Playing The Rd-700Sx's Internal Sound Generator From An External Midi Device; Making Connections; Setting The Channels; Selecting Rd-700Sx Sounds From An External Midi Device - Roland RD-700SX Owner's Manual

Playing the RD-700SX's
Internal Sound Generator
from an External MIDI
Device
Try Playing the RD-700SX from an external MIDI Device.

Making Connections

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To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other
devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power
on all devices before making any connections.
fig.06-06e
MIDI IN
RD-700SX
1.
Before starting the connection procedure, make sure that
the power to all devices has been turned off.
2.
After reading "Connecting the RD-700SX to External
Equipment" (p. 21), connect an audio device/system or
headphones.
3.
Connect the external MIDI device with the MIDI cable as
shown in the figure above.
4.
As described in "Turning On the Power" (p. 23), turn on the
power of each device.

Setting the Channels

Set the RD-700SX's receive channel to match the external MIDI
device's transmit channel.
For instructions on setting the RD-700SX's Receive channel, refer to
"Setting the Receive Channel (Receive Channel)" (p. 92).
When both channels are matched, playing the external MIDI device
produces sounds from the RD-700SX's sound generator.
For instructions on how to set the transmit channel of the
external MIDI device, refer to the owner's manual for your
external MIDI device.
MIDI OUT
MIDI Sequencer
Connecting External MIDI Devices
Selecting RD-700SX Sounds from
an External MIDI Device
Transmitting Bank Select (Controller Number 0, 32) and Program
Change messages from the external MIDI device to the RD-700SX
allows you to switch Setups and Tones.

Switching Setups

The MIDI messages transmitted by the external MIDI device will be
received by the RD-700SX to select Setups as shown in the following
table.
Number Bank Select
MSB
1–100 085
When switching setups, you must match the MIDI channel of the
transmitting device with the RD-700SX's Control channel (p. 81).
When switching the tones in each part, match the MIDI channel of
the transmitting device with the RD-700SX's Receive channel.
However, when the Control channel and the Receive channel are
both set to the same channel, the Control channel takes priority, and
Setups are switched.

Switching Tones

The MIDI messages transmitted by the external MIDI device will be
received by the RD-700SX to select Tones as shown in the following
table.
Group Number
PIANO 001–020
E.PIANO 021–041
CLAV/ 042–062
MALLET
ORGAN 063–072
073–092
STRINGS 093–114
PAD 115–134
GTR/BASS 135–172
BRASS/ 173–196
WINDS
VOICE/ 197–218
SYNTH
Rhythm Set 219–223
For details on the SRX Series Tones, refer to the owner's manual
for the SRX Series Wave Expansion Board and p. 36.
Program Change
Number
LSB
0 1–100
Bank Select Program
Change
MSB LSB
Number
087 064 001–020
087 065 001–021
087 066 001 - 021
112 0 001–010
087 067 001–020
087 068 001–022
087 069 001–020
087 070 001–038
087 071 001–024
087 072 001–022
086 064 001–005
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