Roland A-PRO User Manual

Roland

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Contents

Contents of the Package................................................... 2

USING THE UNIT SAFELY................................................... 3

IMPORTANT NOTES ........................................................... 5

Names of Things and What They Do ................................ 8

Panel .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Side Panel ........................................................................................................................................11

Installing the Driver ........................................................ 12

Windows 7/Windows Vista Users............................................................................................12
Windows XP Users ........................................................................................................................15
Mac OS X Users ..............................................................................................................................17
Verifying that Installation was Successful............................................................................19

Checking with a SONAR Soft Synths (Windows) ..............................................19
Checking in GarageBand (Mac OS X)....................................................................20

Look what You Can Do with the A-PRO .........................21

Play.....................................................................................................................................................21
Use ACT ............................................................................................................................................21
Use Control Maps..........................................................................................................................21
Create Your Own Settings .........................................................................................................21

Using A-PRO Editor .........................................................22

Installing A-PRO Editor................................................................................................................22

Windows Users .............................................................................................................22
Mac OS X Users .............................................................................................................22

MIDI Port Assignments ...............................................................................................................23

Windows Users .............................................................................................................23
Mac OS X Users .............................................................................................................23

Items in the Windows..................................................................................................................24

Main Window ................................................................................................................24
Message Assignment Window................................................................................24
Keyboard Set Window ...............................................................................................26

Menus ...............................................................................................................................................27

File Menu ........................................................................................................................27
Edit Menu .......................................................................................................................27
Options Menu ...............................................................................................................27
Help Menu......................................................................................................................27

Keyboard Shortcuts .....................................................................................................................28
Using Control Maps .....................................................................................................................29

Assigning MIDI Messages .........................................................................................29
Checking the Assigned MIDI Messages...............................................................30
Receiving a Control Map from the A-PRO ..........................................................31
Transmitting a Control Map to the A-PRO..........................................................31

Saving a Control Map on Your Computer............................................................................32
Loading a Control Map that was Saved on Your Computer .........................................32

Message Parameters...................................................................................................33

Using Keyboard Sets....................................................................................................................40

Receiving a Keyboard Set .........................................................................................40
Transmitting a Keyboard Set ...................................................................................40

Performing (Play Mode) ................................................. 41

Playing the Keyboard ..................................................................................................................41
Convenient Performance Functions......................................................................................41
Specifying the Current Channel (MIDI Transmit Channel).............................................42

MIDI Channel.................................................................................................................42

Selecting Sounds (PROGRAM CHANGE/BANK)..................................................................43

PROGRAM CHANGE ....................................................................................................43
Bank Select (BANK)......................................................................................................43

Selecting the UPPER and LOWER Sounds............................................................................44

Selecting the UPPER Sound .....................................................................................44
Selecting the LOWER Sound....................................................................................44

Layering Two Sounds (DUAL)...................................................................................................45
Playing Two Sounds Separately (SPLIT)................................................................................45
Adjusting the Playing Dynamics (VELOCITY)......................................................................46

Specifying a Fixed Velocity (KEY VELOCITY) ......................................................46
Changing the Keyboard Touch (VELOCITY CURVE) ........................................46

Muting the Controller Values (PRM MUTE)..........................................................................47

PRM MUTE ......................................................................................................................47

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