Roland FP-1 User Manual

Press any of the Tone buttons while holding
kl [FUNCTION] down, and the [FUNCTION]
indicator will begin flashing. This means that
the Tone buttons and the keyboard can now be used
to set the functions related to MIDI. To return to the
normal playing mode, simply press [FUNCTION]
again (so the indicator goes out). In other words, the
MIDI functions described on pages 10 and 11 can only
be set when the [FUNCTION] indicator is flashing.
Setting the MIDI Channels
MIDI provides sixteen channels (1-16). By set-
ting the MIDI channel of the FP-1 to match
the channel number of an external MIDI device, you
can play and change sounds on that external device by
operating the FP-1.
To set the transmit and receive chan-
nels of the FP-1 to the same number...
Press [PIANO 1] and [PIANO 2] simultaneously
(make sure that both button indicators light). Then
press the keyboard key that corresponds to the
desired MIDI channel.
PIANO 1 PIANO 2
oo
To set the transmit and receive chan-
nels of the FP-1 to different numbers...
Setting the transmit channel:
Press [PLANO 1] so the indicator lights. Then press
the keyboard key that corresponds to the desired
MIDI channel.
| dt |
Setting the receive channel:
Press [PIANO 2] so the indicator lights. Then press
the keyboard key that corresponds to the desired
MIDI channel.
PIANO 1 PIANO 2
>
PIANO 1 PIANO 2
10
° When the transmit and receive channels are the
same, and the FP-1 receives Program Change mes-
sages from an external device, the sound played on
the FP-1’s own keyboard will be changed to the
sound that corresponds to the received Program
Change.
When the transmit and receive channel are different,
and the FP-1 receives Program Change messages
from an external MIDI device, these messages will
cause play of the sound on the FP-1 that corre-
sponds to the received Program Change. The FP-1's
keyboard, however, will play the sound that has
been selected from the FP-1’s panel (it is not affected
by the Program Changes that arrive). The corre-
spondence between the FP-1’s sounds and Program
Change numbers is shown on page 7.
Transmitting Program Change
and Bank Select MSB/LSB
The FP-1 can transmit Program Change, Bank
Select MSB and Bank Select LSB messages. These
MIDI messages can be used for changing sounds on a
MIDI device connected to the FP-1. By combining a
Program Change (1-128), Bank Select MSB (0-127), and
Bank Select LSB (0-127), a much larger number of
sounds can be selected from.
* The Bank Select MSB, Bank Select LSB and Program
Change always need to be transmitted as a complete set, in
the proper order. (The FP-1's default data set consists of
Bank Select MSB/LSB: 0, and Program Change: 1.)
* It ts not necessary to transmit the Bank Select MSB and
LSB to MIDI devices that do not respond to then.
* If you happen to press a wrong keyboard key when trans-
mitting a Program Change, Bank Select MSB and LSB,
press the CANCEL key (C) before pressing the ENTER
key (E).
SYN
PIANO 1 PIANO2 E.PIANO STRINGS STRINGS
‘Tiel &) el 5 Haat Be |
—Y—
(2)
(3)

Roland FP-1 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	FP-1
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English