Using the RD-2000 as a Master Keyboard
What’s MIDI?
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard
specication that allows musical data to be exchanged between
electronic musical instruments and computers.
If devices equipped with MIDI ports are connected via a MIDI cable,
you’ll be able to use them in the following ways.
5 Use one MIDI keyboard to play multiple instruments
5 Play multiple MIDI instruments as an ensemble
5 Automatically switch settings as the song progresses
About MIDI Connectors
The RD-2000 has the following three types of MIDI connectors.
Their functions dier as described below.
MIDI IN connector
Performance messages from an external MIDI device are received
here. These incoming messages may instruct the RD-2000 to play
sounds or switch tones.
MIDI OUT connector
MIDI messages are transmitted from these connectors to external
MIDI devices. The RD-2000’s MIDI OUT connectors are used for
sending the performance data of the controller section.
MIDI THRU connector
MIDI messages received at MIDI IN connectors are re-transmitted
without change from this connector to an external MIDI device.
Use this in situations such as when you use multiple MIDI devices
simultaneously.
MEMO
The RD-2000 lets you switch the function of the MIDI THRU/
OUT 2 connector (p. 24).
Adjusting the Volume of Each Zone
If the INT/EXT select button is lit green, the INT/EXT select button
and slider can control the external zone in the same way as the
internal zone (owner’s manual: p. 14).
INT/EXT select buttons
You can specify whether MIDI messages including data for your
keyboard playing in an external zone is transmitted (or is not
transmitted) from the MIDI OUT connector.
For a zone whose INT/EXT select button is lit (green), playing the
keyboard will transmit those MIDI messages from MIDI OUT.
For a zone whose button is unlit, playing the keyboard will not
transmit MIDI messages.
The INT/EXT select button’s on/o status changes each time you
press the button.
Sliders
If the [LEVEL] button is lit, the sliders adjust the volume of each
zone.
Selecting the MIDI Connector to Use for
Output
The RD-2000 provides a MIDI OUT connector, a MIDI connector
whose function can be switched between OUT and THRU, and a
USB COMPUTER port.
For each zone you can select the MIDI OUT connector or USB
COMPUTER port from which its data is to be transmitted.
1. In the ZONE EDIT screen’s upper line, select the
“EXTERNAL” tab.
[MENU] button
0
“Program Edit”
0
“Zone Edit”
2. In the “OUT/PC” tab of the lower line, specify the
output destination for each zone.
Zone Parameter Settings Explanation
1
OUT
(MIDI OUT Port)
ALL,
OUT1
(MIDI OUT 1),
OUT2
(MIDI OUT 2),
USB
The RD-2000’s
performance
data is
transmitted
from the
selected
connector.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
MEMO
If the System parameter MIDI OUT2 Port Mode (p. 24) is set
to “THRU,” the performance data from the RD-2000 will not
By connecting an external MIDI device to the MIDI OUT connectors
on the RD-2000’s rear panel, you can then control the external MIDI
device from the RD-2000.
For each zone, the RD-2000 lets you select either the internal MIDI
sound generator (internal: red LED lit) or an external MIDI sound
generator (external: green LED lit).
By using an external MIDI sound generator (external), you can
control a wide range of settings on the external MIDI sound
generator.
You can control internal and external sound generators independently.
If you press the [SHIFT] + [INT/EXT] buttons to make a zone light green, it controls an external MIDI sound generator (external zone). You can
press the [SHIFT] + [INT/EXT] button to switch between controlling either the internal zone or the external zone.
You can also make detailed settings for MIDI messages transmitted to external sound modules.
* When Rec Mode (p. 32) is "ON," MIDI messages are not output from external zones.
INT/EXT
select buttons
Sliders
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