Roland GI-10 - Setting Bend Range for MIC IN; Adjusting Microphone Level; MIC IN Operation Notes

3. Set the Bend Range.
Press the PARAMETER + or — button to select
b. BEND RANGE.
Press the VALUE + or — button to set the value.
Set a value for Bend Range that matches the setting
on the external MIDI sound generator. When the
Bend Range is set to 0, MIDI data is sent in semi-
tone steps, so the external MIDI sound generator
also responds in semitone steps. This is effective
for pianos and similar instruments which produce
fixed pitches.
4. Adjust the microphone level
Press the PARAMETER + or — button to select
7. PICKUP SENS.
Use the MIC LEVEL knob to adjust the level.
For voice and similar signals, the right-most col-
umn of the display serves as the level meter. The
lighted LCD segments increase in a specific
sequence, thus acting as a “meter” which indicates
the strength of the input signal, as shown below.
State 3 State 4
State 5 State 6
For microphone input, the level increases as the
state changes from 1 to 6. Adjust the microphone
level using the MIC LEVEL knob so that the level
meter is at state 5.
This completes the setup. Sing into the microphone
and the external MIDI sound generator will pro-
duce the selected sound.
NOTE
When converting MIC IN signals into MIDI data,
the Poly mode is always used, regardless of the set-
ting in 1. POLY/MONO (see p. 9).
If the GK IN connector and MIC IN jack are used
simultaneously, the MIC IN jack will have priority.
If a microphone or other equipment is connected to
MIC IN and a guitar is connected to GK IN, the
guitar sound will not be output through the MIDI
OUT terminal. To hear the guitar, disconnect the
equipment from the MIC IN jack first.
Using a microphone, have the mouth fairly close to
the microphone, and try to produce sounds with a
strong attack. It also helps to clearly separate each
tone produced.
If lyrics are simply sung in consecutive, normal
fashion, the conversion to MIDI may not correct.
When you convert the sounds except a human
voice (such as a saxophone’s sound), the correct-
ness of the conversion to MIDI may depend on the
microphone setting.
Try to avoid having multiple notes, and play indi-
vidual notes one by one.
Using an electric guitar, the response of the conver-
sion to MIDI at low strings may be slower than
when using an electric guitar with the devided
pickup connected to the GK IN connector.
The sound range of the MIC IN is E2A*D6. If GI-10
receives the notes that are beyond this range, the
conversion to MIDI may not always correct.
As long as individual notes are sounded, many
devices othe than a microphone or guitar could be
used. However, you may not always be able to
obtain a satisfactory conversion to MIDI.
The maximum input level of the MIC IN is
230mV(RMS). If you input over this level, the con-
version to MIDI may not always correct.
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