Getting Started • MIDI
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Connecting the i40M to a MIDI guitar
The i40M includes some special functions that allow
you to connect a MIDI guitar and at the same time
send chords for the automatic accompaniment and
melody notes. In order to use this function you only
need a standard footswitch, such as Korg PS-1 or Korg
PS-2. The use of the Korg EC5 pedal keyboard is par-
ticularly recommended.
Connection and settings
To connect a guitar to the i40M follow this procedure:
1 Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the guitar to
the MIDI IN 1 connector of the i40M.
2 Press DISK/GLOBAL.
3 Press PAGE+ twice to get to the MIDI Settings
page.
4 Press CURSOR> to select SETUP, then press
ENTER/YES to enter the MIDI Setup page.
5 Select the desired setup using the TEMPO/
VALUE buttons. Select the “Guitar” setup and
press ENTER/YES twice to confirm the selection.
This setup is illustrated below.
Note: The settings can change when new data is
loaded from disk. To protect the settings from loading,
use the PROTECT function (see page 136).
6 Activate the “Guitar pedal” function.
• If you have connected a footswitch, go to “Page
12: Assignable pedal/switch” (see page 143) and
select the “Guitar Pedal” option.
• If you have connected a EC5 pedal keyboard, go
to “Page 13: EC5 external controller” (see page 145)
and assign the “Guitar Pedal” option to a pedal.
7 Press REC/WRITE/LYRICS to save the Global.
The “Write Global?” message will appear.
8 Press ENTER/YES twice to confirm saving the
Global.
9 Press a button in the MODE section to go to the
desired operative mode.
0 Press FULL UPPER in the KEYBOARD MODE sec-
tion to extend the Upper 1 and/or Upper 2
tracks to the entire extension of the guitar key-
board.
A Turn off the SINGLE TOUCH led to avoid editing
the Keyboard Mode with an arrangement
change.
Using the 40M with a MIDI guitar
1 Play the melody.
After selecting the MIDI “Guitar” setup and the
FULL UPPER Keyboard Mode, the guitar will
transmit over the special Global channel on the
entire keyboard. The melody can be played by
Upper 1, Upper 2 or both tracks.
2 Hold down the pedal programmed for the “Gui-
tar Pedal” function and play the chord for the
automatic accompaniment.
When pressing the pedal programmed for the
“Guitar pedal” function, the i40M will receive the
accompaniment chords over the Global channel.
3 Release the pedal and start playing the melody
again.
4 When releasing the pedal, the i40M will receive
the melody notes from the Upper 1 and/or
Upper 2 tracks over the Global channel.
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