Bulk Load - Roland V-Bass VB-99 Owner's Manual

When Transmitting Data to Another VB-99
Connect the devices as shown below, then match the Device IDs for
the transmitting and receiving devices.
1.
Follow Steps 1–3 in "Setting the MIDI-Related
Functions" (p. 52) to display the MIDI screen.
2.
Press PAGE [ ] [
3.
Use [F2] (SEL) or [F3] (SEL) to select the data
you want to transmit.
4.
Press [F1] (CHECK).
Only the types of data with a check mark are transmitted.
When selecting PATCH FROM/TO, you can use the
PATCH/VALUE dial to specify the range of patch
numbers to be transmitted
5.
Repeat Steps 2 and 3 as needed.
6.
Press [F6] (DUMP).
Transmission begins. Once the transmission is complete,
you're returned to the screen you were in prior to
transmission.
You can cancel the procedure in progress by pressing
[EXIT].
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
] to display Page 8.
Chapter 5 Using MIDI

Bulk Load

Reception of VB-99 data saved to MIDI sequencers and other devices
is referred to as bulk load.
When Receiving Data Saved to a MIDI
Sequencer
1.
Connect the devices as shown below. Set the
VB-99's Device ID to the same one used when
the data was transmitted to the MIDI
sequencer.
2.
Transmit the bulk data from the MIDI
sequencer.
The message "SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGE
RECEIVING..." is displayed while the data is being received.
Once the reception is complete, you're returned to the screen
you were in prior to reception.
In this state, the VB-99 can then receive further data.
If the message "MIDI BUFFER FULL" appears, check the
connections and reduce the tempo of the transmitting
MIDI device.
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
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