Midi Send Channel Settings; Switching Local Control On And Off; Transmitting A Performance You Recorded - Roland HP-7/3 Owner's Manual

Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices

■ MIDI send channel settings

MIDI features sixteen MIDI channels, numbered 1–16.
Simply connecting a cable is not enough for communication
to take place. The connected devices must be set to use the
same MIDI channels. Otherwise, no sound will be produced,
and no sounds can be selected.
* The HP-7/3 receives all channels 1–16.
* If you are using Dual performance (p. 16) or Split performance (p. 17)
on the HP-7/3, only the channel you specify here will be transmitted.
If you press the [Strings] button in step 2 of "Making MIDI-
related settings," a display like the following will appear.
fig.disp-1
Value
Power-up default setting 1
■ Switching Local Control on and
off
When connecting a MIDI sequencer, set Local Control to
"Off."
As illustrated, information describing what has been played
on the keyboard is passed to the internal sound generator
over two different routes, (1) and (2). As a result, you hear
overlapping or intermittent sounds. To prevent this from
happening, route (1) must be severed, by setting the unit to
what is known as "Local Off."
fig.localcont.e
(1) Local On
MIDI
Sound
IN
Generator
MIDI
OUT
Each note played
is sounded twice
Local Control ON: The keyboard and the internal sound
generator are in a linked state.
fig.localon.e
Sound is emitted
Sound Generator
Local On
Local Control OFF: The keyboard and the internal sound
generator are in an unlinked state. No sound will be
produced by the keyboard when it is played.
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1–16
Sequencer
MIDI
OUT
Memory
MIDI
IN
(2) Thru function On
fig.localoff.e
No sound produced
Sound Generator
Local Off
* When a Roland MT series instrument is connected, it is not necessary
to make the Local Off setting. MT units transmit Local Off messages
when their power is switched on. If you turn on the power in the order
of the HP-7/3 → MT series, Local Off will be set automatically.
If you press the [Variation] button in step 2 of "Making
MIDI-related settings," a display like the following will
appear.
fig.disp-on
Value
Power-up default setting On
■ Transmitting a performance
you recorded
If you want to transmit a performance recorded on the HP-7/
3 to an external MIDI device or computer, turn this setting
"On." If this is "Off," the data will not be transmitted.
If you press the [ (Play)] button in step 2 of "Making
MIDI-related settings," a display like the following will
appear.
fig.disp-Off
Value
Power-up default setting OFF
If you wish to save the performance, use the following
procedure. In this situation, your external sequencer is set its
MIDI Thru feature to be OFF. For details, refer to the owner's
manual of your MIDI sequencer.
1
Connect a MIDI sequencer such as the MT series (p. 37).
2
Record the performance on the HP-7/3 (p. 27).
3
Set this setting to "On."
4
Start recording with the connected MIDI device.
5
Start playback of the recorded song on the HP-7/3.
6
When playback ends, stop recording with the connected
MIDI device.
7
Use a connected MIDI sequencer to save the data on a
floppy disk or other media.
On, OFF
On, OFF