Roland VK-8M Owner's Manual page 46

Advanced Use
❍ When making MIDI channel settings
MIDI uses sixteen MIDI channels (1–16). If you want to play
a connected external device, there will be no sound unless
the MIDI channels of the transmitting and receiving devices
match.
When setting the VK-8M's MIDI channel, connect the VK-8M
to an external keyboard with a MIDI cable, then use the
keyboard to change the setting.
For information on the MIDI transmit/receive channels
in effect after factory reset, refer to "MIDI
Implementation" (p. 57).
1.
Make sure to have the keyboard connected before you
start (p. 14).
2.
Hold down the [BANK] buttons and press the [TONE
WHEEL] button.
The indicators of buttons [1]–[6] will blink.
3.
Use the [1]–[6] buttons to select the part whose MIDI
channel you want to change.
There are 9 MIDI-related parameters.
Pressing the [H-BAR PART] button causes the button's
color to change and allows you to select all parameters.
There are five parameters that change the MIDI channel.
For the parameter that is assigned to each button, refer to
page 44.
4.
Press the C2–D#3 keys on the external keyboard to set
the MIDI channels.
2 4 7
1 3 5 6 8
5.
Press the [WRITE] button to finalize the settings of the
MIDI channel.
NOTE
Never turn off the power while parameters are being saved.
❍ CONTROL MIDI CH. (Control MIDI Channel)
(1–16) (Initial setting: 1 ch.)
Select the MIDI channel that will used to transmit and
receive MIDI messages to control the VK-8M. This channel
can be used to select registrations on the VK-8M, and to
control the expression of the organ voice, etc.
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9 14 16
10 12 13 15
❍ UPPER ORGAN MIDI CH. (Upper Organ MIDI
Channel) (1–16) (Initial setting: 1 ch.)
Sets the MIDI channel on which data will be transmitted
and received for the upper organ voice.
❍ LOWER ORGAN MIDI CH. (Lower Organ
MIDI Channel) (1–16) (Initial setting: 3 ch.)
Sets the MIDI channel on which data will be transmitted
and received for the lower organ voice.
❍ PEDAL ORAGN MIDI CH. (Pedal Organ MIDI
Channel) (1–16) (Initial setting: 2 ch.)
Sets the MIDI channel on which data will be transmitted
and received for the pedal organ voice.
❍ SPRING SHOCK MIDI CH. (Spring Shock MIDI
Channel) (Initial setting: 9 ch.)
Specifies the MIDI channel on which Spring Reverb Shock
data will be received and transmitted.
NOTE
Assign the Upper, Lower, Pedal, and Spring Shock to different
MIDI channels. You cannot select the same MIDI channel for
the different types of data. You also cannot select a MIDI
channel that has already been assigned.
NOTE
Different channels are used for Control MIDI and Spring Shock.
You cannot set these to the same MIDI channel. Neither can you
select a MIDI channel that has already been set.
MIDI Channel Setting Shortcuts
When connecting to Roland's "Atelier Series" and "VK
Series" organs or Rodgers organs, you can easily set the
MIDI channel for the VK-8M and the connected instrument.
Connected
Procedure
Instrument
Atelier [BANK] +[H-BAR PART]
➝PERCUSSION [SOFT]
Series
[BANK] +[H-BAR PART]
➝PERCUSSION [2ND/
VK Series
3RD]
Rodgers [BANK] +[H-BAR PART]
➝PERCUSSION [SLOW]
Organs
NOTE
If you want to change the MIDI channel setting of the connected
instrument, do so by directly changing the MIDI channel setting
on the connected instrument.
MIDI
Channel
UPPER: 13
LOWER: 12
PEDAL: 14
UPPER: 1
LOWER: 3
PEDAL: 2
UPPER: 2
LOWER: 1
PEDAL: 3