Roland ep-5 User Manual

Local On/Off
In a setup where the ep-5 is combined with a se-
quencer, the sequencer would usually be set at “Soft
Thru ON.” In this case, as explained below, the ep-5
should be set at "Local OFF."
With the cable connections between the ep-5 and the
sequencer made as illustrated below, what you play
can be recorded into the sequencer, and the se-
quencer can be played back to hear a reproduction
of of what you played.
Sequencer
МНИ IN
MIDI OUT
Memory
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
Take for example that "Soft Thru" on the sequencer is
"ON", and Local is left at "ON" on the ep-5 — each
note played will then sound twice. This may cause
the music to sound somewhat strange, and can result
in some notes being omitted.
(Sound Source 3
Sequencer
Sound Source 44 MIDI IN
Iac Dem
MIDI OUT Z
ES
Soft Thru Оп
Key pressed once,
yet note sounds twice.
The reason the above occurs is because the key-
board’s performance information reaches the sound
source by means of two paths:
© The ep-5's internal circuitry.
@ The “Soft Thru” feature on the sequencer, which
when ON, wends from MIDI OUT a copy of every-
thing received.
Since this situation is undesirable, path (1) can be
disabled. To do this the unit is set to "Local OFF".
The ordinary condition — where path @ remains
operative — is referred to as "Local ON".
LOCAL ON
Ordinary condition — the
keyboard and the internal
sound module are connect-
ed.
Sound is produced
Sound Module
4 Local On
LOCAL OFF
Since there is no longer a
connection between the key-
board and the internal sound
module, when the keyboard
is played no sound is pro-
duced.
No sound is produced
Sound Module
Local Oft
PIANO Е PIANO VIBRAPHONE ORGAN STRINGS
ROCA
While holding these down,
press the key for either
"On" or "Oft"
ON: Local On
OFF: Local Off ЧУ
* Each time power is turned on this setting will always be at "ON."
Omni On/Off
When set to "Omni On”, MIDI messages received on
any of the channels will result in sound being pro-
duced.
With the ep-5 set to Omni On, when data is received
from a sequencer or other device you will be able to
hear all the performance data for all the channels
played at the same time. This makes it convenient tor
times when you wish to check how a complete
arrangement sounds.
PIANO E PIANO VIBRAPHONE ORGAN STRINGS
ESTE
While holding these down,
press the key for either
"On" or "Off."
ON: Omni On On Off
OFF: Omni Off ПУ
* Each time power is turned on, the instrument will be at “OH.”
ж This setting switches to Omni Off whenever selection of a particu-
lar Receive channel is made.

Roland ep-5 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	ep-5
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English