Roland HP-7/3 - Manual (Page 37)

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Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices
Connecting MIDI Devices
By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging
performance data, you can control the performances on one
device from the other. For instance, you can output sound
from the other instrument or switch tones on the other
instrument.
■ What’s MIDI?
MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an
international standard which allows performance
information to be communicated among electronic musical
instruments and computers.
The HP-7/3 provides MIDI connectors, which allow
performance data to be exchanged with external devices.
When these connectors are used to connect the HP-7/3 to
external devices, an even wider range of possibilities
becomes available.
* A separate publication titled “MIDI Implementation” is also available.
It provides complete details concerning the way MIDI has been
implemented on this unit. If you should require this publication (such
as when you intend to carry out byte-level programming), please
contact the nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland
distributor.
Connection examples
* To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices,
always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices
before making any connections.
Playing the HP-7/3 from a MIDI sequencer/
Recording an HP-7/3 performance on a MIDI
sequencer
fig.midi2.e
* Set Local Off if you have connected the HP-7/3 to a MIDI sequencer.
Refer to “Switching Local Control on and off” (p. 38). Also set your
MIDI sequencer to MIDI Thru mode (so that messages received at
MIDI IN will be re-transmitted without change from MIDI OUT).
For details, refer to the owner’s manual of your MIDI sequencer.
Perform on the HP-7/3 to play a MIDI sound
generator
fig.midi1.e
Making MIDI-related Settings
Here’s how you can set the transmit channel and other MIDI-
related settings.
How to enter function mode
1. Hold down the [Game] button, and press the [Key
Touch] button.
The indicators of the buttons you pressed will blink, and
you will enter function mode.
The display will indicate the value of the currently
selected function.
Setting various functions
2.
Press the button to which the desired function is
assigned.
The indicator of the button you pressed will blink.
For details on the contents of each function, refer to the
explanations that follow.
3. Press the [+] or [-] button to change the value.
If you press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously, the
setting will return to the original value.
How to exit function mode
4. Press either the [Game] button or [Key Touch] button.
The button’s indicator will return to the previous state.
HP-7/3
In Out MIDI
MT Series
* MT-90s/80s has no MIDI Out connector.
OUT THRU IN
MIDI
HP-7/3
Sound Module
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