Roland G-800 Reference Manual page 92

G-800 Reference Manual
m Tx Octave (Absolute, Relative)
Setting Meaning
@ rxVelo, txVelo, On/Off switches
Your G-800 is equipped with a velocity-sensitive keyboard and a tone generator capable of
responding to velocity messages. Velocity messages are an important element for musical
expression because the way you strike a key results in a loud/bright or soft/round note, telling
the listener something about your feelings.
In some cases, however, it may be wiser not to convey the velocity aspect of music making
to emulate instruments that are not velocity sensitive (such as organs, for example). The
G-800 allows you to activate or deactivate the transmission and/or reception of velocity mes-
sages. Use the Part Select [M.BASS] and Part Select [LOWER] buttons to switch the recep-
tion (RX) or transmission (TX) of velocity messages on or off.
If you select the Off position, you have to tell your G-800 which velocity value to use instead
of the continuous flux normally received (in this case, the word receive applies to both incom-
ing MIDI data and the messages received from the G-800's keyboard). That is what rele]
and tlc
are for. The value you set using the [ACCOMP/GROUP] or [BASS/BANK]
knob will be used for all notes received via MIDI (RX) or sent to a MIDI OUT put (TX) — but
only when the corresponding velocity filter is set to Off.
@ PartSwtc
Part Switch Meaning
hee longer sends MIDI messages.
E Soft Thru (On, Off)
This function actually overrides the MIDI specifications, according to which the MIDI OUT-
put of an instrument only sends messages generated on the instrument itself (e.g. your
G-800). When you set Soft Thru to On, all notes received on the NTA channel beyond the
NTA's High and Low Limits are re-transmitted to the NTA's MIDI OUTput. Use the Soft
Thru feature for a digital piano or other keyboard instrument without split function.
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