Roland RD-300SX owner manual Connecting to an External Sequencer, Settings for Recording

Connecting External MIDI Devices

3.Press [INC] or [DEC] to change the parameter values.

Pressing [INC] and [DEC] simultaneously switches the settings value to “--- (OFF).” When this setting is “--- (OFF),” program numbers or bank select messages will not be transmitted.

When setting the LOWER zone, set [LOWER SELECT] to ON.

Parameter	Tx	Value
Bank Select MSB	CC 00	0–127, --- (OFF)
Bank Select LSB	CC 32	0–127, --- (OFF)
Program Change	Program	0–127, --- (OFF)
	Change
Pan	CC10	L64–0–63R, --- (OFF)
Reverb Send	CC91	--- (OFF), 0–127
Chorus Send	CC93	--- (OFF), 0–127
Key Transpose	---	-48–0– +48
MIDI Ch	---	1–16

Recording RD-300SX Performances to an External MIDI Sequencer

Now, try using an external sequencer to record your music onto

multiple tracks, and then play back the recorded performance.

Connecting to an External

Sequencer

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MIDI IN MIDI OUT

	MIDI Sequencer
MIDI IN	MIDI OUT	RD-300SX

1.Before starting the connection procedure, make sure that the power to all devices has been turned off.

2.After reading “Connecting the RD-300SX to External Equipment” (p. 12), connect an audio device/system or headphones.

3.Connect the external MIDI sequencer with the MIDI cable as shown in the figure above.

4.As described in “Turning On the Power” (p. 13), turn on the power of each device.

Settings for Recording

When recording to an external sequencer, it is convenient if you set MIDI TX Mode to Mode2. When using this function, you can get the most suitable settings for recording the RD-300SX’s data to an external sequencer, without having to make all the Part and channel settings.

For more detailed information on how to make the settings, refer to “Setting the MIDI Tx Mode” (p. 46).

Recording the Performance

Use the following procedure when recording to an external

sequencer.

1.Turn on the external sequencer’s Thru function and turn off the RD-300SX’s local control.

For details, refer to the section “Switching Local Control On and Off” (p. 46).

Refer to your sequencer owner’s manual for instructions on how to carry out this procedure.

2.Select the Setup for the performance to be recorded.

For instructions on selecting the Setup, refer to p. 34.

3.Use the procedure described in the previous section “Settings for Recording” to make the MIDI Tx Mode settings to Mode2.

4.Begin recording with the external sequencer.

5.Bulk Dump the Setup.

Transmit the contents of the selected Setup to the external sequencer.

For instructions on carrying out this operation, refer to

“Transferring Setups to External Devices (Setup Bulk Dump)” (p. 44).

6.Perform on the RD-300SX.

7.When the performance is finished, stop recording with the external sequencer.

Recording is now complete.

You can then listen to the recorded performance by playing it back on the external sequencer.

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