Future Retro Revolution Owner Manual - Manual (Page 31)

MIDI MODES
PLAYING THE REVOLUTION WITH A MIDI KEYBOARD
You can play the sound section of the Revolution with a MIDI keyboard or external MIDI
sequencer.
For this setup, connect the MIDI OUT of the MIDI keyboard or external sequencer to the MIDI IN of
the Revolution. To set up the MIDI mode of the Revolution, first press the Song key (Song key
indicator should be on) to enter the Song mode. Now press the Accent/MIDI key to enter the MIDI
mode. The Accent/MIDI key indicator will now be on showing you are in the MIDI mode, and the
display will show whether MIDI is set for INT or EXT. Use the Up/Down keys to change the MIDI
mode to EXT. In this mode, the Revolution will respond to EXTernal MIDI messages. Press the
Accent/MIDI key again, and the display will show which MIDI channel the Revolution will receive
its MIDI information on. Select MIDI channel 1-16 using the Up/Down keys. Once this is done, press
the Accent/MIDI key to select the program change MIDI page. Program change messages are used
only to select different patterns to play, and for this mode we will not be playing any internal
patterns. Use the Up/Down keys to select PCof to turn program change messages off. Press the
Accent/MIDI key again to exit the MIDI mode.
The Revolution is now ready to play any notes that are sent on the MIDI channel it is set for. Make
sure the MIDI keyboard or external sequencer is set up to send MIDI information on the same MIDI
channel set in the Revolution.
Remember the Revolution’s analog sound section can only play one note at a time (monophonic). If
more than one note is played at a time by the external MIDI keyboard or sequencer, the Revolution’s
pitch will glide to the last note played. The Revolution can remember the order that the last 8 notes
were pressed and held. If the last key you pressed is released , the Revolution will glide to the note
you played and held just before the one you released. If only one note is played at a time no glides
will be heard. To trigger the Revolution to play an accented note, the note must have a velocity value
greater than 63. Any notes received with a velocity value equal to or less than 63 will not be
accented.
MIDI KEYBOARD
MIDI OUT MIDI IN
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