User manual ROLAND AR-3000R

[. . . ] OWNER'S MANUAL Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (p. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, OWNER'S MANUAL should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. * CompactFlash and are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation and licensed by CompactFlash association. [. . . ] When a phrase with the following settings is assigned at 501 or higher, it cannot be used in the AR-2000 format. · Pattern Phrase · Direct Playback · Program Playback Action : Redo the settings so that no phrases are assigned at 501 or higher. 81 Recording and Playing MIDI Data (MIDI Phrases) What Are MIDI Phrases? You can record and play back MIDI data with the AR-3000R. Sets of MIDI data recorded using the AR are called "MIDI phrases. " MIDI phrases and audio phrases are both treated as phrases in the way. You can do things like taking MIDI data created on a MIDI sequencer and recording it as a MIDI phrase on the AR3000R, then send the played-back data to a sound source module or the like to make broadcast announcements. The AR-3000R saves MIDI data as Format 0 Standard MIDI Files (SMF). The AR-3000R can only play back Format 0 SMF data. * Audio phrases and MIDI phrases cannot be recorded, nor can they be played back at the same time. * When recording MIDI phrases, the effective capacity of a card is related not only to the recording time, but also to the density of the MIDI data. Please be aware that when you record MIDI phrases, the possible recording time for any one card will vary depending on the amount of MIDI data that has been generated. During recording or recording standby, this automatically becomes MIDI THRU. 24 Unit Settings Putting the Unit in Recording Standby Make the correct connections, then turn on the power switch. Insert a formatted card into one of the slots. Turn the SELECT dial to choose the phrase number you want to record. To switch between card slots A and B, press the SELECT dial. * You cannot change the phrase number after recording, so be sure to select the phrase number you want to record. Hold down the STOP button and press the PLAY button to go into recording standby. fig. 13-g01e Controlling the unit by using MIDI signals is described in another chapter. Refer to "Controlling the AR-3000R Using MIDI Signals (MIDI Control)" (p. 105). Connecting Equipment fig. 13-01e (MIDI Connections) During recording standby, the PLAY indicator and the PAUSE indicator flash in red. MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT · If you try to re-record a phrase that's already been recorded, a prompt message appears. If you choose "YES" and press the ENTER button, the recorded data for the phrase is deleted and the unit goes into recording standby. If you choose "NO, " the unit returns to the normal display. MIDI Sequencer * Please be aware that data deleted here cannot be recovered, even if you cancel recording standby without recording anything. 77)" is set to "ON, " recorded phrases are protected and recording is not possible (writing, overwriting, deleting, and editing card data is prohibited). Powered Speaker (for monitor) MIDI IN MIDI Sound Module 82 Recording and Playing MIDI Data Selecting the Recording Connector When you're recording MIDI data, choose "MIDI-IN" as the recording connector. Starting and Ending Recording 1. Pressing the PLAY or PAUSE button while in recording standby starts recording. [. . . ] 125 M MIDI Device ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 MIDI Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 MIDI Note Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 MIDI Note Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]