Roland R-8M User Manual

QABOUT THE
R-8M
3. MIDI
Message Flow
The
R
-
8M
uses the following types of MIDI message.
Note message,
control change message
Control channel
(program change message.
exclusive message)
Control channel
Exclusive
message
(bulk dump)
Temporary area
Patch
Instrument Section
(receive channel)
Performance Section
1
(receive channel)
Performance Section 2
(receive channel)
Performance Section
3
(receive channel)
Performance Section 4
(receive channel)
Feel
Patch
Patch Feel Patch
Each section has its own MIDI channel
on
which
MIDI messages
will
be
independently received.
The
receive channel
of each
section
(
"=r
see page 25,
35)
receives
mainly note message and control change
message. In addition, the Instrument Section receives
control change message to control the sound of
up
to
9 specified instruments. In this
way,
each section can be used as an independent sound source.
In addition to the receive channel
of each section, there is also a control channel
(crsee
page
55). The
control channel receives program
change message to select Patches or Feel Patches. You can use the
program
change
map
(
cr
see page
57)
to specify which Feel Patch or Patch will be selected
by each
incoming program number. The control channel
is also. used for reception and transmission of
exclusive message.
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Roland R-8M Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	R-8M
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English