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Bank select and program change, Setting the midi-related functions, Midi messages to and from the device. (p. 58) – Roland VG-99 User Manual

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Chapter 6 Using MIDI

Bank Select and Program Change are MIDI messages generally used
for switching patches.

Normally, patches are switched using Program Change messages.
However, if Program Changes alone are used, you’ll only be able to
select up to a maximum of 128 different patches. Because of this,
some devices also employ the Bank Select, expanding the number of
selectable patches.

Patches for these devices are assigned numbers combining Bank
Select MSB, LSB numbers 0–127 and Program numbers 1–128.

*

The VG-99 disregards the Bank Select LSB.

This section describes the VG-99’s MIDI-related functions. Set these
according to how they are to be used.

1.

Press [SYSTEM].

The System screen appears.

2.

Press PAGE [

] to display Page 1.

3.

Press [F6] (MIDI).

The MIDI settings screen appears.

The following section describes the settings
used with MIDI.

MIDI Channel

This sets the channel used for transmitting and receiving MIDI
messages corresponding to the VG-99’s patches and operations.

Also refer to

“Playing an External Synthesizer Sound Module

(GUITAR TO MIDI)”

(p. 64) if you are using the GUITAR TO MIDI

function, and refer to

“Controlling Video Images with Your Guitar

(V-LINK)”

(p. 96) if you are using the V-LINK function.

1.

Follow Steps 1–3 in “Setting the MIDI-Related
Functions” (p. 58) to display the MIDI screen.

2.

Press PAGE [

] to display Page 1.

3.

Rotate the F1 knob to set the MIDI channel (1–
16).

Be sure not to set the same MIDI channel as the channel
used for the GUITAR TO MIDI or V-LINK functions.

Bank Select and Program Change

Setting the MIDI-Related
Functions

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