Roland U-20 Owner's Manual page 90

0HOW
THE
U-20
USES
MIDI
The
U-20's
MIDI functions allow
it
to act as
a mnlti-timbral
sound generator
and
also
as
a
keyboard
controller.
Here, after
explaining
how
the U-20's
MIDI
system
is
organized,
we
will
explam
the U-20's
MIDI
functions
and
settings that apply to
each
type
of
MIDI
data.
(For
details,
refer to
"MIDI
Implementation" (o-page
178).)
1.
Editing
the MIDI
Parameters
Here
we
will
explain
how
the U-20's
MIDI
parameters are organized,
and
how
to
edit
them.
a
Editing
procedure
Editing procedure for
MIDI
parameters
is
essentially
the
same
as
when
editing
Patches
or
Timbres.
The
various
MIDI parameters are related
in
many
ways. Before
you make
settings,
make
sure that
you understand
how
the U-20
is
organized,
and what you
want
to
accomplish with your
settings.
Select a
Part.
(the Part settings of a
Sound Patch)
SpartH
©Jump
to the
parameter
group.
raoKiPi
—
^ BANKm-rei-r^CTngn
©Select
a
parameter/ check
settings.
B]CURSOR[E]
©Modify
the setting value.
LvJVALUEIaJ.
value
slider
Continue to the Write operation
*
Edits
for
parameters
settable for
each Keyboard Patch or
Sound
Patch are temporary.
If
you want
to
keep your
edited settings,
write
them
into
memory (o-page
133).
There
is
no need
to write
setup parameters into
memory.
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