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Midi settings, Selecting the transmit channel (tx channel), Refer to p. 174 – Roland KR-17 User Manual

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Chapter 10 Connecting External Devices

Chapter 10

MIDI Settings

You can make MIDI settings like those described below.

“MIDI Setting Screen”

fig.09-04.eps

“Program Change Screen”

fig.09-04.eps

Making the Settings

1.

Switch to the Basic screen, or press the One Touch

Program [Piano] button.

2.

Touch .

3.

Touch or .

4.

Touch

to make the setting for each

item.

Touch to return to the Functions screen.

Selecting the Transmit Channel
(Tx Channel)

MIDI organizes things into “channels,” which are numbered
from 1 through 16. Simply connecting a cable is not enough
for communication to take place. The connected devices must
be set to use the same MIDI channels. Otherwise, no sound
will be produced, and no sounds can be selected.

Select the transmit channel (1–16) of the KR.

The channel setting is at “1” when the KR is powered up.

If the keyboard has been split into right-hand and left-hand
sections, messages from the left-hand section are fixed at “3.”

The KR receives messages on all channels from 1 through 16.

Disconnecting the Internal
Sound Generator and
Keyboard (Local Control)

When connecting a MIDI sequencer, set Local Control to
“OFF.” The setting is at “Local Control ON” when the KR is
powered up.

As illustrated, information describing what has been played
on the keyboard is passed to the sound module over two
different routes, (1) and (2). As a result, you hear overlapping
or intermittent sounds. To prevent this from happening,
route (1) must be disabled, by setting the unit to what is
known as “Local Off.”

fig.09-

Display

Explanation

Tx Channel

Chooses the MIDI send channel
(p. 174).

Local Control

Switches Local Control on or off
(p. 174).

Display

Explanation

Bank Select MSB

Sends Bank Select MSB messages
(p. 175).

Bank Select LSB

Sends Bank Select LSB messages
(p. 175).

Program Change

Sends Program Change messages
(Program Numbers) (p. 175).

(1)

MIDI

MIDI

MIDI

MIDI

(2)

IN

IN

OUT

OUT

Sequencer

Memory

Sound

Generator

Each note played is sounded twice

Soft Tru On

Local On

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