Connecting to MIDI Devices

Transmitting/Receiving

Sound Selection Data–

Program Change

Program Changes are messages that tell an instrument to “switch to sound number x.”

When the other device receives this message, it will switch to whichever of its sounds corresponds to the number contained in the message.

When you press the HP 237R’s Tone button to change tones, a Program Change message with the corresponding Program Number is sent via the MIDI Out connector. Furthermore, a Program Change message received via the MIDI In connector changes the tone to the one with the corresponding Program Number.

Each time the power is turned on, the instrument will always be set to “On” (it will transmit/receive Program Change messages).

If you set it to “Off,” the HP 237R will no longer send out Program Change message when you change the tone being used. Also, the HP 237R will then ignore any Program Change messages when that are sent to it by an external unit, and will not change the tone it is playing.

While holding down the [Piano 1] button, [Piano 2] button, and [Harpsichord] button, press the “E5” note to turn the setting On, or the “F5” note to turn the setting Off.

fig.8-11.e

Electric

Electric

Harpsi-

Vibra-

Pipe

Strings

Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 1

Piano 2

chord

phone

Organ

Tone

Metronome

On Off

The tones and their corresponding Program Number appear

below:

Program Number

Tone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01

Piano 1

 

02

Piano 2

 

03

 

04

Harpsichord

 

05

Vibraphone

 

06

Electric Piano 1

 

07

Electric Piano 2

 

08

Pipe Organ

 

09

Strings

 

10

Piano1 + Piano2

 

11

Piano1 + Harpsichord

 

12

Piano1 + Vibraphone

 

13

Piano1 + Electric Piano1

 

14

Piano1 + Electric Piano2

 

15

Piano1 + Pipe Organ

 

16

Piano1 + Strings

 

17

Piano2 + Harpsichord

 

18

Piano2 + Vibraphone

 

19

Piano2 + Electric Piano1

 

20

Piano2 + Electric Piano2

 

21

Piano2 + Pipe Organ

 

22

Piano2 + Strings

 

23

Harpsichord + Vibraphone

 

24

Harpsichord + Electric Piano1

 

25

Harpsichord + Electric Piano2

 

26

Harpsichord + Pipe Organ

 

27

Harpsichord + Strings

 

28

Vibraphone + Electric Piano1

 

29

Vibraphone + Electric Piano2

 

30

Vibraphone + Pipe Organ

 

31

Vibraphone + Strings

 

32

Electric Piano1 + Electric Piano2

 

33

Electric Piano1 + Pipe Organ

 

34

Electric Piano1 + Strings

 

35

Electric Piano2 + Pipe Organ

 

36

Electric Piano2 + Strings

 

37

Pipe Organ + Strings

 

38

Acoustic Bass / Piano1

 

39

Acoustic Bass / Piano2

 

40

Strings / Harpsichord

 

41

Acoustic Bass / Vibraphone

 

42

Acoustic Bass / Electric Piano1

 

43

Acoustic Bass / Electric Piano2

 

44

Pipe Organ / Harpsichord

 

45

Strings / Piano1

 

34

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Roland HP 237R owner manual Transmitting/Receiving Sound Selection Data Program Change, Program Number Tone