Beginners with MIDI problems: read this, please

A lot of people seem to have MIDI problems, hence this 3-step MIDI primer.

1. MIDI can only be used to control equipment, not transfer audio. Period. It cannot transfer audio.*

2. When connecting MIDI equipment, always connect MIDI OUT to MIDI IN and vice versa.

3. When connecting MIDI equipment and you're unsure about which channel to use, try them all, there's only 16 of them.

* Ok, MIDI can be used to dump sample data from a computer into a sampler, but that's it, you cannot record audio signals through MIDI.

Here's a link to a more in-depth MIDI tutorial: Quick tutorial

this needs to be added to the current binger post

yeah man.

I just bookmarked that link! I don't have anything to midi at the moment but I'm going to read that and hopefully I'll be prepared to set-up my shit when I get it.

look at midi channels the same way as looking at tv channels. most drum machine are on channel 10 so the midi keyboard/sequencer should transmit on channel 10 for drums. before connecting your equiment write down what channels will be playing what module and what sound in the module. having a chart will cut down on allot of confusion and make it easier when adding new equiment.

I think these "Newbie Help" Posts should be made into a sticky... as soon as peeps stop respondin and this post moves to the next page, we're gonna have someone come in here and say, "How do I midi my MPC to my Triton? I plugged the Midi cables up, but i'm not getting any sound from the Triton"