Roland MV-8800 Using MIDI devices

Using MIDI devices
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MV-8800 Owner’s Manual
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Chapter 19
Using MIDI devices
The MV-8800 has one MIDI IN connector and two MIDI OUT connectors.
You can connect a MIDI controller (MIDI keyboard, MIDI guitar, MIDI percussion pads, etc.) to MIDI IN and record your
performance on the MV-8800. You can connect sound modules to the two MIDI OUT connectors, and control sixteen MIDI
channels from each connector (for a total of 32 MIDI channels).
Playing a connected external MIDI sound module
Performance data recorded on the MV-8800’s sequencer can be sent to a MIDI sound module etc. connected
to the MIDI OUT connector.
1.
Connect the MV-8800’s MIDI OUT connector to your MIDI sound module as described in
“Preparing your equipment and making connections” (p. 26).
2.
Press [SONG].
The SONG screen (Screen Guide; p. 8) will appear.
3.
Use CURSOR [ ] [ ] to select the MIDI track on which the performance data you want to
transmit has been recorded.
4.
Press [F1](Track Param).
The TRACK PARAMETER popup (for a MIDI track) (Screen Guide; p. 11) will appear.
5.
Set the MIDI parameter.
Select the MIDI connector and channel on which you want to transmit the performance data.
Value Output destination Channel
A1 MIDI OUT A 1
: :
A16 16
B1 MIDI OUT B 1
: :
B16 16
R1 R-BUS 1
: :
R16 16