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Connecting External Devices
 
Connecting MIDI Devices
 
By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging 
performance data, you can control the performances on one 
device from the other. For instance, you can output sound from 
the other instrument or switch tones on the other instrument.
 
 
What’s MIDI?
 
MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an 
international standard which allows performance information 
to be communicated among electronic musical instruments and 
computers. 
The RP101 provides MIDI connectors, which allow 
performance data to be exchanged with external devices. 
When these connectors are used to connect the RP101 to 
external devices, an even wider range of possibilities becomes 
available.
 
Connection Examples
NOTE
 
To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or 
other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off 
the power on all devices before making any connections.
 
Playing the RP101 from a MIDI sequencer/Recording an 
RP101 performance on a MIDI sequencer
 
fig.midi2.e
 
Set Local Off if you have connected the RP101 to a MIDI 
sequencer. Refer to “Switching Local Control On and Off” 
(p. 39). Also set your MIDI sequencer to MIDI Thru mode 
(so that messages received at MIDI IN will be re-
transmitted without change from MIDI OUT). For details, 
refer to the owner’s manual of your MIDI sequencer. 
 
Perform on the RP101 to play a MIDI sound module
 
fig.midi1.e
 
 
MIDI Send Channel Settings
 
MIDI features sixteen MIDI channels, numbered 1–16. Simply 
connecting a cable is not enough for communication to take 
place. The connected devices must be set to use the same MIDI 
channels. Otherwise, no sound will be produced, and no 
sounds can be selected.
 
The RP101 receives all channels 1–16.
When the RP101 is turned on, Channel “1” is selected.
 
1.
 
While holding down the [METRONOME] and 
[REVERB/KEY TOUCH] buttons, press the 
appropriate key (C6–E 7) on the keyboard.
 
The MIDI transmit channel will switch to the number that 
corresponds to the note you pressed.
RP101
MIDI Sequencer
OUT MIDI IN
RP101
MIDI Sound Module
THRU
OUT
MIDI
IN
7
2
4
9
11
14 16
8
1 3 5 6
10 12 13 15
C6
C8
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