Connecting An External Midi Keyboard; Playing A Desired Part (Factory Settings); Playing The Upper Part Or Lower Part; Connecting An External Midi Sequencer - Roland VR-700 Owner's Manual

Connecting MIDI Equipment
Connecting an External MIDI
Keyboard
fig.ConnectMIDIkey.eps
External MIDI keyboard
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
VR-700

Playing a Desired Part (Factory Settings)

Turn the Function mode setting "Sub Keyboard Function" OFF.
* If "Sub Keyboard Function" is OFF, you can play any desired part of
the organ/ensemble sound generator by setting your MIDI
keyboard to the appropriate MIDI transmit channel (p. 57).

Playing the Upper Part or Lower Part

Set the Function mode "Sub Keyboard Function" to Upper (to play
the upper part) or Lower (to play the lower part).
* If "Sub Keyboard Function" (p. 57) is set to Upper (or Lower), MIDI
messages received at the MIDI IN connector will automatically be
converted to the MIDI channel specified for "Upper Organ MIDI
Channel" (or "Lower Organ MIDI Channel"). The routing will be the
same as for the MIDI PEDAL IN connector (p. 65).
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Connecting an External MIDI
Sequencer
fig.ConnectMIDISeq.eps
MIDI OUT MIDI IN
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
VR-700
You can use a MIDI cable (sold separately) to connect a MIDI
sequencer to the VR-700; the sequencer can record your
performance on the VR-700, and the VR-700 can sound the playback
from the sequencer.

Local Control Setting

If your external MIDI sequencer's MIDI Thru function is enabled,
change the following Function mode parameters as follows.
• Set "Local Control" to OFF (it will be ON when the power is turned
on)
• Set "MIDI Thru Switch" to OFF (factory setting is ON)
* The "Local Control" setting is not remembered by the VR-700. It will
be ON when you turn on the power.
* If "Sub Keyboard Function" (p. 57) is set to Upper (or Lower), MIDI
messages received at the MIDI IN connector will automatically be
converted to the MIDI channel specified by "Upper Organ MIDI
Channel" (or "Lower Organ MIDI Channel"). The routing will be the
same as for the MIDI PEDAL IN connector (p. 65).
fig.MIDIroute03.eps
MIDI
IN
Switch
Organ/ensemble
sound generator
Local Control
VR-700
MIDI sequencer
USB
MIDI
MIDI
OUT
MIDI
Thru
MIDI
PEDAL
IN