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Controlling the prologue from an external MIDI device
IfyouwanttoplayorcontroltheprologuefromanotherMIDIkeyboard,sequencer,
orotherdevice,connecttheMIDIOUTconnectoroftheexternalMIDIdevicetothe
prologue’sMIDIINconnectorwithaMIDIcable.
Connecting the prologue to a computer via MIDI
Youmightwanttoplaytheprologue’skeyboardandrecordyourperformanceon
anexternalMIDIsequencerorcomputer(connectedusingtheMIDIinterface),and
thenplaytheprologuewhilemonitoringorplayingbackwhatyourecorded.You
also might want to use the prologue as both an input device for playing notes and as
aMIDItonegenerator.Ineithercase,you’llneedtoconnecttheMIDIOUTconnec-
tortotheMIDIINconnectoronboththeprologueandtheexternalMIDIsequencer
or computer.
 SomeMIDIinterfacedevicesmaybeunabletotransmitorreceiveMIDI
SysEx messages to or from the prologue.
TIP
It’sconvenienttousetheUSBconnectorwhenconnectingtheprologueto
a personal computer.
Connecting the prologue to a computer via USB
InordertouseaUSBconnection,you’llneedtoinstalltheKorgUSB-MIDIdriveron
yourcomputer.Downloadthe“KorgUSB-MIDIdriver”fromtheKorgwebsite,and
install it as described in the accompanying documentation.
 IfeithertheMIDIconnectionortheUSBconnectionisnotworkingprop-
erly,checktheseingsinbuon4“MIDIRoute”(p.59) intheGLOBAL
EDITmode.
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI keyboard
prologue
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
Computer
MIDI interface
prologue