Roland Sound Canvas SC-50 - The General MIDI System and GS Format; What Is the General MIDI System?; What Is the GS Format?

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Contents3
Main Features4
General MIDI System4
GS Format4
Placement5
Maintenance5
Additional Precautions5
Memory Backup5
Front and Rear Panels6
Turning the Power on and off7
Connections8
About the MIDI Connectors8
Audio Output Connections9
Audio Input Connections9
Connecting with Apple Macintosh Computers10
Connecting with IBM PC at Computers11
How to Use the Computer Switch12
Using Headphones13
Installing the Sound Canvas in a Rack14
Listening to the Demo Song - Rom Play15
Composer Profile15
Playing Various Sounds16
How to Select Instruments16
Changing the Volume Level/Pan17
Changing the Pan Level of ALL17
How to Adjust Reverb/Chorus18
How to Transpose All Parts19
Selecting Instruments20
Part, Instrument and MIDI Channel20
About the Playable Range of some Instruments20
How to Select Instruments with Other MIDI Devices21
How to Select the Drum Set22
Drum Sets and the Drum Part22
How to Select the Drum Set with MIDI Messages23
Changing the Drum Part Number23
Part Settings24
Level24
Pan24
Reverb24
Chorus25
Key Shift25
How to Set25
The User (Compare) Function26
Changing the Setting of User26
Clearing the Setting of User27
Mute All Parts28
Mute a Specified Part28
Mute Lock29
Monitoring the Sound of a Part (Part Monitor)30
Monitoring the Sound of All Parts (All Monitor)30
Setting to the Pitch of Another Instrument (Master Tuning)31
Initialization for GM/GS32
Returning to Factory Presets33
To Initialize All Settings33
How to Use the Backup Switch33
Changing a Patch Name34
Storing/Recalling Sound Parameters35
How to Set the Bar Display36
Setting Instructions37
Adjusting the Display Contrast38
LCD Contrast38
Selecting Instrument Variations39
Selecting Variations with Another MIDI Device or Computer40
Turning the Instrument Change Reception Switch on and off41
Changing the Way the Sound Is Output42
Bend Range42
Modulation Depth42
Key Range42
Velocity Sens Depth43
Velocity Sens Offset43
M/P Mode44
Portamento44
Porta.tm.44
Modulation44
Expression45
Changing the Sound Parameters46
Before Changing the Sound Parameters46
The Function of each Parameter46
Vibrato46
Nuances of the Sound47
Envelope47
Release Time48
Changing the Type of Reverb and Chorus49
How to Use Voice Reserve50
About the Maximum Polyphony50
When Exceeding the Maximum Polyphony50
Note Sounding Priority Order of Part50
Voice Reserve51
Storing the Basic Settings in a Sequencer52
Setup Send52
How to Transmit 1 (Transmission of All Parts and Specified Part Settings)53
How to Transmit 2 (Transmission of the Settings of a Specified Part)53
Storing All the Settings in a Sequencer54
How to Transmit 1 (Transmission of All Sound Canvas Settings)54
How to Transmit 2 (Transmission of All Parts and Specified Part Settings)55
How to Transmit 3 (Transmission of the Settings of a Specified Part)56
Changing the MIDI Reception Channel (Part)57
Appendix59
Troubleshooting60
Error Messages and Other Messages61
About MIDI62
How MIDI Messages Are Transmitted and Received62
MIDI Connectors62
MIDI Channels and Multi-Timbral Sound Modules63
MIDI Messages Used by the SOUND Canvas64
Note Messages64
Pitch Bend Change64
Program Change64
Control Change65
Aftertouch (Channel Pressure)66
All Sounds off67
All Notes off67
Reset All Controllers67
Active Sensing67
System Exclusive Messages68
Changing the Device ID Number69
MIDI Message Reception Switches70
Switches for each Part70
Turning On/Off70
Switches Common to All Parts71
Instrument Reception Switch71
Exclusive Reception Switch71
Function Control Reception Switch71
GM System On/Gs Reset Reception Switch72
The Send Select Switch for the Universal Master Volume73
About MIDI Implementation Charts74
The General MIDI System and GS Format75
What Is the General MIDI System?75
What Is the GS Format?75
Computer Cable Wiring Diagram76
Instrument Table78
Drum Set Table81
SFX Set82
MIDI Implementation83
Receive Data83
Channel Mode Messages85
System Real Time Message86
System Exclusive Message86
Transmit Data87
Channel Voice Message87
System Realtime Message87
Parameter Address Map88
Individual Parameter89
Micro Edit95
Decimal and Hexadecimal96
Example of Actual MIDI Messages96
Example and Chacksum of Roland System Exclusive Messages97
How to Read a MIDI Implementation Chart99
Table of Operations100
All Parts and System Function Settings100
Setting for each Part101
Specifications103
Operation Block Diagram104
Index106
Sound Canvas Instrument Table109
Sound Canvas Drum Set Table110

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