System Common Message

Song Position Pointer

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

F2H

mmH

llH

(mm ll: 00 00H - 7F 7FH (0 - 16383))

 

*This message is received if Sync Mode is SLAVE.

System Realtime Message

Timing Clock

Status

F8H

*This message is received if Sync Mode is SLAVE.

Start

Status

FAH

*This message is received if Sync Mode is SLAVE or REMOTE.

Continue

Status

FBH

*This message is received if Sync Mode is SLAVE or REMOTE.

Stop

Status

FCH

*This message is received if Sync Mode is SLAVE or REMOTE.

Active Sensing

Status

FEH

MIDI Implementation

F7H

EOX (End Of Exclusive)

*Even if the Device ID is 7FH (Broadcast), Identity reply message will be transmitted.

Data set 1 (DT1)

Status

Data byte

Status

F0H

41H, dev, 00H, 6EH, 12H,F7H

 

aaH, bbH, ccH, ddH, eeH,...

 

ffH, sum

 

Byte

Explanation

 

F0H

Exclusive status

 

41H

ID number (Roland)

 

dev

Device ID (00H - 1FH (1 - 32))

00H 6EH

Model ID (SP-606)

 

12H

Command ID (DT1)

 

aaH

Address MSB:

 

bbH

Address

 

ccH

Address

 

ddH

Address LSB

 

eeH

Data: the actual data to be transmitted. Multiple bytes of

 

data are transmitted starting from the address.

:

:

 

ffH

Data

 

sum

Checksum

 

F7H

EOX (End Of Exclusive)

2. Transmit data

*For details on the messages that are transmitted during V-LINK operation, refer to “Chapter 10. About V-LINK” (p. 75).

Channel Voice Messages

*Channel voice messages are transmitted in NOTE TRIG mode.

*For the correspondence between note numbers and pad banks, refer to “MIDI on the SP-606” (p. 78).

System Exclusive Message

Status

Data byte

Status

F0H

iiH, ddH, ......, eeH

F7H

F0H:

System Exclusive Message status

ii = ID number:

an ID number (manufacturer ID) to indicate the

 

manufacturer whose Exclusive message this is. Roland’s

 

manufacturer ID is 41H.

 

ID numbers 7EH and 7FH are extensions of the MIDI

 

standard; Universal Non-realtime Messages (7EH) and

 

Universal Realtime Messages (7FH).

dd,..., ee = data:

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

 

F7H:

EOX (End Of Exclusive)

Universal Non-realtime System Exclusive

Messages

 

 

Identity Request

 

 

Status

Data byte

Status

F0H

7EH, dev, 06H, 01H

F7H

Byte

Explanation

 

F0H

Exclusive status

 

7EH

ID number (universal non-realtime message)

dev

Device ID (00H - 1FH (1 - 32))

06H, 01H

Identity Request

 

Note Off

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

8nH

kkH

40H

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - 7H (ch.1 - ch.8)

kk = note number: 23H - 62H (35 - 98)

Note On

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

9nH

kkH

vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - 7H (ch.1 - ch.8)

kk= note number: 23H - 62H (35 - 98) vv = note on velocity: 01H - 7FH (1 - 127)

System Common Message

Song Position Pointer

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

F2H

mmH

llH

(mm ll: 00 00H - 7F 7FH (0 - 16383))

 

*This message is transmitted only if Tx MIDI Sync is ON.

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