User manual ROLAND PC-50

[. . . ] No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. USING THE UNIT SAFELY Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly. * Material damage refers other adverse effects respect to the home furnishings, as well animals or pets. to damage or caused with and all its to domestic The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings. The specific meaning of the symbol is determined by the design contained within the triangle. [. . . ] This will transmit the MIDI message Hold 1 (CC#64). The Hold On message (data 127) is transmitted when you press the pedal, and Hold Off (data 0) when you release the pedal. Controlling the Volume or Timbre If an expression pedal (EV-5; sold separately) is connected to the rear panel of the Sound EXPRESSION jack, you can use the pedal to control the volume or tone. (Expression) You can press [OCTAVE -] or [OCTAVE +] to raise or lower the pitch range of the keyboard (the Octave Shift function). Press [OCTAVE -] once to lower the pitch range one octave. Press it once Changing Octaves again to lower the range an additional octave. Permissible settings for this (Octave Shift) range from -4 to 5 octaves. [OCTAVE -] or [OCTAVE +] will light according to the current Octave Shift setting. If you simultaneously press [OCTAVE -] and [OCTAVE +], the Octave Shift setting will be reset to 0, restoring the normal pitch range of the keyboard. While playing the keyboard, move the Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever to the left to lower the pitch of the currently selected patch, or to the right to raise its pitch. You can also apply vibrato by gently pressing the Modulation Controller. If you push the lever away from you and the same time move it to the right or left, you can apply both effects at once. * The amount of pitch change ("bend range") depends on the settings of your sound module. Pitch Bend Modulation 44 Use MIDI functionality Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel PLAY To control your sound module, set the PC-50's current channel to the MIDI receive channel that's selected on your sound module. Current channel The current channel is the transmit channel for the keyboard, Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever, VALUE encoder, hold pedal and expression pedal. fig. MIDIch-1_76 12 fig. MIDIch 1 Press the [MIDI CH] button. 48) and "Transmitting a program change message" (p. 47) will also be transmitted. fig. BANK-1_75 4 1 3 2 fig. util* 1 Simultaneously hold the [MIDI CH] button and [PGM CHANGE] button down. The display will indicate "UTL, " and the PC-50 enters UTILITY mode. 2 fig. BANK-2 Press [BANK MSB] key. 3 Use the VALUE encoder or the [0]­[9] keys of the keyboard to specify the bank select MSB that you want to transmit. *1 Reference fig. enter 4 Press the [ENTER] button. * The setting will be cancelled if you press another button instead of the [ENTER] button. The bank select MSB message has now been transmitted. *1 The -- area displays the currently set value. If it has not been set, the default setting will be displayed. Even if you change the type or mode of the MIDI message that is assigned, the default setting will be displayed. This will be lit if the value is the same as the currently set value, or will blink if the value is different. 49 Use MIDI functionality Starting/stopping playback--Transmitting start/stop messages By transmitting a start message (FAh) or stop message (FCh) to your sequencer or similar device, you can start or stop playback on the sequencer. By transmitting a continue message (FBh), you can resume playback from the point where it was last stopped. Use CONTROLLER mode to transmit start/stop messages. What is CONTROLLER mode? In this mode, the [MIDI CH] button, [PGM CHANGE] button, and VALUE encoder are assigned different functions than in the normal PLAY mode. [MIDI CH] button [PGM CHANGE] button VALUE encoder CONTROLLER mode Transmit a Start message Transmit a Stop message Transmit the specified parameter Specify the MIDI transmit Specify a MIDI transmit channel or Normal PLAY mode Specify a program change channel transmit a program change number To switch the PC-50 to CONTROLLER mode. . . If you simultaneously press the [MIDI CH] button and the [PGM CHANGE] button, the [MIDI CH] button and [PGM CHANGE] button will light, and the PC-50 will be in CONTROLLER mode. If you again press the [MIDI CH] button and [PGM CHANGE] button simultaneously, the [MIDI CH] button and [PGM CHANGE] button will go dark, and the PC-50 will be in Normal PLAY mode. * CONTROLLER mode works only in PLAY mode. It is not available in UTILITY mode. Use UTILITY mode (p. [. . . ] Malatan House No. 1 Al Noor Street, Ruwi SULTANATE OF OMAN TEL: 2478 3443 TAIWAN ROLAND TAIWAN ENTERPRISE CO. , LTD. 112 Chung Shan N. Road Sec. 2, Taipei, TAIWAN, R. O. C. TEL: (02) 2561 3339 GUATEMALA Casa Instrumental Calzada Roosevelt 34-01, zona 11 Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala TEL:(502) 599-2888 BELGIUM/FRANCE/ HOLLAND/ LUXEMBOURG Roland Central Europe N. V. Houtstraat 3, B-2260, Oevel (Westerlo) BELGIUM TEL: (014) 575811 SPAIN Roland Iberia, S. L. [. . . ]