Roland FP-8 User Manual

Master and Slave
When MIDI devices are connected, the device that sends
the message saying “do this” is called the master (the
transmitter). The device that responds to this message is
called the slave (the receiver). Since MIDI messages are
always transmitted in one direction over a single cable,
you will need to connect an additional MIDI cable from the
output of B te the input of A if you want A and B to respond
to each other.
MIDI IN
r |
MIDI OUT
TET ATA
MID! OUT MIDI IN
f B
[ TEETH
MIDI THRU Connector
When
transmitting
the
same
MIDI
messages
to
two
or
more
siaves,
use
the
MID]
THRU
connector(s).
MIDI OUT
SCT TT ATCT ETT TT TET TEE TT
MIDI IN MIDI THRU
MIDI IN
Slave
MIDI Channels
Simply
connecting
a
MIDI
cable
is
not
necessarily
enough
to
establish
communication.
MIDI
messages
are
transmit-
ted
on
a
channel
(1-16),
and
will
be
received
only
if
the
channels
of
the
transmitter
and
receiver
match.
MIDI OUT MIDI IN
xX Channel 5
MIDI
OUT
MIDEIN
2
Oo Channel 5
25
A
single
MIDI
cable
is
able
to.
carry
messages
on
all
16
channels
simultaneously.
MIDI channels
MIDI channels are easy to understand if we use the
analogy of television broadcasting. Many television
programs
are
broadcast
from
many
TV
stations
and
your TV antenna receives them all.
By setting your television to a specific channel, you
can
watch
only
the
desired
program.
The
same
idea
applies to MIDI channels. The master device is
somewhat like the broadcast station, and the slave
device
is
like
a
television
set.
The
MIDI
messages
carried
by
the
MIDI
cable
are
like
the
programs
that
are transmitted from the broadcast stations.
The cable tram the antenna carries the TV
signals trom a variety of broadcasts.
[Sater]
=
On @ TV, you select the channel which carries the program you
want to watch,
If two or more siaves are connected, set the MIDI
channel of each slave device to match that of the
masier device.
MIDI OUT
Channel 2
MIDI THRU
Channel 5
MIDI IN
o
Channel 2

Roland FP-8 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	FP-8
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English