Roland R-8M Owner's Manual page 131

MIDI Implementation
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How
to read
a
MIDI Implementation
chart
O
:
MIDI
message
that
can be
received or transmitted
X
:
MIDI message
that
cannot be
received
or
transmitted
•
Basic channel
This
is
the range of MIDI channels on which MIDI message
can be transmitted
(received).
The
MIDI channel
setting
will
be preserved
even when
the
power
is
turned
off.
#Mode
Devices
which have more
than one
receive
channel normally operate
in
mode
3 Comni
off,
poly).
Reception
:
Only the MIDI message
of the specified channel
is
received,
and
played
polyphonically.
Transmission
:
MIDI
message
is
transmitted
on
the
specified channel.
• Mode
indicates the
mode
messages
handled by MIDI.
•
Note number
This
is
the range
of
note
numbers
that
can be
received.
Note number 60
is
middle
C
CC4).
•
Velocity
This
is
the range over
which
velocity
can be
transmitted
(received) for a "note on" or
"note off"
message.
•
Aftertouch
The
R-8M
does not use
this
message.
•
Pitch
bender
The
range over which
the pitch bender
will
affect the pitch can be
set
independently
for
each
section.
•
Control
change
This
lists
the
control
numbers and
control functions which can be
received.
The
functions controlled
by
General Purpose
Controllers
can be
freely specified.
For
details, refer to
MIDI implementation.
•
Program change
The
listed
program numbers
are the
numbers
of the
data.
The number
listed
here
is
one
less
than
the Patch
or Feel
Patch
that
will
be
selected.
•
Exclusive
Reception
of exclusive
messages
can be turned on/off by
the exclusive switch
(setup).
•
Common,
Real-time
These MIDI messages
are used
when
synchronizing with
sequencers
or
rhythm machines. The R-8M
can synchronize
its
Regular
Feel
(Groove)
to
song
position pointer and
real-time
messages.
•
Other
These messages
are used mainly to keep
a
MIDI system
running
correctly,
and
include active sensing
(to
check
for
broken
MIDI
cables)
and
all
"note
off
messages"
(to
stop
all
currently
sounding
notes).
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