Using the RD-700 As a Master Keyboard

MIDI Send Channel Settings

When you have finished connecting the external MIDI device, match the

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard’s Transmit channel and the Receive channel for each of the

You can save the

external MIDI sound generator’s Parts. Sounds is produced when the MIDI

keyboard’s Transmit

channels for the sending device (the RD-700) and the receiving device (the

channel to a Setup (p. 56).

external MIDI sound generator) are set to the same MIDI channel.

 

 

 

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CONTROL

Master Keyboard

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Press [MIDI TX], getting the indicator to light.

The MIDI Tx screen appears.

If “Ch” doesn’t appear on screen, press CURSOR [ ] several times to display the following screen.

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Press CURSOR [ ], [ ], [ ], or [ ] to move the cursor, then press [INC/YES] or [DEC/NO] to set the Transmit channel (Ch) for each part.

Part

Settings

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

UP1 (UPPER1)

 

 

 

 

RD-700 performance

UP2 (UPPER2)

 

 

1–16

data is sent over a select-

LWR (LOWER)

 

ed channel.

 

 

 

RHY (RHYTHM)

 

 

 

 

 

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For instructions on setting each of the external MIDI sound generator’s Part’s Receive channel, refer to the owner’s manual for each device.

Part names for Parts in which PART SWITCH is set to OFF appear in the display in lowercase letters, such as “up1,” “up2,” “lwr,” and “rhy.”

MIDI messages for Parts with the PART SWITCH set to OFF are not transmitted.

NOTE

When Rec Mode is set to ON in the Utility Rec Setting in Edit mode, the MIDI TX screen as shown to the left is not displayed. Set Rec Mode to OFF when setting the MIDI Transmit channel (p. 95).

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Roland Midi Send Channel Settings, Using the RD-700 As a Master Keyboard, Press Midi TX, getting the indicator to light