Setting The Midi Channel; Program Changes Ee - Roland HP 237e Owner's Manual

8.1 Setting the MIDI channel
MIDI features sixteen MIDI channels, numbered
1-16. The connected devices must be set to use the
same MIDI channel, otherwise no sound will be pro-
duced.
In a setup where you wish to play the HP-237e and
also have another MIDI-equipped instrument or
sound module play the same notes, you must set the
channel used for reception on your external device to
the same channel that the HP-237e uses for transmis-
sion.
If you use another MIDI keyboard as a master instru-
ment and want the HP-237e to play these notes, you
need to set the channel used for reception on the
HP-237e to the same channel that the master key-
board is transmitting on.
If you want to use the HP-237e as tone generator for
an external sequencer, select the MIDI channel
assigned to the track who's data the HP-237e should
play back.
Note: When the HP-237e is turned on, Channel "1" is
selected.
While holding down the [Piano 1], [Piano 2], and
[Harpsichord] buttons, press the appropriate key on
the keyboard.
The MIDI channel
The MIDI transmit and receive channel will switch to
the number that corresponds to the note you pressed.
HP-237e
8.2 Program Changes
Program Changes are messages that tell an instrument
to "switch to sound number x". When the other device
receives this message, it will switch to whichever of its
sounds corresponds to the number contained in the
message.
When you press one of the HP-237e's Tone buttons to
select another Tone, a Program Change message with
the corresponding Program Number is sent via the
MIDI Out connector. Furthermore, a Program
Change message received via the MIDI In will cause
, the HP-237e to select the corresponding Tone.
Each time the power is turned on, the instrument will
be set to "On" (it will transmit/receive Program
Change messages).
If you set it to "Off" the HP-237e will no longer send
out Program Change messages and ignore any Pro-
gram Change messages transmitted by an external
unit.
While holding down the [Piano 1], [Piano 2], and
[Harpsichord] buttons, press the "E5" note to turn
the setting On, or the "F5" note to turn the setting
Note: See also "Functions assigned to the keyboard" on
page 26 for the exact keys to press.
The Tones and their corresponding program cgange
numbers appear below:
OF Pianol 24 Harpsichord + Electric Piano!
02 Piano? 25 Harpsichord + Electric Piano?
03 — 26 Harpsichord + Pipe Organ
04 Harpsichord 27 Harpsichord + Strings
OS = Vibraphone 2B Vibraphone + Electric Piano!
O6 Electric Piano 1 29 Vibraphone + Electric Piano?
07 Elkctric Piano 2 30 Vibraphone + Pipe Organ
08 = Pipe Organ 31 Vibraphone + Strings
09 Strings 32 Electric Pianot + Electric Piano?
10 Panl 4 Piano? 33 Electric Pianol + Pipe Organ
11. Pianol + Harpsichord 34 Flectric Piano! + Strings
12 Pianol + Vibraphone 35 Electric Piano? * Pipe Organ
13 Pian) + Electric Piano! 36 — Electric Piano? + Strings
14 Pianol + Electric Piano? 37 Pipe Organ + Strings
15 Pianoi + Pipe Organ 38 — Acoustic Bass / Piano)
16 Pianol + Strings 39 Acoustic Bass / Piano?
17 Piano? + Harpsichord 40 Strings / Harpsichord
18 Piano2 + Vibraphone 41 Acoustic Bass / Vibraphone
19 Piano2 4 Electric Piano! 42 Acoustic Bass / Electric Piano)
20 Piano2+ Electric Pianu? 43 Acoustic Bass / Flectric Piano?
21 Piano2 4 Pipe Organ 44 Pinc Organ / Harpsichord
22 Pianol + Strings 45 Strings / Piano!
23 Harpsichord + Vibraphone
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