Roland XP-10 - Transmitting General MIDI Setup;Gs Setup Data

Chapter 7. Using a sequencer to create an ensemble
If you wish to transmit General MIDI Setup data, be
sure that each Part in the currently selected
Performance uses only Capital Tones from the Preset
Tone bank. For Drum Sets, select a Standard Set. Also,
when recording your playing, be sure to use only
Capital Tones from the Preset Tone bank. For the
Drum Set, use only notes B1-A5 (note numbers 35-81)
of the Standard Set. Tones and Drum Sets other than
these are not defined in the General MIDI System.
This means that if you use such sounds, your song
will not play back correctly on a General MIDI system
compatible sound source.
* For details on the Tones of the XP-10, refer to
"Types of Tone” (p.16) and "Tone list” (p.71). For
details on Drum Sets, refer to "Types of Drum Set"
(p.17) and “Drum Set list” (p.74).
2. When recording GS Setup data or a GS Format
song, please observe the following points.
Before transmitting GS Setup data, be sure that the
Parts of the currently selected Performance do not use
XP-10 Original Tones or Drum Sets, or User Tone or
User Drum Sets. Also, be careful not to play XP-10
Original Tones or Drum Sets, or User Tones or User
Drum Sets while recording. These sounds are not
specified by the GS Format. If you record using such
sounds, your song will not play back correctly on a
GS Format compatible sound source.
* For details on the Tones of the XP-10, refer to
"Types of Tone" (p.16) and "Tone list" (p.71). For
details on Drum Sets, refer to "Types of Drum Set"
(p.17) and "Drum Set list” (p.74).
3. You must distinguish the tempo used when
recording the General MIDI Setup / GS Setup data
from the tempo used when recording the music data
(notes, etc.)
Tempo for recording the General MIDI Setup / GS Setup data
Record this data at the tempo that you will use for
playback. For example if you will be playing the song
back at a tempo of 120, record the General MIDI
Setup / GS Setup data at a tempo of 120.
If the General MIDI Setup / GS Setup data is played
back at a different tempo than the tempo at which it was
recorded, the XP-10 may not receive it correctly, mean-
ing that the song will not be played back correctly.
Tempo for recording the music data
It is not necessary to record the music data at the
tempo that you will use for playback. For example if
you will be playing the song back at a tempo of 120,
you might want to record it at a slower tempo, and
play it back at 120.
4. When recording/playing back a GS Format song,
set the Device 1D Number to 17. For details refer to
“Setting the Device ID Number” (p.46).
5. Two or three seconds will be required to record
the General MIDI Setup / GS Setup data. Continue
recording blank space for an additional two or three
seconds (i.e., without playing the keyboard or moving
a controller, etc.). You must leave two or three sec-
onds between the General MIDI Setup / GS Setup
data and the music data to ensure that the recorded
song will be played back correctly.
6. Set the System Exclusive Receive Switch to ON.
For the procedure, refer to “Setting the System
Exclusive Receive Switch” (p.48).
7. When playing back a GS Format song, set the GS
Reset Receive Switch ON. (With the factory settings
this is on, and you should normally leave it on.) For
the procedure, refer to “Turning on the GS Reset
Receive switch” (p.50).
8. Be sure to play back the song from the beginning.
If the song is played back from the middle, it will not
play back correctly. The beginning of the song con-
tains messages that are used to initialize the sound
source (General MIDI setup or GS setup data). If you
wish to play back a song that does not contain this
data at the beginning, you will need to make reset the
sound source of the XP-10 to the GS initial settings.
For details refer to “Restoring the GS initial settings
(GS Reset)” (p.38).
Transmitting General MIDI setup / GS setup
data
1. Press [EDIT].
The indicator will light.
2. Use VALUE[-]/[+] to select “Tx Setup” and press
[ENTER].
3. Use VALUE[-]/[+] to select “GM Setup” or “GS
Setup.”
4. Press [ENTER] to transmit the data.
* To cancel the operation, press [UTILITY]. The indi-
cator will go out, and the previous display will
reappear.
5. When transmission is completed, the display will
indicate “Completed” and the [UTILITY] indicator
will go out.
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