Roland EXR-3 Interactive Arranger MIDI Implementation User Manual

EXR-5/EXR-3 MIDI Implementation

EXR-5/EXR-3 MIDI Implementation

Portamento Time (Controller number 5)

1. Receive data

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte Bn H 05H vv H

Channel Voice Messages

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16) Note off vv = Portamento Time: 00H~7FH (0~127), Initial value = 00H (0) This adjusts the rate of pitch change when Portamento is ON or when using the Por-

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte

tamento Control. A value of 0 results in the fastest change.

8n H kk H vv H 9n H kk H 00H Data Entry (Controller number 6, 38)

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte kk = note number: 00H~7FH (0~127) Bn H 06H mm H vv = note off velocity: 00H~7FH (0~127) Bn H 26H ll H

For Drum Parts, these messages are received when Rx.NOTE OFF = ON for each

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16)

Instrument.

mm, ll = the value of the parameter specified by RPN/NRPN

The velocity values of Note Off messages are ignored.

mm = MSB, ll = LSB

Note on

Volume (Controller number 7)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte

9n H kk H vv H

Bn H 07H vv H

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16)

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16)

kk = note number: 00H~7FH (0~127)

vv = Volume: 00H~7FH (0~127), Initial value = 64H (100)

vv = note on velocity: 01H~7FH (1~127)

Volume messages are used to adjust the volume balance of each Part.

Not received when Rx.NOTE MESSAGE = OFF. (Initial value is ON)

Not received when Rx.VOLUME = OFF. (Initial value is ON)

For Drum Parts, these messages are not received when Rx.NOTE ON = OFF for each Instrument.

Pan (Controller number 10)

Polyphonic Key Pressure Status 2nd byte 3rd byte

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte Bn H 0AH vv H

An H kk H vv H

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16) vv = pan: 00H~40H~7FH (Left~Center~Right),

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16) Initial value = 40H (Center)

kk = note number: 00H~7FH (0~127) The stereo position can be adjusted over 127 steps. vv = key pressure: 00H~7FH (0~127) For Rhythm Parts, this is a relative adjustment of each Instrument’s pan setting. Not received when Rx.PANPOT = OFF. (Initial value is ON)

Not received when Rx.POLY PRESSURE (PAf) = OFF. (Initial value is ON) The resulting effect is determined by System Exclusive messages. With the initial

Expression (Controller number 11)

settings, there will be no effect.

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte

Control Change

Bn H 0BH vv H

When Rx.CONTROL CHANGE = OFF, all control change messages except for Channel Mode messages will be ignored.

The value specified by a Control Change message will not be reset even by a Pro- n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16)

gram Change, etc. vv = Expression: 00H~7FH (0~127), Initial value = 7FH (127)

This adjusts the volume of a Part. It can be used independently from Volume mes-

Bank Select (Controller number 0, 32)

sages. Expression messages are used for musical expression within a performance;

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte e.g., expression pedal movements, crescendo and decrescendo.

Bn H 00H mm H Not received when Rx.EXPRESSION = OFF. (Initial value is ON)

Bn H 20H ll H

Hold 1 (Controller number 64)

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte

mm = Bank number MSB: 00H~7FH (GS Variation number 0~127)

Bn H 40H vv H

Initial value = 00H “120”= GM2 Drum Set n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16) “121”= GM2 instrument vv = Control value: 00H~7FH (0~127)

ll = Bank number LSB: 00H/02H (MAP), Initial value = 00H

Not received when Rx.HOLD1 = OFF. (Initial value is ON)

Not received when Rx.BANK SELECT = OFF.

“Rx.BANK SELECT” is set to OFF by “GM1 System On,” and Bank Select messages Portamento (Controller number 65)

will be ignored.

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte

Rx.BANK SELECT is set to ON by “GM2 System On.”

Bn H 41H vv H

Rx.BANK SELECT is set to ON by power-on reset or by receiving “GS Reset.” When Rx.BANK SELECT LSB = OFF, Bank number LSB (ll H) will be handled as 00H regardless of the received value. However, when sending Bank Select messages,

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16)

you have to send both the MSB (mm H) and LSB (ll H, the value should be 00H) to-

vv = Control value: 00H~7FH (0~127) 0~63 = OFF, 64~127 = ON

gether.

Bank Select processing will be suspended until a Program Change message is re- Not received when Rx.PORTAMENTO = OFF. (Initial value is ON)

ceived.

Sostenuto (Controller number 66)

The GS format “Variation number” is the value of the Bank Select MSB (Controller number 0) expressed in decimal. Status 2nd byte 3rd byte After receivig “XG Lite On”, MSB= 00 selects “Melody”, MSB= 127 selects “Rhythm”,

Bn H 42H vv H

LSB can be set to 00H~7FH (default: 00H). Some other GS devices do not recognize the Bank Select LSB (Controller number n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16) 32). vv = Control value: 00H~7FH (0~127) 0~63 = OFF, 64~127 = ON

Not received when Rx.SOSTENUTO = OFF. (Initial value is ON)

Modulation (Controller number 1)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte Soft (Controller number 67) Bn H 01H vv H Status

2nd byte 3rd byte

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16) Bn H 43H vv H

vv = Modulation depth: 00H~7FH (0~127)

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16)

Not received when Rx.MODULATION = OFF (Initial value is ON)

vv = Control value: 00H~7FH (0~127) 0~63 = OFF, 64~127 = ON

The resulting effect is determined by System Exclusive messages. With the initial

Not received when Rx.SOFT = OFF. (Initial value is ON)

settings, this is Pitch Modulation Depth.

Filter Resonance (Timbre/Harmonic Intensity) (Controller number 71) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte Bn H 47H vv H

n = MIDI channel number: 0H~FH (Ch.1~16) vv= Resonance value (relative 00H~7FH (-64~0~+63), change): Initial value = 40H (no change)