User manual ROLAND PMA-5 QUICK START

[. . . ] 1. You can't record performance data on the PMA-5's own internal sequencer while Multi Timbre Sampler Mode is on. Connect the PMA-5's MIDI OUT connector to your MIDI sequencer as described in Quick Start "Preparing your equipment and making connections" (p. 4). MIDI IN VGA OUT/MOUSE (OPTION) AC Cord MIDI OUT A/B MIDI sequencer 2. 3. Press . SYSTEM screen will appear. With the cursor located in the upper row of icons, press (MIDI). Alternatively, you . can select the MIDI icon and press The MIDI screen will appear. 4. Turn the Multi Timbre Sample Mode parameter On in the MIDI screen. With this setting, your playing on the velocity pads will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector. 5. Set the Pad Tx Channel parameter. This specifies the MIDI OUT connector and channel used to transmit your playing on the velocity pads. You can set the Pad Tx Channel parameter only if Multi Timbre Sampler Mode is on. [. . . ] Multi Timbre Sampler Mode is available only while the following screens are displayed. · SEQUENCE screen · EFFECTS screen · MIXER screen 6. 7. Press . SEQUENCE screen will appear. Start recording on your external sequencer, and play the velocity pads. Your velocity pad performance will be recorded on the external sequencer. 3 Functionality added in version 1. 10 Performance Data Flow and Limitations in Multi Timbre Sampler Mode As shown below, the performance data flow differs depending on the Multi Timbre Sampler Mode setting in the MIDI screen. When Off (normal) MIDI IN MIDI OUT A/B/R-BUS PMA-5 Velocity Pads Sequencer Instruments Performance data received at MIDI IN or from the velocity pads is sent to MIDI OUT and/or plays the PMA-5's instruments according to the Output Assign parameter and Output Assign MIDI parameter of the current track. When On MIDI IN MIDI OUT A/B/R-BUS PMA-5 MIDI Ch. 16 ~ Velocity Pads Sequencer Instruments (1~16) The PMA-5 will operate in the following way. · Operate as a multi-timbral sound module Performance data received at MIDI IN is sent to the instruments. Instrument part 1 receives MIDI channel 1, instrument part 2 receives MIDI channel 2, etc. , . . . and instrument part 16 receives MIDI channel 16. · Transmit performance data from the velocity pads as MIDI messages Your playing on the velocity pads is transmitted as MIDI messages. The performance data from the velocity pads is transmitted from the MIDI output (MIDI OUT A/B connector, R-BUS connector) and channel specified by the Pad Tx Channel parameter in the MIDI screen. The correspondence between the incoming MIDI channels and the instrument part played by each channel is fixed. You cannot change this correspondence. Limitations when Multi Timbre Sampler Mode is On · Performance data from the velocity pads cannot be sent to the internal sound generator. · Performance data cannot be recorded on the PMA-5's internal sequencer. · Multi Timbre Sampler Mode is available only while the following screens are displayed. SEQUENCE screen INSTRUMENTS screen (performance data from the velocity pads is not transmitted) EFFECTS screen MIXER screen 4 Functionality added in version 1. 10 Truncate Use the Truncate operation to delete unwanted portions of a sample. (##-## are the pad bank number and pad number. ) F button (No) (Assign Only) (Yes) Explanation Cancels the operation (The partials and sample will remain). You can't use the Undo function to bring back a deleted partial or sample. Deleting a sample that's used by more than one partial / audio phrase / audio event When press [F5 (Yes)] in Deleting the sample along with the partial (p. 8) step 3, the sample you are about to delete is used by another partial, audio phrase, and/or audio event, the following message will appear. (One or more other partials, audio phrases, and/or audio events will be lost if you delete this sample. Are you sure you want to delete?) F button (No) (Yes) Explanation Cancels the operation (the partials and the sample will remain). You can't use the Undo function to bring back a deleted partial or sample. 8 Functionality added in version 1. 10 Deleting the sample along with the audio phrase 1. Press . The AUDIO PHRASES screen will appear. 2. Hold down phrase. and press you want to delete the audio The message "Delete Audio phrase on Pad ##-##. Are you sure?" will appear (##-## is Pad bank number and Pad number). F button (No) (Assign Only) (Yes) Explanation Cancels the operation (The audio phrases and sample will remain). You can't use the Undo function to bring back a deleted audio phrase or sample. Deleting a sample that's used by more than one partial / audio phrase / audio event When press [F5 (Yes)] in Deleting the sample along with the audio phrase (p. 9) step 2, the sample you are about to delete is used by another partial, audio phrase, and/or audio event, the following message will appear. [. . . ] You can't use the Undo function to bring back a deleted audio phrase or sample. Deleting a sample that's used by more than one partial / audio phrase / audio event When press [F5 (Yes)] in Deleting the sample along with the audio phrase (p. 9) step 2, the sample you are about to delete is used by another partial, audio phrase, and/or audio event, the following message will appear. (One or more other partials, audio phrases, and/or audio events will be lost if you delete this sample. Are you sure you want to delete?) F button (No) (Yes) Explanation Cancels the operation (The audio phrase and samples will remain). [. . . ]