Roland owner manual Using the JUNO-D to play an, External Midi sound module, Modules

Performing with an external MIDI device

Pitch Bend Change	Using the JUNO-D to play an
This message transmits whatever motion is made by the Pitch Bend	external MIDI sound module
lever.
	By connecting the JUNO-D to an external MIDI sound module with
Aftertouch
	a MIDI cable and setting the channels, the external MIDI module can
These messages indicates how strongly the keyboard was pressed	be used to produce sound when you play the JUNO-D’s keyboard.
after playing a note. There are two types of Aftertouch message:
Channel Aftertouch, which applies to an entire channel; and	Connecting to external MIDI sound
Polyphonic Aftertouch, which applies to individual notes.
	modules
The JUNO-D cannot transmit Aftertouch messages when its keys are
pressed. Instead, you can do this by transmitting the Aftertouch	Example 1: Connecting to one external MIDI sound module
	fig.r10-05.e
assigned to the D Beam, Modulation lever, a pedal, or a knob.
Program Change		MIDI IN

This message changes the instrument sound. You can switch Patches	MIDI OUT			Sound Module A
and Rhythm Sets on the JUNO-D using program numbers 1–128 (p.
95).
Control Change
These are messages used for increasing performance expression. By			JUNO-D
assigning Modulation (CC# (Controller Number) 1), Pan (CC#10),
Expression (CC#11), and other Control Change messages to the	fig.r10Example-06.e	2:	Connecting to two external MIDI sound modules
Modulation lever, pedals, and knobs, you can then use these controls
to change Performances (p. 89).			MIDI IN		MIDI THRU
Bank Select (CC#0, CC#32) messages are used in combination with
Program Change messages to switch Patches and Rhythm Sets (p.				Sound Module A
95).
System messages					MIDI IN
This category includes exclusive messages, messages used for	MIDI OUT			Sound Module B
synchronization, and messages that keep a MIDI system running
correctly.
Exclusive messages
Exclusive messages are messages used for exchanging patches and			JUNO-D
other kinds of data between compatible devices from the same	* Messages received at the MIDI IN connector are output from the MIDI
manufacturer.
	THRU connector unchanged.
If messages exchanged using MIDI were limited only to those that
conform to the universally shared MIDI specifications, it would not	Example 3: Connecting to three or more external MIDI sound
be possible to transmit messages that are unique to a particular	modules
manufacturer, or that are designed specifically for a certain device.	fig.r10-07.e
For this reason, MIDI allows for an exclusive format for each
manufacturer, which can be used to exchange a variety of messages.			MIDI IN	MIDI Patcher
On the JUNO-D, you can use Exclusive messages to store Patch
settings and other data to sequencers (p. 98).
			MIDI IN
About MIDI Implementation Charts
Although a variety of messages for performances can be			Sound Module A		MIDI IN
handled using MIDI, depending on the functions of the
connected device, the messages that can be sent and received		MIDI OUT			Sound Module B
may differ. To see which types of MIDI message a device can
transmit and receive, refer to the MIDI Implementation Chart
that is included in the manual of each device. Messages which
are marked by a circle in the charts of both devices can be			JUNO-D
transmitted between the two devices.

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