Roland PCR-800 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Names of things and what they do
VALUE knob
By turning the VALUE knob you can change the value of the MIDI CHANNEL,
PROGRAM CHANGE, CONTROL MAP, or USER.
In Edit mode, use this knob to select the item that you want to edit.
[MIDI CHANNEL] button
After pressing the [MIDI CHANNEL] button so it’s lit, you can turn the VALUE knob
to specify the channel on which the keyboard and bender will transmit messages.
(->
Selecting the current channel (MIDI transmit channel)
(p. 33))
[PROGRAM CHANGE] button
After pressing the [PROGRAM CHANGE] button so it’s lit, you can turn the VALUE
knob to transmit a program change message on the current channel.
(->
Selecting sounds (Program Change/Bank)
(p. 34))
[CONTROL MAP] button
After pressing the [CONTROL MAP] button so it’s lit, you can turn the VALUE knob
to switch among control maps stored in the PCR.
(->
Switching control maps
(p. 9))
[USER] button
After pressing the [USER] button so it’s lit, you can turn the VALUE knob to change
the value of a user-assigned parameter.
(->
VALUE knob settings
(p. 80))
Controllers [L1]–[L4] (buttons)
You can assign the desired MIDI messages to these buttons.
(->
Assigning a MIDI message
(p. 20))
[AFTERTOUCH] button
This specifies whether the keyboard will (ON) or will not (OFF) transmit aftertouch
messages.
[DUAL/SPLIT] button
This switches between Dual mode and Split mode.
(->
Layering two sounds (Dual)
(p. 37))
(->
Playing two sounds in combination (Split)
(p. 37))
[LOWER] button, [DATA] button
Use this button when you want to play or make settings for the Lower part.
If the [LOWER] button is lit, the keyboard (notes and aftertouch), bender lever
(pitch bend, modulation), foot pedal messages, and program change messages
will be transmitted on the current channel specified for the Lower part.
(->
Selecting the Lower and Upper sounds
(p. 36))
[UPPER] button, [CHK SUM] button
Use this button when you want to play or make settings for the Upper part.
If the [UPPER] button is lit, the keyboard (notes and aftertouch), bender lever (pitch
bend, modulation), foot pedal messages, and program change messages will be
transmitted on the current channel specified for the Upper part.
(->
Selecting the Lower and Upper sounds
(p. 36))
[EDIT] button
Use this button to assign MIDI messages to the controllers or to make system
settings.
(->
Assigning MIDI messages on the PCR keyboard
(p. 41))
(->
System settings
(p. 68))
[PRM MUTE] button, [ENTER] button
Use this to mute controller message output.
When you’re not in Play mode, you can use this as the [ENTER] button.
OCTAVE [-]/[+] buttons, [BACK] button, [CANCEL]
button
Use these buttons to raise or lower the octave of the keyboard.
When you’re not in Play mode, you can use these as the [BACK] button, which
returns you to the previous setting, and the [CANCEL] button, which cancels the
setting.
Bender lever, [BEND] and [MOD] controller
You can use this to modify the pitch or to apply vibrato.
You can also assign the desired MIDI messages to this controller.
(->
Assigning MIDI messages on the PCR keyboard
(p. 41))
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