Using The Midi/Utility Mode; What Is Midi; What You Can Do With Midi - Yamaha DD-50 Owner's Manual

Using the MIDI/Utility Mode

The MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals, located on the DD-50's right side panel, offer broad-
ened musical possibilities through use of MIDI. But, what is MIDI? What can you do with
MIDI? How can you use MIDI with the DD-50? Here are a few examples.
MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI is a world wide standard that
makes it possible for various electronic musical instruments and other devices, such as computers, to
"communicate" with each other. For example, by connecting a MIDI tone generator to the DD-50's
MIDI OUT terminal, you can play the tone generator's voices from the DD-50's pads and pedals.
MIDI OUT
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MIDI OUT
DD-50
MIDI OUT
MIDI Keyboard
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
Sequencer
MIDI IN
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What is MIDI?

The DD-50 is equipped with two types of MIDI terminals, both are
located on the right side panel.
MIDI IN
Data transmitted from other MIDI instruments via MIDI, is re-
ceived at this terminal.
MIDI OUT
Data produced by the DD-50, is transmitted to other MIDI instru-
ments via MIDI from this terminal.
MIDI IN
• Use a MIDI cable (option), obtainable at your local music dealer, when making
• Never use MIDI cables longer than 15 meters in length. (Cables longer than 15

What you can do with MIDI

Connect the DD-50's MIDI OUT jack to a MIDI keyboard's
(or tone generator's) MIDI IN jack.
MIDI Keyboard's
This setup allows you to use the DD-50's pads to control another
MIDI IN
MIDI instrument. Playing the DD-50's pads will result in the other
MIDI instrument's voice sounding simultaneously, creating a
thicker overall sound.
Connect the DD-50's MIDI OUT jack to a MIDI sequenc-
er's MIDI IN terminal.
Sequencer
Data produced by the DD-50 (Key ON and Velocity data) can be
MIDI IN
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recorded to a MIDI sequencer. Data can also be recorded to com-
MIDI Data Filer
MDF2 etc.
puters or other sequencers as well.
Connect the DD-50's MIDI IN terminal to a MIDI key-
DD-50
board's MIDI OUT terminal.
In this setup the DD-50 can be used as a tone generator and its
voices can be played from a MIDI keyboard. Using a keyboard as a
controller, it is possible to play DD-50 voices that are not assigned
to the pads/pedals.
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Connect the DD-50's MIDI IN terminal to a MIDI sequenc-
er's MIDI OUT terminal.
The sequencer's data can be used to drive the DD-50's sounds.
MIDI connections.
meters can pick up "noise" which can cause data errors.)