Roland G-70 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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manent) changes to the way a part behaves. Effect set-
tings, for instance, can only be changed via SysEx mes-
sages.
Such messages may slow down playback on external
MIDI instruments, or yield no effect at all, which is why
you have the option to switch off their transmission in
the first place.
LYRICS—Use this switch to specify whether the Lyrics
data contained in the songs you play back should be
transmitted via MIDI (button icon on) or not (off).
DATA CHANGES—This parameter allows you to specify
how the original program changes of the songs you play
back are transmitted via MIDI. The G-70 may change
sound addresses (usually CC00 and CC32 values) so as to
play back all songs with the best possible quality. If you
switch this parameter on, such real-time transforma-
tions are also transmitted via MIDI, in which case the
receiving tone generator may drop certain parts (if it
does not support the requested sound bank).
If you switch this parameter off, the original sound
addresses are transmitted to the receiving device. (But
the G-70’s tone generator continues to “enhance” the
songs you play back – this parameter only affects MIDI
transmission to external instruments.)
RX FILTER
SYSEX—Use this parameter to specify whether (button
icon on) or not (off) the G-70 should receive SysEx mes-
sages from other devices. See also the explanation
above.
MIDI Sets
MIDI Sets are memories for MIDI settings. The G-70
provides eight MIDI Set memories that you can use
to change your MIDI configuration. You can link a
MIDI Set to a User Program (page 116), and specify
which MIDI Set should be loaded when you switch on
the G-70 (see below). If you need to reset some or all
MIDI parameters to their default values, select
[Keyboard¥&¥Style¥Parts] and/or [Song¥Parts] rather
than a MIDI Set.
Writing a MIDI Set
(1) If you are still on one of the EDIT MIDI pages, press
the [Back] field.
If not, press the [MENU] button and the [MIDI] field
on the MENU display page.
(2) Press the [WRITE] field (it lights red).
(3) Press the field that corresponds to the MIDI Set
where you wish to save your MIDI settings ([1]~[8]).
The display returns to the “MIDI” page.
(4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.
Using MIDI Sets
(1) Press the [MENU] button.
The display changes to:
(2) Press the [MIDI] field.
(3) Press the [1]~[8] field that corresponds to the MIDI
Set you want to use (the two SELECT button icons
go dark).
You can also select a macro (“SELECT”) and work with
those settings, in which case all eight MIDI Set indi-
cator icons go dark.
(4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.
MIDI Set selection at power-on
When you switch on the G-70, it automatically selects
default MIDI settings. If they do not match the settings
required for your setup, you can tell the G-70 which
MIDI Set it should recall when you switch it on:
(1) Press the [MENU] button.
The display changes to: