Midi parameters for the various sections/parts

FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion

MIDI functions MIDI parameters for the various sections/parts

MIDI parameters for the various sections/parts

The MIDI parameters discussed below belong to separate groups and are saved for the corresponding sections. This means that each Set can use different MIDI settings and thus control external MIDI devices in various ways. If you are serious about using the FR-7/FR-5’s MIDI potential, carefully read the following before editing the available parameters.

Important remarks

The parameters discussed below apply to the transmis- sion of MIDI data (“TX”) and therefore only to MIDI messages that are generated when you yourself play on the FR-7/FR-5.

Bear in mind that the MIDI messages discussed below are only executed by an external tone generator if its MIDI receive (“RX”) channel is set to the number you assigned to the section in question (page 81).

(4)Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select “VALUE” (right entry), then turn it to set the desired value. (Press [DATA÷ENTER] again, select another parame- ter and edit its value.)

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

(6)Save your changes:

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

Sections

The parameters discussed here are available in the fol- lowing sections: Treble, Bass (and Chord, which is con- sidered a separate section on the MIDI level), Free Bass, Orchestra, Orchestra Bass, Orchestra Chord and Orches- tra Free Bass.

The reason why they are included in the section param- eters rather than the MIDI group is that the MIDI group applies to the entire FR-7/FR-5 (all sections, all Sets), while the parameters below can vary from Set to Set. You can change the way external MIDI devices are con- trolled simply by selecting another Set – and still use exactly the same internal sounds: after setting the vari- ous section parameters (and saving them), copy the Set to a different memory (page 74) and only change the MIDI parameters.

Procedure for setting these parameters

To access the parameters discussed below, proceed as follows:

(1)Select the parameter group of the section you wish to edit.

Either press the [MENU÷WRITE] button and select the parameter group with the [DATA÷ENTER] knob or use the JUMP TO function (press and hold the [EXIT÷JUMP] button, then enter the parameter address using the Treble registers, see p. 38).

(2)Select the parameter.

(If you used the JUMP TO function above, the param- eter is already selected.) Press the [MENU÷WRITE] button and select the parameter with the

[DATA÷ENTER] knob.

The following are MIDI functions:

2.15	Treble MIDI TX	6.8	Orchestra MIDI TX
3.10	Bass MIDI TX	7.5	Orc Chord MIDI TX
3.11	Chord MIDI TX	8.5	Orc FreeBs MIDI TX

4.10Free Bass MIDI TX

5.7Orc Bass MIDI TX

(3)Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select “MESSAGE” (left entry), then turn it to select the parameter you want to set.

The parameters are explained below.

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

Selecting this option has the advantage that you can wait until all sections have been edited before saving them in one go (for the entire Set).

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

•If necessary, rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select another destination Set (1~40).

•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.

Parameters

Here are the MIDI parameters that can be set for each register of a section separately. Remember that they only apply to MIDI messages the FR-7/FR-5 sends to external devices. Do not forget to select the register whose MIDI parameters you wish to edit before actu- ally changing them.

FR-7, FR-5 specifications

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Roland FR-7, FR-5 Midi parameters for the various sections/parts, Important remarks, Sections

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