To learn more about MIDI and the various music systems that can be added to your HP-Piano, refer to the enclosed booklet "MIDI" and the MIDI implementation chart in the back of this owner's manual. 1. MIDI Connectors The HP-4500 has MIDI IN, MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU Connectors on the rear panel. 2. Setting MIDI Channels The HP-4500 cannot have different MIDI channels for transmitting and receiving. a. MIDI IN Connector b. MIDI OUT Connector c. MIDI THRU Connector While holding the MIDI Button O down, push the key that corresponds to the MIDI Channel number you want. KEY TRANSPOSE cn Push the key that -|- corresponds to the MIDI Channel you want. (See page 12.) (holding down) a. MIDI IN Connector When using the piano as a MIDI sound module controlled by the external MIDI device, connect the MIDI IN Connector to the MIDI OUT or MIDI THRU on the external device. b. MIDI OUT Connector When using the piano as a keyboard controller that drives the external device, connect the MIDI OUT Connector to the MIDI IN on the external device. c. MIDI THRU Connector Through this, the exact copy of the signal fed into the MIDI IN is sent out. * Usually, the default setting for receive channel is OMNI ON, and transmit channel is CH 1. a. HP-4500 as a MIDI Keyboard Controller To use the piano as a MIDI keybaord controller, it is necessary to match the transmit channel of the piano to the receive channel of the connected MIDI sound module. b. HP-4500 as a MIDI Sound Module When using the piano as a MIDI sound module, set the receive MIDI channel of the piano to the same as the transmit channel of the MIDI device that controls the piano. 10 3. Program Change o Transmit. The HP-4500 allows to send the Program Change in two different ways; with the Tone Selector buttons or with the keyboard. a. Using the Program Change Button and Tone Selectors Using the Program Change Button and the Tone Selectors 1 to 8, Program Change messages can be transmitted. While holding the Program Change Switch 0 down, press one of the Tone Selector buttons (1 to 8). In this way, the corresponding Program Change 1 to 8 can be transmitted. PIANO HARPSl- VSBRA- E.PIANO 1 2 3 CHORD CLWI PHONE 1 2 PROGRAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CHANGE b. Using the Key Transpose Button and Keyboard Using the key Transpos Button and keyboard, 1 to 128 Program Change messages can be transmitted. The table at the top right shows how the Group/Bank/Voice numbers on the piano correspond to the Program numbers. Program Change Table NO. BANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 4 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 A 5 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 6 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 7 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 8 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 1 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 2 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 3 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 B 4 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 5 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 6 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 7 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 8 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 < Operation > While holding the Key Transpose Button O down, push the keys that correspond to the Group, Bank and Number you need. The Group (A, B), Bank (1 to 8) and Number (1 to 8) correspond to the keyboard as shown on the last page of the manual. KEY TRANSPOSE Push the keys that I correspond to the Group, Bank and Number you want. (See page 12.) (holding down) □ Receive The HP-4500 receive 1 to 32 Program Changes, but do not receive 33 to 128. 11 4. Chorus/Tremolo To transmit On/Off of the Chorus or Tremolo effect, push the Chorus or Tremolo Button whichever you want to transmit, while holding the Program Change Button. 5. MIDI Functions The HP-4500 can select any of the following three modes that decide how the messages are received and transmitted. (I) Note On/Off, Pedal and Program Change messages are transmitted and received. (II) Note On/Off, Pedal and Program Change messages are transmitted. Pedal and Program Change messages are not received. (III) Note On/Off, Pedal and Program Change messages are transmitted and received. The moment a new voice is selected on the piano, the corresponding Program Change (1 to 8) is transmitted. The Chorus or Tremolo On/Off is also transmitted. This mode may be used when recording the data into a MIDI sequencer and playing it back. Mode I: Turning the piano on will automatically select this mode. Mode II: Turn the piano on while holding down the Tone Selector Button Piano 1. Mode III: Turn the piano on while holding the Program Change button down. MIDI Channel, Program Change and Key Transpose correspond to the keyboard as shown below. r HP-4500 MIDI CHANNEL-1 rP^OGRAM CHANGE MfcL—I rKHUUI ÈË 1p3|l516| I / 1|2|3|4 ■All /NUMBER 1 ~8 /GROUP A. B BANK 1 ~-8 KEY [TRANSPOSE] 12 Roland Piano MODEL HP-4500 MIDI Implementation May.20 1986 lHUkSNltHD DATA kkkkkkk * IS - 113 uiofl am i...
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