Roland PC-300 owner manual Contents

PC-300

1. Contents

2. About the PC-300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

What is the GS Format (g)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

3. Main features of the PC-300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

4. Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

5. Panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

6. Connecting & setting up the PC-300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Power supply	. .7
Setting up the PC-300	. .8
Powering up	.10
Setting the MIDI transmit channel	.11
Selecting sounds	.11
Selecting Drum Sets on a GS sound module	.12
7. Various useful functions	.13
Temporarily changing the pitch of a note (Pitch Bend)	.13
Adding vibrato (Modulation)	.13
Holding the notes your play (Sustain)	.13
8. Changing octaves	.14
9. Controlling a sound module with the DATA ENTRY slider	.15
Altering the timbre (Channel Aftertouch)	.15
Changing the velocity sensitivity	.16
Reverb level	.16
Chorus level	.16
Setting the sound location: Panpot	.17
Changing the volume	.17
If notes are stuck: Panic	.17
Assigning other control changes to the DATA ENTRY slider	.18

10. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

11. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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