Roland CG-8 Manual

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MIDI implementation
Model: CG-8 Version: 1.0.0 Date: May 1, 2005
Symbol Item Setting range
n: MIDI channel 0H-FH (ch.1 - ch.16)
vv: Control value, 00H-7FH (0 - 127)
Velocity value, etc. (Only when the item is the Note On
Velocity, the setting range is “01H-7FH
(1 - 127)”.)
kk: Note number 00H-7FH (0 - 127)
xx: Switch on and off 00H-3FH (0 - 63): OFF
40H-7FH (64 - 127): ON
1. Receiving data
■Channel Voice Message
●Note On
Status Second Third
9nH kkH vvH
* Received only when V-LINK is ON and the note mode is “specify pitch.”
* Selects the patch that corresponds to the note number.
* Assigned starting with the lowest note, with bank 1 patch number 1 through
patch number 16 of the last bank as one set.
●Control Change
* In addition to Control Changes, System Exclusive messages can also be used to
make settings for a variety of controls. (The settings are not remembered.)
* Reception assignments and transmission assignments are shared.
* You can assign Control Changes to the following functions.
• PHOTO/STAMP SWITCHING
• STROBE
• FADE
• TRIGGER RESET
• VALUE INC
• VALUE DEC
• CONTROL X
• CONTROL Y
• CONTROL Z
• CONTROL COLOR
• CONTROL SPEED
• MODULATION TYPE
• MODULATION RATE
• MODULATION DEPTH X
• MODULATION DEPTH Y
• MODULATION DEPTH Z
• MODULATION DEPTH COLOR
• MODULATION DEPTH SPEED
• EFFECT BANK NUMBER
• EFFECT PROGRAM NUMBER
• PICTURE NUMBER
* Assignable Control Changes are CC#1–31, 33–120.
❍Bank Select (Controller Number 0, 32)
Status Second Third
BnH 00H mmH
BnH 20H llH
mm, ll = bank number: 00 00H - 7F 7FH (bank.1 - bank.16384)
* Specifies the patch bank.
* When the unit receives an unselectable Bank Select message, the message is
ignored, and the unit receives only a Program Change message.
* The received Bank Select message is kept until the unit receives a Bank Select
message again.
* Select the corresponding Patch/Bank. The Patch/Bank that correspond to the
Bank Select messages are as follows:
———————————————————————————————————
Bank Select Program No. Bank/Patch
MSB LSB
———————————————————————————————————
00H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 1/Patch 1-16
01H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 2/Patch 1-16
02H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 3/Patch 1-16
03H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 4/Patch 1-16
04H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 5/Patch 1-16
05H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 6/Patch 1-16
06H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 7/Patch 1-16
07H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 8/Patch 1-16
———————————————————————————————————
❍Modulation (Controller Number 1)
Status Second Third
BnH 01H vvH
* By default, controls the modulation type.
0: Sine
1: Triangle
2: Square
3: Ramp
4: Random
5: Sound 1
6: Sound 2
7: Sound 3
❍Breath type (Controller Number 2)
Status Second Third
BnH 02H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Foot type (Controller Number 4)
Status Second Third
BnH 04H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Portamento time (Controller Number 5)
Status Second Third
BnH 05H vvH
* By default, selects a picture.
For photo patches: vv = 0-47
For stamp patches: vv = 0-15
❍Main volume (Controller Number 7)
Status Second Third
BnH 07H vvH
* OFF by default.

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❍Balance (Controller Number 8)
Status Second Third
BnH 08H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Panpot (Controller Number 10)
Status Second Third
BnH 0AH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Expression (Controller Number 11)
Status Second Third
BnH 0BH vvH
* By default, controls the fade.
100% black: vv = 0
Normal output: vv = 64
100% white: vv = 127
❍Effect control1 (Controller Number 12)
Status Second Third
BnH 0CH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Effect control2 (Controller Number 13)
Status Second Third
BnH 0DH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍General-purpose control 1 – 4 (Controller Number 16 – 19)
Status Second Third
BnH 10H – 13H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Hold 1 (Controller Number 64)
Status Second Third
BnH 40H xxH
* By default, switches between Photo and Stamp.
Photo: xx = OFF
Stamp: xx = ON
❍Portamento (Controller Number 65)
Status Second Third
BnH 41H xxH
* By default, controls Capture.
❍Sostenuto (Controller Number 66)
Status Second Third
BnH 42H xxH
* OFF by default.
❍Soft (Controller Number 67)
Status Second Third
BnH 43H xxH
* By default, controls Trigger.
❍Legato (Controller Number 68)
Status Second Third
BnH 44H xxH
* OFF by default.
❍Hold2 (Controller Number 69)
Status Second Third
BnH 45H xxH
* OFF by default.
❍Sound Controller 1 (Controller Number 70)
Status Second Third
BnH 46H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Sound Controller 2 (Controller Number 71)
Status Second Third
BnH 47H vvH
* By default, controls parameter X.
❍Sound Controller 3 (Controller Number 72)
Status Second Third
BnH 48H vvH
* By default, controls parameter Y.
❍Sound Controller 4 (Controller Number 73)
Status Second Third
BnH 49H vvH
* By default, controls parameter Z.
❍Sound Controller 5 (Controller Number 74)
Status Second Third
BnH 4AH vvH
* By default, controls Color.
❍Sound Controller 6 (Controller Number 75)
Status Second Third
BnH 4BH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Sound Controller 7 (Controller Number 76)
Status Second Third
BnH 4CH vvH
* By default, controls Modulation Rate.
❍Sound Controller 8 (Controller Number 77)
Status Second Third
BnH 4DH vvH
* By default, controls the depth to which modulation is applied to parameter X.
❍Sound Controller 9 (Controller Number 78)
Status Second Third
BnH 4EH vvH
* By default, controls the depth to which modulation is applied to parameter Y.
❍Sound Controller 10 (Controller Number 79)
Status Second Third
BnH 4EH vvH
* By default, controls the depth to which modulation is applied to parameter Z.
❍General-purpose control 5 – 8 (Controller Number 80 – 83)
Status Second Third
BnH 50 – 53FH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Portamento control (Controller Number 84)
Status Second Third
BnH 54H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Effect depth 2 (Controller Number 92)
Status Second Third
BnH 5CH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Effect depth 3 (Controller Number 93)
Status Second Third
BnH 5DH vvH
* By default, controls the depth to which modulation is applied to Color.

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❍Effect depth 4 (Controller Number 94)
Status Second Third
BnH 5EH vvH
* By default, controls the depth to which modulation is applied to Speed.
❍Effect depth 5 (Controller Number 95)
Status Second Third
BnH 5FH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Data Increment (Controller Number 96)
Status Second Third
BnH 60H vvH
* By default, increments the value. The value (vv) is ignored.
❍Data Decrement (Controller Number 97)
Status Second Third
BnH 61H vvH
* By default, decrements the value. The value (vv) is ignored.
❍Data Entry (Controller Number 6, 38)
Status Second Third
BnH 06H mmH
BnH 26H llH
* By default, switches the effect.
Effect bank: mm = 0-15 (for Photos)
mm = 0-7 (for Stamps)
Effect number: ll = 0-15
●Program Change
Status Second
CnH ppH
pp=Program number: 00H - 0FH (prog.1 - prog.16)j
* Selects the corresponding patch. For details, refer to the Bank Select section.
* When the unit receives an unselectable Program Change message, the message
is ignored.
●Channel Pressure
Status Second
DnH vvH
* In addition to Control Changes, System Exclusive messages can also be used to
make settings for a variety of controls. (The settings are not remembered.)
* For the details of the function that you can set, see the item of the Control
Change.
* Reception assignments and transmission assignments are shared.
* OFF by default.
●Pitch Bend Change
Status Second Third
EnH llH mmH
mm,ll = Pitch bend value: 00 00H - 40 00H - 7F 7FH (-8192 - 0 - +8191)
* In addition to Control Changes, System Exclusive messages can also be used to
make settings for a variety of controls. (The settings are not remembered.)
* For the details of the function that you can set, see the item of the Control
Change.
* Reception assignments and transmission assignments are shared.
* By default, controls the Speed.
■System Exclusive Message
Status Data Status
F0H iiH,ddH,...,eeH F7H
F0H: Status of the system exclusive message
ii = ID number: Manufacture number (ID number for the system exclusive message
identification of the manufacture). The ID number of Roland is 41H. 7EH and 7FH
are used as the universal non-realtime message (7EH) and universal realtime
message (7FH).
dd,...,ee = Data: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)
F7H: EOX (End Of Exclusive)
●Data Request 1 (RQ1)
This message requests the other device to transmit data. The address and size
indicate the type and amount of data that is requested.
When a Data Request message is received, if the device is in a state in which it is
able to transmit data, and if the address and size are appropriate, the requested
data is transmitted as a Data Set 1 (DT1) message. If the conditions are not met,
nothing is transmitted.
Status Data Status
F0H 41H, dev, 00H, F7H
00H, 0EH, 11H,
aaH, bbH, ccH,
ddH, eeH, ffH, sum
Explanation of the byte
F0H Exclusive status
41H ID number (Roland)
dev Device ID (dev:00H-1FH, 7FH, default setting is 10H.)
00H Model ID First Byte (CG-8)
00H Model ID Second Byte (CG-8)
0EH Model ID Third Byte (CG-8)
11H Model ID Third Byte (CG-8)
aaH: Address MSB
bbH: Address
ccH: Address
ddH: Address LSB
eeH: Upper byte of requested size
ffH: Lower byte of requested size
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 will be transmitted from the specified starting address and size.
Refer to the address and size given in Parameter address map (p. 8).
* For details on how to specify the address, size, and checksum, refer to
Examples of the exclusive message and calculation of checksum (p. 13).

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●Data set 1 (DT1)
Data set 1 is the message that transmits the real data. It is used when you set the
unit by transmitting the data.
Status Data Status
F0H 41H, dev, 00H, F7H
00H, 0EH, 12H,
aaH, bbH, ccH,
ddH, ..., eeH, sum
Explanation of the byte
F0H Exclusive status
41H ID number (Roland)
dev Device ID (dev:00H-1FH, default setting is 10H.)
00H Model ID First Byte (CG-8)
00H Model ID Second Byte (CG-8)
0EH Model ID Third Byte (CG-8)
12H: Command ID (DT1)
aaH: Address MSB
bbH: Address
ccH: Address
ddH: Address LSB
eeH: Data: The main body of the transmitted data. More than one byte data is
transmitted in order of address.
: :
sum: Checksum
F7H: EOX (End Of Exclusive)
* For details on how to specify the address, size, and checksum, refer to
Examples of the exclusive message and calculation of checksum (p. 13).
* Divide the data that contains more than 256 bytes to less than 256 bytes. When
you transmit “Data set 1” continuously, the interval of the packet transmitting
must be more than 20ms.
* When receiving V-LINK messages, the model ID is 00H 51H.
2. Transmitting data
■Channel Voice Message
●Control Change
* System Exclusive messages can be used to make settings for a variety of
controls. (The settings are not remembered.)
* Reception assignments and transmission assignments are shared.
* You can assign Control Changes to the following functions.
• PHOTO/STAMP SWITCHING
• STROBE
• FADE
• TRIGGER RESET
• VALUE INC
• VALUE DEC
• CONTROL X
• CONTROL Y
• CONTROL Z
• CONTROL COLOR
• CONTROL SPEED
• MODULATION TYPE
• MODULATION RATE
• MODULATION DEPTH X
• MODULATION DEPTH Y
• MODULATION DEPTH Z
• MODULATION DEPTH COLOR
• MODULATION DEPTH SPEED
• EFFECT BANK NUMBER
• EFFECT PROGRAM NUMBER
• PICTURE NUMBER
* You can assign Control Changes 1-31 and 33-120.
❍Bank Select (Controller Number 0, 32)
Status Second Third
BnH 00H mmH
BnH 20H llH
mm, ll = bank number: 00 00H–7F 7FH (bank.1 - bank.16384)
* Transmitted when you select a patch bank from the panel.
* Bank Select messages correspond to each patch bank as follows.
———————————————————————————————————
Bank Select Program No. Bank/Patch
MSB LSB
———————————————————————————————————
00H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 1/Patch 1-16
01H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 2/Patch 1-16
02H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 3/Patch 1-16
03H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 4/Patch 1-16
04H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 5/Patch 1-16
05H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 6/Patch 1-16
06H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 7/Patch 1-16
07H 00H 00H-0FH Bank 8/Patch 1-16
———————————————————————————————————
❍Modulation (Controller Number 1)
Status Second Third
BnH 01H vvH
* By default, transmitted when you change the modulation type using the panel.
0: Sine
1: Triangle
2: Square
3: Ramp
4: Random
5: Sound 1
6: Sound 2
7: Sound 3

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❍Breath type (Controller Number 2)
Status Second Third
BnH 02H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Foot type (Controller Number 4)
Status Second Third
BnH 04H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Portamento time (Controller Number 5)
Status Second Third
BnH 05H vvH
* By default, transmitted when you select a picture using the panel.
For a photo patch: vv = 0-47
For a stamp patch: vv = 0-15
❍Volume (Controller Number 7)
Status Second Third
BnH 07H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Balance (Controller Number 8)
Status Second Third
BnH 08H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Panpot (Controller Number 10)
Status Second Third
BnH 0AH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Expression (Controller Number 11)
Status Second Third
BnH 0BH vvH
* By default, transmitted when you control Fade from the panel.
100% black: vv = 0
Normal output: vv = 64
100% white: vv = 127
❍Effect control1 (Controller Number 12)
Status Second Third
BnH 0CH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Effect control2 (Controller Number 13)
Status Second Third
BnH 0DH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍General-purpose control 1–4 (Controller Number 16 – 19)
Status Second Third
BnH 10H – 13H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Hold 1 (Controller Number 64)
Status Second Third
BnH 40H xxH
* By default, transmitted when you switch between Photo and Stamp from the
panel.
Photo: xx = OFF
Stamp: xx = ON
❍Portamento (Controller Number 65)
Status Second Third
BnH 41H xxH
* By default, transmitted when you control Capture from the panel.
❍Sostenuto (Controller Number 66)
Status Second Third
BnH 42H xxH
* OFF by default.
❍Soft (Controller Number 67)
Status Second Third
BnH 43H xxH
* By default, transmitted when you control Trigger from the panel.
❍Legato (Controller Number 68)
Status Second Third
BnH 44H xxH
* OFF by default.
❍Hold 2 (Controller Number 69)
Status Second Third
BnH 45H xxH
* OFF by default.
❍Sound Controller1 (Controller Number 70)
Status Second Third
BnH 46H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Sound Controller2 (Controller Number 71)
Status Second Third
BnH 47H vvH
* By default, transmitted when you control parameter X from the panel.
❍Sound Controller3 (Controller Number 72)
Status Second Third
BnH 48H vvH
* By default, transmitted when you control parameter Y from the panel.
❍Sound Controller4 (Controller Number 73)
Status Second Third
BnH 49H vvH
* By default, transmitted when you control parameter Z from the panel.
❍Sound Controller5 (Controller Number 74)
Status Second Third
BnH 4AH vvH
* By default, controls Color.
❍Sound Controller6 (Controller Number 75)
Status Second Third
BnH 4BH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Sound Controller7 (Controller Number 76)
Status Second Third
BnH 4CH vvH
* By default, transmitted when you control the Modulation Rate from the panel.
❍Sound Controller8 (Controller Number 77)
Status Second Third
BnH 4DH vvH
* By default, transmitted when you control the parameter X modulation depth
from the panel.
❍Sound Controller9 (Controller Number 78)
Status Second Third
BnH 4EH vvH
* By default, transmitted when you control the parameter Y modulation depth
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❍Sound Controller10 (Controller Number 79)
Status Second Third
BnH 4FH vvH
* By default, transmitted when you control the parameter Z modulation depth
from the panel.
❍General Purpose Controller 5–8 (Controller Number 80–83)
Status Second Third
BnH 50–53H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Portamento control (Controller Number 84)
Status Second Third
BnH 54H vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Effect depth 2 (Controller Number 92)
Status Second Third
BnH 5CH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Effect depth 3 (Controller Number 93)
Status Second Third
BnH 5DH vvH
* By default, transmitted when you control the Color modulation depth from the
panel.
❍Effect depth 4 (Controller Number 94)
Status Second Third
BnH 5EH vvH
* By default, transmitted when you control the Speed modulation depth from the
panel.
❍Effect depth 5 (Controller Number 95)
Status Second Third
BnH 5FH vvH
* OFF by default.
❍Data Increment (Controller Number 96)
Status Second Third
BnH 60H vvH
* By default, transmitted when you turn the panel’s VALUE dial toward the right.
❍Data Decrement (Controller Number 97)
Status Second Third
BnH 61H vvH
* By default, transmitted when you turn the panel’s VALUE dial toward the left.
❍Data Entry (Controller Number 6, 38)
Status Second Third
BnH 06H mmH
BnH 26H llH
* By default, transmitted when you switch effects from the panel.
Effect bank: mm = 0-15 (for Photos)
mm = 0-7 (for Stamps)
Effect number: ll = 0-15
●Program Change
Status Second
CnH ppH
pp=Program number: 00H - 1FH (prog.1 - prog.16)j
* Transmitted when you select a patch from the panel. For details, refer to the
section on Bank Selects.
●Channel Pressure
Status Second
DnH vvH
* In addition to Control Changes, System Exclusive messages can also be used to
make settings for a variety of controls. (The settings are not remembered.)
* For details on the functions that can be assigned, refer to the section on Control
Changes.
* Reception assignments and transmission assignments are shared.
* OFF by default.
●Pitch Bend Change
Status Second Third
EnH llH mmH
mm,ll = Pitch bend value: 00 00H - 40 00H - 7F 7FH (-8192 - 0 - +8191)
* In addition to Control Changes, System Exclusive messages can also be used to
make settings for a variety of controls. (The settings are not remembered.)
* For the details of the function that you can set, see the item of the Control
Change.
* Reception assignments and transmission assignments are shared.
* By default, transmitted when you control Speed from the panel.

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■System Exclusive Message
Status data Status
F0H iiH,ddH,...,eeH F7H
F0H: Status of the system exclusive message
ii = ID number: Manufacturer number (ID number for the System Exclusive
message identifying the manufacturer). Roland’s manufacturer ID number is 41H.
The ID numbers 7EH and 7FH are used as extensions to the MIDI standard as the
universal non-realtime message (7EH) and the universal realtime message (7FH).
dd,...,ee = Data: 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)
F7H: EOX (End Of Exclusive)
●Data set 1 (DT1)
This is the message that transmits the actual data. It is used when you want to set
the unit by transmitting data.
Status data Status
F0H 41H, dev, 00H, F7H
00H, 0EH, 12H,
aaH, bbH, ccH,
ddH, eeH, ... sum
Explanation of the byte
F0H: Exclusive status
41H: ID number (Roland)
dev: Device ID (dev: 00H – 1FH, default setting is 10H.)
00H Model ID First Byte (CG-8)
00H Model ID Second Byte (CG-8)
0EH Model ID Third Byte (CG-8)
12H: Command ID (DT1)
aaH: Address MSB
bbH: Address
ccH: Address
ddH: Address LSB
eeH: Data: The main body of the transmitted data. More than one byte data is
transmitted in order of address.
: :
sum: Checksum
F7H: EOX (End Of Exclusive)
* For details on how to specify the address, size, and checksum, refer to
Examples of the exclusive message and calculation of checksum (p. 13).

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3. Parameter address map
3-1. CG-8 (Model ID = 00H 00H 0EH)
3-1-1. System Area
3-1-1-1. System Common Area
3-1-1-2. System Control Area
3-1-1-3. System Control Assign Area
Address Parameter Name
00H 00H 00H 00H System (See 3-1-1)
10H 00H 00H 00H Layer (See 3-1-2)
Address Parameter Name
00H 00H 00H 00H System Common
00H 00H 01H 00H System Control
00H 00H 02H 00H System Control Assign
Address Parameter Name Sys.Ex. Value Meaning of Value
00H 00H 00H 00H Project Number 00H-0FH, 7FH 1-16, NONE
00H 00H 00H 01H Control Channel 00H-0FH 1-16
00H 00H 00H 02H Control Layer 00H-01H PHOTO, STAMP
00H 00H 00H 03H Busy Flag 00H-01H FREE, BUSY (Read Only)
Address Parameter Name Sys.Ex. Value Meaning of Value
00H 00H 01H 00H Effect Strobe 00H-01H OFF, ON
00H 00H 01H 01H Effect Fade 00H-40H-7FH BLACK 100%-NORMAL-WHITE 100%
00H 00H 01H 02H Sound Peak Frequency 00H-7FH
00H 00H 01H 03H Auto Switching Speed 00H-7FH
00H 00H 01H 04H Auto Switching Source 00H-02H OFF, SPEED, SOUND
Address Parameter Name Sys.Ex. Value Meaning of Value
00H 00H 02H 00H Control Layer 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 01H Effect Strobe 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 02H Effect Fade 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 03H Effect Trigger 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 04H Effect Push 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 05H Effect Pull 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 06H Control X 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 07H Control Y 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 08H Control Z 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 09H Control Color 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 0AH Control Speed 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 0BH Modulation Type 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 0CH Modulation Rate 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 0DH Modulation Depth X 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 0EH Modulation Depth Y 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 0FH Modulation Depth Z 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 10H Modulation Depth Color 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 11H Modulation Depth Speed 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 12H Effect Bank Number 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 13H Effect Program Number 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT
00H 00H 02H 14H Picture Number 00H-7AH OFF, CC01-CC31, OFF, CC33-CC120, BEND, AFT

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3-1-2. Layer Area
3-1-2-1. Layer Control (PHOTO) Area
3-1-2-2. Layer Control (STAMP) Area
Address Parameter Name
10H 00H 00H 00H Layer Control (PHOTO)
10H 00H 01H 00H Layer Control (STAMP)
Address Parameter Name Sys.Ex. Value Meaning of Value
10H 00H 00H 00H Bank Number 00H-0FH
10H 00H 00H 01H Program Number 00H-0FH
10H 00H 00H 02H Photo Number 00H-2FH
10H 00H 00H 03H Reserved --
10H 00H 00H 04H Trigger 00H-01H OFF, ON
10H 00H 00H 05H Push 00H-01H OFF, ON
10H 00H 00H 06H Pull 00H-01H OFF, ON
10H 00H 00H 07H Control X 00H-7FH
10H 00H 00H 08H Control Y 00H-7FH
10H 00H 00H 09H Control Z 00H-7FH
10H 00H 00H 0AH Control Color 00H-7FH
10H 00H 00H 0BH Control Speed 00H-7FH
10H 00H 00H 0CH Modulation Type 00H-07H SIN, TRI, SQR, SAW, RND, SOUND 1, SOUND 2, SOUND 3
10H 00H 00H 0DH Modulation Rate 00H-7FH
10H 00H 00H 0EH Modulation Depth X 00H-7FH
10H 00H 00H 0FH Modulation Depth Y 00H-7FH
10H 00H 00H 10H Modulation Depth Z 00H-7FH
10H 00H 00H 11H Modulation Depth Color 00H-7FH
10H 00H 00H 12H Modulation Depth Speed 00H-7FH
Address Parameter Name Sys.Ex. Value Meaning of Value
10H 00H 01H 00H Bank Number 00H-0FH
10H 00H 01H 01H Program Number 00H-0FH
10H 00H 01H 02H Reserved --
10H 00H 01H 03H Stamp Number 00H-0FH
10H 00H 01H 04H Trigger 00H-01H OFF, ON
10H 00H 01H 05H Push 00H-01H OFF, ON
10H 00H 01H 06H Pull 00H-01H OFF, ON
10H 00H 01H 07H Control X 00H-7FH
10H 00H 01H 08H Control Y 00H-7FH
10H 00H 01H 09H Control Z 00H-7FH
10H 00H 01H 0AH Control Color 00H-7FH
10H 00H 01H 0BH Control Speed 00H-7FH
10H 00H 01H 0CH Modulation Type 00H-07H SIN, TRI, SQR, SAW, RND, SOUND 1, SOUND 2, SOUND 3
10H 00H 01H 0DH Modulation Rate 00H-7FH
10H 00H 01H 0EH Modulation Depth X 00H-7FH
10H 00H 01H 0FH Modulation Depth Y 00H-7FH
10H 00H 01H 10H Modulation Depth Z 00H-7FH
10H 00H 01H 11H Modulation Depth Color 00H-7FH
10H 00H 01H 12H Modulation Depth Speed 00H-7FH

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3-2. V-LINK (Model ID = 00H 51H)
* V-LINK messages are only received, not transmitted. No response will be sent even in answer to Data Request 1.
* When V-LINK is off, the V-LINK message is ignored.
* Settings that are received during V-LINK is on are not saved.
* The tables below show the correspondence between V-LINK parameter names and the CG-8’s parameters, and the default state of V-LINK (the state when only a V-LINK
ON message has been received).
• System Control Parameters
• Clip Control Preferences
• Color Control Preference Area
• Clip Control Parameters
• Color Control Parameters
* CG-8 parameters not shown in the above lists cannot be controlled via MIDI when V-LINK is ON.
* The address with “#” the data is transmitted by dividing to 2 byte (higher 4 bits and lower 4 bits).
Ex. When the unit transmit “BCH”, “0BH” is transmitted for first transmitting, and next, “0CH” is transmitted. The data that is not transmitted 2 byte simultaneously is
ignored.
The value “–” is the non-corresponding parameter of the CG-8. When receiving, it is ignored.
Address Parameter Name
10H 00H 00H V-LINK System Preference Area (See 3-2-1)
10H 10H 00H V-LINK Clip Control Assignment Area (See 3-2-2)
10H 20H 00H V-LINK Color Control Assignment Area (See 3-2-3)
10H 30H 00H V-LINK Clip Control Preference Area (See 3-2-4)
10H 40H 00H V-LINK Color Control Preference Area (See 3-2-5)
10H 70H 00H V-LINK Sender Information Area (See 3-2-6)
V-LINK Parameter Name Initial Value
Clip Ctrl Rx Ch. 1
Note Message Enabled OFF
V-LINK Parameter Name Initial Value
Keyboard Range Lower 00H
Keyboard Range Upper 7FH
V-LINK Parameter Name Initial Value
Color Cb Ctrl Polarity 00H (FIXED)
Output Fade Ctrl Polarity 02H (FIXED
V-LINK Parameter Name CG-8 Parameter Initial Assign
Clip Select Patch Number Program Change (FIXED)
Palette Select Bank Number Bank Select (FIXED)
Playback Speed Ctrl Speed Pitch Bend
Dual Stream Ctrl Layer OFF
Time Trip X Ctrl Control X OFF
Time Trip Y Ctrl Control Y OFF
Time Trip Z Ctrl Control Z OFF
V-LINK Parameter Name CG-8 Parameter Initial Assign
Color Cb Ctrl Color OFF
VFX 1A Ctrl Modulation Type OFF
VFX 2A Ctrl Modulation Rate OFF
VFX 3A Ctrl Modulation Depth X OFF
VFX 4A Ctrl Modulation Depth Y OFF
VFX 1B Ctrl Modulation Depth Z OFF
VFX 2B Ctrl Modulation Depth Color OFF
VFX 3B Ctrl Modulation Depth Speed OFF
Output Fade Ctrl Fade OFF

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3-2-1. System Preference Area
3-2-2. Clip Control Assignment Area
3-2-3. Color Control Assignment Area
3-2-4. Clip Control Preference Area
Address Parameter Name Sys.Ex. Value Meaning of Value
10H 00H 00H V-LINK Enabled 00H-01H OFF, ON
10H 00H 01H V-LINK Clip Ctrl Rx MIDI Ch. 00H-0FH 1-16
10H 00H 02H V-LINK Color Ctrl Rx MIDI Ch. -- --
10H 00H 03H V-LINk Note Message Enabled 00H, 02H OFF, Assignable
10H 00H 04H V-LINK Fast Control Enabled -- --
10H 00H 05H V-LINK MMC Control Mode -- --
10H 00H 06H V-LINK MTC Control Mode -- --
10H 00H 07H V-LINK Auto Mix Mode -- --
10H 00H 08H
:
10H 0FH 7FH
Reserved
Address Parameter Name Sys.Ex. Value Meaning of Value
#10H 10H 00H V-LINK Playback Speed Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Speed: Control Change, Channel Press, Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 10H 02H V-LINK Dissolve Time Ctrl Assign -- --
#10H 10H 04H V-LINK Audio Level Ctrl Assign -- --
#10H 10H 06H V-LINK T Bar Ctrl Assign -- --
#10H 10H 08H V-LINK Dual Stream Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Layer: Control Change, Channel Press, Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 10H 0AH V-LINK Time Trip X Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Control X: Control Change, Channel Press, Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 10H 0CH V-LINK Time Trip Y Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Control Y: Control Change, Channel Press, Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 10H 0EH V-LINK Time Trip Z Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Control Z: Control Change, Channel Press, Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 10H 10H V-LINK Transition Select Ctrl Assign -- --
#10H 10H 12H V-LINK Transformer A Ctrl Assign -- --
#10H 10H 14H V-LINK Transformer B Ctrl Assign -- --
#10H 10H 16H V-LINK BPM Sync Ctrl Assign -- --
#10H 10H 18H
:
#10H 1FH 7FH
V-LINK Reserved Area -- --
Address Parameter Name Sys.Ex. Value Meaning of Value
#10H 20H 00H V-LINK Color Cb Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Color: Control Change, Channel Press, Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 20H 02H V-LINK Color Cr Ctrl Assign -- --
#10H 20H 04H V-LINK Brightness Ctrl Assign -- --
#10H 20H 06H V-LINK VFX 1A Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Modulation Type: Control Change, Channel Press,
Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 20H 08H V-LINK VFX 2A Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Modulation Rate: Control Change, Channel Press,
Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 20H 0AH V-LINK VFX 3A Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Modulation Depth X: Control Change, Channel Press,
Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 20H 0CH V-LINK VFX 4A Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Modulation Depth Y: Control Change, Channel Press,
Pitch Bend, OFF
10H 20H 0EH
:
10H 20H 15H
V-LINK Reserved Area -- --
#10H 20H 16H V-LINK VFX 1B Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Modulation Depth Z: Control Change, Channel Press,
Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 20H 18H V-LINK VFX 2B Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Modulation Depth Color: Control Change,
Channel Press, Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 20H 1AH V-LINK VFX 3B Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Modulation Depth Speed: Control Change,
Channel Press, Pitch Bend, OFF
#10H 20H 1CH V-LINK VFX 4B Ctrl Assign -- --
#10H 20H 1EH V-LINK Reserved Area -- --
#10H 20H 20H V-LINK Output Fade Ctrl Assign 01H-1FH, 21H-78H, D0H, E0H, FFH Fade: Control Change, Channel Press, Pitch Bend, OFF
10H 20H 22H
:
10H 2FH 7FH
V-LINK Reserved Area
Address Parameter Name Sys.Ex. Value
10H 30H 00H V-LINK Velocity Curve Type --
10H 30H 01H V-LINK Playback Speed Ctrl Range --
10H 30H 02H V-LINK Keyboard Range Lower 00H-7FH
10H 30H 03H V-LINK Keyboard Range Upper 00H-7FH
10H 30H 04H
:
10H 3FH 7FH
V-LINK Reserved Area

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3-2-5. Color Control Preference Area
3-2-6. Sender Information Area
Address Parameter Name Sys.Ex. Value Meaning of Value
10H 40H 00H V-LINK Color Cb Ctrl Polarity 02H Positive&Negative (FIXED)
10H 40H 01H V-LINK Reserved Area
10H 40H 02H V-LINK Color Cr Ctrl Polarity --
10H 40H 03H V-LINK Reserved Area
10H 40H 04H V-LINK Brightness Ctrl Polarity --
10H 40H 05H V-LINK Reserved Area
10H 40H 06H V-LINK Output Fade Ctrl Polarity 02H Positive&Negative (FIXED)
10H 40H 07H
:
10H 4FH 7FH
V-LINK Reserved Area
Address Parameter Name Sys.Ex. Value Meaning of Value
10H 70H 00H V-LINK Sender Device ID 00H-7FH
10H 70H 01H
:
10H 70H 7FH
V-LINK Reserved Area
10H 70H 00H V-LINK Model Name 1st 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 01H V-LINK Model Name 2nd 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 02H V-LINK Model Name 3rd 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 03H V-LINK Model Name 4th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 04H V-LINK Model Name 5th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 05H V-LINK Model Name 6th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 06H V-LINK Model Name 7th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 07H V-LINK Model Name 8th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 08H V-LINK Model Name 9th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 09H V-LINK Model Name 10th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 0AH V-LINK Model Name 11th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 0BH V-LINK Model Name 12th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 0CH V-LINK Model Name 13th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 0DH V-LINK Model Name 14th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 0EH V-LINK Model Name 15th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 0FH V-LINK Model Name 16th 00H-7FH 00H = End of Name, 01H-7FH = ASCII
10H 70H 10H
:
10H 7FH 7FH
V-LINK Reserved Area

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4. References
■Table of the corresponding a decimal
number and hexadecimal number
Hexadecimal numbers are described with “H”.
The address or size of the data value or exclusive message is described in
hexadecimal notation. The table of the corresponding decimal numbers and
hexadecimal number as follows:
* The decimal notation of the MIDI channel, Bank Select or Program Change is
described as the number that is added 1 to the decimal number on the table
above.
* In hexadecimal notation, every 7 bit, the value that is described as the data of 1
byte can divide into 128 steps at the maximum. For more resolution, use data of
more than one byte. For example, the value that is described in hexadecimal
notation of 2 byte data every 7 bit such as “aabb” is “aa x 128 + bb”.
Example 1: Decimal notation of “5AH”
“5AH” = 90 (from table above)
Example 2: Decimal notation of the value that is described in hexadecimal notation
every 7bit of 2 byte data
12H = 18, 34H = 52 (from table above), 18 x 128 + 52 = 2356
■Examples of the MIDI message
Hexadecimal numbers are described with “H”.
Example 1: 92H 3EH 5F
“9n” is the Note ON status and “n” is the MIDI channel number.
2H = 2, 3EH =62, 5FH =95,
This is the Note On message of MIDI CH = 3, note number 62 (D4), velocity 95.
Example 2: CEH 49H
“CnH” is the Program change status and “n” is the MIDI channel number.
EH = 14, 49H =73,
This is the Program change message of MIDI CH = 15, Program number 74 (Flute
for GS).
Example 3: EAH 00H 28H
“EnH” is the Pitch bend status and “n” is the MIDI channel number.
Second byte (00H = 0) is the LSB of the pitch bend value and third byte (28h - 40) is
the MSB of the pitch bend value. For pitch bend value, the value of 40H 00H (64 x
128 + 0 =8192) is regarded as 0. In this case, the pitch bend value is:
28H 00H - 40H 00H = 40 x 128 + 0 - (64 x 128 + 0) = 5120 - 8192 = -3072
When the pitch bend sensitivity is set to 2 and half notes, the value -8192 (00H 0H)
varies
-200 cent of pitch. -200 x (-3072) /-8192 = -75
The message transmit the message of the pitch bend of -75 cent to MIDI CH = 11.
■Examples of the exclusive message and
calculation of checksum
Hexadecimal numbers are described with “H”.
In the case of the exclusive message of Roland (RQ1, DT1), the message is
transmitted with checksum after the data to check if the message is received
correctly. The checksum value depends on the transmitted address, data or size of
the exclusive message.
●To calculate checksum
Hexadecimal numbers are described with “H”.
The checksum is the value that regard the value of the lower 7bit that is added
address, size and checksum value as 0. For example, when the exclusive message
address that you want transmit is “aaH bbH ccH” and the data that you want
transmit is “ddH eeH”,
aaH + bbH + ccH + ddH + eeH = total
Total / 128 = quotient ... rest
128 - rest = Checksum
Example: To assign the Playback speed control to the Modulation of the Control
change
(DT1)
The start address of the Playback speed control is “01H 10H 00H” and the
parameter value of the modulation of the Control change is “00H 01H”,
F0H 41H 10H 00H 00H0EH 12H 01H 10H 00H 00H 01H 6EH F7H
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
(1) Exclusive status
(2) ID number (Roland)
(3) Device ID (17)
(4) Model ID (CG-8)
(5) Command ID (DT1)
(6) Address
(7) Data
(8) Checksum
(9) EOX
Calculate checksum.
01H + 10H + 00H + 00H + 01H = 1 + 16 + 0 + 0 + 1 = 18 (sum)
18 (total) / 128 = 0 (quotient) ... 18 (rest)
Checksum = 128 - 18 (rest) = 110 = 6EH
The transmitted message is:
F0H 41H 10H 00H 00H 0EH 12H 01H 10H 00H 00H 01H 6EH F7H
Decimal Hex Decimal Hex Decimal Hex Decimal Hex
0 00H 32 20H 64 40H 96 60H
1 01H 33 21H 65 41H 97 61H
2 02H 34 22H 66 42H 98 62H
3 03H 35 23H 67 43H 99 63H
4 04H 36 24H 68 44H 100 64H
5 05H 37 25H 69 45H 101 65H
6 06H 38 26H 70 46H 102 66H
7 07H 39 27H 71 47H 103 67H
8 08H 40 28H 72 48H 104 68H
9 09H 41 29H 73 49H 105 69H
10 0AH 42 2AH 74 4AH 106 6AH
11 0BH 43 2BH 75 4BH 107 6BH
12 0CH 44 2CH 76 4CH 108 6CH
13 0DH 45 2DH 77 4DH 109 6DH
14 0EH 46 2EH 78 4EH 110 6EH
15 0FH 47 2FH 79 4FH 111 6FH
16 10H 48 30H 80 50H 112 70H
17 11H 49 31H 81 51H 113 71H
18 12H 50 32H 82 52H 114 72H
19 13H 51 33H 83 53H 115 73H
20 14H 52 34H 84 54H 116 74H
21 15H 53 35H 85 55H 117 75H
22 16H 54 36H 86 56H 118 76H
23 17H 55 37H 87 57H 119 77H
24 18H 56 38H 88 58H 120 78H
25 19H 57 39H 89 59H 121 79H
26 1AH 58 3AH 90 5AH 122 7AH
27 1BH 59 3BH 91 5BH 123 7BH
28 1CH 60 3CH 92 5CH 124 7CH
29 1DH 61 3DH 93 5DH 125 7DH
30 1EH 62 3EH 94 5EH 126 7EH
31 1FH 63 3FH 95 5FH 127 7FH

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X
1–16
Select patches
Control various parameters
Control various parameters
Select patches
Switch banks (0–7)
Control various parameters
Control various parameters
X
X
X
X
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X
O
O
O
O
O
O
1–16
O
X
1–16
X
X
**************
X
X
0–127
X
O
O
O
O
O
O
1–16
*1 Only when the note mode is Assignable (this can be set)
*2 Switchable between
OX .
Visual Synthesizer
Model CG-8
Date : May 1, 2005
Version : 1.00
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*1 *1
*2 *2
*2
*2
*2
*2
*2
*2
MIDI Implementation Chart
Basic
Channel
Default
Changed
Mode
Default
Messages
Altered
Note
Number : True Voice
Velocity Note On
Note Off
After
Touch
Key’s
Channel’s
Pitch Bend
0, 32
1–31
33–120
Control
Change
Program
Change :
True Number
System Exclusive
System
Common
: Song Position
: Song Select
: Tune Request
System
Real Time
: Clock
: Commands
Aux
Messages
: All Sound Off
: Reset All Controllers
: All Notes Off
: Active Sensing
: System Reset
Notes
Function... Transmitted Recognized Remarks
Stored after power down
O : Yes
X : No
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
O
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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