3-1-3 MIDI ports. Yamaha MX88, MOX6, CP40, MOXF6, MOXF8, CP4, MOX8Synthesizer, MX61, MOX8, MX49

MIDI

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Figure 57: MIDI Cable

A: MIDI Transmit channel 2

B: MIDI cable

C: MIDI Receive channel 2

3-1-3 MIDI ports

The above-mentioned sixteen-channel limit can be overcome by using separate MIDI "ports," each supporting sixteen channels. While a single MIDI cable is equipped to handle data over up to sixteen channels simultaneously, a USB connection is capable of handling far more, thanks to the use of MIDI ports. Each MIDI port can handle sixteen channels, and the USB connection allows up to eight ports, enabling you to use up to 128 channels on your computer.

3-1-4 MIDI messages

MIDI messages can be divided into two groups:

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Channel messages (see section 3-2 Channel Messages) and

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System messages (see section 3-3 System Messages).

The following explanations show examples of MIDI messages. For more details about MIDI messages (for example, for editing recorded MIDI data) please refer to any of the fine MIDI guidebooks that are commercially available.

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