Roland FR-7, FR-5 Startup Name, Orchestra Touch, Orch. Bs&Ch Touch, Start/Stop Midi TX

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FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion

Editing sounds 10. SYSTEM parameters

Note: See p. 35 for how to recharge the battery.

10.9 Startup

This page contains several parameters that allow you to specify what the FR-7/FR-5 should do when you switch it on.

Be sure to first select the parameter you want to change and then set its value.

•If necessary, press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select “TYPE”, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to choose the parameter you want to set. The possibilities are:

Parameter	Settings	Meaning
Set	1~40	Allows you to specify which Set
		should be loaded at power-on.
Orchestral Link	On, Off	Allow you to specify which Link
		function (see p. 46) should be acti-
		vated at power-on: Orchestral Link,
Bass Link	On, Off	Orchestral Chord Link, Orchestra
		Free Bass Link, and/or Bass Link.

•Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “ASSIGN” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the desired setting.

10.10 Startup Name

Here comes a parameter that may prove invaluable if you reg- ularly play with other V-Accor- dion users. It allows you to enter a short message (your name, for

example) that is displayed each time you switch the FR-7/FR-5 on. If you also own a cell phone, this param- eter probably sounds familiar.

See p. 43 for details about entering names. You can enter up to 8 characters.

Here is what your message could look like (it is dis- played during ±2 seconds each time the FR-7/FR-5 is switched on):

10.11 Orchestra Touch

(Fixed Low, Fixed Med., Fixed High, Low, Medium, High, Fixed L+Bellows, Fixed M+Bellows, Fixed H+Bellows, Bellows, Default setting: Medium) This

parameter allows you to specify the velocity sensitivity of the Treble keys when they are used to play the fol- lowing orchestral sounds: AcPiano, AcGuitar, Mandolin.

There are three “Fixed” curves that always use the same value, no matter how hard or lightly you press the keys (no dynamic control). “Low” means that a low value is used, “Med” represents a medium value and “High” a high value.

“Low” means that even relatively light key presses already allow you to play loud notes. “High” represents the most responsive velocity curve that requires a con- siderable amount of strength for fortissimo notes, but it also provides more expressive options.

“Fixed L+Bellows” and “Fixed H+Bellows” mean that the selected orchestral sound uses fixed velocity values but can also be controlled by the bellows movements.

“Bellows” means that the selected orchestral sound is controlled by the bellows movements – not the velocity values generated by the keys.

Note: By selecting a “Fixed” option for “10.3 Bellows Curve” on p. 68, you effectively switch off the bellows sensor. This also means that any setting that includes “Bellows” no longer works, because the FR-7/FR-5 no longer “listens” to the bellows’ move- ments. Moreover, “Fixed L+Bellows”, “Fixed M+Bellows”, or “Fixed H+Bellows” is deactivated altogether (even the “Fixed” part is ignored).

10.12 Orch. Bs&Ch Touch

(Fixed Low, Fixed Med., Fixed High, Low, Medium, High, Fixed L+Bellows, Fixed M+Bellows. Fixed H+Bellows, Bellows, Default setting: Medium) This

parameter allows you to specify the velocity sensitivity of the bass and chord buttons when they are used to play one of the following orchestral sounds: AcPiano, AcGuitar.

See above for an explanation of the various options.

Note: By selecting a “Fixed” option for “10.3 Bellows Curve” on p. 68, you effectively switch off the bellows sensor. This also means that any setting that includes “Bellows” no longer works, because the FR-7/FR-5 no longer “listens” to the bellows’ move- ments. Moreover, “Fixed L+Bellows”, “Fixed M+Bellows”, or “Fixed H+Bellows” is deactivated altogether (even the “Fixed” part is ignored).

10.13 Start/Stop MIDI TX

(Off, On, Default setting: Off) This parameter allows you to specify whether or not pressing the [DATA÷ENTER] knob while the Main page is displayed

sends a MIDI Start message the first time, and a MIDI Stop message the second time.

This may come in handy when you use the FR-7/FR-5 with a MIDI sequencer, a drum machine, or a module like the DisCover 5M. Note that this function is only available if you connect the FR-7/FR-5 to the FBC-7, and the FBC-7’s MIDI OUT port to the MIDI IN socket of your sequencer or module.

Here’s what happens if you select “On” and return to the Main page: the first time you press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob, the display briefly shows:

This means that a MIDI Start message was sent to the external sequencer, etc.

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