Getting Started
Connecting MIDI
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Connecting MIDI
In addition to being a performance-suited musical instrument, the SP5 is a powerful, but
intuitive and easy-to-use MIDI controller. For descriptions of how to customize your SP5 as
a MIDI controller, and how to use its MIDI controller capabilities to their fullest potential,
see Setup Mode on page 7-1.
Basic MIDI Hookup
To use the SP5 as a MIDI controller for another sound module, use a MIDI cable to
connect the MIDI port marked “OUT” to the MIDI input port of the module that you
want to control.
To control the SP5 using another MIDI controller, use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI
port marked “IN” to the MIDI output port of the controller that you will be using.
Connecting More Sound Modules
In order to connect multiple sound modules to be controlled by a single MIDI controller,
your SP5 must either be (1) used as the controller or (2) be the last module in the MIDI
daisy chain. This is because the SP5 does not include a THRU MIDI port; however, this
simply means that the SP5 must be at the start or at the end of the MIDI daisy chain.
Using the SP5 as the controller, connect the MIDI OUT port to the MIDI IN port of the
rst module, and then connect that module’s MIDI THRU port to the input of the next
module, and so on, until the last module is connected. The MIDI chain should end in the
MIDI IN port of the last module.
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