Roland G-800 - About MIDI implementation charts; MIDI on your G-800

MIDI mode, MIDI on your G-800
(b) GS Reset (GS Format System Exclusive)
When
GS
Reset
is
received,
the
G-800
will
be
set
to
the
basic
GS
settings.
The
beginning
of
song
data
bearing
the
GS
logo
contains
a
GS
System
Reset
message.
This
means
that
if
you
play
back
the
data
from
the
beginning,
the
sound
generator
device
will
be
automatically
ini-
tialized
to
the
basic
settings.
(c) Master Volume (Universal System Exclusive)
This
is
an
exclusive
message
common
to
all
newer
MIDI
devices
that
controls
the
master
vol-
ume of the entire G-800.
(d) Other System exclusive (SysEx) messages
The
G-800
can
receive
GS
format
exclusive
messages
(model
ID
42H)
that
are
common
to
all
GS
sound
generators.
The
G-800
can
also
use
exclusive
messages
(model
ID
45H)
that
are
especially
for
the
SC-88.
About MIDI implementation charts
MIDI
allows
many
different
types
of
instruments
to
be
connected,
but
in
some
cases
there
will
be
types
of
message
which
cannot
be
conveyed
meaningfully.
For
example
if
you
wish
to
use
keyboard
Aftertouch
of
an
external
instrument
to
control
the
sound,
while
the
sound
generator
connected
to
the
keyboard
does
not
receive
Aftertouch
messages,
you
will
not
get
the
musical
result
you
intend.
In
this
way,
only
messages
that
are
used
by
both
devices
will
actually
be
conveyed.
The
MIDI
specification
requires
that
the
owner's
manual
for
each
MIDI
device
include
a
“MIDI
Implementation
Chart”
that
shows
the
types
of
MIDI
messages
which
are
actually
transmitted
and
received
by
a
device.
Put
the
Transmitted
column
of
the
transmitting
device's
implementation
chart
side
by
side
with
the
Received
column
of
the
receiving
device's
imple-
mentation
chart.
Messages
which
are
marked
as
“0”
in
both
charts
can
be
conveyed
success-
fully.
If
either
chart
shows
a
“X”
for
a
certain
type
of
message,
that
message
cannot
be
con-
veyed.
MIDI on your G-800
Your
G-800
features
an
impressive
number
of
MIDI
parameters,
some
of
which
are
used
to
set
the
MIDI
receive
(RX)
or
MIDI
transmit
(TX)
channels,
while
most
of
them
are
related
to
enabling
or
disabling
reception
or
transmission
of
certain
MIDI
messages.
As
stated
in
the
Player's
Guide,
do
not
change
the
MIDI
parameter
settings
unless
you
know
what
you
are
doing,
in
order
to
maintain
the
highest
possible
degree
of
compatibility
with
other
MIDI
devices.
After
setting
your
MIDI
parameters,
you
may
wish
to
save
them
to
a
MIDI
Set,
so
that
they
can
be
recalled
when
required.
Selecting
another
MIDI
Set
may
have
a
drastic
effect
on
the
way
your
G-800
behaves
in
a
MIDI
setup.
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