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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ................................... 3
IMPORTANT NOTES ............................................ 5
Main Features ....................................................... 6
Panel Descriptions ..................................... 9
Front Panel ............................................................................. 9
Rear Panel............................................................................... 9
Connecting to Your Computer/MIDI Keyboard .. 10
Connecting to a Computer ................................ 10
Connecting to a Computer via the USB Connector ....... 10
Connecting to a Computer via the Serial Connector ..... 12
Connecting to a Computer via the MIDI Connectors .... 13
How MIDI Messages Are Exchanged with a Computer.... 14
Do You Hear Sound? .......................................................... 15
Connecting to Headphones .............................. 16
Connecting to an Audio Input Jacks................ 16
Connecting to a MIDI Keyboard........................ 17
Making Connections........................................................... 17
Turning the Power ON/OFF............................................. 18
Do you Hear Sound? .......................................................... 18
Connecting Another MIDI Sound Source
to the SC-8820 ................................................. 19
Making Connections........................................................... 19
Parts and Sounds ..................................... 20
Switching the Sound of Each Part.................... 20
Types of Part ........................................................................ 20
Which MIDI IN Will be Used by Each Part? ................... 20
Selecting Basic Sounds (Normal Part).............................. 21
Using MIDI Messages to Select Instruments
from Other Devices or Sequencing Software .............. 22
Selecting Drum Sets (Drum Part) ..................................... 24
Using MIDI Messages to Select Drum Sets
from Other Devices or Sequencing Software .............. 25
Selecting the Same Sounds As the SC-88Pro/SC-88/SC-55.... 25
Legato-enabled Sounds ...................................................... 26
How the Number of Simultaneous Notes
and Voices Are Related .................................. 26
Parameters ................................................27
Part Parameters for Performance..................... 27
What Each Parameter Does ............................................... 27
Part Parameters for Sound Editing .................. 33
The Function of Each Parameter .......................................33
Parameters Common to All Parts ..................... 36
What Each Parameter Does ............................................... 36
Effects ........................................................39
System Effects ................................................... 39
Insertion Effects (EFX)....................................... 39
System Effects ................................................... 40
Reverb Parameters and Their Functions..........................40
Chorus Parameters and Their Functions .........................42
Delay Parameters and Their Functions ............................44
Equalizer Parameters .......................................................... 46
Insertion Effects ................................................. 47
Insertion Effect Parameters and their functions .............47
Insertion Effect Types........................................ 48
Appendices................................................89
Troubleshooting................................................. 89
About MIDI .......................................................... 95
What’s MIDI? ....................................................................... 95
What is General MIDI 2? .................................................... 96
MIDI Messages That Can Be Received by the SC-8820.......98
Computer Cable Wiring Diagrams.................. 106
Instrument List ................................................. 107
Drum Set List.................................................... 127
GM 2 Instrument List ....................................... 153
GM 2 Drum Set List .......................................... 155
Insertion Effect List.......................................... 156
Effect Parameter Value Conversion Table..... 164
MIDI Implementation ........................................ 166
Specifications..........................................186
Index.........................................................187
Operations via MIDI.......................................... 190
Summary of Contents for Sound Canvas SC-8820
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