Roland EP-880 Connecting External Devices, Connecting to Audio Equipment, Connecting Midi Devices

6. Connecting External Devices

Connecting to Audio

Equipment

You can connect audio devices to play the sound of the ep 880 through the speakers of your audio system, or to record your performance on a tape recorder or other recording device.

When connecting, please use an audio cable with a standard phone plug (sold separately).

NOTE To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections.

Playing the sound of the ep 880 through the speakers of an audio system/Recording the performance of the ep 880 on a recording device

Input R/L

(Line In, Aux In)

ep 880

Use the following procedure when turning on the power.

1.Turn on the power of the ep 880.

2.Turn on the power of the connected device.

3.Adjust the volume of each device.

When Recording ep 880 Performances on a Recording Device

4.Start recording with the connected device.

5.Perform on the ep 880.

6.When the performance ends, stop recording on the connected equipment.

Connecting MIDI Devices

By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance data, you can control the performances on one device from the other. For instance, you can output sound from the other instrument or switch tones on the other instrument.

What’s MIDI?

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standard which allows performance information to be communicated among electronic musical instruments and computers.

The ep 880 provides MIDI connectors, which allow performance data to be exchanged with external devices. When these connectors are used to connect the ep 880 to external devices, an even wider range of possibilities becomes available.

NOTE A separate publication titled “MIDI Implementation” is also available. It provides complete details concern- ing the way MIDI has been implemented on this unit. If you should require this publication (such as when you intend to carry out byte-level programming), please contact the nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor.

Connection Examples

NOTE To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections.

Playing the ep 880 from a MIDI sequencer/ Recording an ep 880 performance on a MIDI

sequencer

MT Series

Note: The MT-90s has no MIDI OUT connector.

NOTE Set Local Off if you have connected the ep 880 to a MIDI sequencer. Refer to “Switching Local Control

on and Off” (p. 31). Also set your MIDI sequencer to MIDI Thru mode (so that messages received at MIDI IN will be re-transmitted without change from MIDI OUT). For details, refer to the owner’s manual of your MIDI sequencer.

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