MIDI Implementation

 

 

 

Hold 1 (Controller number 64)

Channel Mode Messages

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

All Sounds Off (Controller number 120)

BnH

40H

vvH

n = MIDI channel number:

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

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

BnH

78H

00H

vv = Control value:

00H - 7FH (0 - 127) 0-63 = OFF, 64-127 = ON

 

 

 

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

n = MIDI channel number:

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

 

 

 

Effect 1(Reverb Send Level) (Controller number 91)

* When this message is received, all currently-sounding notes on the

corresponding channel will be silenced. However, the status of channel

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

messages will not change.

 

BnH

5BH

vvH

 

Reset All Controllers (Controller number 121)

n = MIDI channel number:

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

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

vv = Reverb send level:

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

BnH

79H

00H

 

 

 

 

RPN MSB/LSB (Controller number 100, 101)

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

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

 

 

 

BnH

65H

mmH

* When this message is received, the following controllers will be set to their reset

BnH

64H

llH

values.

 

 

n = MIDI channel number:

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

Controller

 

Reset value

mm = upper byte of parameter number specified by RPN (MSB)

Pitch Bend Change

 

+/-0 (center)

ll = lower byte of parameter number specified by RPN (LSB)

Channel Key Pressure

0 (off)

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

Modulation

 

0 (off)

Expression

 

127 (max)

* The value specified by RPN will not be reset even by messages such as program

 

Hold 1

 

0 (off)

change or reset all controllers.

 

 

 

RPN

 

unset; previously set data will not change

* Regarding the RPN please refer to page 136.

 

 

 

 

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

All Notes Off (Controller number 123)

Regarding the value of each parameter, refer to Data Entry (Controller number 6,

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

38).

 

 

BnH

7BH

00H

RPN

 

 

n = MIDI channel number:

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

mm

ll

Parameter

* When All Notes Off is received, all notes on the corresponding channel will be

00H

00H

Pitch Bend Sensitivity

turned off. However if Hold 1 is ON, the sound will be continued until these are

00H

01H

Channel Fine Tuning

turned off.

 

 

00H

02H

Channel Coarse Tuning

 

 

 

 

 

7FH

7FH

RPN null

System Realtime Message

 

 

 

Program Change

 

Active Sensing

 

Status

2nd byte

 

 

 

Status

 

 

CnH

ppH

 

 

 

 

FEH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

n = MIDI channel number:

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

* When Active Sensing is received, the unit will begin monitoring the intervals of

pp = Program number:

00H - 7FH (prog.1 - prog.128)

all further messages. While monitoring, if the interval between messages

 

 

 

* The sound will change beginning with the next note-on after the program

exceeds about 420 ms, the same processing will be carried out as when All

change is received. Voices which were already sounding before the program

Sounds Off, All Notes Off and Reset All Controllers are received, and message

change was received will not be affected.

interval monitoring will be halted.

 

Channel Pressure

 

System Exclusive Message

Status

2nd byte

 

* Regarding the system exclusive message refer to page 137.

DnH

vvH

 

The System Exclusive Messages received by the normal mode of TD-6 are;

 

 

 

n = MIDI channel number:

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

Universal Non-realtime System Exclusive Messages, Universal realtime System

vv = Channel pressure:

00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

Exclusive Messages, Data Requests (RQ1), and Data Set (DT1).

*When channel pressure is received, the effect selected for channel pressure, in global parameter control (page 142), is applied.

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

Pitch Bend Change

Status

2nd byte

3rd byte

EnH

llH

mmH

n = MIDI channel number:

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

mm,ll = Pitch Bend value:

00 00H - 40 00H - 7F 7FH (-8192 - 0 - +8191)

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

Appendices

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Roland TD-6 owner manual 141, Program Change Active Sensing, Channel Pressure, RPN MSB/LSB Controller number 100

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