Roland R-8 MK II Owner's Manual page 173

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2.
MIDI Function Settings
The
R-8MK
II
transmits
and
receives MIDI
messages
as
shown
beiow.
Channel Message
MIDI
IN Function Switch
Instrument
Section
(Transmit
&
Receive)
Transmit
Ch
Receive Ch
Note
Number
Control
Change
Performance
Section
1
(Receive)
Receive Ch
Performance
Assign
MIDI
OUT
Instrument Section
Performance
Section
1
to
4
The
Instrument
section should be
set
when
you
play the
R-SMKii's
rhythm
voices with
external
MIDI equipment.
In
this section, a
note
number
is
assigned
to
each Instrument
It is
possible to play the
Instrunnents according
to
the assigned note numbers
with performance data sent
from an
external
MIDI device, or to play
more
than one
MIDI device with the performance
data of the
R-8MKil.
The
Performance
section
should be
set
when
you
play the
R-SMKll
as a
synthesizer sound module
using
an
external MIDI keyboard.
In this section,
one Instrument
is
assigned
to
each
of four sections.
The
parameters
(Pitch/Decay/Nuance/Pan)
of the assigned instrument can
be
changed
depending on
the keys
you
play
on
the keyboard.
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