Midi Parameters; Local; Loading A Midi Set; Edit Style Parts - Roland E-A7 Reference Manual

MIDI Parameters

This section discusses the E-A7's MIDI parameters and the associated
memories called "MIDI Sets "
What's MIDI
"MIDI" "Musical Instrument Digital Interface "
stands for
It is a universal standard that allows performance data to be
exchanged among electronic musical instruments and computers.
The E-A7 provides a MIDI IN and MIDI OUT socket so that
performance data can be received from other MIDI instruments.
It is also equipped with a COMPUTER port (USB) that can receive and
transmit MIDI data from a computer.
The MIDI parameters can be selected using
The E-A7's MIDI environment contains the following options:
MIDI parameter
Explanation
group
This setting allows you to establish or remove the connec-

Local

tion between the E-A7's keyboard and the internal tone
generator.
Allows you to load a MIDI Set
MIDI Set
"Song," "User1"–"8 "
Here, you can edit all MIDI parameters of the style parts

Edit style Parts

(ADrum, ABass, Acc1–6). See page 59.
Here, you can edit all MIDI parameters related to the
Edit Tone Parts keyboard parts (UP1, UP2, UP3, LWR and Mel. Intell). See
page 61.
Here, you can edit all MIDI parameters of the Song parts.
Edit Song Parts
See page 61.
This groups contains all MIDI parameters that apply to the
Edit System
E-A7 as a whole. See page 61.
Local
This setting allows you to establish or remove the connection
between the E-A7's keyboard and the internal tone generator.
Parameter Value
Local On, Off (---)
If you select "On" (default), playing on the E-A7's keyboard or playing
back a song/style causes the corresponding notes to sound. If you
"Off,"
select the corresponding MIDI messages are no longer sent to
the internal tone generator–but they are still transmitted to the MIDI
OUT socket (or USB COMPUTER port) and hence to external MIDI
instruments. When a parameter is modified inside a part, the display
"--- "
shows

Loading a MIDI Set

The MIDI Set environment contains two options with preset settings.
All you need to do is select them to restore the default settings for
the sections or aspects in question. In addition, there are 8 MIDI Set
memories where you can save your own settings.
Parameter Value
MIDI Set Tone/Style, PK Series, Song, User1–8
Tone/Style
0
[MENU] "MIDI "
PK Series
Song
User1–8
("Tone/Style," "PK Series,"
Edit Style Parts
This option recalls the factory MIDI settings for the keyboard parts
(UP1, UP2, UP3, LWR, MELODY INT) and the style parts (ADRUM,
ABASS, ACC1–6). The most important (and practical) use for this field
is resetting the MIDI transmit/receive channels of the real-time and
style parts and to switch off MIDI transmission/reception of the song
parts.
NOTE
This parameter applies to both reception (RX) and transmission
(TX). The E-A7 indeed allows you to set separate TX and RX
channels for each part.
This option prepares the E-A7 for MIDI control using a PK-series MIDI
pedalboard. The most important settings are:
"Int" and "Style PcRx" is set to
This option restores the factory settings for the E-A7's SMF song parts
and switches off the MIDI transmission and reception of the real-time
and style parts.
The E-A7 also allows you to store and recall 8 different MIDI
configurations.
NOTE
Loading a MIDI Set only changes the MIDI settings and has no
effect on the remaining parameters.
1
Use the direct button to select the
2
[–] [+]
Use the buttons to edit the
The following parameters are located on the display page that can
0
[MENU]
be selected using
1
Use the direct buttons to select
Value [-] [+] buttons to select the part that you want to
edit.
The display now shows the settings for the selected part.
"Part Switch"
is set to
"On "
"MIDI Set" field.
"MIDI Set "
0
"MIDI" "Edit Style Parts "
"Part,"
and use the
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