Roland RD-500 - Changing External Sounds via Program Change

m@ Changing sounds in the external MIDI sound module
To
change
sounds
in
an
external
MIDI
sound
module,
you
must
send
Program
Change
and
Bank
Select
messages
(MSB
and
LSB)
to
the
module.
@ Sending Program Change messages
1. Press the PGM C button (the Indicator will light).
2. Press the LOWER or UPPER button to select the Part to which you wish to send the
messages.
3. Set the Program Change Number.
Using the INC/DEC buttons or VALUE slider, select a number from 1 — 128 or OFF (no message is
sent).
Each
time
you
set
a
new
value,
the
corresponding
Program
Change
message
is
transmitted.
* The Program Change number you set is transmitted when a Setup Memory (page 25) is selected.
When OFF is selected, no Program Change message will be transmitted.
You can specify a Program Change number with the Numerical keys.
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Press the A/B button, and you can specify the number (Al 1—A88/B 1 1—B88) using the
Group/Bank/Number method. You can select Group A or B by pressing the A/B button.
After you specify the number with the Numerical Keys, press the ENTER key, and the set Program
Change number is transmitted.
4. When you finish setting the Program Change number, press the PGM C button (the
indicator will go out).
* When the Local Switch is set to ON 2 or OFF, selecting a Tone with the Tone Selection buttons or
VARIATION button will automatically transmit the corresponding Program Change number on
the MIDI channel set with the RX Channel through MIDI OUT.
*
The relationship between the RD-500’s Tones and Program Change Numbers , refer to Tone List.