Rodgers W-5000, User Manual

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commands are received. If set to 'PC', only the General Preset selection is sent. If set to 'CC', only the
position of the controllers is sent. If set to 'Both', both the General Preset selection and the controller
positions are sent. This way, the start of the song on playback will always set the instrument up the way it
was when the song was recorded.
MIDI Local Cntl
Upper: On, Off
MIDI Local Cntl
Lower: On, Off
MIDI Local Cntl
Pedal: On, Off
These three parameters determine the local control setting for each section. (Local control determines
whether an instrument's internal sound source is connected to its keyboard.) If 'On', then playing the
keyboard or controller will trigger the W-5000, as well as result in data being sent to the Master MIDI
Output. If 'Off', then playing the keyboard or controller will result in data only being sent to the Master MIDI
Output.
You'll need to set all of these parameters to be able to do any multi-track (multi-pass) recording on an
external sequencer. Generally, the setting of these parameters depends upon the order in which you want to
accomplish your goal (i.e. the order of recording passes). In addition, the first pass is significantly different
from subsequent passes. Finally, the type of sequencer and its features also determine which parameters you
need and their probable values.
As you can see, it's difficult to be specific when there are so many variables to consider! However, assuming
that you want to record the notes and controller data for the Pedal (Bass), Lower, and Upper sections, in that
order, followed by a pass for sound registration on a PR-300S, we can give you the following step-by-step
directions. The following example assumes that you have connected the PR-300S MIDI IN and OUT to the
W-5000's MIDI Port 1.
MASTER CHANNEL RECORDING WITH AN EXTERNAL SEQUENCER
Ê Select a New Song on the PR-300S. Be sure the PR-300S MIDI Clock Out is 'ON', MIDI IN Chn 1-
10 is set to 'INT', and the switch on the back of the PR-300S is set to 'EXT'.
Ë
Select an appropriate bass Tone on the W-5000. Be sure that all the controllers you want assigned to
the Pedal (Bass) section are so assigned (you can use a General Preset to do this), so that you can hear
the result by moving the controllers.