Roland Sound Canvas Digital SC-D70 User Manual

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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY......................................................................4
IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................6
Contents ..................................................................................................7
Main Features..........................................................................................8
Names and Functions...........................................................................10
Front Panel.................................................................................................................................................10
Rear Panel..................................................................................................................................................13
Recording ..............................................................................................15
Connecting a microphone/guitar..........................................................................................................16
Connecting audio equipment.................................................................................................................18
Selecting the recording source................................................................................................................21
Adjusting the recording level.................................................................................................................22
The structure of the internal mixer.............................................................................................22
About the level indicators............................................................................................................23
Recording audio data...............................................................................................................................24
Monitoring the backing while you record new parts .........................................................................25
Mixdown the sound of the sound generator........................................................................................26
Recording the completed song to digital recorder..............................................................................27
Connecting your digital recorder ...............................................................................................27
Digital recording ...........................................................................................................................28
About the Copyright bit when using digital connections.......................................................28
Recording MIDI data on audio tracks...................................................................................................29
Playing the Internal Sound Generator ................................................31
About the internal sound generator ......................................................................................................31
Parts and sounds ......................................................................................................................................31
Different types of parts.................................................................................................................31
Which part receives the MIDI IN data? ..................................................................................... 31
Selecting a part ..............................................................................................................................31
Selecting basic sounds (normal parts)........................................................................................ 32
Selecting a variation sound (normal part)................................................................................. 32
Using MIDI messages to switch sounds from another device or sequencer software ....... 34
Selecting a drum set (drum part)................................................................................................35
Using MIDI messages to switch drum sets from another device or sequencer software... 37
Setting the SC-D70 to the same sounds as the SC-88Pro/SC-88/SC-55 ...............................37
About legato sounds..................................................................................................................... 38
How polyphony and voices are related................................................................................................ 38
USB mode and MIDI mode.....................................................................................................................39
Appendix................................................................................................41
Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................41
About MIDI...............................................................................................................................................46
What is MIDI?................................................................................................................................46
What is GM 2?................................................................................................................................48
Major types of MIDI message used by the SC-D70.................................................................. 50
Instrument List.......................................................................................................................................... 58
Drum Set List ............................................................................................................................................64
MIDI Implimentation Chart....................................................................................................................78
Specifications........................................................................................79
Index.......................................................................................................80

Roland Sound Canvas Digital SC-D70 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	Sound Canvas Digital SC-D70
Category	Music Equipment
Language	English