Roland A-37 Owner's Manual page 12

Owner's Manual
[1] Uol (Volume)
This parameter allows you to specify the volume
value (CC07) to be transmitted by the Upper and/or
Lower section whenever you select the Patch that
contains this setting. The setting range is 0~127,
Off. Remember that selecting "0" will silence the
receiving MIDI instrument.
Note: Even if you set this parameter to "127", you will
hear nothing at all if you set EHP (see below) to "0".
[2] pan (PanPot)
This parameter allows you to specify the Pan value
(CC10) to be transmitted by the Upper and/or Lower
section whenever you select the Patch that contains
this setting. The setting range is 0~127, Off. The
value "0" corresponds to hard left, "64" to the center,
and "127" to hard right.
Note: Some MIDI instruments work the other way
round (0= right/127= left). See the manual of the
instrument you are controlling for details.
[3] eHp (Expression)
This parameter allows you to specify the expression
value (CC11) to be transmitted by the Upper and/or
Lower section whenever you select the Patch that
contains this setting. The setting range is 0~127,
Off. Selecting "0" will silence the receiving MIDI
instrument. In most instances, you will probably
select 0FF or 127.
Note: Even if you set this parameter to "127", you will
hear nothing at all if you set Uol (see above) to "0".
[4] reU (Reverb Send Level)
This parameter allows you to specify the Reverb
Send Level value (CC91) to be transmitted by the
Upper and/or Lower section whenever you select the
Patch that contains this setting. The setting range is
0~127, Off.
Selecting "0" will set the receiving MIDI instrument
to "dry" (no Reverb), while "127" represents the
maximum Reverb Send level.
Note: If there is no audible change, you may have to
check the Reverb effect settings on the receiving MIDI
instrument.
Note: Not all MIDI instruments have a Reverb effect,
and even if they do, they may not support this control
change number (this is especially true of older instru-
ments).
[5] cho (Chorus Send Level)
This parameter allows you to specify the Chorus
Send Level value (CC93) to be transmitted by the
Upper and/or Lower section whenever you select the
Patch that contains this setting. The setting range is
0~127, Off. Selecting "0" will set the receiving MIDI
instrument to "dry" (no Chorus), while "127" repre-
sents the maximum Chorus Send level.
Note: If there is no audible change, you may have to
check the Chorus effect settings on the receiving MIDI
instrument.
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Note: Not all MIDI instruments have a Chorus effect,
Upper, Lower
and even if they do, they may not support this control
change number (this is especially true of older instru-
ments).
[6] del (Delay Send Level)
This parameter allows you to specify the Delay Send
Level value (CC94) to be transmitted by the Upper
and/or Lower section whenever you select the Patch
that contains this setting. The setting range is
0~127, Off. Selecting "0" will set the receiving MIDI
Upper, Lower
instrument to "dry" (no Delay), while "127" repre-
sents the maximum Delay Send level.
Note: If there is no audible change, you may have to
check the Delay effect settings on the receiving MIDI
instrument.
Note: Not all MIDI instruments have a Delay effect,
and even if they do, they may not support this control
change number.
[7] por (Portamento)
This parameter allows you to set two parameters
Upper, Lower
simultaneously: the Portamento switch (CC065) and
the Portamento time (CC05). By selecting a value
between "0" and "127", the Portamento switch is
automatically set to "on" (127). If you set the Por
parameter to 0ff, however, the Portamento switch
(CC65) is turned off (0).
Portamento is an effect that produces gradual pitch
changes between the notes you play. The higher the
value, the longer it takes before the pitch of the
newly played note is reached.
Upper, Lower [8] mde (MIDI mode)
This parameter allows you to select the monophonic
(Mon) or polyphonic mode (Pol) on the receiving
MIDI instrument. Mono (CC126= 0) can come in
handy for solo lines based on special tricks (such as
not releasing one key, while pressing others in suc-
cession to create a "fast" line with little effort). If the
MIDI instrument should sound chords, however, be
sure to select Pol (CC127= 0).
[9] dmp (Bulk Dump)
This is not really a parameter but a function that
allows you to transmit the settings of the 128
Patches (see also page 16) to an external MIDI
instrument as SysEx data chunks. In most instances,
the recipient will be a sequencer.
Here is what you need to do in order to archive the
Upper, Lower
A-37's settings:
(1) Switch off the A-37 and the sequencer.
Upper, Lower
Upper, Lower
Upper, Lower