Using An External Midi Device With The Rbm-20'S Sound Library - Pearl Red Box RBM 20 Owner's Manual

Using an external MIDI device with the RBM-20's sound library:

1. Connect the RBM-20's MIDI IN port to your external device's
MIDI OUT port using a standard MIDI cable.
2. Press UTILITIES to access the module's UTILITIES Menu.
3. Press MIDI (F2) to access the MIDI settings.
4. Press INPT (F1) to access the MIDI input settings.
5. Use CURSOR UP / DOWN to move through the menu
items and DEC- / INC+ or the VALUE / TEMPO DIAL to
adjust the settings accordingly:
a. Drum Chan: Set this to the MIDI channel
(01-16 or "OMNI") over which the drum sounds will be
received when played by your external device.
b. Acc Chan: Set this to the MIDI channel (01-16 or
"OMNI") over which the Accompaniment sounds will
be received when played by your external device.
c. LocalCont: "OFF" (otherwise, each note you trigger
will be heard twice)
6. Press EXT (F2) to set how the RBM-20 will respond to the external device.
7. Use CURSOR UP / DOWN to move through the menu items and
DEC- / INC+ or the VALUE / TEMPO DIAL to adjust the settings accordingly:
a. Prog Chng: "RECEIVE" (so the RBM-20's Kits can be selected via
Program Change messages from the external device).
b. Clock In: "OFF" (if you want the RBM-20 to run off its own internal clock)
or "RECEIVE" (if you want to sync the RBM-20's clock to the clock of your external device).
8. Set your external device's settings to send MIDI to the RBM-20 module.
Consult your software's manual for more information.
Note:
These are just recommended settings.
You may configure the RBM-20's
MIDI settings however best suits your
performance needs. See the MIDI
section of the UTILITY MENU chapter
and the KIT SELECT SETUP section of
the KITS, VOICES, ACCOMPANIMENT
& INSTRMENTS chapter for more
information.
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