Roland VK-8 owner manual When making Midi channel settings

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❍When making MIDI channel settings

MIDI uses sixteen MIDI channels (1–16). If you want to play a connected external device, there will be no sound unless the MIDI channels of the transmitting and receiving devices match.

For information on the MIDI transmit/receive channels in effect when the power is turned on, refer to “MIDI Implementation” (p. 71).

1.Hold down the HARMONIC BAR PART [UPPER] and [PEDAL] buttons and press the [REVERB] button. The indicators of buttons [1]–[8] will blink.

2.Use the [1]–[8] buttons to select the part whose MIDI channel you want to change.

There are 13 MIDI-related parameters. You can select all of these parameters by controlling the lighted/ extinguished state of the [PRESET] buttons.

There are seven parameters that change the MIDI channel.

For the parameter that is assigned to each button, refer to page 52.

3.Press a key in the range of C2–D#3 to specify the MIDI channel.

2		4	7	9	14 16
1	3	5	6	8 10 12 13 15

4.Press the [WRITE] button to finalize the settings of the MIDI channel.

NOTE

Never turn off the power while parameters are being saved.

❍CONTROL MIDI CH. (Control MIDI Channel) (1–16) (Initial setting: 1 ch.)

Select the MIDI channel that will used to transmit and receive MIDI messages to control the VK-8. This channel can be used to select presets on the VK-8, and to control the expression of the organ voice, etc.

❍UPPER ORGAN MIDI CH. (Upper Organ MIDI Channel) (1–16) (Initial setting: 1 ch.)

Sets the MIDI channel on which data will be transmitted and received for the upper organ voice.

❍LOWER ORGAN MIDI CH. (Lower Organ MIDI Channel) (1–16) (Initial setting: 3 ch.)

Sets the MIDI channel on which data will be transmitted and received for the lower organ voice.

❍PEDAL ORAGN MIDI CH. (Pedal Organ MIDI Channel) (1–16) (Initial setting: 2 ch.)

Sets the MIDI channel on which data will be transmitted and received for the pedal organ voice.

❍OTHER TONES MIDI CH. (Other Tones MIDI Channel) (1–16) (Initial setting: 4 ch.)

Specifies the MIDI channel on which data will be transmitted and received for Other Tones.

❍DRUM MIDI CH. (Drum MIDI Channel) (Initial setting: 10 ch.)

Specifies the MIDI channel on which drum notes will be received.

If you connect an external drum pad or sequencer and set its MIDI transmit channel to channel 10, you will be able to play drum sounds on the VK-8. In this case, the sounds of the GM2 standard drum set will be played (p. 70).

❍SPRING SHOCK MIDI CH. (Spring Shock MIDI Channel) (Initial setting: 9 ch.)

Specifies the MIDI channel on which Spring Reverb Shock data will be received and transmitted.

NOTE

Different MIDI channels must be assigned to the upper/lower/ pedal parts. It is not possible to select the same channel for two or more parts. MIDI channels which have already been assigned will not be available for selection.

NOTE

Set the control MIDI channel to a different channel than used for Drum/Other Tone/Spring Shock. It is not possible to select the same MIDI channel. Nor is it possible to select a MIDI channel that’s already selected.

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