Connecting Another Midi Sound Source To The Sc-8850; Making Connections - Roland Sound Canvas SC-8850 Owner's Manual

Connecting to Your Computer/MIDI Keyboard
Connecting Another MIDI Sound Source
to the SC-8850

Making Connections

Use a MIDI cable (sold separately) to connect the SC-8850's MIDI OUT connector to
the MIDI IN connector of the other MIDI sound source.
When the COMPUTER switch is set to [SERIAL (PC, Mac)] or [USB]
fig.1-10e
MIDI Sound Module 1
MIDI Sound Module 2
* When connecting via a SERIAL cable, you cannot use MIDI OUT 2.
When the COMPUTER switch is set to [MIDI]
fig.1-11e
MIDI OUT 1
MIDI OUT 2
MIDI IN 1
MIDI IN 2
* If you connect this unit using MIDI cable, you cannot use the Part C and D.
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SERIAL
MIDI OUT1
MIDI IN
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT2
SERIAL
USB
Part group A
Part A1 - A16
GM/GS
Sound generator
Part group B
Part B1 - B16
GM/GS
Sound generator
Part group C
Part C1 - C16
GM/GS
Sound generator
Part group D
Part D1 - D16
GM/GS
Sound generator
SC-8850
USB
Part group A
Part A1 - A16
GM/GS
Sound generator
Part group B
Part B1 - B16
GM/GS
Sound generator
Part group C
Part C1 - C16
GM/GS
Sound generator
Part group D
Part D1 - D16
GM/GS
Sound generator
SC-8850
In order to output MIDI
messages from MIDI OUT
1 and 2, you must make
settings on your computer
to specify the MIDI
message output destina-
tions.
From the MIDI OUT 1 and
2 connectors, MIDI
messages are sent to the
connected devices. Set the
track's output port to MIDI
OUT in your sequencing
software, and the messages
will be output from MIDI
OUT and the SC-8850 itself
will not play. This makes it
easy to use the SC-8850 in
combination with other
sound modules. (You
cannot set any one track's
data to be output simulta-
neously to both the SC-8850
and MIDI OUT, however.)
The SC-8850 does not have
the MIDI THRU function.
Be aware that when the
COMPUTER switch
located on the back of the
SC-8850 is set to MIDI, data
will not be exchanged via
the USB or the Serial
connector.