Roland VP-770 - Manual (Page 116)

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What’s MIDI?
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a world-wide standard for transferring performance
data and other musical information between electronic musical instruments and computer. By us-
ing MIDI cables to connect devices that are equipped with a MIDI connector, you can use a single
MIDI keyboard to play multiple instruments, create ensembles using multiple MIDI instruments,
automatically switch settings as a song progresses, and do much more.
Connecting a Synthesizer via MIDI
Here’s how you can use the VP-770’s keyboard to play an external MIDI-connected synthesizer, for example
to layer a piano with the VP-770’s vocal sounds.
Make connections as shown above.
Set the “MIDI receive channel” of your external synthesizer to 2, and
select a piano sound.
The performance data of the Vocal Designer part (MIDI channel 2) will play your external synthesizer.
The following table shows the factory settings. You are free to change the MIDI channel by editing the
system settings (p. 97).
The VP-770’s MIDI transmit/receive channels
Part MIDI transmit channel (fi xed) MIDI receive channel (fi xed)
Vocal Designer CH2 *1 CH2
Ensemble CH1 *1 CH1
Bass & Percussion CH3 CH3
(*1) Transmitted even if the sound button is off .
Play the VP-770’s keyboard.
You’ll hear the piano sound from your synthesizer together with the sound of the VP-770.
Alternatively, you can connect your external MIDI keyboard’s MIDI OUT connector to the VP-770’s
MIDI IN connector, and use your external MIDI keyboard to play the VP-770.
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Connecting the VP-770 with MIDI Equipment
MIDI IN OUTPUT
External synthesize
INPUT
INPUT
Monitor speaker
(with built-in amp)