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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion
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:
(1) Press and hold the [EXIT÷JUMP] button until the
display looks as follows:
(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.
Defining the ‘PC’ format