Roland RD-500 - Setup with External MIDI Sound Modules; Understanding MIDI Channels

OUTLINE
m@ Setup with an external MIDI Sound Module
Connect the MIDI sound module to the MIDI OUT jack on the rear of the RD-500. Then the
connected sound module can be controlled by the RD-500.
MIDI OUT MIDIIN = MIDI THRU
Transmit channel : 1
Titty aes
AAG
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You can assign up to two MIDI sound modules to the TX LOWER and TX UPPER Parts. TX LOWER
and TX UPPER are the Parts that control external MIDI sound modules. As with the INT LOWER/INT
UPPER Parts, they can play two external MIDI sound modules simultaneously or play them on
different keyboard sections (Split).
<Dual> <Split>
Channel : 1 Channet : 2 Channel : 1 Channel : 2
Split Point
The RD-500’s performance information is output through MID! OUT on the MIDI transmit channel
(TX Channel) set in each Part, thereby controlling the external sound modules.
@ MIDI Channels
As with television broadcasting, MIDI uses channels (these are called MIDI channels). MIDI
messages can be communicated only between devices which are set to the same MIDI channel
number. There are 16 MIDI channels, 1 — 16, and by setting the MID! channel on the transmitter to
the same number as that on the receiver, MIDI messages can be exchanged between the transmitter
and receiver.
channel: 1
Receive
channel: §
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* Channel 16 of the RD-500 is a Control Channel that receives messages (from external devices) for
switching Setup Memories.
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