Roland Master MIDI Performance Settings for the EP 880 and EP880 Keyboards

Perform on the ep 880 to play a MIDI sound generator

Sound module

Making MIDI-related Settings

Here’s how you can set the transmit channel and other MIDI-related settings.

How to enter function mode

1.Hold down the [SPLIT] button and press the [TWIN PIANO] button.

The ep 880 switches to the function mode.

The indicators for the [SPLIT] and [TWIN PIANO] buttons and the button to which the function is assigned start flashing.

Setting various functions

2.Press the button to which the desired function is assigned.

The indicator of the button you pressed will blink. For details on the contents of each function, refer to the explanations that follow.

3.Press the [+] or [-] button to change the value.

If you press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously, the setting will return to the original value.

How to exit function mode

4.Press either the [SPLIT] button or the [TWIN PIANO] button.

The button’s indicator will return to the previous state.

MIDI Send Channel Settings

MIDI features sixteen MIDI channels, numbered 1–16. Simply connecting a cable is not enough for communication to take place. The connected devices must be set to use the same MIDI channels. Otherwise, no sound will be produced, and no sounds can be selected.

NOTE The ep 880 receives all channels 1–16.

If you are using Dual play (p. 17) or Split play (p. 18) on the ep 880, only the channel you specify here will be trans- mitted.

If you press the [STRINGS] button in step 2 of

“Making MIDI-related Settings” (p. 31), a display like the following will appear.

Value: 1–16

Power-up default setting: 1

Switching Local Control on and Off

When connecting a MIDI sequencer, set Local Control to “Off.”

As illustrated, information describing what has been played on the keyboard is passed to the internal sound generator over two different routes, (1) and (2). As a result, you hear overlapping or intermittent sounds. To prevent this from happening, route (1) must be severed, by setting the unit to what is known as “Local Off.”

(1) Local On

		Sequencer
Sound Gener-	MIDI	MIDI
	IN	OUT
ator		Memory
	MIDI	MIDI
	OUT	IN

(2) Thru function On

Each note is sounded twice played

Local Control ON: The keyboard and the internal sound generator are in a linked state.

Sound is emitted

Sound Generator

Local On

Local Control OFF: The keyboard and the internal sound generator are in an unlinked state. No sound will be produced by the keyboard when it is played.

No sound produced

Sound Generator

Local Off

NOTE When a Roland MT series instrument is connected, it is not necessary to make the Local Off setting. MT units transmit Local Off messages when their power is switched on. If you turn on the power in the order of the ep 880 → MT series, Local Off will be set automatically.

If you press the [VARIATION] button in step 2 of “Making MIDI-related Settings” (p. 31), a display like the following will appear.

Value: On, OFF

Power-up default setting: On

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