Connecting The C-230 With Midi Equipment - Roland Classic Keyboard C-230 Owner's Manual

Additional Convenient Functionality <Advanced Operation>

Connecting the C-230 with MIDI equipment

You can use the MIDI OUT socket to connect external devices, like a sequencer, you want to control with your C-230. You can
use the MIDI IN socket to connect external devices, like a sequencer. We suggest you connect an optional PK-5A MIDI
pedalboard to the C-230's MIDI IN socket to play the bass part in polyphonic mode.
What is MIDI?
"MIDI" stands for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface," and is a worldwide standard for exchanging performance data
between electronic musical instruments and computers. The C-230 provides MIDI connectors that can send and receive
performance data to and from an external device. By connecting the C-230 to other devices via these connectors, you can take
advantage of a wide range of possibilities.
Connecting a MIDI sequencer to the C-230
The C-230's MIDI channels are fixed. Refer to the MIDI implementation chart on p. 44 for the channel assignments and the
MIDI data the C-230 can manage.
Important note regarding the ORGAN BASS part
If you connect a sequencer or any other MIDI device that sends "Active Sensing" (0xFE) and/or "MIDI Clock" (0xF8) messages
to the C-230, the left half of the keyboard can no longer trigger the ORGAN BASS part. If you need to play the ORGAN BASS
part from the keyboard, do one of the following:
• Switch off the transmission of Active Sensing and/or MIDI Clock messages on the transmitting device (if those messages can
be filtered). —or—
• Switch off the C-230, then press and hold its [Function] and Harpsichord [4'] buttons while switching the C-230 back on. The
C-230 now filters the aforesaid messages and the ORGAN BASS part can be played from the keyboard.
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MIDI sequencer
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
• 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.
• Before you carry out any operations using
the C-230's panel, stop the MIDI sequencer.