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Question posted by Bgrimley on October 14th, 2013

Connecting Pedalboard Via Midi In

I'd like to connect a 32 note pedalboard to my psr-540. The pedalboard produces midi output. can I just feed into the midi in port or the psr 540 And play keyboard and pedalboard together?

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Owner's Manual - Page 6

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Owner's Manual - Page 8

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Owner's Manual - Page 9

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Owner's Manual - Page 12

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Owner's Manual - Page 14

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Owner's Manual - Page 15

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Owner's Manual - Page 26

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Owner's Manual - Page 78

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Owner's Manual - Page 86

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Owner's Manual - Page 102

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Owner's Manual - Page 106

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Owner's Manual - Page 107

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Owner's Manual - Page 108

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Owner's Manual - Page 110

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Owner's Manual - Page 113

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Owner's Manual - Page 116

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Owner's Manual - Page 123

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Owner's Manual - Page 134

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Owner's Manual - Page 135

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