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Operating the VGA-7 with the FC-200

Turning the Effects On and Off

Each time one of the Number pedals 1–4 is pressed, the
information controlled with the pedal is sent from the FC-200
as a Control Change message.
These messages can be used to turn the EFX, DELAY,
CHORUS, and REVERB effects on and off.
Number Pedal 1:
EFX (Controller Number 65)
Number Pedal 2:
Delay (Controller Number 66)
Number Pedal 3:
Chorus (Controller Number 67)
Number Pedal 4:
Reverb (Controller Number 68)

Delay Time Tap Input

Each time Number pedal 5 is pressed, the information
controlled with the pedal is sent from the FC-200 as a Control
Change message (Controller Number 69).
These messages can be used for tap input of Delay Time.
When “HOLD” is selected as the Delay type, this is used to
start and stop recording.
Switching Between Manual and Memory
Each time the DOWN Bank pedal is pressed, the information
controlled with the pedal is sent from the FC-200 as a Control
Change message (Controller Number 76).
These messages can be used to switch between Manual and
Memory.

Turning the Tuner On and Off

Each time the control pedal is pressed, the information
controlled with the pedal is sent from the FC-200 as a Control
Change message (Controller Number 80).
These messages can be used to turn the VGA-7’s tuner on
and off.

Controlling the Volume (Wah)

When the expression pedal is used, the information
controlled with the pedal is sent from the FC-200 as a Control
Change message (Controller Number 7).
These messages can be used to control the VGA-7’s volume
level.
When EFX in the EFFECTS section is on with the TYPE set to
“WAH,” you can use the expression pedal as a wah pedal.
When the FC-200 is supplemented with an additional
external expression pedal (sold separately: Roland EV-5,
BOSS FV-300L ), and EFX in the EFFECTS section is ON, with
the type set to “WAH,” it is then possible to control the wah
effect and the volume level independently with separate
pedals.
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With an expression pedal connected to the FC-200’s FOOT
SW or EXP jack (either may be used), set the jack’s Control
Number and the Control Number for the VGA-7’s “5 WAH”
MIDI parameter to a number not otherwise being used.
With these settings, the FC-200’s expression pedal can then
function exclusively as a volume pedal, with the external
expression pedal used only as a wah pedal.
Volume Wah
You have complete freedom to choose the controller
numbers assigned for the VGA-7’s various functions and
the FC-200’s pedals and jacks.
For more detailed information and instructions, refer to
“Changing the MIDI Settings” in the VGA-7 Owner’s
Manual (p. 48) as well as the FC-200 Owner’s Manual.