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Roland A-50 Owner's Manual (105 pages)

MIDI keyboard controller

Brand: Roland | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 3.64 MB

Power Supply
3
Room Location
4
Cleaning Care
4
Memory Back up System
4
Panel Description
5
Connection
7
Socket Layout on the Rear of the Unit
7
The Structure of the Manual
8
Indication for Buttons/Keys
8
Contents
9
Product Outline
11
Features
12
Basic Concept
13
Definition of Zone
14
Definition of Patch
14
Definition of Chain
14
Buttons, Keys and Sliders
15
Buttons Related with the Patch Select Buttons
15
Zone/Output Selector
16
Editor and Controller Section
16
Menu Keys and Cursor Buttons
17
Performance Functions
18
Pitch Bend/Modulation Control
18
Velocity
18
Aftertouch
18
Controllers
19
Patch Shift (Up/Down)
19
Memory Capability
20
Manu Map and Interconnection System
21
Performance Course
23
Power-Up
24
Patch Selection
25
Chain Selection
26
Send Program Change
27
Send Program Change on a Zone
29
Zone Solo/Mute
30
Output Socket Solo/Mute
31
Send Song Select
32
All Note off (Panic Button)
33
Editing Course
35
Editing
36
Memory Protect On/Off
36
Edit On/Off
37
Undo
37
Copy
38
Procedure to Copy a Patch
38
Procedure to Copy a Chain
39
Patches
40
Patch Catalog
40
View
40
Patch Name
41
System Exclusive
42
Effect Device Program Changes
44
To Get to the Effect Program Change Menu from the Unit's Menu
44
Setting Effect's MIDI Channels in a Patch
44
Setting Effect's Program Chanvge in a Patch Using Inc or Dec
45
Setting Effect's MIDI Channels Using a Slider into a Patch
45
Setting Effects Program Change in a Patch Using Patch Select Buttons
46
Selecting Zones
47
Zone Position
48
Procedure to Edit Zone
48
To Edit Zone Position Using Inc or Dec
49
MIDI Channel
50
To Edit Zone MIDI Channel Number
50
Transpose
51
To Edit Zone Transpose Amount
51
Velocity Curve
52
To Get to the Velocity Menu from the Unit's Menu
52
Scale
53
Offset
53
Holdoff
53
Procedure to Edit Zone Velocity
54
Aftertouch Curve
55
To Get to the Aftertouch Menu from the Unit's Menu
55
Curve
56
Touch off
57
Edit Zone Aftertouch Curve Parameters
57
Extra Menu
58
Zone Program Change
58
To Edit Zone Program Type Parameter
59
Zone Volume
60
To Edit Zone Volume Message
60
Zone Modulation
61
To Edit Zone Modulation Message
61
Pitch Bend On/Off
62
To Edit Zone Bend
62
Switch Controller Definition
63
To Get to the Switch Assignment Menu from the Unit's Menu
63
To Edit Zone Switch Definition
63
Slider Controller Definition
64
To Get to the Slider Assignment Menu from the Unit's Menu
64
To Edit Zone Slider Definition
64
Foot Controller Definition
65
To Get to the Foot Controller Assignment Menu from the Unit's Menu
65
To Edit Zone Foot Controller Definition
65
Channel
66
To Get to the MIDI Channel Catalog Menu from the Unit's Menu
66
MIDI Channel Catalog
66
Editing the Channel Name
67
To Edit the MIDI Channel Name You Have Selected
67
Chains
68
Chain Catalog
68
Edit Chain Name/Comment
69
To Get to the Chain Edit Menu from the Unit's Menu
69
To Edit Chain Name or Comment
69
Edit Chain Links
70
To Get to the Chain Link Edit Menu from the Unit's Menu
70
Play Chain
71
To Get to the Chain Play Menu from the Unit's Menu
71
Chain Link Preserve Function
71
To Start and Stop Messages
71
Edit MIDI Options
72
To Get to the MIDI Menu from the Unit's Menu
72
To Edit Receiver Channel for Program Changes
72
Active Sensing On/Off
73
All Notes off On/Off
73
Exclusive Receive On/Off
74
Utilities
75
Load
75
Loading Unit's Memory from RAM Card
75
Save
76
Saving Unit's Memory to RAM Card
76
Editing RAM Card Name
77
Data Transfer Via MIDI
78
Data Transfer to a MIDI Sequencer (Bulk Dump)
78
To Dump the Unit's Memory
78
Data Transfer from a MIDI Sequencer (Bulk Load)
79
Procedure for Loading Exclusive Data
79
Default Settings
80
Troubleshooting
82
Exclusive Messages
87
Data Format for Exclusive Messages
87
Address - Mapped Data Transfer
87
One-Way Transfer Procedure
87
Handshake Transfer Procedure
88
MIDI Keyboard Controller
91
MIDI Implementation
91
Transmitted Data
91
Note Event
91
Mode Message
92
Exclusive
92
Song Select
92
System Reset
92
Recognized Receive Data
93
Control Change
93
Program Change
93
Channel Pressure (Channel Aftertouch)
93
Exclusive Address and Data
94
Active Sensing
94
Parameter Base Addresses
95
MIDI Channel Names
95
Patch Parameter Definitions
95
Zone Parameters
95
System Exclusive Bulk Librarian
96
MIDI Implementation Chart
97
Specifications
98
Index
99

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