Roland FR-7, FR-5 owner manual Defining the ‘PC’ format

FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion

MIDI functions Global MIDI parameters

The [10] register acts as “0” here. To enter “502”, for example, press registers [5], [10], and [2].

(5)If necessary, press the [EXIT÷JUMP] button to erase the last entry you made.

If you entered “55”, for example, while the second figure should have been a “2”, press [EXIT÷JUMP] once (so that the display indicates “5__” again), then press register [2] (“52_”).

Note: The FR-7/FR-5 uses a smart entry system: after entering “52” (or “53”, “54”, “55”,… “59”), you can’t add a third figure, because the highest number supported by the SEND PC func- tion is “512”.

Note: The [EXIT÷JUMP] button has two functions here: when pressed lightly, it deletes the last entry you made (“backspace”). By holding it for ±1 second, you delete all figures and return to the Main page.

(6)Press the [MENU÷WRITE] button to transmit the number you entered.

Bear in mind that despite the function’s name (“Send PC”), the value you enter here is not really a program change number, but rather the memory number used by the receiving device.

“502” therefore refers to Performance number 502 of the receiver, but that number cannot be conveyed as such via MIDI.

The MIDI standard provides only 128 program change numbers (for selecting memories) and two messages called “Bank Select” that allow you to select 128 banks each. Two bank addresses (“MSB” and “LSB”) with 128 possibilities each, plus 128 Program Change numbers provide 128 x 128 x 128 values= 2,097,152 possible memories.

The numbers you enter on the page shown above should therefore be taken to mean “memory XX of the receiving device”. But how does the FR-7/FR-5 then convert it to a MIDI address that conforms to the CC00/CC32/PC format (each of which supports a maximum of 128 possibilities)? Enter the following parameter:

Defining the ‘PC’ format

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

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	(2) Press register [12] to specify the function group.

(3)Press register [4] to select the following page:

(4)Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select “PRG NUM” (left entry), then turn it to select the memory group whose “real” MIDI address you want to define.

The possibilities are: 1~128, 129~256, 257~384, 385~512.

You probably noticed that each entry represents a group of 128 possibilities. By selecting an entry, you tell the FR-7/FR-5: “Whenever I select a memory number between 257 and 384 on the ‘Send PC?’ page, please convert that to a program change num- ber 1~128, and add the two CC values to the right.”

Note: This function can also be used to select the Patches on an SRX-series expansion board which you installed in a G-70, for example.

(5)Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select “CC00” (top right entry), then turn it to select a value (0~127). “0” corresponds to the first bank (called the “Capital bank” on GM2/GS-compatible instruments).

Be sure to select this number based on the informa- tion given in the owner’s manual of the instrument you wish to control. Be sure to also specify the cor- rect CC32 number.

(6)Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select “CC32”, then turn it to select a value (0~127).

Again, the value to enter here depends on the infor- mation you find in the manual of the instrument you want to control. Some manufacturers don’t use CC32 messages for sound selection, others use them to define modes, and still others rely on them as com- plementary bank information.

(7)Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select “PRG NUM” again (left entry), then turn it to select the next memory group, and repeat steps (5) and (6).

(8)Press [EXIT÷JUMP] to return to the Main page.

(9)See “Saving your changes” on p. 82 if you want to save these settings.

If you don’t save them, they are reset when you switch off the FR-7/FR-5.

(10)Now use the “Send PC?” page to test your assign- ments. See step (1) and following on p. 83.

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