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Roland Sound Canvas SC-50 Owner's Manual (113 pages)

Midi sound generator

Brand: Roland | Category: Synthesizer | Size: 6.15 MB

Contents
3
Main Features
4
General MIDI System
4
GS Format
4
Placement
5
Maintenance
5
Additional Precautions
5
Memory Backup
5
Front and Rear Panels
6
Turning the Power on and off
7
Connections
8
About the MIDI Connectors
8
Audio Output Connections
9
Audio Input Connections
9
Connecting with Apple Macintosh Computers
10
Connecting with IBM PC at Computers
11
How to Use the Computer Switch
12
Using Headphones
13
Installing the Sound Canvas in a Rack
14
Listening to the Demo Song - Rom Play
15
Composer Profile
15
Playing Various Sounds
16
How to Select Instruments
16
Changing the Volume Level/Pan
17
Changing the Pan Level of ALL
17
How to Adjust Reverb/Chorus
18
How to Transpose All Parts
19
Selecting Instruments
20
Part, Instrument and MIDI Channel
20
About the Playable Range of some Instruments
20
How to Select Instruments with Other MIDI Devices
21
How to Select the Drum Set
22
Drum Sets and the Drum Part
22
How to Select the Drum Set with MIDI Messages
23
Changing the Drum Part Number
23
Part Settings
24
Level
24
Pan
24
Reverb
24
Chorus
25
Key Shift
25
How to Set
25
The User (Compare) Function
26
Changing the Setting of User
26
Clearing the Setting of User
27
Mute All Parts
28
Mute a Specified Part
28
Mute Lock
29
Monitoring the Sound of a Part (Part Monitor)
30
Monitoring the Sound of All Parts (All Monitor)
30
Setting to the Pitch of Another Instrument (Master Tuning)
31
Initialization for GM/GS
32
Returning to Factory Presets
33
To Initialize All Settings
33
How to Use the Backup Switch
33
Changing a Patch Name
34
Storing/Recalling Sound Parameters
35
How to Set the Bar Display
36
Setting Instructions
37
Adjusting the Display Contrast
38
LCD Contrast
38
Selecting Instrument Variations
39
Selecting Variations with Another MIDI Device or Computer
40
Turning the Instrument Change Reception Switch on and off
41
Changing the Way the Sound Is Output
42
Bend Range
42
Modulation Depth
42
Key Range
42
Velocity Sens Depth
43
Velocity Sens Offset
43
M/P Mode
44
Portamento
44
Porta.tm.
44
Modulation
44
Expression
45
Changing the Sound Parameters
46
Before Changing the Sound Parameters
46
The Function of each Parameter
46
Vibrato
46
Nuances of the Sound
47
Envelope
47
Release Time
48
Changing the Type of Reverb and Chorus
49
How to Use Voice Reserve
50
About the Maximum Polyphony
50
When Exceeding the Maximum Polyphony
50
Note Sounding Priority Order of Part
50
Voice Reserve
51
Storing the Basic Settings in a Sequencer
52
Setup Send
52
How to Transmit 1 (Transmission of All Parts and Specified Part Settings)
53
How to Transmit 2 (Transmission of the Settings of a Specified Part)
53
Storing All the Settings in a Sequencer
54
How to Transmit 1 (Transmission of All Sound Canvas Settings)
54
How to Transmit 2 (Transmission of All Parts and Specified Part Settings)
55
How to Transmit 3 (Transmission of the Settings of a Specified Part)
56
Changing the MIDI Reception Channel (Part)
57
Appendix
59
Troubleshooting
60
Error Messages and Other Messages
61
About MIDI
62
How MIDI Messages Are Transmitted and Received
62
MIDI Connectors
62
MIDI Channels and Multi-Timbral Sound Modules
63
MIDI Messages Used by the SOUND Canvas
64
Note Messages
64
Pitch Bend Change
64
Program Change
64
Control Change
65
Aftertouch (Channel Pressure)
66
All Sounds off
67
All Notes off
67
Reset All Controllers
67
Active Sensing
67
System Exclusive Messages
68
Changing the Device ID Number
69
MIDI Message Reception Switches
70
Switches for each Part
70
Turning On/Off
70
Switches Common to All Parts
71
Instrument Reception Switch
71
Exclusive Reception Switch
71
Function Control Reception Switch
71
GM System On/Gs Reset Reception Switch
72
The Send Select Switch for the Universal Master Volume
73
About MIDI Implementation Charts
74
The General MIDI System and GS Format
75
What Is the General MIDI System?
75
What Is the GS Format?
75
Computer Cable Wiring Diagram
76
Instrument Table
78
Drum Set Table
81
SFX Set
82
MIDI Implementation
83
Receive Data
83
Channel Mode Messages
85
System Real Time Message
86
System Exclusive Message
86
Transmit Data
87
Channel Voice Message
87
System Realtime Message
87
Parameter Address Map
88
Individual Parameter
89
Micro Edit
95
Decimal and Hexadecimal
96
Example of Actual MIDI Messages
96
Example and Chacksum of Roland System Exclusive Messages
97
How to Read a MIDI Implementation Chart
99
Table of Operations
100
All Parts and System Function Settings
100
Setting for each Part
101
Specifications
103
Operation Block Diagram
104
Index
106
Sound Canvas Instrument Table
109
Sound Canvas Drum Set Table
110

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