Roland RD-300NX MIDI Implementation

RD-300NX MIDI Implementation

Model: RD-300NX
Date: Dec. 10, 2010
Version: 1.00

1. Data Reception

 Channel Voice Messages

Note O

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
8nH kkH vvH
9nH kkH 00H

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
kk = note number: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)
vv = note o velocity: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

* Some instruments are not received in Rhythm set.

Note On

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
9nH kkH vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 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 - 16)
mm, ll = Bank number: 00 00H - 7F 7FH (bank.1 - bank.16384)

 Volume (Controller Number 7)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 07H vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Volume: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

 Panpot (Controller Number 10)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 0AH vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Panpot: 00H - 40H - 7FH (Left - Center - Right)

 Expression (Controller Number 11)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 0BH vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Expression: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

 General Purpose Controller 1 (Controller Number 16)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 10H vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Control value: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

 Hold 1 (Controller Number 64)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 40H vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Control value: 00H - 7FH

 Portamento (Controller Number 65)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 41H vvH

 Modulation (Controller Number 1)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 01H vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Modulation depth: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

 Portamento Time (Controller Number 5)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 05H vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Portamento Time: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

 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 - 16)
mm, ll = the value of the parameter specied by RPN/NRPN
mm = MSB, ll = LSB

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Control value: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)
0 - 63 = OFF, 64 - 127 = ON

 Sostenuto (Controller Number 66)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 42H vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Control value: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)
0 - 63 = OFF, 64 - 127 = ON

 Soft (Controller Number 67)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 43H vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Control value: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

 Legato Foot Switch (Controller Number 68)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 44H vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Control value: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)
0 - 63 = OFF, 64 - 127 = ON

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 Resonance (Controller Number 71)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 47H vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv= Resonance value (relative change): 00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

 Release Time (Controller Number 72)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 48H vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Release Time value (relative change): 00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

 Attack Time (Controller Number 73)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 49H vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Attack time value (relative change): 00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

 Cuto (Controller Number 74)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 4AH vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Cuto value (relative change): 00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

 Decay Time (Controller Number 75)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 4BH vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Decay Time value (relative change): 00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

 Vibrato Rate (Controller Number 76)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 4CH vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Vibrato Rate value (relative change): 00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

 Vibrato Depth (Controller Number 77)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 4DH vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Vibrato Depth Value (relative change): 00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

 Vibrato Delay (Controller Number 78)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 4EH vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Vibrato Delay value (relative change): 00H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)

 Portamento Control (Controller Number 84)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 54H kkH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 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 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 Time value.

 Eect 1 (Reverb Send Level) (Controller Number 91)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 5BH vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Reverb Send Level: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

 Eect 3 (Chorus Send Level) (Controller Number 93)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 5DH vvH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
vv = Chorus Send Level: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

 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 - 16)
mm = upper byte (MSB) of parameter number specied by RPN
ll = lower byte (LSB) of parameter number specied by RPN

RPN

Control Changes include RPN (Registered Parameter Numbers), which are extended.
When using RPNs, rst RPN (Controller Numbers 100 and 101; they can be sent in any
order) should be sent in order to select the parameter, then Data Entry (Controller
Numbers 6 and 38) should be sent to set the value. Once RPN messages are received,
Data Entry messages that is received at the same MIDI channel after that are
recognized as changing toward the value of the RPN messages. In order not to make
any mistakes, transmitting RPN Null is recommended after setting parameters you
need.

This device receives the following RPNs.

RPN Data entry
MSB, LSB MSB, LSB Notes
00H, 00H mmH, llH Pitch Bend Sensitivity
mm: 00H - 18H (0 - 24 semitones)
ll: ignored (processed as 00H)
Up to 2 octave can be specied in semitone steps.
00H, 01H mmH, llH Channel Fine Tuning
mm, ll: 20 00H - 40 00H - 60 00H
(-4096 x 100 / 8192 - 0 - +4096 x 100 / 8192 cent)
00H, 02H mmH, llH Channel Coarse Tuning
mm: 10H - 40H - 70H (-48 - 0 - +48 semitones)
ll: ignored (processed as 00H)
00H, 05H mmH, llH Modulation Depth Range
mm, ll: 00 00H - 06 00H ( 0 - 16384 x 600 / 16384 cent)
7FH, 7FH ---, --- RPN null
RPN and NRPN will be set as “unspecied.” Once this
setting has been made, subsequent Parameter values
that were previously set will not change.
mm, ll: ignored

Program Change

Status 2nd byte
CnH ppH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
pp = Program number: 00H - 7FH (prog.1 - prog.128)

Pitch Bend Change

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
EnH llH mmH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
mm, ll = Pitch Bend value: 00 00H - 40 00H - 7F 7FH
(-8192 - 0 - +8191)

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 Channel Mode Messages

All Sounds O (Controller Number 120)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 78H 00H

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

* When this message is received, all notes currently sounding on the corresponding

channel will be turned o.

Reset All Controllers (Controller Number 121)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 79H 00H

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

* When this message is received, the following controllers will be set to their reset

values.

Controller Reset value
Pitch Bend Change ±0 (center)
Channel Pressure 0 (o )
Modulation 0 (o)
Breath Type 0 (min)
Expression 127 (max)
Hold 1 0 (o)
Sostenuto 0 (o)
Soft 0 (o )
Hold 2 0 (o)
RPN unset; previously set data will not change
NRPN unset; previously set data will not change

Mono (Controller Number 126)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 7EH mmH

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)
mm = mono number: 00H - 10H (0 - 16)

* The same processing will be carried out as when All Notes O is received.

Poly (Controller Number 127)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 7FH 00H

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

* The same processing will be carried out as when All Notes O is received.

 System Realtime Message

Active Sensing

Status
FEH

* When Active Sensing is received, the unit will begin monitoring the intervals 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 O, All Notes
O 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

All Notes O (Controller Number 123)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 7BH 00H

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

* When All Notes O is received, all notes on the corresponding channel will be

turned o. However, if Hold 1 or Sostenuto is ON, the sound will be continued until
these are turned o.

OMNI O (Controller Number 124)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 7CH 00H

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

* The same processing will be carried out as when All Notes O is received.

OMNI On (Controller Number 125)

Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
BnH 7DH 00H

n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - 16)

* The same processing will be carried out as when All Notes O is received. OMNI ON

will not be turned on.

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)

Of the System Exclusive messages received by this device, the Universal Non-realtime
messages and the Universal Realtime messages and the Data Request (RQ1)
messages and the Data Set (DT1) messages will be set automatically.

Universal Non-realtime System Exclusive Messages

 Identity Request Message

Status Data byte Status
F0H 7EH, dev, 06H, 01H F7H

Byte Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7EH ID number (Universal Non-realtime Message)
dev Device ID (dev: 10H - 1FH, 7FH, the initial value is 10H (17))
06H Sub ID#1 (General Information)
01H Sub ID#2 (Identity Request)
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)

* When this message is received, “Identity Reply Message” (p. 9) will be transmitted.

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 GM1 System On

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)

* Not received when the Rx GM/GM2 System On parameter (EDIT: System: Rx GM/

GM2 System ON) is OFF.

 GM2 System On

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)

* Not received when the Rx GM/GM2 System On parameter (EDIT: System: Rx GM/

GM2 System ON) is OFF.

 GM System O

Status Data byte Status
F0H 7EH, 7F, 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 O )
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)

* Not received when the Rx GS Reset parameter (EDIT: System: Rx GS Reset) is OFF.

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)
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.
* The Master Volume parameter (EDIT: System: Master Volume) will change.

 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)

mm, ll: 00 00H - 40 00H - 7F 7FH (-100 - 0 - +99.9 [cents])

 Master Coarse Tuning

Status Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, 7FH, 04H, 04H, llH, mmH F7H

Byte Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7FH ID number (universal realtime message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
04H Sub ID#1 (Device Control)
04H Sub ID#2 (Master Coarse Tuning)
llH Master Coarse Tuning LSB
mmH Master Coarse Tuning MSB
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)

ll: ignored (processed as 00H)
mm: 28H - 40H - 58H (-24 - 0 - +24 [semitones])

Global Parameter Control

 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 (Eect 0101: Reverb)
ppH Parameter to be controlled.
vvH Value for the parameter.
pp=0 Reverb Type
vv = 00H Small Room
vv = 01H Medium Room
vv = 02H Large Room
vv = 03H Medium Hall
vv = 04H Large Hall
vv = 08H Plate
pp=1 Reverb Time
vv = 00H - 7FH 0 - 127
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)

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 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 (Eect 0102: Chorus)
ppH Parameter to be controlled.
vvH Value for the parameter.
pp=0 Chorus Type
vv=0 Chorus1
vv=1 Chorus2
vv=2 Chorus3
vv=3 Chorus4
vv=4 FB Chorus
vv=5 Flanger
pp=1 Mod Rate
vv= 00H - 7FH 0 - 127
pp=2 Mod Depth
vv = 00H - 7FH 0 - 127
pp=3 Feedback
vv = 00H - 7FH 0 - 127
pp=4 Send To Reverb
vv = 00H - 7FH 0 - 127
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)

 Channel Pressure

Status Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, 7FH, 09H, 01H, 0nH, ppH, rrH F7H

Byte Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7FH ID number (universal realtime message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
09H Sub ID#1 (Controller Destination Setting)
01H Sub ID#2 (Channel Pressure)
0nH MIDI Channel (00 - 0F)
ppH Controlled parameter
rrH Controlled range
pp=0 Pitch Control
rr = 28H - 58H -24 - +24 [semitones]
pp=1 Filter Cuto Control
rr = 00H - 7FH -9600 - +9450 [cents]
pp=2 Amplitude Control
rr = 00H - 7FH 0 - 200%
pp=3 LFO Pitch Depth
rr = 00H - 7FH 0 - 600 [cents]
pp=4 LFO Filter Depth
rr = 00H - 7FH 0 - 2400 [cents]
pp=5 LFO Amplitude Depth
rr = 00H - 7FH 0 - 100%
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)

 Controller

Status Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, 7FH, 09H, 03H, 0nH, ccH, ppH, rrH F7H

Byte Explanation
F0H Exclusive status
7FH ID number (universal realtime message)
7FH Device ID (Broadcast)
09H Sub ID#1 (Controller Destination Setting)
03H Sub ID#2 (Control Change)
0nH MIDI Channel (00 - 0F)
ccH Controller number (01 - 1F, 40 - 5F)
ppH Controlled parameter
rrH Controlled range
pp=0 Pitch Control
rr = 28H - 58H -24 - +24 [semitones]
pp=1 Filter Cuto Control
rr = 00H - 7FH -9600 - +9450 [cents]
pp=2 Amplitude Control
rr = 00H - 7FH 0 - 200%
pp=3 LFO Pitch Depth
rr = 00H - 7FH 0 - 600 [cents]
pp=4 LFO Filter Depth
rr = 00H - 7FH 0 - 2400 [cents]
pp=5 LFO Amplitude Depth
rr = 00H - 7FH 0 - 100%
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)

 Scale/Octave Tuning Adjust

Status Data byte Status
F0H 7EH, 7FH, 08H, 08H, H, ggH, hhH, ssH... F7

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)
H Channel/Option byte 1
bits 0 to 1 = channel 15 to 16
bit 2 to 6 = Undened
ggH Channel byte 2
bits 0 to 6 = channel 8 to 14
hhH Channel byte 3
bits 0 to 6 = channel 1 to 7
ssH 12 byte tuning oset of 12 semitones from C to B
00H = -64 [cents]
40H = 0 [cents] (equal temperament)
7FH = +63 [cents]
F7H EOX (End Of Exclusive)

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