Using the Keystage with an external MIDI tone generator

You can play an external MIDI tone generator with the Keystage’s keyboard or by using the control arpeggiator, and you can control its parameters. See the owner’s manual of the external MIDI device for how to connect and configure it.

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and is a worldwide standard for exchanging various types of musical data between electronic musical instruments and computers.

When MIDI cables are used to connect two or more MIDI devices, performance data can be exchanged between the devices, even if they were made by different manufacturers.

Tip:The performance data of the Keystage is output from the global MIDI channel. You can change the global MIDI channel.
→Configuring the overall operations of the Keystage

Tip:You can also use the KORG Kontrol Editor to configure the MIDI channels that are used by the keyboard, knobs, modulation wheel and other controllers. For details, visit the Korg website (www.korg.com).

 

1Connect the Keystage’s MIDI OUT connector to your external MIDI tone generator’s MIDI IN connector.

2Connect the AC adapter (sold separately) to the DC 9V jack.
You can also connect a commercially available USB 2.0 standards-compliant AC adapter (at least 5 V DC 550 mA) to the USB-B port on this instrument.

3Press the power button to turn on the Keystage.

Note:You can use an AC adapter (sold separately) to power this instrument, or use a commercially available USB 2.0 standards-compliant AC adapter (at least 5 V DC 550 mA).