Usb M I D I C Onnecti O N; Usi N G W I N Dows A Ppl I C Ati O Ns F O R M I D I C Ontrol - Kurzweil Andante CUP2A Mode D'emploi

USB M I D I C onnecti o n
I n a ddi t i o n t o t h e c onvent i o nal M I D I I n , O ut , a nd T hru p ort s , t h e A ndant e C UP2A a l s o h as a U SB
(Uni v er s al S eri a l B us) p ort o n t h e p anel o n t h e b ack o f t h e p i a no. Y ou c an c onnect t h e C UP2A
di r e ct l y t o a c omput e r w i t h a U SB c abl e . T hi s c onnect i o n t r a nsmi t s a nd r e cei v es M I D I d at a b et w een
t h e C UP2A a nd t h e c omput e r.
The A ndant e C UP2A s upport s t h e"Pl u g a nd P l a y" f e at u r e u sed i n t h e W i n dows X P o r h i g her a nd
Maci n t o sh o per a t i n g s yst e ms. N o d ri v er s a r e r e qui r e d t o u se t h i s c onnect i o n; b ut y ou m ay n eed t o
enabl e M I D I o n y our c omput e r' s s ound a nd a udi o c ont r o l p anel .
To u se t h e A ndant e C UP2A a s a M I D I c ont r o l l e r w i t h a c omput e r, u se a ny T ype-A t o T ype-B U SB
cabl e . B y d ef a ul t , t h e C UP2A a ct s a s a M I D I c ont r o l l e r ( not a h ar d d ri v e) w hen c onnect e d t o a
comput e r.
I f y ou h ave a s equencer p r o gr a m i n st a l l e d o n y our c omput e r, y ou c an u se t h i s U SB c onnect i o n t o
r e cor d a nd p l a y y our m usi c . T he A ndant e C UP2A' s r e cor d er i s a ct u al l y a s i m pl e s equencer a nd t h e
perf o rmance y ou r e cor d i n t o t h e C UP2A' s m emory i s M I D I p erf o rmance d at a . U si n g a c omput e r-
based s equencer p r o gr a m p r o vi d es u nl i m i t e d m emory, e di t i n g, a nd t h e a bi l i t y t o p ost o n t h e I n t e rnet .
Usi n g W i n dows a ppl i c ati o ns f o r M I D I c ontrol
Cert a i n a pps ( l i k e W i n dows M edi a P l a yer - W MP) r e l e ased w i t h W i n dows V i s t a o r l a t e r c an n o l o nger
pl a y MI D I songs t r i g geri n g ext e rnal MI D I devi c es; WMP i s onl y r o ut e d t o t h e i n t e rnal Mi c r o sof t GS
Synt h esi z er.
Thi s means t h e MI D I app you choose t o use must nat i v el y of f e r i t s own bui l t - i n MI D I mappi n g
abi l i t i e s. Most commer c i a l MI D I sof t w ar e pr o duct s f o r PC have a conf i g ur a t i o n scr e en whi c h i n cl u des
t h e M I D I d evi c e m appi n g n ecessary t o r o ut e t o a n e xt e rnal M I D I d evi c e s uch a s t h e A ndant e C UP2A.
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