Roland A-88MKII MIDI Keyboard Controller - Manual (Page 10)

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Using the Pads to Transmit MIDI
Messages
Using the Pads to Switch Sounds
(Program Change)
1.
Press the [PROG CHG] button .
Pads 1–8 are dimly lit.
2. Select a bank.
& “Selecting a bank” (p. 10)
3. Press a pad to transmit a program change.
The pad is lit red.
& “Selecting a sound” (p. 10)
MEMO
You can also successively transmit program change messages by pressing the
[NEXT] (ENTER) button.
Selecting a bank
Indicator
Bank Operation Indicator color
1–8 Press the BANK [ K ] [ J ] button. White
9–16
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the
BANK [
K ] [ J ] button.
Red
Selecting a sound
Press the pad [1]–[8].
Pad/bank correspondence
Bank
(Indicator color)
Pad
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 (white) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2 (white) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
3 (white) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
4 (white) 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
5 (white) 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
6 (white) 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
7 (white) 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
8 (white) 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
9 (red) 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
10
(red) 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79
11 (red) 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87
12 (red) 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95
13 (red) 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
14 (red) 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111
15
(red) 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119
16 (red) 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127
Using the Pads to Transmit Control Changes
(Cc/Control Change)
1. Press the [CC] button .
Pads 1–8 are dimly lit.
2.
Select a bank.
& “Selecting a bank” (p. 10)
3. Press a pad to transmit a control change message.
The pad is lit blue.
* You can use a FUNCTION setting (p. 14) to specify whether the pad operates
as a momentary or a latched controller.
If “momentary,” the pad is lit while you hold it down.
If “latch,” the pad alternates between lit and unlit each time you
press the pad.
Using the Pads to Play Notes
(Note On)
1.
Press the [NOTE] button .
Pads 1–8 are dimly lit.
2. Select a bank.
& “Selecting a bank” (p. 10)
3. Press a pad to transmit a note.
The pad is lit orange.
The PAD LED is lit while you hold down the pad.