Roland PK-5A - Manual (Page 13)

Velocity curves—Owner’s Manual
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Default settings
The PK-5A selects the following settings when it is switched on (unless you have changed the settings as described
on the previous pages).
MONO
— MIDI Channel: 2
— Velocity: on
— Hold: off
— Retrigger: on
— Octaver: off
POLY
— MIDI Channel: 14
— Velocity: on
DRUMS
MIDI Channel: 10 (Factory & User)
SOUND EFFECTS
MIDI Channel: 16 (Factory & User)
MIDI CONTROLLER
MIDI Channel: 10 (Factory), 1 (User)
Resetting the default values
• To reset the default values of the currently
selected mode, hold down the selector of the
corresponding mode (MONO, POLY, DRUMS,
SOUND EFFECTS, MIDI CONTROLLER) while
switching the PK-5A on.
• To recall the default values of all modes, hold
down the FACTORY SET selector [9] while
switching the PK-5A on.
Velocity curves
The PK-5A’s pedals are velocity sensitive. If necessary, you can select a different velocity curve to suit your playing
style.
To do so, press and hold one of the pedals ([0]~[C]) to select the desired velocity curve. The curve with the high-
est velocity sensitivity is assigned to pedal [0]. Pedal [C] corresponds to the least sensitive velocity curve. Of
course, you can also select intermediary values by holding down the corresponding pedal while switching on the
PK-5A.
About MIDI
MIDI is the acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is a standardized interface for data exchange
among MIDI-compatible instruments.
This means that your PK-5A can be used as a MIDI
controller for other MIDI tone generators (Roland
arrangers, synthesizers, modules, etc.).
MIDI connections
There are three MIDI sockets on the rear panel
of the PK-5A:
MIDI IN
Use this socket for feeding MIDI signals from an
external MIDI device to the PK-5A, or for pro-
gramming the PK-5A’s User Sets (DRUMS,
SOUND EFFECTS, MIDI CONTROLLER modes).
Note: The messages received via MIDI IN are mixed
(“merged”) with the PK-5A’s MIDI messages and trans-
mitted via MIDI OUT (“Soft Thru” function).
MIDI OUT
Use this socket for sending MIDI signals from
the PK-5A to external MIDI devices.
MIDI THRU
The exact copy of the signals received via the
MIDI IN is sent out through this socket.
Note: When receiving SysEx messages (data dumps),
the PK-5A is disabled until all data have been received.
6. Miscellaneous
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