Roland 5100009796-02 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Contents of the Package

  2
• USING THE UNIT SAFELY

  3
• IMPORTANT NOTES

  5
• Contents

  6
• 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
• Assigning MIDI Messages (EDIT Mode)

  48
  • Assigning a MIDI Message on the A-PRO Keyboard

    48
    • Note Assignments

      49
    • Aftertouch Assignment

      50
    • Control Change Assignment

      51
    • Program Change Assignment

      52
    • RPN/NRPN Assignment

      53
    • Tempo Assignment

      54
  • Convenient Functions

    56
    • Copying an Assignment

      56
    • Clearing an Assignment (NO ASSIGN)

      56
• System Settings (EDIT Mode)

  57
  • LCD Contrast Setting

    59
    • LCD CONTRAST

      59
  • Keyboard-related Settings

    60
    • KEYBOARD VELOCITY CURVE

      60
    • KEYBOARD AFTERTOUCH CURVE

      61
    • KEYBOARD PORT SET

      61
    • KEYBOARD ACTIVE PART

      62
    • TRANSPOSE

      62
    • SHIFT KEY LATCH

      62
  • Pad-related Settings

    63
    • PAD VELOCITY CURVE

      63
    • PAD AFTERTOUCH CURVE

      63
  • Clock-related Settings

    64
    • MIDI CLOCK ON/OFF

      64
    • MIDI CLOCK DEFAULT TEMPO

      64
    • MIDI CLOCK OUTPUT PORT

      64
  • USB-related Settings

    65
    • ADVANCED DRIVER MODE

      65
  • MIDI-related Settings

    66
    • MIDI I/F SWITCH

      66
    • MIDI MERGE DESTINATION

      67
  • Control Map Settings

    68
    • STARTUP MEMORY

      68
  • [VALUE] knob Settings

    68
    • FUNCTION

      68
  • Other Settings

    69
    • H-ACTIVITY ON/OFF

      69
    • L9 FUNCTION

      69
    • OMNI

      70
    • FACTORY RESET

      70
• Appendices

  71
  • Two MIDI Ports

    71
  • Connecting the A-PRO Directly to a Sound Module

    72
  • About Standard Driver Mode

    73
    • Installing the Standard Driver

      73
    • Input/output Device Settings

      73
• Troubleshooting

  74
  • Problems when Installing the Driver

    74
  • Problems with Settings

    76
  • Problems when Playing

    77
  • Other Problems

    79
• MIDI Implementation Chart

  83
• Main Specifications

  84
• Index

  85