Roland ep-5 User Manual

Setting the MIDI
Channel
MIDI communication takes place on separate chan-
nels (MIDI Channels), numbered from 1 through 16.
The channel used by the transmitting unit must be
matched with that used by the receiving unit. Only
then will sound be produced as expected.
* In a setup where you wish to play the ep-5 and
also have another MIDI-equipped instrument or
sound module play the same notes, you first
should set the channel used for reception on your
external device to the same channel that you
have the ep-5 set to use for transmission.
e if using another MIDI keyboard as a master instru-
ment, and you wish to have the ep-5 played by it,
you would need to set the channel used for
reception on the ep-5 to the same channel that
the master keyboard will be transmitting on.
* When wishing to have a sequencer play the ep-5,
you need to set the channel used for reception on
the ep-5 to the same channel that the recorded
MIDI data is set to use.
Setting the Channel Used for Transmission
PIANO E PIANO VIBRAPHONE ORGAN STRINGS
SIT
While holding these down,
press the key correspond-
ing to the desired channel:
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Setting the Channel Used for Reception
PIANO E PIANO VIBRAPHONE ORGAN STRINGS
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While holding these down.
press the key correspond-
ing to the desired channel
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* Each time power is turned on, the unit defaults to "1" as the
channel used for both transmission and reception.
Turning Transmission/
Reception of Program
Changes On and Off
Program Change messages basically state something
to this effect "A change has been made to the
number such-and-such voice." They do not convey
any further specifics about the voice, such as "The
voice to which a change has been made is named
Piano."
An instrument sends out a Program Change when-
ever a change in the voice being used is made. The
Program Change is sent as a number which has
been assigned to a certain voice. Such numbers and
what they mean in terms of specific voices can vary
from instrument to instrument. When another device
receives a Program Change message, it will respond
based on the number and what it means on that
instrument — it changes to the voice that it uses for
that particular number.
For this reason, it is entirely possible that on the mas-
ter keyboard you could change to "Piano" and yet
another instrument would begin sounding using
“Vibraphone.”
Correspondence charts can be referred to before-
hand to avoid such surprises.
The setting shown here allows you to turn off Pro-
gram Change communication. When off, the ep-5 no
longer will transmit Program Change messages when
its Voices are changed. Also, if the ep-5 should
receive Program Changes sent from another unit, no
change is made in its voices,
It should be so to "Off" if, for example, you want а
connected unit to always use a particular voice while
you play using a variety of voices on the ep-5.
PIANO E PIANO VIBRAPHONE ORGAN STRINGS
While holding these down.
press the key for either
"On" or "Ott"
On: Transmission and On Off
reception takes place
Off. No transmission or
reception takes place
* Each time power is turned on the instrument will always be at
"On"
- ж The ep-5 considers a combination of two Voices selected to-
gether as a separate Voice with a unique Program Change
number. Moreover, it assigns individual numbers to every possi-
ble combination of a Voice plus Chorus, Reverb or both. (Please
see the "Program Change Number Chart")

Roland ep-5 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	ep-5
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English