Roland TR-707 Owner's Manual page 42

12
MIDI
TheTR-707hastwo MIDI
Connectors, IN and
OUT.
(See
the separate
volume "MIDI").
If
the
Composer
is
connected through
its
MIDI
OUT
to another
instrument's
MIDI
IN
connector, then the
Composer
will
control that instrument,
and
vice-versa.
The TR-707
can transmit
and
receive
the following
MIDI
messages.
1.
Key
message
for
each voice
(here,
each
drum
voice
is
represented
by key number)
2.
Track
Number
(Song
Select)
message
3.
Bar
Number
(Song
Position)
message
4.
Synchro
Signal
such
as
Tempo
Clock, Start/Stop,
etc.
The
messages
1 ,
2 and 3
can be sent or received
only
in
Track
Play
mode.
a.
Setting
MIDI
Channel
MIDI message can be
sent or received
only
on
the
same MIDI
Channel, that
is,
the
MIDI
instruments
should be
set
up
properly,
and
aiso select
the
same
MIDI
Channels.
The TR-707
has 16
MID!
Channels
and any
of
these
channels can be selected using the
Main Keys
(I
to 16)
depending on the device used with the
TR-707.
1) First,
check
how
the Display
reacts
by
pressing
the
MIDI Channel Button
©
while holding
the
Shift
Key
©
down.
The Tempo/Measure
section of
the Display shows
the
MIDI
channel currently
set.
2)
Now,
try
changing channel numbers. While
holding
the Shift
Key
©
down,
push the
MIDI
Channel Button
©
then the
Main Key
(1
to 16)
selecting
the channel
number
(1
to 16).
* The
Display
shows
the channel
number you
have
set.
indication of
OMNI
Mode
ON/OFF &
MID!
Channel.
MEASURE
fT
;
iifli
I l
H
U
TRACK
MODE
TRACK
PLAY
l
-~ The MIDI
Channel
(1
to
16) currently selected.
This bar appears while
in
OMNI
Mode ON.
When OFF,
goes out.
42