Roland R-8 MK II Owner's Manual page 185

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MIDI
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Rhythm Machine
Synthesizer
Sampler,
etc.
Slave
Master
*When
using a sampler
or synthesizer, seiect
a
sound with
a
quick attack and long
release
time (the time needed from Note
Off
to zero) to
prevent the sound from
being
muted
or cut
off.
Set the MIDI parameters as follows
:
•Set
the Channel
Message
Switch
(Function Switch)
to
"ON"
(see
page
163).
•Set
the transmit channel
of
each Instrument
to the
same number
as the receive channel
of
the slave device (see page
160).
•Change
the note
number
assignments
to Instruments
if
necessary
(see
page
162).
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