Roland DP-900 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
36
Connecting External Devices
Switching Local Control on and Off
When connecting a MIDI sequencer, set Local Control to
“Off.”
As illustrated, information describing what has been played
on the keyboard is passed to the internal sound generator over
two different routes, (1) and (2). As a result, you hear
overlapping or intermittent sounds. To prevent this from
happening, route (1) must be severed, by setting the unit to
what is known as “Local Off.”
fig.localcont.e
Local Control ON: The keyboard and the internal sound
generator are in a linked state.
fig.localon.e
Local Control OFF: The keyboard and the internal sound
generator are in an unlinked state. No sound will be produced
by the keyboard when it is played.
fig.localoff.e
* When a Roland MT series instrument is connected, it is not
necessary to make the Local Off setting. MT units transmit
Local Off messages when their power is switched on. If you
turn on the power in the order of the DP-900
MT series,
Local Off will be set automatically.
If you press
the [Variation] button
in step 2 of “Making
MIDI-related settings,” a display like the following will
appear.
fig.disp-On
Value
On, OFF
Power-up default setting
On
Transmitting a Performance You
Recorded
If you want to transmit a performance recorded on the DP-900
to an external MIDI device or computer, turn this setting
“On.” If this is “Off,” the data will not be transmitted.
If you press
the [Play] button
in step 2 of “Making MIDI-
related settings,” a display like the following will appear.
fig.disp-OFF
Value
On, OFF
Power-up default setting
OFF
If you wish to save the performance, use the following
procedure. In this situation, your external sequencer is set its
MIDI Thru feature to be OFF. For details, refer to the owner’s
manual of your MIDI sequencer.
1.
Connect a MIDI sequencer such as the MT
series (p. 34).
2.
Record the performance on the DP-900 (p. 27).
3.
Set this setting to “On.”
4.
Start recording with the connected MIDI device.
5.
Start playback of the recorded song on the DP-
900.
6.
When playback ends, stop recording with the
connected MIDI device.
7.
Use a connected MIDI sequencer to save the
data on a floppy disk or other media.
(1)
MIDI
MIDI
MIDI
MIDI
(2)
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
Sequencer
Memory
Sound
Generator
Each note played
is sounded twice
Thru function On
Local On
Local On
Sound is emitted
Sound Generator
Local Off
No sound produced
Sound Generator
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