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Roland RD-700GX manual

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  • Page 1

    Digital Piano Model: RD-700GX Date: Feb. 1, 2008 Version: 1.00 1 MIDI Implementation 1. Receive data ■ Channel Voice Messages ● Note off Status 2nd byte 3rd byte 8nH kkH vvH 9nH kkH 00H n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16) kk = note number: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127) vv = note off velocity: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127) * Some instruments are not receiv[...]

  • Page 2

    2 MIDI Implementation ❍ Resonance (Controller number 71) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 47H vvH n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16) vv= Resonance value (relative change): 00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63) * The Resonanse parameter (Tone Info: Resonance) will change. ❍ Release Time (Controller number 72) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 48H vvH n = M[...]

  • Page 3

    3 MIDI Implementation ● Pitch Bend Change Status 2nd byte 3rd byte EnH llH mmH n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16) mm, ll = Pitch Bend value: 00 00H - 40 00H - 7F 7FH (-8192 - 0 - +8191) * Not received when the Rx Bender parameter (EDIT: Part Parameter: Rx Bender) is OFF. ■ Channel Mode Messages ● All Sounds Off (Controller number 12[...]

  • Page 4

    4 MIDI Implementation ❍ GM2 System On Status Data byte Status F0H 7EH 7FH 09H 03H F7H Byte Explanation F0H Exclusive status 7EH ID number (Universal Non-realtime Message) 7FH Device ID (Broadcast) 09H Sub ID#1 (General MIDI Message) 03H Sub ID#2 (General MIDI 2 On) F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive) * Not received when the Rx GM/GM2 System On parameter ([...]

  • Page 5

    5 MIDI Implementation ❍ Channel Pressure Status Data byte Status F0H 7FH, 7FH, 09H, 01H, 0nH, ppH, rrH F7H Byte Explanation F0H Exclusive status 7FH ID number (universal realtime message) 7FH Device ID (Broadcast) 09H Sub ID#1 (Controller Destination Setting) 01H Sub ID#2 (Channel Pressure) 0nH MIDI Channel (00 - 0F) ppH Controlled parameter rrH [...]

  • Page 6

    6 MIDI Implementation ❍ Data set 1 DT1 This is the message that actually performs data transmission, and is used when you wish to transmit the data. Status Data byte Status F0H 41H, dev, 00H, 00H, 2BH, 12H, aaH, bbH, F7H ccH, ddH, eeH, ... ffH, sum Byte Explanation F0H Exclusive status 41H ID number (Roland) dev Device ID (dev: 10H - 1FH, 7FH, In[...]

  • Page 7

    7 MIDI Implementation ❍ Panpot (Controller number 10) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 0AH vvH n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16) vv = Panpot: 00H - 40H - 7FH (Left - Center - Right) * These messages are transmitted when Pan value is set in EXTERNAL Zone. ❍ Hold 1 (Controller number 64) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 40H vvH n = MIDI channe[...]

  • Page 8

    8 MIDI Implementation ■ Channel Mode Messages ● MONO (Controller number 126) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 7EH 01H n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16) * These messages are transmitted when Mono/Poly value is set to MONO in EXTERNAL Zone. ● POLY (Controller number 127) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 7FH 00H n = MIDI channel number: 0H - [...]

  • Page 9

    9 MIDI Implementation 3. Parameter Address Map * Transmission of “#” marked address is divided to some packets. For example, ABH in hexadecimal notation will be divided to 0AH and 0BH, and is sent/received in this order. 1 RD-700GX (Model ID = 00H 00H 2BH) ❍ Indivisual Parameters * These messages are transmitted when Bulk Dump funcion is exec[...]

  • Page 10

    10 MIDI Implementation * System V-Link +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Offset | | | Address | Description | |-------------+----------------------------------------------------------------| | 00 00 | 0000 000a | Switch (0 - 1) | | | | OFF,ON | | 00 01 | 0000 000a | Mode (0 - 1) | | | | BANK/PC.NOTE [...]

  • Page 11

    11 MIDI Implementation * SETUP Rhythm/Arpeggio +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Offset | | | Address | Description | |-------------+----------------------------------------------------------------| |# 00 00 | 0000 aaaa | | | | 0000 bbbb | Rhythm Pattern (0 - 199) | | 00 02 | 0aaa aaaa | Rhythm Accen[...]

  • Page 12

    12 MIDI Implementation | 00 1F | 0aaa aaaa | Transmit Coarse Tune (16 - 112) | | | | -48 - +48 | |-------------+-----------+----------------------------------------------------| | 00 20 | 0000 000a | Transmit Fine Tune Switch (0 - 1) | | | | OFF, ON | | 00 21 | 0aaa aaaa | Transmit Fine Tune (14 - 114) | | | | -50 - +50 | |-------------+-----------[...]

  • Page 13

    13 MIDI Implementation ■ Decimal and Hexadecimal Table (An “H” is appended to the end of numbers in hexadecimal notation.) In MIDI documentation, data values and addresses/sizes of Exclusive messages, etc. are expressed as hexadecimal values for each 7 bits. The following table shows how these correspond to decimal numbers. +—————?[...]

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    14 MIDI Implementation ■ Example of an Exclusive Message and Calculating a Checksum Roland Exclusive messages (RQ1, DT1) are transmitted with a checksum at the end (before F7) to make sure that the message was correctly received. The value of the checksum is determined by the address and data (or size) of the transmitted Exclusive message. ● Ho[...]