Roland RD-300NX, Owner'S Manual

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Using the RD-300NX as a Master Keyboard
Selecting Sounds on an External MIDI Device
To switch the tones of an external MIDI device, the program number and the MSB/LSB of the Bank Select message are entered as numerical values on
the RD-300NX.
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1. Press the [MIDI] button so the “MIDI” indicator is lit .
The MIDI screen appears.
If “MSB” doesn’t appear on screen, press the Cursor [ ] [ ] buttons several times to display the screen
shown at right will appear.
NOTE
When Rec Mode is set to ON in the Utility Rec Setting in Edit mode, the MIDI screen as shown above is
not displayed. Set Rec Mode to OFF when setting the MIDI Transmit channel (p. 77).
2. Use the Cursor [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] buttons to move the cursor, and use the [DEC] [INC] buttons to set the MSB, LSB, and PC for
each layer .
Pressing the [DEC] [INC] buttons simultaneously switches the settings value to “- - -” (OFF).
When this setting is “- - -” (OFF), bank select and program change messages will not be transmitted.
Parameter Settings
MSB (Bank Select MSB: CC 00) 0–127, - - - (OFF)
LSB (Bank Select LSB: CC 32) 0–127, - - - (OFF)
PC (Program Change) 1–128,
- - -
(OFF)
NOTE
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If the external MIDI sound generator transmits a Program number or a Bank number for which no Tone has been assigned, an alternate Tone may be
selected, or in some cases, there may be no sound played.
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If you do not want to transmit the Program number or Bank Select, use the procedure described above to set the PC/MSB/LSB to “- - -” (OFF).
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If this is set to “- - -,” the sound selection data will not be transmitted when you switch Live Sets.