Roland FP-8 User Manual

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4 When you have selected the desired Program Change number, press
PGM CHANGE again (the indicator will remain on). The Program
Change message is sent at this point.
5
Press
FUNC.
The
indicator
will
go
out
and
the
display
will
indicate
the
Tone
variation
as
before.
£Y “If you use the FP-8 by itself there is no need to be concerned about
Program Change messages.
“When selecting Program Change numbers, be sure to check the Program
Change
Number
Table
of
the
external
device.
Different
devices
use
different
numbers for each instrument sound.
*
The
FP-8
can
also
receive
Program
Changes
messages
from
external
devices.
Refer
to
the Program
Change
Number
Table
on
page
29.
Tuning (TUNE Knob)
The
tuning
knob
(located
on
the
rear
panel)
allows
you
to
tune
the
piano
to
match
the
pitch
of
other
instruments
and
devices.
When
the
knob
is
in
the
center
position,
middle
A
will
be
440
Hz.
When
the
knob
is
rotated
to
the
mark
to
the
right
of
center,
middie
A
will
be
442
Hz.
When
using
Roland
ISM
products
(page
$1)
set
the
Tuning
knob
to
the
A=442
Hz
position.
The
over-
all
pitch
can
be
varied
by
+/-
50
cents
(approximately
+/-
1/2
a
semitone).
440 Hz 442 Hz
MIDI Mode [MODE]
The
FP-8
contains
four
MIDI
modes,
each
of
which
represents
a
particular
combination
of
system
(operational)
settings.
These
modes
allow
you
to
use
the
piano
with
a
number
of
different
external
devices
(sequencers
and
sound
modules,
for
example).
The
particular
mode
you
select
will
determine
what
information
your
piano
can
send
to
other
MIDI
devices
and
what
its
own
internal
settings
will
be.
in
regard
to
transmitting
information,
there
are
only
two
types
of
MIDI
data
to
be
concerned
with:
Chorus/Reverb
settings
and
Program
Change
messages.

Roland FP-8 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	FP-8
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English