Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices
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 HP103 provides MIDI connectors, which allow performance data to be exchanged with external devices. When these connectors are used to connect the HP103 to external devices, an even wider range of possibilities becomes available.
*A separate publication titled “MIDI Implementation” is also available. It provides complete details concerning 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
*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 HP103 from a MIDI sequencer/ Recording an HP103 performance on a MIDI sequencer
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MT Series
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Out MIDI In
HP103
*Set Local Off if you have connected the HP103 to a MIDI sequencer. Refer to “Switching Local Control on and Off” (p. 41). Also set your MIDI sequencer to MIDI Thru mode (so that messages received at MIDI IN will be
Perform on the HP103 to play a MIDI sound generator
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Sound Module
MIDI
THRU OUT IN
HP103
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 [Reverb] button.
The HP103 switches to the set mode.
The indicators for the [Split] and [Reverb] 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 indicators for pressed button, [Split] button, and [Reverb] button flash.
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
How to exit function mode
4.Press either the [Split] button or the [Reverb] button. The button’s indicator will return to the previous state.
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