Setting The Midi Channel (Basic Channel); Specifying The Bend Range; Midi Messages Transmitted By The Gr-20 - Roland GR-20 Owner's Manual

3. Press the [EXIT] button.
The setting will be stored, and you will return to Play
mode.
* The decimal point in the display will blink while the setting is
being stored. Don't turn off the power during this time.
* If you turn off the power before returning to Play mode, the
setting you made will not be stored.
Setting the MIDI Channel
(BASIC CHANNEL)
* You can select only channels 1–11. Channels 12–16 are not
available.
* If the output mode is set to "Mono Mode," the GR-20 will use
six channels starting with the channel you specify here.
1. Press the [SYSTEM EDIT] button a number of times until
the MIDI CH/PLAY FEEL indicator lights.
fig.2-03(MIDI CH)
2. Use the [NUMBER/VALUE] knob to change the setting.
Set the channel so it's the same as the MIDI transmit
channel of your multi-effects unit.
3. Press the [EXIT] button.
The setting will be stored, and you will return to Play
mode.
* The decimal point in the display will blink while the setting is
being stored. Don't turn off the power during this time.
* If you turn off the power before returning to Play mode, the
setting you made will not be stored.

Specifying the Bend Range

Since the GR-20 transmits Pitch Bend data based on a bend
range of 24, you must set your sound module to a bend range
of ±24. For details on making this setting, refer to the manual
for your sound module.
Chapter 5 Connecting an External Sound Module or Sequencer
MIDI Messages Transmitted by
the GR-20
As performance data, the GR-20 transmits a note-on message
when you play a note, a note-off message when a note stops,
and pitch bend messages when you bend a note.
In addition to these messages, the GR-20 also transmits the
following MIDI messages so that your performance can be
faithfully reproduced when recorded and played back by a
sequencer.
❍
ENVELOPE FOLLOW
If the RELEASE setting is E FLW (p. 20), MIDI control change
number 18 (general purpose controller 3) will be transmitted
according to the amplitude of the guitar string's vibration.
❍
GLIDE pedal
MIDI pitch bend messages will be transmitted according to
the change in pitch.
❍
HOLD pedal
If the HOLD MODE is H1, H2, or H3
Outputting of MIDI note-off messages will be suspended as
long as you continue pressing the pedal.
If the HOLD MODE is H4
Control change number 64 will be transmitted.
* In the case of Poly Mode transmission (p. 28), the Hold effect
cannot be conveyed entirely because it cannot be processed
independently for identical pitches played on different strings.
❍
Expression pedal
Control change number 7 (Volume) or number 4 (Foot Type)
is transmitted according to movements of the pedal.
❍
Program change
This message is transmitted when you switch patches.
The sound bank is transmitted by MIDI Bank Select (CC#0),
and the sound number is transmitted as a Program Change
(PC).
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