sound 15
Sound 16
or
Sound 1
Sound 2
Sound 3
Sound 4
Sound 7
Sound 6
Sound 8
Sound 5
Sound 9
Sound 10
M I D I r i g s c a n a l s o c o m b i n e b o t h p o ss i b ili t i e s , w i t h s o m e i n s t r u m e n t s p r o g r a mm e d t o