User manual ROLAND PC-50

[. . . ] No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. USING THE UNIT SAFELY Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly. * Material damage refers other adverse effects respect to the home furnishings, as well animals or pets. to damage or caused with and all its to domestic The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings. The specific meaning of the symbol is determined by the design contained within the triangle. [. . . ] In UTILITY mode, you use the keyboard to choose the function you want to set. In UTILITY mode, playing the keyboard will not transmit notes. To switch the PC-50 to UTILITY mode. . . fig. util* To switch the PC-50 to UTILITY mode from PLAY mode, simultaneously hold the [MIDI CH] button and [PGM CHANGE] button down. The display will indicate "UTL, " and the PC-50 enters UTILITY mode. Functions in UTILITY mode Transmit a Bank Select LSB message Transmit a Bank Select MSB message Continue playback from the current location Transmit a Poly Mode On message Transmit a Mono Mode On message Transmit a Portamento On message Transmit a Portamento Off message Transmit a GM2 System On message Transmit a Reset message Make system settings This switches the bank. This transmits a Continue message (FBh); playback that had been paused will continue from the current location. Turns on the portamento function that creates a smooth pitch change from one note to the next (Portamento On). Stop "stuck" notes or other problems with the sound on a connected MIDI sound module. 61 42 Use MIDI functionality Play fig. panel-1 PLAY When you turn on the power, the PC-50 will start up in PLAY mode. What is PLAY mode?41) In PLAY mode, playing the keyboard will transmit note messages to play the connected MIDI device. In order to transmit MIDI messages from the PC-50, perform the following steps. 1 Set the MIDI channel the PC-50 will use to transmit to the same channel on the sound module (software) is using to receive on. 45)). 2 Select a sound on your MIDI sound module. ( Selecting Sounds on a Sound Module (p. 46)). 3 Once you have finished making settings, try playing the keyboard. When you play the keyboard in PLAY mode, MIDI messages are sent to the sound module (software). 48) · Transmitting a bank select MSB message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49) 46 Use MIDI functionality Transmitting a program change message This lets you transmit a program change message on the Current channel (p. 45). fig. PC-1_75 PLAY 21 fig. program 1 Press the [PGM CHANGE] button. The display will indicate the program change that was transmitted most recently. 2 Use the VALUE encoder to specify the program change you want to transmit. Value range 1­128 The program change message has now been transmitted. In CONTROLLER mode (p. 50), pressing the [PGM CHANGE] button will transmit a Stop message (FCh). 47 Use MIDI functionality Transmitting a bank select LSB message Here's how to transmit a bank select LSB (#CC32) message on the Current channel (p. The bank select MSB and program change message you most recently transmitted (specified) as described in "Transmitting a bank select MSB message" (p. 47) will also be transmitted. fig. BANK-1_75 4 1 3 2 fig. util* 1 Simultaneously hold the [MIDI CH] button and [PGM CHANGE] button down. The display will indicate "UTL, " and the PC-50 enters UTILITY mode. 2 fig. BANK-3 Press [BANK LSB] key. 3 Use the VALUE encoder or the [0]­[9] keys of the keyboard to specify the bank select LSB that you want to transmit. fig. enter *1 Reference 4 Press the [ENTER] button. * The setting will be cancelled if you press another button instead of the [ENTER] button. The bank select LSB message has now been transmitted. 48 *1 The -- area displays the currently set value. Even if you change the type or mode of the MIDI message that is assigned, the default setting will be displayed. This will be lit if the value is the same as the currently set value, or will blink if the value is different. Use MIDI functionality Transmitting a bank select MSB message Here's how to transmit a bank select MSB (#CC00) message on the Current channel (p. [. . . ] Gerge Zeidan St. , Chahine Bldg. , Achrafieh, P. O. Box: 165857 Beirut, LEBANON TEL: (01) 20-1441 PHILIPPINES G. A. Puyat Avenue Makati, Metro Manila 1200, PHILIPPINES TEL: (02) 899 9801 U. TEL: (323) 890 3700 ECUADOR Mas Musika Rumichaca 822 y Zaruma Guayaquil - Ecuador TEL:(593-4)2302364 RUSSIA MuTek Dorozhnaya ul. 3, korp. 6 117 545 Moscow, RUSSIA TEL: (095) 981-4967 OMAN TALENTZ CENTRE L. L. C. Malatan House No. 1 Al Noor Street, Ruwi SULTANATE OF OMAN TEL: 2478 3443 TAIWAN ROLAND TAIWAN ENTERPRISE CO. , LTD. [. . . ]