Using With An External Midi Device - Roland Groovebox MC-307 Reference Manual

Using with an External MIDI
Device
Recording performance on an external
MIDI keyboard in the MC-307
This is the set-up operation for recording performance on an
external MIDI keyboard in the MC-307.
Set the remote keyboard switch to "ON." (With the factory
settings, this will be "ON.")
For the set-up procedure, refer to Using an external MIDI
keyboard in place of the keyboard pads (REMOTE
KEYBOARD) (p. 123).
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
REMOTE KEYBOARD = ON
This setting enables the part selected on the MC-307 to be
used as the recording part (regardless of the transmission
channel of the external MIDI keyboard).
Playing the MC-307 as the sound
generator for an external MIDI
sequencer
Set the remote keyboard switch to "OFF." This setting
enables the MC-307 to receive and simultaneously play back
data from multiple MIDI channels.
Set the transmit channel of the external MIDI keyboard to
match the receive channel of the MC-307 that you wish to
play. For example, if you wish to play part 2, set the transmit
channel of the external MIDI keyboard to "2" since the
receive channel of part 2 is "2."
- refer to Using an external MIDI keyboard in place of the
keyboard pads (REMOTE KEYBOARD) (p. 123).
Chapter 7 Environment Configuration and
MIDI Ch = 1–16
Selecting patches from an external MIDI
device
By transmitting control change Bank Select messages (CC#0,
CC#32) and Program Change messages (PC) from an external
MIDI device to the MC-307, you can change the patch
(rhythm set) of each part. At this time, the Receive Program
Change Switch and the Receive Bank Select Switch must be
turned ON (refer to Reception settings for each type of MIDI
message (p. 126).). For details on how bank select and
program change messages are transmitted from your
external MIDI device, refer to the owner's manual for your
device.
If you would like to know how the incoming bank select and
program change messages correspond to each patch (rhythm
set), refer to:
- "Preset Patch List" (P. 155)
- "Preset Rhythm Set List" (P. 159)
- "MIDI Implementation" (P. 194)
Playing back RPS on the MC-307 using
an external MIDI keyboard
This setting enables the MC-307 to play back RPS upon
reception of note messages from a particular MIDI channel.
Channels can be efficiently used by specifying a channel
other than channels for parts transmission and reception.
Procedure
1. Set the MC-307's remote keyboard switch to "OFF" (refer
to Using an external MIDI keyboard in place of the
keyboard pads (REMOTE KEYBOARD) (p. 123).).
2. Match the MC-307's RPS control channel to the
transmission channel of the external MIDI keyboard (P.
124).
3. Press [RPS] button to turn on the indicator.
4. Pressing keys on the external MIDI keyboard plays back
RPS.
The notes B1–D3 will play the RPS for keyboard pads
[1]–[16] respectively.
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