Roland A-37 User Manual

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Working with a computer or sequencer
If you want to use the A-37 as Master keyboard for
recording applications that involve a computer with
sequencing software or a hardware sequencer (like
the Roland MC-80), here is the most useful connec-
tion system:
This setup only works as expected if the following
conditions are met:
• The computer (if that is what you use) must be
equipped with a MIDI interface.
• You need to switch on the sequencer’s MIDI Soft
Thru/MIDI Echo function. Otherwise you won’t hear
what you are playing. (See the sequencer’s/soft-
ware’s manual for details.)
Note: The MIDI channel you set on the A-37 (see p. 11)
may be changed to another number by the sequencer.
If that is not the case, be sure to set at least one of the
A-37’s zones to the MIDI channel the module (not the
sequencer) is receiving on.
Note: Yet other configurations are possible, but the
above usually cover most of your MIDI needs. You
could connect the MIDI IN socket of a second module
to the a MIDI THRU socket of the module pictured
above for an even larger system.
Or you could establish the following connection:
[Sequencer] MIDI OUT → [A-37] MIDI IN
[A-37] MIDI THRU → [Module] MIDI IN
(Alternative: [A-37] MIDI OUT A → [Module] MIDI IN,
see also “About MIDI Thru” (p. 16)).
Note: It is also possible to use the A-37 MIDI OUT A
and MIDI OUT B sockets simultaneously for controlling
two separate MIDI chains.
3.4 Powering up
Power to the various devices should be turned on in
the appropriate order. First, turn on the units that
transmit MIDI messages (computer, A-37). Next,
turn on the sound module(s)/synthesizers, then the
amplification system.
Set the A-37’s power switch (rear panel) to the ON
position.
Power off your system in the reverse order.
Note: The A-37 is equipped with a circuitry protection
feature. At power-up, a brief interval is required before
it will operate normally.
Note: If the A-37 is powered using batteries, be sure to
switch it off whenever you are not planning to use it
for a while (5 minutes or more). But before doing so,
you may wish to save the current settings to a Patch
memory (see p. 16).
MIDI OUT A or B
MIDI IN
A-37 (transmits MIDI
messages)
Computer or sequencer
(records and transmits
MIDI messages)
Module, synthesizer, etc. (receives MIDI messages)
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
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Roland A-37 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	A-37
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English