Roland PK-5A - Manual (Page 7)

[5] POLY mode—Owner’s Manual
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[5] POLY mode
Press the POLY selector [5] if you need to play
several notes simultaneously (which is called
“polyphonic”).
When you connect the PK-5A to a Roland
arranger-type instrument and activate that
instrument’s Chord Intelligence function, you
only need to press two (or three) pedals in order
to obtain full chords.
The PK-5A’s POLY section transmits on MIDI
channel “14”, which corresponds to the “Note-
To-Arranger” (NTA) function of all Roland
arranger-type instruments.
In POLY mode [5], the following functions are
available (FUNCTION section):
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[9] OCT:
Nine different octaves can be selected via the
pedals
[0] ~ [8] (where [0] corresponds to the low-
est octave and [8] to the highest).
When you press the OCT selector [9], the corre-
sponding indicator lights to inform you that
the OCTAVE function is active.
You can now change octaves by pressing one of
the pedals
[0] ~ [8] . All indicators briefly light to
confirm your selection.
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[9] SELECT
When you press the SELECT selector [9], the
corresponding indicator lights to indicate that
the SELECT mode has been activated.
In that case, the following parameters can be
selected.
• VELOCITY (pedal [9])
If this parameter is on, your playing dynamics
are translated into MIDI velocity values (0~
127). If you switch it off, the PK-5A transmits
all notes with the velocity value “64”.
To switch off the VELOCITY parameter, press the
SELECT selector [9] and pedal [9]. (Repeat this to
switch the velocity sensitivity back on again.)
All indicators briefly light to confirm your selec-
tion.
• DUMP (pedal [A])
The DUMP function allows you to archive the
PK-5A’s settings using a computer (with MIDI
interface), an external sequencer, a MIDI data
filer, etc. The settings of the following sections
are transmitted: MONO, POLY, DRUMS (USER
SET), SOUND EFFECTS (USER SET), MIDI CON-
TROLLER (USER SET).
(1) Connect the PK-5A’s MIDI OUT socket to the
MIDI IN socket of a computer or sequencer.
(2) Activate data reception or recording on the
external device.
(3) Wait until the sequencer’s count-in (if appli-
cable) is finished, then press the PK-5A’s
SELECT selector [9] and pedal [A].
Note: The data dump starts as soon as you press this
pedal.
The following indicators now light in sequence:
MONO & POLY
→DRUM→SOUND EFFECTS→
MIDI CONTROLLER.
(4) Stop recording on the external sequencer/
computer and save the data.
To transfer archived settings back to the PK-5A,
connect the sequencer’s, etc., MIDI OUT socket
to the PK-5A’s MIDI IN socket and start play-
back of the data file. All indicators briefly light
when the data dump has been received.
• BATTERY CHECK (pedal [B])
This function allows you to check the status of
the inserted batteries via the following indica-
tors:
Press the SELECT selector [9] and pedal [B].
Press [B] again to leave this function and return
to the OCT/SELECT selection level. If necessary,
press any other selector (MONO, POLY, etc.) to
leave the OCT/SELECT level.
• TRANSPOSE (pedal [C]):
Press the SELECT selector [9] and pedal [C] to
select the TRANSPOSE function. The OCT/
SELECT indicator now flashes to indicate that
you need to press one of the following pedals in
order to specify the desired transposition inter-
val (the number of semitones by which the
notes you play are shifted):
Press [C] again to leave this function and return
to the OCT/SELECT selection level. If necessary,
press any other selector (MONO, POLY, etc.) to
leave the OCT/SELECT level.
Charge OCT/SELECT
PRG
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