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[8] MIDI CONTROLLER mode—Owner’s Manual
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Example: to assign the “C2” to the leftmost
pedal, press [0].
Release the key you are holding on your key-
board. All indicators briefly light to confirm
your selection.
(7) Repeat steps (4)~(6) to assign different note
numbers to the remaining pedals.
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[11] MIDI CHANNEL
To select a MIDI channel (1~16), press the MIDI
CHANNEL selector [11] (indicator lights).
Use the pedals to enter the MIDI channel you
wish to set. Example: to specify channel “8”,
press [8]. Then press pedal [B] (ENTER) to confirm
the operation. All indicators briefly light to con-
firm your selection.
Note: If you pressed the wrong pedal while specifying
the number, you can cancel your input by pressing
pedal [A] (CANCEL).
Note: To return to the default MIDI channel (“16” in
SOUND EFFECTS mode), press the MIDI CHANNEL selec-
tor [11] and pedal [C]. All indicators briefly light to con-
firm your selection.
Note: If a MIDI channel number higher than “16” is
erroneously selected, the PK-5A will exit this function
when pedal [B] (ENTER) is pressed.
[8] MIDI CONTROLLER mode
Press the MIDI CONTROLLER selector [8] to select
the mode of the same name. Conceived for use with
Roland arranger-type instruments, the PK-5A’s fac-
tory set transmits on MIDI channel “10” (which is
used for program change messages that allow you
to select Music Styles). The User Set, on the other
hand, transmits on MIDI channel “1”.
In MIDI CONTROLLER mode, the PK-5A can be used
for starting/stopping Style playback and for select-
ing the following accompaniment patterns by foot:
Fill-in to Variation, Fill-in to Original, Break Mute,
Intro and Ending.
In MIDI CONTROLLER mode [8], the following func-
tions are available (FUNCTION section):
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[9] FACTORY SET
When you press the FACTORY SET selector [9],
(the corresponding indicator lights), the follow-
ing remote control functions are available (note
that certain pedals do nothing here):
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[11] MIDI CHANNEL
To select a MIDI channel (1~16), press the MIDI
CHANNEL selector [11] (indicator lights).
Use the pedals to enter the MIDI channel you
wish to set. Example: to specify channel “8”,
press [8]. Then press pedal [B] (ENTER) to confirm
the operation. All indicators briefly light to con-
firm your selection.
Note: The MIDI channel setting only applies to the Fac-
tory Set (the User Set can handle different MIDI chan-
nels for to the various pedals).
Note: If you pressed the wrong pedal while specifying
the number, you can cancel your input by pressing
pedal [A] (CANCEL).
Note: To return to the default MIDI channel (“10”),
press the MIDI CHANNEL selector [11] and pedal [C]. All
indicators briefly light to confirm your selection.
Note: If a MIDI channel number higher than “16” is
erroneously selected, the PK-5A will exit this function
when pedal [B] (ENTER) is pressed.
Pedal Function MIDI message
0 Start FA
1 Fill-in To Variation PC 81
2— —
3 Fill-in To Original PC 82
4— —
5— —
6 Break Mute PC 85
7— —
8 Intro FA+PC 83
9— —
A Ending PC 84
B— —
C Stop FC
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