Roland 5 manual Europa User Guide Europa Midi Implementation, IDI Message

Europa User Guide Europa MIDI Implementation

Europa’s MIDI transmission/reception capabilities

The following table describes all MIDI messages, how Europa responds to them, and whether or not they are transmitted by front panel actions. With this chart, it is assumed that Europa keeps in sync with the incoming MIDI messages even though some MIDI messages are ignored.

M IDI Message	R	T	Notes
	X	X
Note on	X	X	Note on with a velocity of 0 is treated as a note off. Locally played
			notes will transmit a note on command with a velocity of 0 when
			a key is released, and a velocity of 70h when a key is pressed. Key
			velocity may be mapped to VCA ENV-2level if transmit
			velocity mode is enabled. Note velocity is ignored unless
			assigned to a CC via velocity assign.
Note off	X		Same as a note on with velocity of 0
Poly aftertouch			Understood but no action taken
Control change	X	X	Transmits only when continuous controller transmit is enabled.
			Always receives CCs.
Program change	X	X	Program changes 0-47 select patches in the current slot. Program
			changes 64-95 select presets and will place the board in preset
			mode.
Channel aftertouch	X		Only recognized if aftertouch assign is enabled.
Pitch bend	X		Only recognized if pitch bend assign is enabled. NOTE: Pitch
			bend receives will not alter the pitch in a traditional pitch bend
			fashion!
Sysex messages	X	X	Europa will only respond to system exclusive messages with the
			Europa signature and will ignore all others.
Song position pointer	X		Understood but no action taken
Song select	X		Understood but no action taken
Tune request	X	X	Europa transmits a tune request on powerup and press of the
			tune button.
MIDI Clock	X	X	Sent only when the arpeggiator is running and set to internal
			clock.
MIDI Start	X	X	Transmitted when the arpeggiator is enabled, set to internal
			clock, and the first note is pressed. If received and arpeggiator is
			enabled, the arpeggiator starts.
MIDI Continue	X		If the arpeggiator is enabled, the arpeggiator continues from the
			point where it stopped.
MIDI Stop	X	X	Transmitted when the arpeggiator is turned off. If received when
			the arpeggiator is enabled, the arpeggiator stops.
Active sensing	X		Understood but no action taken
System reset	X		Understood but no action taken
Running status	X		Received and memorized for all channel voice messages. Base
			MIDI Channel 1 assumed on board powerup. Europa will need to
			receive at least one full channelized MIDI message to synchronize
			with the MIDI stream.

Figure 13 - Europa's overall MIDI reception and transmission capabilities

Continuous controllers supported

The following table is a layout and description of each of the continuous controllers that Europa receives and/or transmits. It is assumed that the reader understand binary notation, as it is used in the descriptions of several of the continuous controllers.

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