Editing settings | PARAM LIST parameters
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FR-3s/FR-3/FR-3sb/FR-3b V-Accordion
Selecting the desired MIDI LIST function
(1) Press and hold the [SET] register until the display
shows a parameter name, then release it.
(2) Use register [5÷√] or [6÷®] to select the desired MIDI
LIST parameter.
(3) Use register [1÷–] or [2÷+] to set the desired value.
Press registers [1] and [2] simultaneously to return to
the factory setting of the currently selected parame-
ter.
(4) If you don’t need to change any other MIDI LIST
parameter, press the [SET] register to leave this
mode. Otherwise, proceed.
(5) Use register [5÷√] or [6÷®] to select another parame-
ter.
(6) Use register [1÷–] or [2÷+] to set the desired value.
Press registers [1] and [2] simultaneously to return to
the factory setting of the currently selected parame-
ter.
(7) Press and hold the [SET] register until the display
looks as follows:
(8) Press register [2/+] to save the settings.
The display now looks as follows:
If you don’t want to save your changes, press [1÷–]. In
that case the display briefly shows the “No” message,
and then returns to the indication of the currently
selected registers.
If you decide not to save, your changes remain in
effect until you switch off the FR-3. (If the FR-3 is
powered off automatically, see page 46, your
changes are lost as well.)
(9) Press [SET] again to confirm your intention.
The display now looks as follows and then once again
displays the numbers of the registers currently in
effect:
MIDI Out/In
(Out, In, Default setting: Out) This
parameter allows you to define the
function of the FR-3’s MIDI socket.
Select “Out” if you want to play on the FR-3’s keyboards
and transmit the MIDI data generated by your playing
to an external device. You also need to select this set-
ting for the “Send PC” function (page 53).
Be aware that MIDI parameters labeled “TX” (without
“RX”) are not available if you set this parameter to “In”.
Conversely, the FR-3 doesn’t receive MIDI data when
this parameter is set to “Out”.
If you select “In” here, the FR-3’s sound source can no
longer be played via its keyboards. The display therefore
shows “---” instead of a set number or register num-
bers.
Treble TX/RX channel
(Off, 1~16, Default setting: 1) The table
on page 47 specifies the default MIDI
channel assignments the FR-3 uses.
Those choices are based on how most accordion players
prefer (or are allowed) to use their instrument. You can,
however, change the MIDI channel assignments. An
obvious candidate for such a change would be the Tre-
ble section if you want it to conform to a generally
accepted (i.e. standardized) usage, whereby the melody
part transmits on MIDI channel 4.
There is indeed a format called “General MIDI” that
requires you to use MIDI channel 4 for the melody.
General MIDI-compatible musical instruments use that
channel for the most important part of a song, so it
may be a good idea to assign it to the Treble section.
This parameter allows you to define the MIDI channel
for the Treble (accordion) section. The assignment set
here applies both to the transmission (“TX”) and recep-
tion (“RX”) of MIDI data. Obviously, “TX” is only used
when “MId” (see above) is set to “Out”, while the “RX”
part is only used when “MId” is set to “In”.
The options are: “Off” and 1~16. Select “Off” if the Tre-
ble section should neither receive nor transmit MIDI
data.
Note: 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.
Wrt(This means “Write”.)
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