Roland GI-10 User Manual

<GI-10 settings>
1. Set the play mode to GK.
Press the PARAMETER + or — button to select
P. PLAY MODE.
Press the VALUE + or — button to change the
GK mode.
2. Set the send mode (Poly/Mono) to match the
external MIDI sound generator setting.
Press the PARAMETER + or — button to select
1. POLY/MONO mode.
Press the VALUE + or — button to change the
mode.
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MONO mode
POLY mode
3. Select the MIDI transmit channel.
Press the PARAMETER + or — button to select
C. MIDI CH.
Press the VALUE + or — button to select the
transmit channel.
NOTE
If the GI-10 MIDI transmit channel is set to 12 (or
higher) for Mono mode send, the value for the set-
ting will start blinking. This indicates that channels
11 to 16 have been allocated to strings 1 to 6 (set-
tings for 12 to 16 will be handled in the same way
as for channel 11).
4. Set the Bend Range to match the setting for
the external MIDI sound generator.
Press the PARAMETER + or — button to select
b. BEND RANGE.
Press the VALUE + or — button to set the value.
If the Bend Range is set to 0, output will be made
to the external MIDI sound generator in semitone
steps, which is effective for sounds such as piano
which produce fixed pitches.
This completes the setup. Play the guitar to trigger
the specified sound(s) in the connected sound gen-
erator.
* If the sound is not output...
Check the volume setting on the GK-2A/GK-2.
Check the volume setting on the amplifier con-
nected to the external MIDI sound generator.
Check the connections with the external sound
generator.
Check that the play mode (p. 6) is set to GK.
Make sure there is nothing connected to the MIC
IN jack.
What is the Bend Range?
When continuous pitch changes (such as those pro-
duced when bending strings, or using the wham-
my bar) are sent to an external MIDI device, MIDI
bend data is used. This requires that both the send-
ing and receiving sides carry compatible settings
for a bend range. The bend range determines the
maximum amount of change that can occur when
the sound generator receives MIDI bend data.
On the GI-10, the Bend Range can be set to 0, 2, 12
or 24 with the b. BEND RANGE parameter. A
value of 2 means that the maximum bend range is
+2 semitones, 12 means the maximum bend range
is +12 semitones (2 octaves overall), and 24 means
that the maximum bend range is +24 semitones (4
octaves overall). By matching the bend ranges of
the receive MIDI sound generator and the GI-10, it
is possible to accurately convey continuous pitch
variations. When the bend range is set to 0, MIDI
data is sent in semitone units, so the external MIDI
sound generator also sounds in semitone steps.
This is effective for piano and similar instrument
sounds which produce fixed pitches.

Roland GI-10 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	GI-10
Category	Media Converter
Language	English