Roland AX-Synth Manuale Utente

Using the AX-Synth as MIDI controller

(4) Press the 

[WRITE] button to confirm your setting.

(5) Release the 

[SHIFT] button.

The AX-Synth automatically transmits the Program 
Change numbers of the sounds you select in the TONE 
section. The messages sent in this way also include the 
Bank Select address (CC00 and CC32). See the “Tone list” 
on p. 37.

If you want to select another sound on the receiving 
MIDI instrument without changing sounds on the 
AX-Synth, proceed as follows.

Note: The methods described here only allow you to transmit 
Program Change messages. Bank Select messages (CC00 and 
CC32) cannot be entered by hand. What you can do, however, 
is first select one of the AX-Synth’s internal Tones that uses 
the correct bank, and then proceed with the following.

(1) Switch on the 

[TX¥ON] button (it must light).

(2) Use the PGM CHANGE 

[INC] and [DEC] buttons to 

select the number you want to transmit (1~128).

The display briefly shows the number you selected 
and then reverts to the last internal Tone number you 
selected.

Press 

[INC] to select the next number, or [DEC] to 

select the previous one. You may have to press the 
selected button several times to call up the sound 
you need.

To scroll through the available Program Change 
numbers, you can hold down either PGM CHANGE 
[INC] or [DEC]. To scroll even faster, press and hold the 
“other” PGM CHANGE button.

Note: Be aware that the receiving MIDI instrument will 
select sounds/memories as you increase or decrease Pro-
gram Change numbers.

To save time, you can also enter the desired Program 
Change number numerically:

(1) Switch on the 

[TX¥ON] button (it must light).

(2) Press and hold the 

[SHIFT] button.

(3) Keep holding the 

[SHIFT] button and press the 

[TX¥ON] button.
The 

[TX¥ON] button flashes.

(4) Keep holding the 

[SHIFT] button and enter the 

desired Program Change number with the keys in 
the highest octave (NUMERIC KEYPAD). Confirm by 
pressing the highest key (ENTER).

If you entered the wrong number, you can erase it by 
pressing the CANCEL key, then start again.

(5) Release the 

[SHIFT] button.

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