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Roland MV-8800 Workshop Manual

Production studio working with external midi instruments
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Workshop
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MV-8800
Production Studio
Working with External MIDI Instruments
© 2007 Roland Corporation U.S.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the
written permission of Roland Corporation U.S.
MV8800WS11


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  • Page 1 Workshop ®ÂØÒňΠ® MV-8800 Production Studio Working with External MIDI Instruments © 2007 Roland Corporation U.S. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Roland Corporation U.S. MV8800WS11...
  • Page 2 Throughout this booklet, you’ll come across information that deserves special attention—that’s the reason it’s labeled with one of the following On the MV-8800, you can work on the built-in LCD or on an optional color symbols. VGA monitor. You can use the MV-8800’s front-panel controls, or a mouse on your VGA screen.
  • Page 3 Press the MV-8800’s SYSTEM button. Select Global from the SYSTEM menu to display the You’ll need a way to hear both the MV-8800 and your MIDI instruments when GLOBAL window. you want to use them together. There are basically two ways to do this. You can: •...
  • Page 4 Press the MV-8800 MIXER button to display the MIXER About the MV-8800’s Two MIDI OUT Jacks (AUX/FX/AUDIO PHRASE/INPUT) window. The MV-8800 has two MIDI OUT jacks on its rear panel: MIDI OUT A and MIDI OUT B. IN (A) level Each MIDI OUT jack can transmit MIDI data on 16 MIDI channels, allowing you to play 16 individual MIDI sounds.
  • Page 5 You can connect the MV-8800 directly to one or two MIDI instruments— MIDI controller—such as a MIDI keyboard with or without its own sounds— Connect one of the MV-8800 MIDI OUT jacks to the MIDI IN jack on each connected to the MV-8800’s MIDI IN jack.
  • Page 6 • In order for an MV-8800 sequencer track to play a MIDI sound, its track has to be set up to send out MIDI data on the sound’s MIDI channel. When you set up your MIDI instrument(s), keep track of each sound’s MIDI channel since you’ll need this information later when you set up...
  • Page 7 Setting Up a MIDI Instrument Track Tell the MV-8800 how many new MIDI tracks you want to add by setting Whether you want to work with a MIDI track that already exists, or you the Number of Tracks parameter at the top of the window.
  • Page 8 A MIDI instrument’s track can automatically select the desired sound when as desired. you start playback of an MV-8800 pattern or song from the top. It does this by sending the MIDI instrument the required Program Change and Bank When you’re done, click Close.