Midi
Midi is a highly complex subject and is beyond the scope of this document. The tremendous variations in equipment and setup make meaningful generalizations almost impossible. Two statements that can, however, be made are
the midi out connector of the midi cable must be plugged into the midi in connector of your QChord, and vice versa; and
According to Suzuki, you should not have both midi in and midi out cables plugged into the QChord at the same time.
Some midi cables have raised markings that allow a blind user to tell which is in and which is out. In the absence of these, sighted assistance will be required, and appropriate markings should be made for future reference.
The QChord can be used to play midi data. To do this:
Plug the midi in connector into the midi out jack of your QChord.
Activate the melody keyboard by pressing the melody button twice, assuming the instrument is in its default settings.
Press the g-major chord (you will note that it is marked with an X, or two intersecting diagonal lines).
Press the melody button again. You may now play your midi data through the QChord.
Please note that all QChord functions are disabled until either the instrument is turned off, or midi is disengaged by again activating the melody keyboard and pressing the g-major button.
For blind persons who are interested in midi and who have a computer, there is an email list which specializes in this particular area. The list is called midi-mag, and is sponsored by the American Council of the Blind. To subscribe to this list, send a message with the words
Subscribe firstname lastname
(where firstname and lastname are your first and last name) to
listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
The subject line is left blank. In my case, as an example, the message would read
Subscribe midi-mag Jackie McBride
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Midi is a highly complex subject and is beyond the scope of this document. The tremendous variations in equipment and setup make meaningful generalizations almost impossible. Two statements that can, however, be made are
the midi out connector of the midi cable must be plugged into the midi in connector of your QChord, and vice versa; and
According to Suzuki, you should not have both midi in and midi out cables plugged into the QChord at the same time.
Some midi cables have raised markings that allow a blind user to tell which is in and which is out. In the absence of these, sighted assistance will be required, and appropriate markings should be made for future reference.
The QChord can be used to play midi data. To do this:
Plug the midi in connector into the midi out jack of your QChord.
Activate the melody keyboard by pressing the melody button twice, assuming the instrument is in its default settings.
Press the g-major chord (you will note that it is marked with an X, or two intersecting diagonal lines).
Press the melody button again. You may now play your midi data through the QChord.
Please note that all QChord functions are disabled until either the instrument is turned off, or midi is disengaged by again activating the melody keyboard and pressing the g-major button.
For blind persons who are interested in midi and who have a computer, there is an email list which specializes in this particular area. The list is called midi-mag, and is sponsored by the American Council of the Blind. To subscribe to this list, send a message with the words
Subscribe firstname lastname
(where firstname and lastname are your first and last name) to
listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
The subject line is left blank. In my case, as an example, the message would read
Subscribe midi-mag Jackie McBride
Click here for the Table of Contents