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CD MIDI IN Sockets {1 - 8) @Memory Mode Button

This button is used to call any setting written
® MIDI OUT Sockets (1 - 8) in memory.

@Signal Mode Button @Write Mode Button

Pushing this button will light up the indicator This button is used to write a setting you have
and tum the unit to the Signal mode. In the made into memory.
Signal mode, the relevant Input/Bank Buttons
and Output/Number Buttons light up when MIDI (Z)lnput/Bank Buttons (1 - 8)
messages are being fed into the unit. This fact These buttons_ are used for selecting MIDI IN's or
allows you to check how the inputs and outputs a Memory Bank.
have been currently connected. When larger
amount of MIDI messages are received , the @Output/Number Buttons {1 - 8)
indicator lights brighter. These buttons are used for selecting MIDI OUTs
or a Memory Number.
@Scan/Mix Mode Button
Pushing this button will light up the indicator @Power Switch
and turn the unit to the Scan mode. In the Scan
mode. you can · check the current MIDI In and Out
settings in sequence (Mix .... Input 1 .... Input 2
- .... ) with the indicators of the Input/Bank and
Output/Number Buttons.
This button can also be used for mixing signals.

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(2) Changing Connections [ID Mixing

The connections of each MIDI IN and MIDI OUT The m1xtng function of the A-880 allows you to
can be set. mix the MIDI messages of the base MIDI IN
(Control In) with the messages of another MIDI
More than one MIDI OUT can be assigned to one IN (Mix In} and send the mixed messages.
MIDI IN, but more than one MIDI IN cannot be
assigned to the same MIDI OUT.
Control In
You can however have the messages arriving at
more than one MIDI IN be mixed, then output
MIDI IN

from more than one MIDI OUT. Refer to the

section at right.

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

The Mix function does not allow you to input

Real-time Messages to the two MIDI IN's at the
same time.
MIDI OUT
The Real·time Messages which can be input to the
CD Preas the Scan/Mix or Signal Button. MIDI IN do not include FD (undefined), FE (active
The corresponding indicator lights up. sensing) or FF (reset}.

®Press the Input/Bank Button for the MIDI IN [Setting the Control IN]
to be connected.
AU the Mode Buttons go out and the Output/ Turn the unit off, then turn it on while holding
Number Buttons which correspond to the MIDI the Input Button which corresponds to the MIDI
OUTs currently used will light up. IN which you wish to make a Control IN.

@Press the Output/Number Buttons for the MIDI * The Control In you have set will be retained even
OUT's you wish to use. after the unit ia tumed off.
The indicators light up , activating the
corresponding MIDI OUT's. [Setting the MIX In and MIDI OUTs]

* Be sure to assign MIDI OUT' s within 15 seconds Q)While holding the Scan/Mix Button down, press
after taking step®· Otherwise, you will go back to the Input/Bank Button for the MIDI IN you
step Q). wish to mix.
Input/Bank Button for the MIDI IN that will be
* Do not tak■ th■ above MIDI OUT assignment used to receive Real-time Messages lights while
procedure while MIDI messages are being received the other one flashes.
or transmitt■d.
* You can select any MIDI IN for mixing, but if the
To setup any other paths you wish to be active, s■lected MIDI IN is the same H the Control In, the
repeat steps ® through @ for each. function of mixing does not work. (The indicator
If you assign a MIDI IN to a MIDI OUT already of the Input/Bank Buttons selected hare will flash,
used for another MIDI IN, the later MIDI IN will 1howinli that the Real-time Massag■s can be input.)
override the previous one ..

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 � Writing the Settings
into Memory

®Press the Output/Number Buttona for the MIDI If you wish to retain the setting you have made,
OUT' a where the mixed messages are to be write it into any of the 64 memory locations.
aant. A memory location is represented by a Memory
The Output/ Number Buttons fight up, Bank (1 - 8) and Memory Number (1 - 8), such
activating the corresponding outputs ( MIDI as 2 - 3. 4 - 8, etc.
OUT's ).

,
Numbar
To turn off the MIDI OUT's you have set, press ............. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
the Output/Number Buttons which are lit.
l;l' 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
j. 1----+---+--1----+---+--1---+---+-----I
2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
3 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
* If you assign MIDI OUT' s already used, the previous 4 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
assignment will be cancelled. 5 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58
6 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68
7 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78
@If you wish to change the MIDI IN at which 8 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88
Real-time Messages will be received, perform the
following:
While holding the Scan/Mix button down, press * The Control In is not written with each memory
Input/Bank button which you have assigned in number. This means that changing the settings for
step (D. the Control In at power-up will change the mixing
Each time an Input/Bank button is pressed. assignment.
the indicator alternately lights steadily and
flashes. (D Preas the Write Button.

* Be sure to complete step @ within 15 seconds The indicator lights up.

after step (2). Otherwise, the unit will go back to
the Signal or Sean mode. ®Assign a memory location with the Input/Bank
(banks 1 - 8) and Output/Number (numbers 1
- 8) Buttons.

@Preas the Write Button.

@Press the Scan/Mix or Signal Button.

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[ID Calling a Memory and
Changing Memories

The connection setting you have written into ■ Setting the Control Channel
memory can be recalled as follows.
(i)Press the Memory and Write Buttons at the
[Calling a Memory] same time.

<D Press the Memory Button. The two indicators light up.

The indicator lights up. @Specify the Control Channal using the Input/
Bank and Output/Number Buttons.
®Assign the memory you wish to call with the The Input/Bank Buttons 1 to 8 correspond to
Input/Bank (Banks 1 - 8) and Output/Number Control Channels 1 to 8 and the Output/
(Numbers 1 - 8) Buttons. Number Buttons 1 to 8 correspond to Control
Channel 9 to 16.
If you assign the Bank first, you must assign
the Number next even if you do not need to
IN:A~T{ I 1 I 2 I 3 I 4 I s I 6 I 7 I &

change the Number. However, if you assign the ~u1i'.:~::1 9 I ,o I 11 ,2 1 13 I ,. ,s I ,s I

Number first, you can skip bank assignment if
you do not need to change the Bank. * If you do not wislt to change the memories with
Program Change massages, press the Input/Bank
@Press the Scan/Mix or Signal Button. and Output/Number Buttons which are lit. (The
indicator will go out).
* When the memory you have called has the same
Mix In and Control In, the function of Mix does not @Press the Scan/Mix or Signal Button.

■
work.
Program Change Numbers and Memory
[Changing Memories from an external Numbers
MIDI device]
The Memory Numbers on the A-880 correspond
To change memories from an external MIDI to the Program Change numbers as shown below.
device, use the Program Change messages of the Any program change number higher than 65 will
MIDI channel (Control Channel) assigned at the have no effect on the memory numbers.
Control In (see page 7).
Number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
3 17 18 I 19 20 21 22 23 24
4 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
5 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
6 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
7 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
8 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

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[Q] MIDI Message Filter

You can edit out certain portions of the MIDI INPUT 7 Whether or not to output ALL NOTE
messages of the mixed signal by using the MIDI OFF messages from the MIDI OUT.
Message Filter.
INPUT 8 Whether or not to re-trigger the Note
The MIDI Message Filter also works when the message from the MIDI IN and send
Control In and the MIDI IN for mixing are set to it through the MIDI OUT. (when a
the same number. new NOTE ON is assigned to the
same note number. NOTE - OFF
Control In
•
MIDI OUT
. --·---. ·-
MIDI OUT
... comes once, then NOTE - ON)
■ ................ & ...
Another MIDI IN MIDI OUT
MIDI Message Filter
OUTPUT 1 Whether or not to send the Note ON
/OFF messages from the MIDI OUT.

(DPreas the Signal and Scan/Mix Buttons at the OUTPUT 2 Whether or not to send the
same time. Polyphonic Pressure messages
(aftertouch messages which can be
The two indicators light up. assigned to each Note Number
independently) from the MIDI OUT.
@By using the Input/Bank Buttons 7 and 8 and
Output/Number Buttons 1 to 8, the output On OUTPUT 3 Whether or not to send the Control
or Off can be selected. Change messages from the MIDI OUT.

Each time vou press the button, the indicator OUTPUT 4 Whether or not to send the Program
lights up and goes out alternately. When the Change messages from the MIDI
indicator is lit , tl:le corresponding MIDI OUT.
messages are output, and when it goes out,
messages are not output. OUTPUT 5 Whether or not to send the Channel
Pr.essure messages ( aftertouch
@Press the Signal or Scan/Mix Button. messages which can be
independently assigngd to each MIDI
*Whan INPUT 8 (Re-trigger) is set to off, INPUT 7 channel) from the MIDI OUT.
(All Notes Off) cannot be turned on. That is, when
INPUT 8 is off, INPUT 7 is automatically set to off. OUTPUT 6 Whether or not to send the Pitch
Bender messages from the MIDI OUT.

OUTPUT 7 Whether or not to send the Exclusive

messages from the MID! OUT.

OUTPUT 8 Whether or not to send the Real

Time and Common messages from
the MIDI OUT.
(1) Other Useful Functions [ID Setup Examples

Four more useful functions, Inputs 1 to 4, are 1) Setup with a MIDI Keyboard and three MIDI
provided. Sound Sources

MIDI Keyboard
(i)Preas the Signal and Scan/Mix Buttons at the M1D, OUT
same time. MIDI IN

A-880
MIOl OUT MIO< OUT MIDI OUT
The two indicators light up. MIOI lN Mlo,l IN MIDI IN

Sou11c! Module 1 Sound Module 2 Sound MOdule J

�The INPUT 1 to 4 functions are engaged when

y ou press the relevant buttons. :' You can play multiple MIDI sound sources with
one MIDI keyboard.
@ Press the Signal or Scan /Mix Button.

2) Setup with a MIDI ke yboard. a Sequencer and

INPUT 1 The entire connection assignment is a MIDI Sound Source
cancelled. This function �an be used
MIDI Keyboard MIDI Sequencer
to start setting from scratch. ""°' our '"''°' our
�IOI IN MIDI IN

A-880
INPUT 2 The Mixer Inputs are cancelled and
, M•D1 OUT
the Mixer reset. If the mixed MIDI �IOI IN

messages include any NOTE - ON Sound Module I

key, NOTE OFF will be sent from the

MIDI OUT. By using the Mixing function of the A-880, MIDI
messages from the MIDI ke yboard and sequencer
INPUT 3 ALL Note OFF and RESET ALL are mixed and play the MIDI sound source.
CONTROLLERS are sent from each
MIDI OUT to all the channels. This 3) Setup with two Sequencers
function can be used to initialize the
MIDI Sequencer MIDI Sequencer
connected MIDI devices. ldlOl OOT MIDI : OUT
MJOI IN "'101 '•N

A-880
INPUT 4 TUNE REQUEST and A4 KEY ON are
MIOI OUT M!Of our : MtOI OUT

transmitted intermittently from each MIOI IN Ml0f IN "-4101 • LN

MIDI OUT. This can be used for .._______.I ._I-,---__.I I..____.

Sound Module 1 Sound Module 2 Sound Module 3

tuning the connected MIDI devices.

These two se quencers are used as a master and
a slave. When they are synchronizing, the master
sequencer plays the sound sources 1 and 2, and
the slave sequencer plays the sound source 3.

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■ A-880 Table ■ Initialization
ewhen the amount of mixed MIDI messages A-880 can be initialized ( returned to the
exceeds the maximum capacity of the A-880. manufacturer's preprogramed condition) by
the buttons will react as shown below : turning it on while holding the Signal Button
1 3 s e 1 a and the Memory Button down. The indicators
'":AU,.t{ Cl v,,· II =:J c::::J Cl i--,' .:Hi ;;; . fl,= react as shown below:

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0
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c:;J The indic•tor lfghts YP

CJ CJ CJ CJ CJ CJ
CJ iho indicator ,u,v-1 d••k OUTPUT/
r--7 r--7 ,-------, r---, r---7 ,,_----, ,,_----, r--7
NUMBER L........:...J L-..J L........:...J L__J L___J L__J L__J L__J

lha indiC:111IOr! or CJ lll"ld CJ light UCI allornetclv.

ewhen the check sum of the received Exclusive

messages is incorrect, the indicators react as
shown below :

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2
CJCJCJCJCJCJ
3 5 6 7 8

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CJ The il'\Olc,t1tQ< &tav� d.ark

e1t the indicators respond as shown below at

power up, the battery for· memory back-up is
exausted. Call your local Roland service center.

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2 J 5 6 7 a

,
oi:��:{CJCJCJCJCJCJCJCJ
CJ (=:J
ihc indic•tors of and light uo allcfnatel�.

e1f the indicators resoond as shown below at

power up, data in memory may be lost.
, J 4 5 6 7 e

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lhe indicatou ot C::J al'\d .c:=1 liohl uo alternelclv.

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MIDI PATCHER/MIXER Date Jul. 12 1988
Model A-880 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.00

Transmitted Recognized Remarks

Function • • •

Basic Default 1 - 16, OFF

Memorized.
Channel Changed 1 - 16, OFF

Default X OMNI OFF

Mode Messages X X
Altered ********* X

Note O* 1 (69) X
True Voice
Number ********* X

Note ON O* 1,. (9n v = 64) - X

Velocity
Note OFF O* t' (9n v = 0) X

After Key's X X
Touch ch·s X X

Pitch Bender X
,
X

0- 120 X X

t 21 *2 X

Control
Change

Prag
Change True#
X 0-63
********* 0-63
System Exclusive 0 0
Song Pos X X
System
Song Sel X X
Common
Tune 0 X

System Clock X X
Real Time Commands X X

Local ON/OFF X X
Aux All Notes OFF *2 (123) 0 (123 - 127)
Message Active Sense X X
Reset X X

Notes *1 In the TUNE MODE.

*2 When the internal connection is cut off.

Mode 1 : OMNI ON. POLY Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO 0 Yes

Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO x No