Roland 5100009796-02, A-300PRO, A-500PRO, A-800PRO, A-PRO

*5100009796-02*

Contents

Main Contents of the Package MIDI keyboard controller A-PRO CD-ROM, DVD-ROM (one each) USB cable Owners manual USING THE UNIT SAFELY About WARNING and CAUTION Notices ALWAYS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING About the Symbols USING THE UNIT SAFELY IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply Placement Maintenance Repairs and Data Contents Installing the Driver........................................................ 12 Look what You Can Do with the A-PRO......................... 21 Using A-PRO Editor .........................................................22 Performing (Play Mode)................................................. 41 Assigning MIDI Messages (EDIT Mode) .........................48 System Settings (EDIT Mode)......................................... 57 Appendices...................................................................... 71 Troubleshooting............................................................. 74 Names of Things and What They Do Display This shows a variety of information, such as the current state. [VALUE] knob, [ENTER] button [ACT] button Page Names of Things and What They Do 13 14 15 Controllers [R1][R9] (knobs) Controllers [L1][L8] (button) [HOLD] button Controllers [S1][S9] (sliders) Controllers [A1][A8] (pads) Side Panel 18 19 20 21 22 17 16 Installing the Driver 1 2 3 4 [Setup] icon to start up the installer. Page Page Windows XP Users Page Mac OS X Users 15 16 17 18 19 Verifying that Installation was Successful Checking with a SONAR Soft Synths (Windows) Installing the Driver 1 2 3 4 Checking in GarageBand (Mac OS X) Look what You Can Do with the A-PRO Play Use ACT Create Your Own Settings What is ACT? Use Control Maps Using A-PRO Editor Installing A-PRO Editor Mac OS X Users Windows Users MIDI Port Assignments What is a MIDI port? Windows Users Mac OS X Users Title Items in the Windows Main Window Message Assignment Window Message assignment area Output Port Button Mode Aftertouch mode (AFT Mode) Name Keyboard Set Window What is a Keyboard Set? Using A-PRO Editor Menus File Menu Edit Menu Options Menu Help Menu Keyboard Shortcuts Using Control Maps Assigning MIDI Messages Viewing an assignment list Viewing the assigned messages Checking the Assigned MIDI Messages Receiving a Control Map from the A-PRO Transmitting a Control Map to the A-PRO Saving a Control Map on Your Computer Loading a Control Map that was Saved on Your Computer NO ASSIGN Note Channel Pressure Message Parameters Polyphonic Key Pressure Control Change Program Change Program Change (Min-Max) Bank Select + Program Change Program Change Dec Program Change Inc RPN NRPN Encoder Simulate System Realtime/F6 System Ex. Assign a system exclusive message (System Ex.). You can enter up to twenty-four bytes. 2. Specify the following parameters. Table 1: Special characters used in the message entry field Free Message Tempo Using Keyboard Sets Receiving a Keyboard Set Transmitting a Keyboard Set Performing (Play Mode) Playing the Keyboard 1 2 3 Specifying the Current Channel (MIDI Transmit Channel) MIDI Channel What is the current channel? What is OMNI? 1 Selecting Sounds (PROGRAM CHANGE/BANK) Program change and bank select Bank Select (BANK) PROGRAM CHANGE Selecting the UPPER and LOWER Sounds Selecting the UPPER Sound UPPER Selecting the LOWER Sound 1 Layering Two Sounds (DUAL) UPPER Playing Two Sounds Separately (SPLIT) C4B3 1 Adjusting the Playing Dynamics (VELOCITY) Specifying a Fixed Velocity (KEY VELOCITY) Changing the Keyboard Touch (VELOCITY CURVE) [VALUE] knob assignment Muting the Controller Values (PRM MUTE) PRM MUTE Assigning MIDI Messages (EDIT Mode) Assigning a MIDI Message on the A-PRO Keyboard Note Assignments Aftertouch Assignment Control Change Assignment Program Change Assignment RPN/NRPN Assignment Tempo Assignment Button mode setting 1 2 Virtual center click setting 1 Convenient Functions Copying an Assignment Clearing an Assignment (NO ASSIGN) System Settings (EDIT Mode) Page LCD Contrast Setting LCD CONTRAST 2 3 VELO CURVE, and press the [ENTER] button. Keyboard-related Settings KEYBOARD VELOCITY CURVE 2 3 4 KEYBOARD AFTERTOUCH CURVE KEYBOARD PORT SET KEYBOARD ACTIVE PART SHIFT KEY LATCH TRANSPOSE 2 3 Pad-related Settings PAD VELOCITY CURVE PAD AFTERTOUCH CURVE Clock-related Settings MIDI CLOCK ON/OFF MIDI CLOCK DEFAULT TEMPO MIDI CLOCK OUTPUT PORT USB-related Settings ADVANCED DRIVER MODE This setting specifies whether the MIDI connectors will be used as a MIDI interface. 2 3 MIDI-related Settings MIDI I/F SWITCH X X MIDI I/F MODE OFF MIDI I/F MODE ON MIDI MERGE DESTINATION MIDI MERGE switch and MIDI MERGE DESTINATION MIDI I/F MODE ON 2 3 Control Map Settings STARTUP MEMORY [VALUE] knob Settings FUNCTION Other Settings H-ACTIVITY ON/OFF L9 FUNCTION OMNI FACTORY RESET Appendices Two MIDI Ports Appendices 1 2 3 4 5 Connecting the A-PRO Directly to a Sound Module 1 2 3 Windows 7/Windows Vista users Mac OS X users About Standard Driver Mode Installing the Standard Driver Input/output Device Settings Troubleshooting Problems when Installing the Driver Cant install the driver according to the procedure Cant start up the installer A warning or error appears during the installation (Windows) Installation is not successfully completed when you connect the A-PRO Found New Hardware Wizard appears even though youve installed the driver (Windows XP) A number such as 2- appears at the beginning of the device name (Windows) Could you be using the Media Player included with Windows? Have you made Audio MIDI Settings? (Mac OS X) Problems with Settings Cant select/use the A-PRO within software or in system settings Problems when Playing Playback contains clicks, dropouts, or other problems Troubleshooting Was the driver installed correctly? Did you make input/output device settings for your software? Cant play There is a time lag between playing the keyboard and hearing the software synthesizer Other Problems Removing the driver 1 2 1 Reinstalling the driver Driver signing option settings (Windows XP) Changing or verifying the driver settings (Windows) Power management settings Windows 7 users Windows Vista users Mac OS X users System Performance settings (Windows) Windows 7 users Windows Vista users MIDI Implementation Chart Function... *1 Transmits When the Panic function is executed. Notes Transmitted Recognized Remarks Main Specifications A-300PRO/500PRO/800PRO: MIDI KEYBOARD CONTROLLER Index A B C D L M N O P T U V DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement For C.A. US (Proposition 65) WARNING NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Page Contents of the Package For China MIDI keyboard controller A-PRO CD-ROM, DVD-ROM (one each) USB cable

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Models: 5100009796-02 A-300PRO A-500PRO A-800PRO A-PRO