Roland FR-5b - Manual (Page 89)

MIDI parameters for the various sections/parts
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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-7b/FR-5b’s MIDI potential, carefully read the following before editing the available parame-
ters.
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-7b/FR-5b.
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 84).
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-7b/FR-5b (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 77) 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. 39).
(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:
(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.
(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:
• 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-7b/FR-5b sends to
external devices. Do not forget to select the register
whose MIDI parameters you wish to edit before actu-
ally changing them.
2.15 Treble MIDI TX
3.10 Bass MIDI TX
3.11 Chord MIDI TX
4.10 Free Bass MIDI TX
5.7 Orc Bass MIDI TX 6.8 Orchestra MIDI TX
7.5 Orc Chord MIDI TX
8.5 Orc FreeBs MIDI TX