The Rhythm Track And Midi; Playing External Rhythm Track Sounds; Entering Rhythm Pattern Notes Via Midi - Roland VS-2000 Owner's Manual

The Rhythm Track and MIDI

Playing External Rhythm Track Sounds

The Rhythm Track can play drum sounds on an external MIDI device. To do this:
1. With both devices turned off, connect the MIDI out of your VS-2000 to the MIDI IN
2. Turn on both devices.
3. Press RHYTHM TRACK.
4. Set RHYTHM TRACK MIDI CHANNEL TX ("RX" is short for "receive") to the MIDI
Rhythm Track Sound:
KICK1
KICK2
SNARE1
SNARE2
CLOSED HH
OPEN HH
Lo TOM
Mid TOM
5. Set up your MIDI device to play in response to the above received MIDI notes.
6. Turn on the Rhythm Track, as described in Page 307, and play the project.

Entering Rhythm Pattern Notes Via MIDI

When recording a pattern in realtime (Page 315), you can play the desired notes from a
MIDI keyboard controller instead of on the TRACK/STATUS buttons. To set this up:
1. With both devices turned off, connect the MIDI out of your MIDI keyboard
2. Turn on both devices.
3. Press RHYTHM TRACK.
4. Set RHYTHM TRACK MIDI CHANNEL RX ("RX" is short for "receive") to the
TRACK/STATUS Button:
KICK1
KICK2
SNARE1
SNARE2
CLOSED HH
OPEN HH
Lo TOM
Mid TOM
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jack of your MIDI device.
channel on which your MIDI keyboard is set to receive.
Each Rhythm Track note sends a MIDI note numbers as follows:
controller to the VS-2000's MIDI IN jack using a MIDI cable.
MIDI channel on which your MIDI keyboard is transmitting.
The TRACK/STATUS buttons are played by the following keys on a MIDI keyboard.
MIDI Note: Rhythm Track Sound:
B1 Hi TOM
C2 CRASH
D2 RIDE
E2 COWBELL
F#2 CLAVES
A#2 HI Q
F2 CLICK
A2 BELL
MIDI Note: TRACK/STATUS Button:
B1 Hi TOM
C2 CRASH
D2 RIDE
E2 COWBELL
F#2 CLAVES
A#2 HI Q
F2 CLICK
A2 BELL
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24—Using the Rhythm Track
MIDI Note:
D3
C#3
D#3
G#3
D#5
D#1
A1
A#1
MIDI Note:
D3
C#3
D#3
G#3
D#5
D#1
A1
A#1
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