Roland VS-1680 - Switching Effects; Adjusting Effects

Switching Effects
You can use MIDI control change messages transmit-
ted from an external MIDI controller to switch effects.
1. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
2. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [F5 (SYSTEM)].
The System menu icon appears in the display. If the
System menu icon does not appear, then press [F6
(EXIT)].
3. Press [F4 (MIDI)]. If “MIDI” does not appear in
[F4], first press [PAGE] until “MIDI” is displayed,
then press [F4 (MIDI)].
4. Press [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the
cursor to “P.C.Eff” and rotate the TIME/VALUE
dial.
P.C.Eff (Program Change Effect)
With this set to “On,” the effect is switched when pro-
gram change messages are received. For now, select
“On.”
5. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
Return to Play condition.
MIDI channels 1–4 correspond to EFX1–EFX4 respec-
tively. The relationship between the bank number
received by the VS-1680 and the Effect Patch Number
it switches to is shown below.
Bank No.MSB Bank No.LSB Program No.Patch No.
001–100 P000–P099
011–100 P100–P199
021–10 P200–P209
031–100 U000–U099
041–100 U100–U199
* For more detailed information, please refer to “MIDI
Implementation” (Appendices p. 25).
Adjusting Effects
You can use MIDI control change messages transmit-
ted from an external MIDI controller to control effects.
1. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
2. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [F5 (SYSTEM)].
The System menu icon appears in the display. If the
System menu icon does not appear, then press [F6
(EXIT)].
3. Press [F4 (MIDI)]. If “MIDI” does not appear in
[F4], first press [PAGE] until “MIDI” is displayed,
then press [F4 (MIDI)].
4. Press [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the
cursor to “C.C.Eff” and rotate the TIME/VALUE
dial.
C.C.Eff (Control Change Effect)
With this set to “On,” the effect is adjusted when con-
trol change messages are received. For now, select
“On.”
5. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
Return to Play condition.
* If you wish to use control change messages to switch
effects, use NRPN (Non Registered Parameter Numbers).
For more detailed information, please refer to “MIDI
Implementation” (Appendices p. 25).
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