*# 1 Sk1 / Sk2 Owner’s Manual106 ABOUT MIDIWHAT IS “MIDI”?MIDI is an abbreviation of ‘Musical Instrument Digital Interface’.MIDI is the musical instrument industry standard for exchanging performance infor-mation between electronic musical instruments and a sequencer, effects, lighting, andsound reinforcement gear, etc.The MIDI standard allows instruments made by different manufacturers to effectivelycommunicate with each other.Many types of data can be transmitted and received, including all performance infor-mation, settings of parameters, and global commands.MIDI OUT JACKThis is for sending performance information.To an external MIDI sound module from this keyboard or to record performancesand controls to an external sequencer.MIDI IN JACKThis jack is used for playing this keyboard from external MIDI equipment.WHAT THE MIDI CAN DO ON YOUR KEY-BOARDOn this keyboard, the MIDI terminals are intended to do the following: use the MIDI keyboard to expand the number of manual keyboards. control an external sound generator such as a synthesizer or sampler. record/playback the performance on an external sequencer or computer.For easily making these settings, this keyboard is equipped with “MIDI Templates”.MIDI JACKS ON THIS KEYBOARDUSBFLASH DRIVE
