Switching Local Control On And Off; Transmitting A Performance You Recorded - Roland DP-900 Owner's Manual

Connecting External Devices
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Switching Local Control on and Off

When connecting a MIDI sequencer, set Local Control to
"Off."
As illustrated, information describing what has been played
on the keyboard is passed to the internal sound generator over
two different routes, (1) and (2). As a result, you hear
overlapping or intermittent sounds. To prevent this from
happening, route (1) must be severed, by setting the unit to
what is known as "Local Off."
fig.localcont.e
Local On
(1)
Sound
Generator
Each note played
is sounded twice
Local Control ON: The keyboard and the internal sound
generator are in a linked state.
fig.localon.e
Sound is emitted
Sound Generator
Local On
Local Control OFF: The keyboard and the internal sound
generator are in an unlinked state. No sound will be produced
by the keyboard when it is played.
fig.localoff.e
No sound produced
Sound Generator
Local Off
* When a Roland MT series instrument is connected, it is not
necessary to make the Local Off setting. MT units transmit
Local Off messages when their power is switched on. If you
turn on the power in the order of the DP-900 → MT series,
Local Off will be set automatically.
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Sequencer
MIDI
MIDI
IN OUT
Memory
MIDI
MIDI
IN
OUT
(2) Thru function On
If you press the [Variation] button in step 2 of "Making
MIDI-related settings," a display like the following will
appear.
fig.disp-On
Value
Power-up default setting
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Transmitting a Performance You
Recorded
If you want to transmit a performance recorded on the DP-900
to an external MIDI device or computer, turn this setting
"On." If this is "Off," the data will not be transmitted.
If you press the [Play] button in step 2 of "Making MIDI-
related settings," a display like the following will appear.
fig.disp-OFF
Value
Power-up default setting
If you wish to save the performance, use the following
procedure. In this situation, your external sequencer is set its
MIDI Thru feature to be OFF. For details, refer to the owner's
manual of your MIDI sequencer.
1. Connect a MIDI sequencer such as the MT
series (p. 34).
2. Record the performance on the DP-900 (p. 27).
3. Set this setting to "On."
4. Start recording with the connected MIDI device.
5. Start playback of the recorded song on the DP-
900.
6. When playback ends, stop recording with the
connected MIDI device.
7. Use a connected MIDI sequencer to save the
data on a floppy disk or other media.
On, OFF
On
On, OFF
OFF