Roland EM-55 Style PC Style Select TxRx Channel, Lyrics Tx Transmit Lyrics messages, Clock Tx

MIDI functions

Off	In this case, the EM-55 is not synchronized
	with other MIDI devices. It is thus impossi-
	ble to start/stop it via MIDI.
On	Arranger playback and Song recording/
	playback are synchronized if the EM-55
	receives MIDI Start and Stop messages fol-
	lowed by MIDI Clock signals. If the EM-55
	receives only a Start message, it will wait a
	moment to see if there are also MIDI Clock
	messages coming.
	If there are, it will synchronize to them. If
	there are no MIDI Clock messages, it will
	follow its own tempo. In either case, you
	can stop playback or recording with a MIDI
	Stop message.

■Style PC (Style Select TxRx Channel)

(1~16, Off, Default setting: 10) As its name implies, the Style Select channel is used to receive and transmit program changes that cause the EM-55 or the external instrument to select another Music Style.

■Lyrics Tx (Transmit Lyrics messages)

(On/Off, Default setting: On) The EM-55 is capable of transmitting Lyrics messages contained in For- mat 0 Standard MIDI Files you playback. It cannot display them but it allows you to transmit them to a device capable of displaying Lyrics messages (such as the Roland LVC-1). This filter allows you to enable (On) or disable (Off) the transmission of Lyr- ics data.

■NTA Rx14 (Note-to-Arranger reception on/off)

(On/Off, Default setting: On) NTA is short for “Note-to-Arranger”, or the notes you play in the left half of the keyboard to feed the Arranger with chord information. These notes can also be received via MIDI (from an accordion, a digital piano, an organ, for example). If you want to use the Arran- ger without playing on the EM-55’s keyboard, you must transmit these notes on MIDI channel 14 (from your computer or external MIDI instrument to the EM-55) and select “On” here.

NTA notes can only be received (they are not trans- mitted). The notes you play on the EM-55’s key- board are indeed transmitted to the Arranger, from there to the Arranger parts, and used to play the accompaniment in the right key. Since all Music Style notes are transmitted via MIDI, there is no need to send the NTA notes separately.

■PitchBnd (Pitch Bend)

(On/Off, Default setting: On) This filter allows you to enable (On) or disable (Off) the transmission and reception of Pitch Bend messages. These messages are used to temporarily increase or decrease the pitch of the notes (Upper1, Upper2, Lower, or M.Drums parts).

■Modulatn (Modulation)

(On/Off, Default setting: On) This filter allows you to enable (On) or disable (Off) the transmission and reception of Modulation messages. These messages are used to add vibrato to the notes you play (con- trol change CC01).

■ProgChng (Program Change)

(On/Off, Default setting: On) This filter allows you to enable (On) or disable (Off) the transmission and reception of Program Change messages. These mes- sages are used to select Tones, Styles, or User Pro- grams.

■Velo Rx (Receive Velocity)

(On, 1~127, Default setting: On) This filter allows you to enable (On) or disable the reception of Velocity messages. This only applies to note mes- sages received via MIDI. Choose the velocity value to be substituted for the actual values the EM-55 receives (1~127), or select “On” to use the velocity values as is.

■Clock Tx

(On/Off, Default setting: On) This option allows you to determine whether (On) or not (Off) the Arran- ger and Recorder send MIDI Clock messages when you start them. These messages are necessary for synchronizing external MIDI instruments/sequenc- ers/software to the EM-55.

■StartStp (Start/Stop/Continue)

(On/Off, Default setting: On) This option allows you to specify whether or not the Arranger and Recorder send Start/Stop/Continue messages when you start or stop them. Select “Off” when you wish to control the tone generator of a MIDI organ, etc., without starting or stopping its automatic accom- paniment.

■Song Pos P (Song Position Pointer)

(On/Off, Default setting: On) The EM-55’s Recorder also sends and receives Song Position Pointer mes- sages that indicate the exact location of the notes that are being played back. Select “OFF” if you don’t want the Recorder to send or receive these mes- sages.

■Local

(On/Off, Default setting: On) The Local parameter allows you to establish or remove the connection between the EM-55’s keyboard/Recorder and the internal tone generator.

When set to “ON” (default), playing on the EM-55’s keyboard or playing back a Recorder song will cause the corresponding notes to sound. If you select “OFF”, the corresponding MIDI messages are no longer sent to the internal tone generator – but they are still transmitted to the MIDI OUT port and hence to external MIDI instruments.

Sound source	Sound source
MIDI OUT	MIDI OUT
LOCAL ON	LOCAL OFF

Note: The setting of this parameter is not memorized when you switch the EM-55 off.

Note: You can also select this parameter by pressing and holding the [SONG] button.

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