Control Parameters - Roland A-37 Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual
To select a parameter from a different group, press
the corresponding EDIT button ([CONTROL], [DATA],
[PRG≈CHG]), then return to step (3) above.
(8) Press [EXIT] yet again to leave the EDIT mode.

5.2 CONTROL parameters

As stated earlier, this is where you will find all parameters that are related to the A-37's on-board or optional perfor-
mance functions. This level also contains a parameter that allows you to check the state of the batteries.
[0] den (Data Entry)
This parameter allows you to assign a control
change number (CC) to the A-37's [DATA≈ENTRY]
slider. The slider can then be used for realtime con-
trol of the related function. You can assign any
number between CC00 and CC119. Given their dedi-
cated use for memory bank selection (see p. 14),
CC00 and CC32 are unlikely candidates for other
assignments. Assigning them to the [DATA≈ENTRY]
slider therefore makes little sense.
If you assign CC10 (Pan) to this slider, positions
below the center correspond to the left side, while
settings above the center correspond to the right.
Note: Certain MIDI instruments may not respond in
realtime to CC10 changes, because they only imple-
ment Pan changes at the beginning of a new note
(Note-on message).
It is also possible to select 0FF (by simultaneously
pressing [DOWN]/[UP]), which means that the
[DATA≈ENTRY] slider performs no function at all.
Note: See the manual of the MIDI instrument to be
controlled for the CC numbers it supports for realtime
control.
Note: The CC assignment can be different for the
Upper and Lower sections. This allows you, for example,
to control the Pan setting (CC10) via the Upper section,
and the Delay Send Level (CC94) via the Lower section.
[1] hld (Hold)
This parameter allows you to specify (for Upper and
Lower separately) whether the selected section
should (0N) or should not (0ff) transmit Hold
(CC64) messages. This is only relevant if you connect
an optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U to the
A-37's HOLD SWITCH socket.
10
You will achieve the same result by pressing the
lighting EDIT button (it then goes dark).
Note: See page 16 if you wish to save the settings you
have just made as a Patch.
[2] bnd (Pitch Bend)
Upper, Lower
This parameter allows you to specify whether the
selected section should (0N) or should not (0ff)
transmit Pitch Bend messages when you use the
A-37's BENDER/MODULATION lever.
[3] mod (Modulation)
This parameter allows you to specify whether the
selected section should (0N) or should not (0ff)
transmit Modulation messages (CC01) when you use
the A-37's BENDER/MODULATION lever.
CC01 messages can be used for creating vibrato,
tremolo, or WahWah effects. This depends on how
the receiving MIDI instrument uses these messages.
[4] Uel (Velocity)
This parameter allows you to assign a velocity curve
to the selected section. The A-37's keyboard is
velocity sensitive and very responsive to nuances of
your playing. You may, however, be controlling a
MIDI instrument that does not interpret the velocity
values in the desired way. Rather than reprogram
the sound (if that is at all possible), you can simply
select another curve on the A-37 so that your strik-
ing force is translated in a different way and thus
more usable for the part you wish to play.
Select L (light) if the section in question should
send high velocity values even when you strike the
keys with light-to-medium force. M (medium) is the
Upper, Lower
default setting, which produces a natural response.
H (heavy), is the way to go if the external MIDI
instrument is too loud/bright when you play nor-
mally.
Select LL if all note messages of the section in
question are to be transmitted with more or less the
same velocity value. Extreme differences in dynam-
ics (hitting very hard and very soft) will, however,
allow you to trigger velocity switches if the receiv-
ing MIDI instrument supports that feature. This set-
ting is thus not the same as "off" on other instru-
ments – but it is very similar.
Upper, Lower
Upper, Lower
Upper, Lower