Edirol PC-50 Setup

Setup

This section explains how to install the drivers needed for connecting the PC-50 to a computer,

and make the necessary settings.

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows)

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Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Macintosh)

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What is a driver?

A “driver” is software that transfers data between the PC-50 and application software running on

your computer, when your computer and the PC-50 are connected by a USB cable. The driver

sends data from your application to the PC-50, and from the PC-50 to your application.

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Contents

Main As of December 1, 2005 (EDIROL-1) Information EDIROL/Roland distributor in your country as shown below. Owners Manual NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Page Important Notes Repairs and Data Maintenance Placement Additional Precautions Handling CD-ROMs Contents Basic connections and MIDI flow................................................. 38 Operation 37 Input / output devices.................................................................... 36 Appendices 71 Contents of the package Quick page reference table Starting/stopping playback of the performance data of a sequencer or other device Continuing playback from the current locationTransmitting a continue message Names of things and what they do Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever PGM CHANGE Button MIDI CH Button Side Panel 8 97 121110 1413 Inserting batteries Setup What is a driver? Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Windows) Installing the driver Windows XP users Page A dialog box with a ! symbol will appear. A dialog box with a x symbol will appear. A dialog box with a ! symbol will appear. If you changed What action do you want Windows to take? Giving priority to background services Windows 2000 users If File signature verification is set to Warn If File signature verification is set to Block If you changed File signature verification Giving priority to background services Windows Me/98 users Setting the driver Specifying the MIDI output destination Windows XP users Windows 2000 / Me users Windows 98 users Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Macintosh) Installing the driver Mac OS X users Setting the driver Software settings When using the PC-50 with your software Mac OS 9 users Setting the PC-50 to OS 9 mode Canceling the OS 9 mode setting Installing the driver OMS settings Setting the driver Page FreeMIDI settings Page Input / output devices Page Basic connections and MIDI flow Transmitting MIDI messages to your software USB connections with your computer Using the PC-50 as a MIDI interface Basic connections and MIDI flow PC-50_e.book 40 When using a MIDI connection PC-50 KEYBOARD Transmitting MIDI messages to an external MIDI sound module, etc. Use MIDI functionality Functions in PLAY mode To switch the PC-50 to PLAY mode... What is PLAY mode? UTILITY mode Play Use MIDI functionality modulation pitch bend Features Useful When Playing Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel Current channel Selecting Sounds on a Sound Module Transmitting Program Change / Bank Select Massages What is a bank? Transmitting a program change message Transmitting a bank select LSB message Transmitting a bank select MSB message Starting/stopping playback Transmitting start/stop messages What is CONTROLLER mode? To switch the PC-50 to CONTROLLER mode... Starting playback Transmitting a start message Stopping playback Transmitting a stop message Continuing playback from the current location Transmitting a continue message Transmitting messages to an external MIDI sound module Transmitting a poly mode on message Transmitting a mono mode on message Transmitting a portamento on message Transmitting a portamento off message Transmitting a GM2 system on message Transmitting a reset message Transmitting the value of a specific parameter Specified parameters To assign a parameter System settings Set the system settings F8 CLOCK ON / OFF (Keyboard: 0) F8 CLOCK DEFAULT TEMPO (Keyboard: 1) VELOCITY CURVE (Keyboard: 2) VELOCITY CURVE setting KEY VELOCITY (Keyboard: 3) MIDI I/F MODE (Keyboard: 4) VALUE ENCODER (Keyboard: 5) Specified parameters To transmit the value of a specific parameter If youve selected Control Change as the parameter List of parameters that can be assigned FACTORY RESET (Keyboard: 6) Set the ADVANCED DRIVER Page Appendices Troubleshooting Cannot install the driver correctly Problems related to the USB driver Page Device Manager shows?, !, or USB Composite Device The Insert Disk dialog box does not appear Cant install/delete/use the driver in Windows XP/2000 PC-50 is not detected when making OMS or FreeMIDI settings (Mac OS 9 users) Macintosh (Mac OS 9) users Macintosh (Mac OS X) users Deleting the driver Problems when using the PC-50 Sound is interrupted during MIDI playback Cant play back / record MIDI Playback or recording halts midway through, and then becomes impossible Operating system becomes unstable The display indicates Lo. MIDI implementation Channel voice messages 1. Transmit data System realtime message Channel mode messages PC-50_e.book 81 2. Supplementary material <Example4> What is the nibble-expressed value of decimal 1258? <Example3> MIDI Implementation Chart Main specifications PC-50: MIDI KEYBOARD CONTROLLER INDEX Page Page NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement As of December 1, 2005 (EDIROL-1) Information EDIROL/Roland distributor in your country as shown below. Thank you for purchasing the MIDI keyboard controller PC-50. Owners Manual