Playing The Rd-700Gx's Internal Sound Generator From An External Midi Device; Making Connections; Setting The Channels; Selecting Rd-700Gx Sounds From An External Midi Device - Roland RD-700GX Owner's Manual

Connecting External MIDI Devices
Playing the RD-700GX's
Internal Sound Generator
from an External MIDI Device
Try Playing the RD-700GX from an external MIDI Device.

Making Connections

921
To prevent malfunction and/or damage to
speakers or other devices, always turn down the
NOTE
volume, and turn off the power on all devices
before making any connections.
fig.06-06e
MIDI IN
1.
Before starting the connection procedure, make
sure that the power to all devices has been turned
off.
2.
After reading "Connecting the External Equipment
to RD-700GX" (p. 23), connect an audio device/
system or headphones.
3.
Connect the external MIDI device with the MIDI
cable as shown in the figure above.
4.
As described in "Turning On the Power" (p. 25),
turn on the power of each device.
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MIDI OUT
MIDI Sequencer
RD-700GX

Setting the Channels

Set the RD-700GX's receive channel to match the external
MIDI device's transmit channel.
For instructions on setting the RD-700GX's Receive channel,
refer to "Setting the Receive Channel (Receive Channel)" (p.
127).
When both channels are matched, playing the external MIDI
device produces sounds from the RD-700GX's sound
generator.
For instructions on how to set the transmit channel
of the external MIDI device, refer to the owner's
manual for your external MIDI device.
Selecting RD-700GX Sounds from an
External MIDI Device
Transmitting Bank Select (Controller Number 0, 32) and
Program Change messages from the external MIDI device to
the RD-700GX allows you to switch Setups and Tones.

Switching Setups

The MIDI messages transmitted by the external MIDI device
will be received by the RD-700GX to select Setups as shown in
the following table.
Bank Select
Setup Number
MSB
1–100 085
When switching Setups, you must match the MIDI channel of
the transmitting device with the RD-700GX's Control channel
(p. 110).
When switching the tones in each part, match the MIDI
channel of the transmitting device with the RD-700GX's
Receive channel. However, when the Control channel and the
Receive channel are both set to the same channel, the Control
channel takes priority, and Setups are switched.
Program Change
Number
LSB
0 1–100