Roland Piano Changing the MIDI Channel Change Channel, Change Gate Time, Editing Songs, Track

Changing the MIDI Channel (Change Channel)

This function transfers the MIDI channel of a specified area of

sequencer data into a different MIDI channel.

1.Access the Song Edit screen, and then load the song you want to edit (p. 136).

2.Press [8 (Track Edit)].

The Track Edit window appears.

3.Press or to select “Change Channel,” and then press [8 (Select)].

A message of “CHANGE CHANNEL: Select target point.” appears.

4.Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to the first measure of the track or pattern whose MIDI channel you want to change. If you want to specify all tracks, press [7 (TrkAll)].

5.Hold down [SHIFT] and press to move the cursor to the last measure of the track whose MIDI channel you want to

change, and press [8 (Select)] to specify it.

The Track Edit (Change Channel) window appears.

6.Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to the desired parameter, and turn the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC] to make the setting. First check the region that is to be affected by the operation, and correct it if necessary.

Track

Check/modify the phrase track(s) or pattern in which the MIDI channel will be changed.

Value

ALL: Phrase Tracks 1–16

TRK 1–TRK 16: The specified phrase track

PTN001–PTN100:The specified pattern

Measure, for (Edit Range)

Check/modify the range of measures in which the MIDI channel will be changed. If you set “for” to “ALL,” all measures will be specified.

Status

Selects the type of data for which you wish to change the MIDI channel.

Value

ALL: All following sequencer data types

NOTE: Note

P.AFT: Polyphonic Aftertouch

C.C: Controller numbers

PROG: Program numbers

C.AFT: Channel Aftertouch

BEND: Pitch Bend

Editing Songs

Range

If you have set the Status parameter to “NOTE,” “P.AFT,” “C.C,” or “PROG,” you can specify the range of data. Specify the minimum value of the range at the left, and the maximum value at the right.

•To change all MIDI channels of Note or Polyphonic Aftertouch data, specify “C-1–G9.” To change the MIDI channel of C4 Note/ Polyphonic Aftertouch data, specify “C4–C4.” To change the MIDI channels of Note/Polyphonic Aftertouch data of a C3 to C4 range, specify “C3–C4.”

•If you want to change the MIDI channel of all controller numbers, set this to “0–127” If you want to change the MIDI channel of all program numbers, set this to “1–128.” To change the MIDI channel of number 4, set “4–4.” To change the MIDI channels of numbers 3 to 14, set this parameter to “3–14.”

Channel (MIDI Channel)

Set the source MIDI channel at the left section of this parameter and destination MIDI channel at the right section.

If you have selected ALL for the source MIDI channel, the sequencer data of all MIDI channels will be combined into the destination MIDI channel.

Value: ALL, 1–16

It is not possible to select “ALL” for the destination MIDI channel.

7. When you have finished making settings, press [8 (Execute)]	Songs
to execute the operation.	Editing
(Change Gate Time)
Modifying the Length of Notes

This function modifies the gate time (time from note-on to note-off) of notes within a specified area. Depending on the setting, you can also create staccato or tenuto.

1.Access the Song Edit screen, and then load the song you want to edit (p. 136).

2.Press [8 (Track Edit)].

The Track Edit window appears.

3. Press or to select “Change Gate Time,” and then press [8 (Select)].

A message of “CHANGE GATE TIME: Select target point.”

appears.

4.Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to the first measure of the track or pattern whose gate times you want to change. If you want to specify all tracks, press [7 (TrkAll)].

5. Hold down [SHIFT] and press to move the cursor to the last measure of the track or pattern whose gate times you want to change, and press [8 (Select)].

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