MIDI Implementation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● Data Transmission

 

● Control Change

 

❍ Data set 1 DT1 (12H)

 

❍ Modulation (Controller number 1)

Status

Data byte

Status

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

F0H

41H, dev, 00H, 3FH, 12H, aaH,

F7H

BnH

01H

vvH

 

bbH, ccH, ddH, eeH,... ffH, sum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Byte

Explanation

 

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)

 

vv = Modulation depth:

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

F0H

Exclusive status

 

 

 

 

 

 

41H

ID number (Roland)

 

* In the rhythm part (ch.10), ignored this message.

dev

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

Initial value is 10H (17))

❍ Data Entry (Controller number 6, 38)

00H 3FH

Model ID (TD-6)

 

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

12H

Command ID (DT1)

 

 

BnH

06H

mmH

aaH

Address MSB: upper byte of the starting address of the data to

BnH

26H

llH

be sent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bbH

Address 2nd: 2nd byte of the starting address of the data to be

n = MIDI channel number:0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)

sent

 

 

mm, ll = The value of the parameter specified by RPN.

ccH

Address 3rd: 3rd byte of the starting address of the data to be

mm = upper byte (MSB), ll = lower byte (LSB)

sent.

 

 

* In the rhythm part (ch.10), ignored this message.

ddH

Address LSB: lower byte of the starting address of the data to be

On the GM mode of TD-6, RPN can be used to modify the following parameters.

sent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

eeH

Data: the actual data to be sent. Multiple bytes of data are

RPN

Data entry

 

 

transmitted in order starting from the address.

MSB LSB

MSB LSB

Explanation

:

:

 

00H 00H

mmH ---

Pitch Bend Sensitivity

ffH

Data

 

 

 

 

mm: 00H - 18H (0 - 24 semitones)

sum

Checksum

 

 

 

 

ll: ignored (processed as 00H)

F7H

EOX (End Of Exclusive)

 

 

 

 

specify up to 2 octaves in semitone steps

* The amount of data that can be transmitted at once time will depend on the type

00H 01H

mmH llH

Channel Fine Tuning

 

 

 

mm,ll: 00 00H - 40 00H - 7F 7FH

of data, and data must be requested using a specific starting address and size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(-100 - 0 - +99.99 cents)

Refer to the Address and Size listed in "Parameter address map" (page 143).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to "About tuning" (page 147).

* Data larger than 128 bytes must be divided into packets of 128 bytes or less. If

 

 

 

00H 02H

mmH ---

Channel Coarse Tuning

“Data Set 1” is transmitted successively, there must be an interval of at least 40

 

 

 

mm: 28H-40H-58H (-24 - 0 - +24 semitones)

ms between packets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ll: ignored (processed as 00H)

* Regarding the checksum please refer to page 146.

 

 

 

 

 

7FH 7FH

--- ---

RPN null

 

 

 

◆ GM mode

 

 

 

 

set condition where RPN is unspecified. The

 

 

 

 

data entry messages after set RPN null will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be ignored. (No Data entry messages are

Section 1. Receive data

 

 

 

 

required after RPN null).

 

 

 

 

Settings already made will not change.

 

 

 

 

 

 

mm,ll: ignored

■Channel Voice Messages

* The following Channel Voice messages can be received on channels for which

❍ Volume (Controller number 7)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

the SETUP/GM PART/Part Rx Sw is set to "ON".

BnH

07H

vvH

 

● Note Off

 

 

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

vv = Volume:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

8nH

kkH

vvH

 

* Volume messages are used to adjust the volume balance of each part.

9nH

kkH

00H

 

 

 

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)

❍ Pan (Controller number 10)

 

kk = note number:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

vv = note off velocity:

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

BnH

0AH

vvH

* In the rhythm part (ch.10), ignored this message.

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)

* The Velocity Values of Note Off message are ignored.

vv = pan:

 

00H - 40H - 7FH (Left - Center - Right)

● Note On

 

 

* In the rhythm part (ch.10), ignored this message.

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

❍ Expression (Controller number 11)

9nH

kkH

vvH

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)

BnH

0BH

vvH

kk = note number:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

 

n = MIDI channel number:

0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)

vv = note on velocity:

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

vv = Expression:

 

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Expression messages are used to adjust the level of each part. It can be used

 

 

 

independently from volume messages. Expression messages are used for

 

 

 

musical expression within a performance; e.g., crescendo and decrescendo.

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TD-6 specifications

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