Playing Together With The Playback Of A Recorded Performance; Transposing Playback Of Performances (Master Key Shift); Backing-Up (Saving) All Rs-50 Settings On Your External Midi Sequencer; Using The Rs-50 As A General Midi/General Midi 2 System-Compatible Sound Module - Roland RS-50 Owner's Manual

Performing with an external MIDI device
Set the same Device ID number used for
recording (p. 91)
If not set to the same Device ID number, the performance settings
recorded at the beginning of the song cannot be received.
Make sure to start playback at the beginning
of the song
When playback of a song is started at any point other than the
beginning, the performance settings at the time of recording are not
used, and the song is not played back correctly.
Playing together with the playback
of a recorded performance
You can play the RS-50's keyboard along with a previous
performance by playing while the recorded material is played back.
In this case, select a Part that was not recorded for playing the
keyboard.
Transposing playback of
performances (Master Key Shift)
If you wish to transpose the playback of a song, use the Master Key
Shift setting. This setting will transpose all Parts except for the Drum
Part. You can specify a transposition of up to +/-2 octaves in
semitone steps.
1. Press [SYSTEM] so it is lit.
2. Use PAGE/CURSOR [
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3. Use VALUE [-]/[+] to specify the value (-24– +24).
Value: -24– +24
4. Press [WRITE] to save the settings.
For further information, refer to "How to make the system
function settings" (p. 88).
Press [EXIT] to cancel the operation and return to the previous
page.
Backing-up (saving) all RS-50
settings on your external MIDI
sequencer
By executing the Performance or Patch Utility "XFER to MIDI"
command (p. 51, p. 61) with DUMP ALL selected as the content to be
transmitted (What), you can transmit all of the user area data
(patches, performances, system, etc.) from the MIDI OUT connector.
By recording these messages on your external MIDI sequencer and
saving them, you can back up all of the RS-50's data. If you want to
restore the backed-up data into the RS-50 once again, send the data
to the RS-50's MIDI IN. Do not operate the RS-50 while this data is
being received.
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]/[ ] to select "Master Key Sft."
Using the RS-50 as a General
MIDI/General MIDI 2 system-
compatible sound module
You can play back music data designed for General MIDI and
General MIDI 2 sound generators by connecting an external
sequencer and using the RS-50 as a sound module.
For instructions on connecting the external sequencer, refer to p.
96.
Playing back General MIDI/General
MIDI 2 music data
Be sure to note the following when playing back General MIDI or
General MIDI 2 music data.
Set the System Exclusive Receive Switch to ON
(p. 90).
When set to OFF, GM System On and GM 2 System On MIDI
messages cannot be received. With the factory settings, this will be
"ON."
Make sure to play back from the beginning of
the song
When playback of a song is started at any point other than the
beginning, the sound generator settings won't be reset to the default
settings for General MIDI and General MIDI 2, so the song won't be
played back correctly.