Roland A-800PRO Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Contents
Contents of the Package................................................... 2
USING THE UNIT SAFELY................................................... 3
IMPORTANT NOTES........................................................... 5
Names of Things and What They Do................................ 8
Panel....................................................................................................................................................8
Side Panel ........................................................................................................................................11
Installing the Driver ........................................................12
Windows 7/Windows Vista Users............................................................................................12
Windows XP Users........................................................................................................................15
Mac OS X Users..............................................................................................................................17
Verifying that Installation was Successful............................................................................19
Checking with a SONAR Soft Synths (Windows)..............................................19
Checking in GarageBand (Mac OS X)....................................................................20
Look what You Can Do with the A-PRO .........................21
Play.....................................................................................................................................................21
Use ACT ............................................................................................................................................21
Use Control Maps..........................................................................................................................21
Create Your Own Settings .........................................................................................................21
Using A-PRO Editor .........................................................22
Installing A-PRO Editor................................................................................................................22
Windows Users.............................................................................................................22
Mac OS X Users.............................................................................................................22
MIDI Port Assignments ...............................................................................................................23
Windows Users.............................................................................................................23
Mac OS X Users.............................................................................................................23
Items in the Windows..................................................................................................................24
Main Window................................................................................................................24
Message Assignment Window................................................................................24
Keyboard Set Window ...............................................................................................26
Menus ...............................................................................................................................................27
File Menu........................................................................................................................27
Edit Menu .......................................................................................................................27
Options Menu...............................................................................................................27
Help Menu......................................................................................................................27
Keyboard Shortcuts .....................................................................................................................28
Using Control Maps .....................................................................................................................29
Assigning MIDI Messages.........................................................................................29
Checking the Assigned MIDI Messages...............................................................30
Receiving a Control Map from the A-PRO ..........................................................31
Transmitting a Control Map to the A-PRO..........................................................31
Saving a Control Map on Your Computer............................................................................32
Loading a Control Map that was Saved on Your Computer .........................................32
Message Parameters...................................................................................................33
Using Keyboard Sets....................................................................................................................40
Receiving a Keyboard Set.........................................................................................40
Transmitting a Keyboard Set...................................................................................40
Performing (Play Mode) ................................................. 41
Playing the Keyboard..................................................................................................................41
Convenient Performance Functions......................................................................................41
Specifying the Current Channel (MIDI Transmit Channel).............................................42
MIDI Channel.................................................................................................................42
Selecting Sounds (PROGRAM CHANGE/BANK)..................................................................43
PROGRAM CHANGE....................................................................................................43
Bank Select (BANK)......................................................................................................43
Selecting the UPPER and LOWER Sounds............................................................................44
Selecting the UPPER Sound.....................................................................................44
Selecting the LOWER Sound....................................................................................44
Layering Two Sounds (DUAL)...................................................................................................45
Playing Two Sounds Separately (SPLIT)................................................................................45
Adjusting the Playing Dynamics (VELOCITY)......................................................................46
Specifying a Fixed Velocity (KEY VELOCITY) ......................................................46
Changing the Keyboard Touch (VELOCITY CURVE) ........................................46
Muting the Controller Values (PRM MUTE)..........................................................................47
PRM MUTE......................................................................................................................47
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