Connecting To Midi Devices; Connecting A Midi Sequencer To The Fp-4F; Producing Sounds From A Midi Sound Module By Playing The Fp-4F - Roland FP-4F Owner's Manual

Connecting to MIDI Devices

By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance
data, you can control one device from the other.
For instance, you can output sound from the other instrument or
switch Tones on the other instrument.
What's MIDI?
MIDI, short for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface, " was
developed as a universal standard for the exchange of
performance data between electronic instruments and
computers.

Connecting a MIDI Sequencer to the FP-4F

MIDI connectors
MIDI cable
MIDI sequencer
* When the FP-4F is connected to a MIDI sequencer, set it to "Local
Off" (p. 62).
Producing Sounds from a MIDI Sound
Module by Playing the FP-4F
MIDI connectors
MIDI cable
Making the Connection
1. Turn the volume all the way down on the FP-4F and on the
MIDI device.
2. Switch off the power to the FP-4F and the MIDI device.
3. Use a MIDI cables (sold separately) to connect the MIDI
connectors to each other.
4. Switch on the power to the FP-4F and the connected MIDI
device.
5. Adjust the volume level on the FP-4F and the connected
MIDI device.
6. You should also set the MIDI transmit channel as needed.
MEMO
For details on the MIDI transmit channel, refer to "Changing the
MIDI Transmit Channel (MIDI CH)" (p. 62).
Connections with Other Equipment
MIDI device
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