SENSATION!  (250-1650)    Installing MIDI Instruments   Faxback Doc. # 1231

A MIDI cable is included with your computer. To connect a MIDI instrument
such as a keyboard:

* Connect one end of the cable to the 6-pin MIDI connector on the back panel
  of the computer.
* Connect the cable labeled MIDI IN to the MIDI OUT connector of the MIDI
  instrument.
* Connect the cable labeled MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN connector of the MIDI
  instrument.

Note: You can use the THRU connector of the MIDI cable to connect several
MIDI instruments.

MIDI Drivers:

Optional peripherals such as printers & MIDI keyboards are controlled by
drivers. A driver is a program that enables a peripheral to work with the
computer.

When you use the Sensation's synthesizer features with a MIDI instrument,
you can select one of the following MIDI driver operation modes:

* Base-level synthesizer (MIDI Channels 13-16; percussion on Channel 16)
* Extended-level synthesizer (MIDI Channels 1-10; percussion on Channel 10)
* General MIDI synthesizer (MIDI Channels 1-16; percussion on Channel 10)

The default mode, base-level synthesizer, works well in most cases. If you
need to enhance synthesizer sound, use the following procedure to select one
of the other modes.

Note: Check your MIDI instrument documentation and Windows documentation
for additional MIDI information.

1. From the Windows desktop, access the Main group.
2. Double click on the CONTROL PANEL icon, then double click on the DRIVERS
   icon. A list of options is displayed.
3. Select TANDY WAVE/MIDI SYNTHESIZER and click on SETUP. A list of driver
   modes is displayed.
4. Select the base-level, extended-level, or general mode for the MIDI
   driver.

If necessary, repeat the above steps to select the mode that produces the
best synthesizer sound.