48-track recorder / player rs-232c reference version 1.1 (12 pages)
Summary of Contents for Roland VR-5
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The VR-5 supports remote control via MIDI. This document describes settings for remote control. * If the system software version of your VR-5 is 1.0, it does not support remote control via V-LINK. The V-LINK indicator does not light. Remote control via V-LINK will be supported in later versions.
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STANDARD SETUP Rx CHANNEL VIDEO SEL TYPE If the system software version of your VR-5 is 1.0, it supports remote control of Standard Mode only. Other modes will be supported in later versions. COMMON SETUP You can set parameters common for all modes here.
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• Tx CHANNEL Select a MIDI transmit channel that matches the MIDI channel your external MIDI device expects. You can transmit MIDI messages corresponding to the following operations on VR-5. • Volume of MIC/LINE 1 and 2 • Volume of audio channels •...
40H-7FH (64 - 127) : On —————————————————————————————————————————— 1. MIDI messages received at MIDI IN If [Rx CHANNEL] in MIDI SETUP > STANDARD SETUP > is turned to [OFF], VR-5 does not receive the following MIDI messages. ■ Channel Voice Messages ● Note On...
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MIDI Implementations ❍Undefined (Controller No.14) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte * This controls the slider value of Audio 3. ❍Undefined (Controller No.15) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte * This controls the slider value of Player. ❍General Purpose Controllers 1 (Controller No.16) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte...
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MIDI Implementations ❍Hold 2 (Controller No.69) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte * This turn on/off the USER LOGO button. ● Program Change Status 2nd Byte pp=program number : 00H - 7FH (1 - 128) * With bank select or note on message, this switches the channel to the one corresponding to note number or selects/starts playback of a file. * Unavailable program change will be ignored.
If [MIDI OUT] in MIDI SETUP > COMMON SETUP is set to [THRU], VR-5 transmits only received messages. 2-2. Generating and Transmitting Messages If [MIDI OUT] in MIDI SETUP > COMMON SETUP is set to [OUT], VR-5 generates the following messages and transmits. ■ Channel Voice Messages ●...
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MIDI Implementations ❍Undefined (Controller No.15) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte * This transmits the value when Player slider is operated. ❍General Purpose Controllers 1 (Controller No.16) Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte * This transmits the value when PC AUDIO LEVEL dial is operated. ❍General Purpose Controllers 2 (Controller No.17) Status 2nd Byte...
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MIDI Implementations ● Program Change Status 2nd Byte pp=Program Number : 00H - 7FH (1 - 128) * This is transmitted with bank select or note on when video channel is switched or file selection/playback occurs. * For the combination of bank select/program change or video channel/file number, refer to “MIDI Setup Menu” (p. 2) * For the combination of program change/note on or video channel/file number, refer to “MIDI Setup Menu”...
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MIDI Implementations Appendices Decimal and hexadecimal conversion table (The letter “H” follows numbers in hexadecimal notation.) MIDI uses hexadecimal notation in 7-bit units to indicate data values, addresses and sizes within an exclusive message. Hexadecimal and decimal numbers corresponds as follows. Deci Hexa Deci...
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