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FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion

MIDI functions Global MIDI parameters

(1)Press and hold the [EXIT÷JUMP] button until the display looks as follows:

	(2)	Press register [12] to specify the function group.
		The MIDI channels can be set via a parameter of the
		“MIDI” group, which is why you need to select that
		group.
	(3)	Press register [1] to select the following page:
	(4)	Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select “PART” (left
		entry), then turn it to select the part whose MIDI
		channel you want to set.
		The entries you can select are: “Treble”, “Bass/Free”,
		“Chord”, “OrcBass”, “Orchestra”, “Orc Chord”, “Orc
		FreeBs”, “Basic Ch”, and “Control Ch”.
		The “Basic Ch” (default setting “13”) can be used for
		selecting Sets from an external MIDI device (using
		program change numbers 1~40). If your external
		source sends Bank Select messages along with the
		program change number, CC00 and CC32 must both
		be set to “0”.
		The “Control Ch” (default setting “13”) can only be
		used for sending program change messages (see
		below).
	(5)	Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select “CHANNEL”
		(right entry), then turn it to select a MIDI channel.
		The options are: “Off” and 1~16. Select “Off” if the
		part in question should neither receive nor transmit
		MIDI data.
		Though it is perfectly possible to assign the same
		MIDI channel to several sections, the result is usually
		disappointing and may lead to a lot of confusion.
r	(6)	If necessary, repeat steps (4) and (5) to assign dif-
		ferent MIDI channels to the remaining parts.
	(7)	Press [EXIT÷JUMP] to return to the Main page.
	(8)	To save your changes, proceed as follows:

Saving your changes

•Press and hold the [MENU÷WRITE] button until the following page appears:

•Rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob (or use the [UP]/ [DOWN] buttons) to select “Global”.

•Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to confirm your selec- tion.

Note: The GLOBAL page shows all parameters that are saved to the Global memory (there is only one such memory).

•Press the [MENU÷WRITE] button to save your changes. The display briefly shows a confirmation:

•Press the [EXIT÷JUMP] button to return to the Main page.

Preventing sections from sending MIDI data (12.2 Ext. Seq. Playback)

There may be situations where you use a MIDI sequence as accompaniment for your accordion solo. If such a sequence already contains the bass part (for example), you may not want to play it again, yet not doing any- thing with your left hand may feel a little strange. By selecting “On” for a section, you switch off its connec- tion with the internal tone generator (this is what MIDI buffs call “Local Off”). The section now receives MIDI data from a sequencer or other instrument you connect to the FBC-7’s MIDI IN port. (It also transmits MIDI mes- sages to the FBC-7’s MIDI OUT port.)

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