n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
kk = note number: 00H-7FH (0-127)
vv = note off velocity: 00H-7FH (0-127)
* For Drum Parts, these messages are received when Rx.NOTE OFF = ON for
each Instrument.
●Note on
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
9nH kkH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
kk = note number: 00H-7FH (0-127)
vv = note on velocity: 01H-7FH (1-127)
* Not received when Rx.NOTE MESSAGE = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
* For Drum Parts, not received when Rx.NOTE ON = OFF for each Instrument.
●Polyphonic Key Pressure
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
AnH kkH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
kk = note number: 00H-7FH (0-127)
vv = key pressure: 00H-7FH (0-127)
* Not received when Rx.POLY PRESSURE (PAf) = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
* The resulting effect is determined by System Exclusive messages. With the
initial settings, there will be no effect.
●Control Change
* When Rx.CONTROL CHANGE = OFF, all control change messages except
for Channel Mode messages will be ignored.
* The value specified by a Control Change message will not be reset even by a
Program Change, etc.
○Bank Select (Controller number 0, 32)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 00H mmH
BnH 20H llH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
mm, ll = Bank number: 00H, 00H-7FH, 7FH (bank.1-bank.16384), Initial
Value = 00 00H (bank.1)
* Not received when Rx.BANK SELECT = OFF.
* “Rx.BANK SELECT” is set to OFF by “GM1 System On,” and Bank Select
message will be ignored.
* “Rx.BANK SELECT” is set to ON by “GM2 System On.”
* “Rx.BANK SELECT” is set to ON by power-on Reset or by receiving “GS
RESET.”
* When Rx.BANK SELECT LSB = OFF, Bank number LSB (llH) will be handled
as 00H regardless of the received value. However, when sending Bank Select
messages, you have to send both the MSB (mmH) and LSB (llH, the value
should be 00H) together.
* Bank Select processing will be suspended until a Program Change message
is received.
* The GS format “Variation number” is the value of the Bank Select MSB
(Controller number 0) expressed in decimal.
* Some other GS devices do not recognize the Ba nk Select LSB (Controller
number 32).
* Not received when Rx.MODULATION = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
* The resulting effect is determined by System Exclusive messages. With the
initial settings, this is Pitch Modulation Depth.
○Portamento Time (Controller number 5)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 05H vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Portamento Time: 00H-7FH (0-127), Initial value = 00H (0)
* This adjusts the rate of pitch change when Portamento is ON or when using
the Portamento Control. A value of 0 results in the fastest change.
○Data Entry (Controller number 6, 38)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 06H mmH
BnH 26H llH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
mm, ll = the value of the parameter specified by RPN/NRPN
mm = MSB, ll = LSB
○Volume (Controller number 7)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 07H vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Volume: 00H-7FH (0-127), Initial Value = 64H (100)
* Volume messages are used to adjust the volume balance of each Part.
* Not received when Rx.VOLUME = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
○Pan (Controller number 10)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 0AH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = pan: 00H-40H-7FH (Left-Center-Right), Initial Value = 40H (Center)
* For Rhythm Parts, this is a relative adjustment of each Instrument’s pan
setting.
* Some Tones are not capable of being panned all the way to the left or right.
* Not received when Rx.PANPOT = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
○Expression (Controller number 11)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
1
Date:
Version:
BnH 0BH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Expression: 00H-7FH (0-127), Initial Value = 7FH (127)
* This adjusts the volume of a Part. It can be used independently from Volume
messages. Expression messages are used for musical expression within a
performance; e.g., expression pedal movements, crescendo and decrescendo.
* Not received when Rx.EXPRESSION = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
○Hold 1 (Controller number 64)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 40H vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Control value: 00H-7FH (0-127)
* Not received when Rx.HOLD1 = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
○Portamento (Controller number 65)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 41H vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Control value : 00H-7FH (0-127) 0-63 = OFF, 64-127 = ON
* Not received when Rx.PORTAMENTO = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
○Sostenuto (Controller number 66)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 42H vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Control value: 00H-7FH (0-127) 0-63 = OFF, 64-127 = ON
* Not received when Rx.SOSTENUTO = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
○Soft (Controller number 67)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 43H vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Control value: 00H-7FH (0-127) 0-63 = OFF, 64-127 = ON
* Not received when Rx.SOFT = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
* Some Tones will not exhibit any change.
○Filter Resonance (Timbre/Harmonic Intensity)(Controller
number 71)
2nd byte 3rd byte
Status
BnH 47H vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv= Resonance value (relative change): 00H-7FH(-64 - 0 - +63),
Initial value = 40H (no change)
* Some Tones will not exhibit any change.
○Release Time (Controller number 72)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 48H vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Release Time value (relative change): 00H-7FH(-64 - 0 - +63),
Initial value = 40H (no change)
* Some Tones will not exhibit any change.
○Attack time (Controller number 73)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 49H vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Attack time value (relative change): 00H-7FH(-64 - 0 - +63),
Initial value=40H (no change)
* Some Tones will not exhibit any change.
○Cutoff (Controller number 74)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 4AH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Cutoff value (relative change): 00H-7FH(-64 - 0 - +63),
Initial value = 40H (no change)
* Some Tones will not exhibit any change.
○Decay Time (Controller number 75)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 4BH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Decay Time value (relative change): 00H-7FH(-64 - 0 - +63),
Initial value = 40H (no change)
* Some Tones will not exhibit any change.
○Vibrato Rate (Controller number 76)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 4CH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Vibrato Rate value (relative change): 00H-7FH(-64 - 0 - +63),
Initial value = 40H (no change)
* Some Tones will not exhibit any change.
○Vibrato Depth (Controller number 77)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 4DH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Vibrato Depth Value (relative change): 00H-7FH(-64 - 0 - +63),
Initial Value = 40H (no change)
* Some Tones will not exhibit any change.
○Vibrato Delay (Controller number 78)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 4EH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Vibrato Delay value (relative change): 00H-7FH(-64 - 0 - +63),
Initial value=40H (no change)
* Some Tones will not exhibit any change.
○Portamento control (Controller number 84)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 54H kkH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
kk = source note number: 00H-7FH (0-127)
* A Note-on received immediately after a Portamento Control message will
change continuously in pitch, starting from the pitch of the Source Note
2
Number.
* If a voice is already sounding for a note number identical to the Source Note
Number, this voice will continue sounding (i.e., legato) and will, when the next
Note-on is received, smoothly change to the pitch of that Note-on.
* The rate of the pitch change caused by Portamento Control is determined by
the Portamento Tim e v alue.
Example 1.
On MIDI
Description Result
90 3C 40 Note on C4 C4 on
B0 54 3C Portamento no change (C4 voice still sounding)
Control from C4
90 40 40 Note on E4 glide from C4 to E4
80 3C 40 Note off C4 no change
80 40 40 Note off E4 E4 off
Example 2.
On MIDI Description Result
B0 54 3C Portamento no change
Control from C4
90 40 40 Note on E4 E4 is played with glide from C4 to E4
80 40 40 Note off E4 E4 off
○Effect 1 (Reverb Send Level) (Controller number 91)
Status 2nd bytes 3rd byte
BnH 5BH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Control value : 00H-7FH (0-127), Initial Value = 28H (40)
* This message adjusts the Reverb Send Level of each Part.
○Effect 3 (Chorus Send Level) (Controller number 93)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 5DH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Control value: 00H-7FH (0-127), Initial Value = 00H (0)
* This message adjusts the Chorus Send Level of each Part.
○NRPN MSB/LSB (Controller number 98, 99)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 63H mmH
BnH 62H llH
n = MIDI channel number:0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
mm = upper byte (MSB) of the parameter number specified by NRPN
ll = lower byte (LSB) of the parameter number specified by NRPN
* Rx.NRPN is set to OFF by power-on reset or by receiving “GM1 System On”
or “GM2 System On,” and NRPN message will be ignored. NRPN message will
be received when Rx.NRPN = ON, or by receiving “GS RESET.”
* The value set by NRPN will not be reset even if Program Change or Reset All
Controllers is received.
**NRPN**
The NRPN (Non Registered Parameter Number) message allows an extended
range of control changes to be used.
To use these messages, you must first use NRPN MSB and NRPN LSB
messages to specify the parameter to be controlled, and then use Data Entry
messages to specify the value of the specified parameter. Once an NRPN
parameter has been specified, all Data Entry messages received on that
channel will modify the value of that parameter. To prevent accidents, it is
recommended that you set RPN Null (RPN Number = 7FH/7FH) when you
have finished setting the value of the desired parameter. Refer to Section 4.
Supplementary material “Examples of actual MIDI messages” <Example 4>.
On the GS devices, Data entry LSB (llH) of NRPN is ignored, so it is no problem
to send Data entry MSB (mmH) only (without Data entry LSB).
On this instrument, NRPN can be used to modify the following parameters.
* Parameters marked “relative change” will change relatively to the preset
value(40H). Even among different GS devices, “relative change” parameters
may sometimes differ in the way the sound changes or in the range of change.
* Parameters marked “absolute change” will be set to the absolute value of the
parameter, regardless of the preset value.
* Data entry LSB (llH) is ignored.
MSB Description
○RPN MSB/LSB (Controller number 100, 101)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 65H mmH
BnH 64H llH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
mm = upper byte (MSB) of parameter number specified by RPN
ll = lower byte (LSB) of parameter number specified by RPN
* Not received when Rx.RPN = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
*The value specified by RPN will not be reset even by messages such as
Program Change or Reset All Controller.
**RPN**
The RPN (Registered Parameter Number) messages are expanded control
changes, and each function of an RPN is described by the MIDI Standard.
To use these messages, you must first use RPN MSB and RPN LSB messages
to specify the parameter to be controlled, and the n u se D at a En try messages to
specify the value of the specified param eter. Once an RPN parameter has been
specified, all Data Entry messages received on that channel will modify the
value of that parameter. To prevent accidents, it is recommended that you set
RPN Null (RPN Number = 7FH/7FH) when you have finished setting the value
of the desired parameter.Refer to Section 4. “Examples of actual MIDI
messages” <Example 4>
On this instrument, RPN can be used to modify the following parameters.
RPN Data entry
3
MSB LSB MSB LSB Explanation
00H 00H mmH --- Pitch Bend Sensitivity
mm: 00H-18H (0-24 semitones),
Initial Value = 02H (2 semitones)
ll: ignored (processed as 00h)
specify up to 2 octaves in semitone steps
00H 01H mmH llH Master Fine Tuning
mm, ll: 00 00H - 40 00H - 7F 7FH
(-100 - 0 - +99.99 cents),
Initial Value = 40 00H (0 cent)
ll: ignored (processed as 00h)
specify up to 2 octaves in semitone steps
Refer to 4. Supplementary material,
“About tuning”
00H 02H mmH --- Master Coarse Tuning
mm: 28H - 40H - 58H
(-24 - 0 - +24 semitones),
Initial Value = 40H (0 cent)
ll: ignored (processed as 00h)
00H 05H mmH llH Modulation Depth Range
mm: 00H - 04H (0 - 4 semitones)
ll: 00H - 7FH (0 - 100 cents)100/128 Cent/Value
7FH 7FH --- --- RPN null
Set condition where RPN and NRPN are
unspecified. The data entry messages after set
RPN null will be ignored. (No Data entry
messages are required after RPN null).
Settings already made will not change.
mm, ll: ignored
●Program Change
Status 2nd byte
CnH ppH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
pp = Program number: 00H-7FH (prog.1-prog.128)
* Not received when Rx.PROGRAM CHANGE = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
* After a Program Change message is received, the sound will change
beginning with the next Note-on. Voices already sounding when the Program
Change message was received will not be affected.
* For Drum Parts, Program Change messages will not be received on bank
numbers 129-16384 (the value of Control Number 0 is other than 0 (00H)).
* Not received when Rx.CH PRESSURE (CAf) = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
* The resulting effect is determined by System Exclusive messages. With the
initial settings there will be no effect.
●Pitch Bend Change
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
EnH llH mmH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
mm, ll = Pitch Bend value: 00 00H - 40 00H - 7F 7FH (-8192 - 0 - +8191)
* Not received when Rx.PITCH BEND = OFF. (Initial value is ON)
* The resulting effect is determined by System Exclusive messages. With the
initial settings the effect is Pitch Bend.
■Channel Mode Messages
●All Sounds Off (Controller number 120)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 78H 00H
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
* When this message is received, all currently-sounding notes on the
corresponding channel will be turned off immediately.
●Reset All Controllers (Controller number 121)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 79H 00H
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
* When this message is received, the following controllers will be set to their
reset values.
Controller
Pitch Bend Change ±0 (Center)
Polyphonic Key Pressure 0 (off)
Channel Pressure 0 (off)
Modulation 0 (off)
Expression 127 (max)
Hold 1 0 (off)
Portamento 0 (off)
Sostenuto 0 (off)
Soft 0 (off)
RPN unset; previously set data will not change
NRPN unset; previously set data will not change
Reset value
●Local Control (Controller number 122)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 7AH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Control value: 00H, 7FH (0,127)
00H: Local Off
7FH: Local On
●All Notes Off (Controller number 123)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 7BH 00H
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
* When All Notes Off is received, all notes on the corresponding channel will be
turned off.
However if Hold 1 or Sostenuto is ON, the sound will be continued until these
are turned off.
●OMNI OFF (Controller number 124)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 7CH 00H
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
* The same processing will be carried out as when All Notes Off is received.
●OMNI ON (Controller number 125)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 7DH 00H
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
* OMNI ON is only recognized as “All notes off”; the Mode doesn’t change
(OMNI OFF remains).
●MONO (Controller number 126)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 7EH mmH
4
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
mm = mono number : 00H-10H (0-16)
* The same processing will be carried out as when All Sounds Off and All Notes
Off is received, and the corresponding channel will be set to Mode 4 (M = 1)
regardless of the value of “mono number.”
●POLY (Controller number 127)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 7FH 00H
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
* The same processing will be carried out as when All Sounds Off and All Notes
Off is received, and the corresponding channel will be set to Mode 3.
■System Realtime Message
●Active Sensing
Status
FEH
* When Active Sensing is received, the unit w ill begin monitoring the interv als of
all further messages. While monitoring, if the interval between messages
exceeds 420 ms, the same processing will be carried out as when All Sounds
Off, All Notes Off and Reset All Controllers are received, and message interval
monitoring will be halted.
■System Exclusive Message
Status Data byte Status
F0H iiH, ddH, ......, eeH F7H
F0H: System Exclusive Message status
ii = ID number: an ID number (manufacturer ID) to indicate the
manufacturer whose Exclusive message this is.
Roland’s manufacturer ID is 41H.
ID numbers 7EH and 7FH are extensions of the
MIDI standard; Universal Non-realtime Messages
(7EH) and Universal Realtime Messages (7FH).
dd,...,ee = data: 00H-7FH (0-127)
F7H: EOX (End Of Exclusive)
The System Exclusive Messages received by this instrument are; messages
related to mode settings, Universal Realtime System Exclusive messages and
Data Set (DT1).
●System exclusive messages related to mode settings
These messages are used to initialize a device to GS or Ge neral M IDI mode, o r
change the operating mode. When creating performance data, a “GM1 System
On” message should be inserted at the beginning of a General MIDI 1 score, a
“GM2 System On” message at the beginning of a General MIDI 2 score, and a
“GS Reset” message at the beginning of a GS music data. Each song should
contain only one mode message as appropriate for the type of data. (Do not
insert two or more mode setting messages in a single song.)
“GM System On” uses Universal Non-realtime Message format. “GS Reset”
uses Roland system Exclusive format “Data Set 1 (DT1).”
○GM1 System On
This is a command message that resets the internal settings of the unit to the
General MIDI initial state (General MIDI System-Level 1). After receiving this
message, this instrument will automatically be set to the proper condition for
correctly playing a GM score.
Status
Data byte Status
F0H 7EH, 7FH, 09H, 01H F7H
Byte
Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7EH ID number (Universal Non-realtime Message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
09H Sub ID#1 (General MIDI Message)
01H Sub ID#2 (General MIDI 1 On)
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)
* When this message is received, Rx.BANK SELECT will be OFF and
Rx.NRPN will be OFF.
* There must be an interval of at least 50 ms between this message and the
next.
○GM2 System On
This is a command message that resets the internal settings of the unit to the
General MIDI initial state (General MIDI System-Level 2). After receiving this
message, this instrument will automatically be set to the proper condition for
correctly playing a GM2 score.
Status
Data byte Status
F0H 7EH 7FH 09H 03H F7H
Byte
Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7EH ID number (Universal Non-realtime Message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
09H Sub ID#1 (General MIDI Message)
03H Sub ID#2 (General MIDI 2 On)
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)
* When this message is received, this instrument will be able to receive the
messages specified by General MIDI 2, and use the General MID I 2 soundmap.
* There must be an interval of at least 50 ms between this message and the
next.
○GM System Off
“GM System Off” is a command message that resets the internal state of this
instrument from the GM state to its nativ e condition . This instr ument will reset to
the GS default state.
Status
Data byte Status
F0H 7EH, 7FH, 09H, 02H F7H
Byte
Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7EH ID number (Universal Non-realtime Message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
09H Sub-ID#1 (General MIDI message)
02H Sub-ID#2 (General MIDI Off)
40H EOX (End of exclusive)
* There must be an interval of at least 50 ms between this message and the
next.
○GS reset
GS Reset is a command message that reset s the inte rnal settings of a device to
the GS initial state.
This message will appear at the beginning of GS music data, and a GS device
that receives this message will automatically be set to the proper state to
correctly playback GS music data.
Status
Data byte Status
F0H 41H, 10H, 42H, 12H, 40H, 00H, F7H
7FH, 00H, 41H
Byte
Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
41H ID number (Roland)
10H Device ID
(dev: 00H-1FH (1-32), Initial value is 10H (17))
42H Model ID (GS)
12H Command ID (DT1)
40H Address MSB
00H Address
5
7FH Address LSB
00H Data (GS reset)
41H Checksum
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)
* When this message is received, Rx.NRPN will be ON.
* There must be an interval of at least 50 ms between this message and the
next.
●Universal Realtime System Exclusive Messages
○Master volume
Status Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, 7FH, 04H, 01H, llH, mmH F7H
Byte Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7FH ID number (universal realtime message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
04H Sub ID#1 (Device Control messages)
01H Sub ID#2 (Master Volume)
llH Master volume lower byte
mmH Master volume upper byte
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)
* The lower byte (llH) of Master Volume will be handled as 00H.
○Master Fine Tuning
Status Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, 7FH, 04H, 03H, llH, mmH F7H
Byte Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7FH ID number (Universal Realtime Message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
04H Sub ID#1 (Device Control)
03H Sub ID#2 (Master Fine Tuning)
llH Master Fine Tuning LSB
mmH Master Fine Tuning MSB
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)
Parameters of the Global Parameter Control are newly provided for the G eneral
MIDI 2.
○Reverb Parameters
Status Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, 7FH, 04H, 05H, 01H, 01H, F7H
01H, 01H, 01H, ppH, vvH
Byte Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7FH ID number (Universal Realtime Message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
04H Sub ID#1 (Device Control)
05H Sub ID#2 (Global Parameter Control)
01H Slot path length
01H Parameter ID width
01H Value width
01H Slot path MSB
01H Slot path LSB (Effect 0101: Reverb)
ppH Parameter to be controlled.
vvH Value for the parameter.
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)
pp=0 Reverb Type
vv = 00H Small Room (Room1)
vv = 01H Medium Room (Room2)
vv = 02H Large Room (Room3)
vv = 03H Medium Hall (Hall1)
vv = 04H Large Hall (Hall2)
vv = 08H Plate (Plate)
pp=1 Reverb Time
vv = 00H - 7FH 0 - 127
○Chorus Parameters
Status Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, 7FH, 04H, 05H, 01H, 01H, F7H
01H, 01H, 02H, ppH, vvH
Byte Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7FH ID number (Universal Realtime Message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
04H Sub ID#1 (Device Control)
05H Sub ID#2 (Global Parameter Control)
01H Slot path length
01H Parameter ID width
01H Value width
01H Slot path MSB
02H Slot path LSB (Effect 0102: Chorus)
ppH Parameter to be controlled.
vvH Value for the parameter.
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)
Status Data byte Status
F0H 7EH, 7FH, 08H, 08H, ffH, ggH, F7H
hhH, ssH...
Byte
Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7EH ID number (Universal Non-realtime Message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
08H Sub ID#1 (MIDI Tuning Standard)
08H Sub ID#2 (scale/octave tuning 1-byte form)
ffH Channel/Option byte1
bits 0 to 1 = channel 15 to 16
bit 2 to 6 = Undefined
ggH Channel byte2
bits 0 to 6 = channel 8 to 14
hhH Channel byte3
bits 0 to 6 = channel 1 to 7
ssH 12 byte tuning offset of 12 semitones from C to B
00H = -64 [cents]
40H = 0 [cents] (equal temperament)
7FH = +63 [cents]
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)
○Key-Based Instrument Controllers
Status Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, 7FH, 0AH, 01H, 0nH, F7H
kkH, nnH, vvH...
Byte
Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7FH ID number (Universal Realtime Message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
0AH Sub ID#1 (Key-Based Instrument Control)
01H Sub ID#2 (Controller)
0nH MIDI Channel (00 - 0FH)
kkH Key Number
nnH Control Number
vvH Value
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)
Status Data byte Status
F0H 7EH, 10H, 06H, 01H F7H
Byte
Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7EH ID number (Universal Non-realtime Message)
10H Device ID
06H Sub ID#1 (General Information)
01H Sub ID#2 (Identity Request)
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)
* Device ID = 10H or 7FH
●Data transmission
This instrument can receive the various parameters using System Exclusive
messages.
The exclusive message of GS format data has a model ID of 42H and a device
ID of 10H (17), and it is common to all the GS devices.
○Data set 1DT1
This is the message that actually performs dat a tran smission, and i s u sed w hen
you wish to transmit the data.
Status
Data byte Status
F0H 41H, 10H, 42H, 12H, aaH, bbH, F7H
ccH, ddH, ... eeH, sum
Byte
Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
41H ID number (Roland)
10H Device ID
42H Model ID (GS)
12H Command ID (DT1)
aaH Address MSB: upper byte of the starting address of
the transmitted data
bbH Address: middle byte of the starting address of the
transmitted data
ccH Address LSB: lower byte of the starting address of
the transmitted data
ddH Data: the actual data to be transmitted. Multiple
bytes of data are transmitted starting from the
address.
:
7
:
eeH Data
sum Checksum
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)
* The amount of data that can be transmitted at one time depends on the type
of data, and data can be received only from the specified starting address and
size. Refer to the Address and Size given in Section 3.
* Data larger than 128 bytes must be divided into p acket s of 128 bytes or less. If
“Data Set 1” is transmitted successively, there must be an interval of at least 40
ms between packets.
* Regarding the checksum please refer to section 4 .
2. Transmit data
■Channel Voice Messages
●Note off
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
8nH kkH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
kk = note number: 00H-7FH (0-127)
vv = note off velocity: 00H-7FH (0-127)
●Note on
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
9nH kkH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
kk = note number: 00H-7FH (0-127)
vv = note on velocity: 01H-7FH (1-127)
●Control Change
○Bank Select (Controller number 0, 32)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 00H mmH
BnH 20H llH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
mm, ll = Bank number: 00H, 00H-7FH, 7FH (bank.1-bank.16384)
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Control value: 00H-7FH (0-127)
○Sostenuto (Controller number 66)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 42H vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Control value: 00H, 7FH (0, 127) 0 = OFF, 127 = ON
○Soft (Controller number 67)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 43H vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Control value: 00H-7FH (0-127)
○Effect 1 (Reverb Send Level) (Controller number 91)
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 5BH vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
vv = Control value: 00H-7FH (0-127)
●Program Change
Status 2nd byte
CnH ppH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H-FH (ch.1-ch.16)
pp = Program number: 00H-7FH (prog.1-prog.128)
■System Realtime Message
●Realtime Clock
Status
F8H
●Active sensing
Status
FEH
* This will be transmitted constantly at intervals of approximately 250 ms.
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■System exclusive messages
○Identity Reply
Status Data byte Status
F0H 7EH, 10H, 06H, 02H, 41H, 42H, 00H, 01H, 1BH, 07H, 01H, 00H, 00H F7H
Byte
Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7EH ID number (Universal Non-realtime Message)
10H Device ID
(use the same as the device ID of Roland)
06H Sub ID#1 (General Information)
02H Sub ID#2 (Identity Reply)
41H ID number (Roland)
42H Device family code (LSB)
00H Device family code (MSB)
01H Device family number code (LSB)
1BH Device family number code (MSB)
07H Software revision level
01H Software revision level
00H Software revision level
00H Software revision level
F7H EOX (End of Exclusive)
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3. Parameter Address Map (Model ID = 42H)
This map indicates address, size, Data (range), Parameter, Description, and Default Value of parameters which can be transferred using and “Data set 1 (DT1).”
All the numbers of address, size, Data, and Default Value are indicated in 7-bit Hexadecimal-form.
■Address Block map
An outlined address map of the Exclusive Communication is as follows;
There are two ways in which GS data is transmitted: Individual Parameter Transmission in which individual parameters are transmitted one by one, and Bulk Dump
Transmission in which a large amount of data is transmitted at once.
SYSTEM PARAMETERS
PART PARAMETERS(x=0-F)
DRUM SETUP PARAMETERS
(m=0-1)
SYSTEM PARAMETERS
PART PARAMETERS
DRUM SETUP PARAMETERS
(m=0-1)
Bulk
■Individual Parameters
Individual Parameter Transmission tra nsmits data (or requests data) for one parameter as one exclusive message (one packet of “F0 ..... F7”).
In Individual Parameter Transmission, you must use the Address and Size listed in the following “Parameter Address Map.” Addresses marked at “#” cannot be used
as starting addresses.
●System Parameters
Parameters related to the system of the device are called System Parameters.
40 01 10 00 00 10 00-40 VOICE RESERVE Part 10 (Drum Part) 02 2
40 01 11# Part 1 06 6
40 01 12# Part 2 02 2
40 01 13# Part 3 02 2
40 01 14# Part 4 02 2
40 01 15# Part 5 02 2
40 01 16# Part 6 02 2
40 01 17# Part 7 02 2
40 01 18# Part 8 02 2
40 01 19# Part 9 02 2
40 01 1A# Part 11 00 0
40 01 :# : : :
40 01 1F# Part 16 00 0
* The sum total of voices in the voice reserve function must be equal to or less than the number of the maximum polyphony. The maximum polyphony of this
instrument is 128. For compatibility with other GS models, it is recommended that the maximum polyphony be equal or less than 24.
Size (H) Data (H) Parameter Description Default Value (H) Description
10
01: Room 2
02: Room 3
03: Hall 1
04: Hall 2
05: Plate
06: Delay
07: Panning Delay
40 01 31 00 00 01 00-07 REVERB CHARACTER 0-7 04 4
40 01 32 00 00 01 00-07 REVERB PRE-LPF 0-7 00 0
40 01 33 00 00 01 00-7F REVERB LEVEL 0-127 40 64
40 01 34 00 00 01 00-7F REVERB TIME 0-127 40 64
40 01 35 00 00 01 00-7F REVERB DELAY FEEDBACK 0-127 00 0
* REVERB MACRO is a macro parameter that allows global setting of reverb parameters. When you select the reverb type with REVERB MACRO, each reverb
parameter will be set to the most suitable value.
* REVERB CHARACTER is a parameter that changes the reverb algorithm. The value of REVERB CHARACTER corresponds to the REVERB MACRO of the same
number.
40 01 38 00 00 01 00-07 CHORUS MACRO 00: Chorus 1 02 Chorus 3
01: Chorus 2
02: Chorus 3
03: Chorus 4
04: Feedback Chorus
05: Flanger
06: Short Delay
07: Short Delay (FB)
40 01 39 00 00 01 00-07 CHORUS PRE-LPF 0-7 00 0
40 01 3A 00 00 01 00-7F CHORUS LEVEL 0-12 40 64
40 01 3B 00 00 01 00-7F CHORUS FEEDBACK 0-127 08 8
40 01 3C 00 00 01 00-7F CHORUS DELAY 0-127 50 80
40 01 3D 00 00 01 00-7F CHORUS RATE 0-127 03 3
40 01 3E 00 00 01 00-7F CHORUS DEPTH 0-127 13 19
40 01 3F 00 00 01 00-7F CHORUS SEND LEVEL TO REVERB 0-127 00 0
* CHORUS MACRO is a macro parameter that allows global setting of chorus parameters. When you use CHORUS MACRO to select the chorus ty pe, e ach chorus
parameter will be set to the most suitable value.
40 03 00 00 00 02 00-7F EFX TYPE (MSB, LSB) 00 00 - 7F 7F 00 01 Thru
* Refer to EFX Type Table
* This EFX Type is current EFX type of this system. When part EFX type is same to this EFX type, that part connect to EFX.
This instrument has 16 parts. Parameters that can be set individually for each Part are called Part parameters.
If you use exclusive messages to set Part parameters, specify the address by Block number rather than Part Number (normally the same number as the MIDI
channel). The Block number can be specified as one of 16 blocks, from 0 (H) to F (H).
The relation between Part number and Block number is as follows.
x...BLOCK NUMBER (0-F), Part 1 (MIDI ch = 1) x = 1
Part 2 (MIDI ch = 2) x = 2
: : :
Part 9 (MIDI ch = 9) x = 9
Part10 (MIDI ch = 10) x = 0
Part11 (MIDI ch = 11) x = A
Part12 (MIDI ch = 12) x = B
: : :
Part16 (MIDI ch = 16) x = F
Address (H)
40 1x 00 00 00 02 00-7F TONE NUMBER CC#00 VALUE 0-127 00 0
40 1x 01# 00-7F P.C. VALUE 1-128 00 1
40 1x 02 00 00 01 00-10 Rx. CHANNEL 1-16, OFF Same as the Part Number
40 1x 03 00 00 01 00-01 Rx. PITCH BEND OFF/ON 01 ON
40 1x 04 00 00 01 00-01 Rx. CH PRESSURE (CAf) OFF/ON 01 ON
40 1x 05 00 00 01 00-01 Rx. PROGRAM CHANGE OFF/ON 01 ON
40 1x 06 00 00 01 00-01 Rx. CONTROL CHANGE OFF/ON 01 ON
40 1x 07 00 00 01 00-01 Rx. POLY PRESSURE (PAf) OFF/ON 01 ON
40 1x 08 00 00 01 00-01 Rx. NOTE MESSAGE OFF/ON 01 ON
40 1x 09 00 00 01 00-01 Rx. RPN OFF/ON 01 ON
40 1x 0A 00 00 01 00-01 Rx. NRPN OFF/ON 00 (01*) OFF (ON*)
* When “GM1 System On” and “GM2 System On” are received, Rx. NRPN will be set OFF. When “GS Reset” is received, it will be set ON.
40 1x 15 00 00 01 00-02 USE FOR RHYTHM PART 0 = OFF 00 at x ≠0 OFF at x ≠0 1 = MAP1 01 at x = 0 MAP1 at x ≠0
2 = MAP2
* This parameter sets the Drum Map of the Part used as the Drum Part. This instrument can simult aneously (in different Parts) use up to two Drum Maps (MAP1,
MAP2). With the initial settings, Part10 (MIDI CH = 10, x = 0) is set to MAP1 (1), and other Parts are set to normal instrumental Parts (OFF (0)).
40 1x 16 00 00 01 28-58 PITCH KEY SHIFT -24 - +24 [semitones] 40 0 [semitones]
40 1x 17 00 00 02 00 08-0F 08 PITCH OFFSET FINE -12.0 - +12.0 [Hz] 08 00 (80) 0 [Hz]
40 1x 18# (08-F8) Use nibblized data.
* PITCH OFFSET FINE allows you to alter, by a specified frequency amount, the pitch at which notes will sound. This parameter differs from the conventional Fine
Tuning (RPN #1) parameter in that the amount of frequency alteration (in Hertz) will be identical no matter which note is played. When a multiple number of Parts,
each of which has been given a different setting for PITCH OFFSET FINE, are sounded by means of an identical note number, you can obtain a Celeste effect.