Roland FP-3 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Chapter 4 Other Functions
Setting the MIDI Out Mode
By setting the MIDI Out Mode, you can select to have a more
suitable (to the external MIDI device) selection of MIDI data
be output from the MIDI Out connector when you make tone
changes on the FP-3.
Three settings for the MIDI Out Mode are available.
“MIDI Out Mode 1” is the power-up default setting.
1. Hold down the [Song] button and press the
[Strings/Pad] button.
The indicators for the [Song] and [Strings/Pad] buttons
flash in red.
fig.04-17
2. Press the [-] or [+] button to select the MIDI Out
Mode.
3. Press the [Song] button.
The indicators return to their previous state.
MIDI
Out
Mode
Descriptions
1 MIDI
Out
Mode 1
This setting is suitable for the connec-
tion of sequencers. The MIDI informa-
tion shown below is output from the
MIDI Out connector when you make a
tone change on the FP-3.
When recording something on a
sequencer, this mode should assure that
when you play back the performance
on the FP-3, you will hear the same
tones used when the performance was
recorded.
• Program Change
• Reverb or chorus effect on/off
• Reverb or chorus effect depth
• Sympathetic resonance depth
2 MIDI
Out
Mode 2
This setting is suited for connecting to a
sound module. The MIDI information
on tone and effect is not output from
the MIDI Out connector when you
make a tone change on the FP-3.
3 MIDI
Out
Mode 3
You can transmit performance data
recorded with the FP-3. Additionally,
the MIDI messages that are output have
the same content as those in MIDI Out
Mode 1.
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