MIDEX-8
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MIDI – Brief Introduction for the Novice
The MIDEX-8 is used to transfer MIDI data.
The term “MIDI” is the abbreviation for “Musical Instrument Digital
Interface”. This is a procedure used to exchange data between musical
instruments, sound modules and other MIDI compatible devices or
programs. All devices must be equipped with a MIDI port.
The data that is transferred does not contain the sounds themselves.
Instead, it is a series of different control commands. These do e.g. tell a
receiving device to play a certain note, modulate a sound in a certain
manner or switch to another sound from its sound library (e.g. from vi-
olin to piano). But MIDI can also be used to control other devices, e.g.
stage lighting systems, tape recorders, effect devices etc.
Using the MIDEX-8, you can connect your computer – and a sequencer
program that runs on it – to external MIDI capable devices.
• Data on up to 16 separate channels can be transferred in one direction via one
single MIDI socket.
• For sending, receiving and forwarding MIDI data, separate sockets are available
on a MIDI device:
MIDI data is being received via the MIDI In socket, sent out via the MIDI Out
socket and forwarded to another device unchanged via the MIDI Thru socket.
• For a bi-directional connection between any two MIDI devices you need two
MIDI cables and each device must have one MIDI input and one MIDI output.
• To enable you to address many different devices separately on 16 channels
each and to also receive data from many different devices, the MIDEX-8 pro-
vides eight separate MIDI inputs and eight MIDI outputs.
More detailed information about MIDI for the novice and the advanced
user can be found on the Steinberg product “MIDI Xplained”, a Multi-
media CD-ROM.
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