Roland TR-505 - MIDI

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MIDI
The TR-505
has
two
MIDI Connectors, IN and OUT.
(See the separate volume
"MIDI"), If the composer is
connected through its MIDI OUT to
another instru-
ment's MIDI IN, then the composer
will control that
instrument, and vice-versa.
The TR-505 can transmit and receive the following
MIDI messages.
1. Trigger signal for the individual voice. (Key mes-
sage
is used.)
2. Track Number (Song Select) message
3. Bar Number (Song Position Pointer) message
4 Synchro signal such as Tempo
Clock, Start/Stop,
etc.
MIDI Key
When the composer is
stopped,
push the MIDI Key
®
while holding the Shift Key
<D
down. Each time
you push the MIDI Key, the MIDI function and its sett-
ing shown in the Display change
as
shown below;
MIDI Sync On/Off, OMNI Mode On/Off, Receive
MIDI channel number 1
to 16, Key
number of the
drum voice 25 to 99, Transmit MIDI channel number
of the drum voice 1 to 16.
MIDI Function
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Setting
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MIDI Sync
on : Syncs
to external device
of
'
Does not sync
to
external device
o
OMNI Mode
on : Receives the Messages of all the Channels.
of
'
Receives the message of the set receive Channel.
O
Receive Channel Number
In this example : Channel 10 is selected.
o
Key Number of the drum voice
In this example : Key number of Bass Drum
—
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To see the Key number of other drum
voice, push the
corresponding Main Key.
o
Transmit Channel of the drum voice
In this example : Transmit channel of Bass
Drum
-
10
To
see
the transmit channel of other drum voice, push
the relevant main Key.
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