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10.17 Start/Stop MIDI TX (Advanced)

V-Accordion

10.17 Start/Stop MIDI TX

(Off, On, Default setting: Off)
This parameter allows you to
specify whether or not press-
ing the

[DATA÷ENTER]

knob

while the main page is dis-
played sends a MIDI Start message the first time, and a
MIDI Stop message the second time.

This may come in handy when you use the FR-7x with a
MIDI sequencer, a drum machine, or an arranger mod-
ule. Note that this function is only available if you con-
nect the FR-7x to the FBC-7, and the FBC-7’s MIDI OUT
port to the MIDI IN socket of your sequencer or module.

Here’s what happens if you select “On” and return to the
main page: the first time you press the

[DATA÷ENTER]

knob, the display briefly shows:

This means that a MIDI Start message was sent to the
external sequencer, etc.

The second time you press the

[DATA÷ENTER]

knob, the

display briefly shows:

Set this parameter to “Off” if you don’t want to use the

[DATA÷ENTER]

knob for transmitting MIDI Start/Stop

messages.

Note:

You can also assign the MIDI Start/Stop functionality to

one of the FBC-7’s foot switches. See “10.3 Pedal Controller”
on p. 87.

10.18 Treble Release T.

(–64~0~63, Default setting: 0)
This parameter that allows you
to shorten the Treble accor-
dion sounds if you feel the vir-
tual reeds linger a bit long
after you release a key. To do so, select a negative value.
The term “Release” is taken from synthesizers and refers
to the speed at which the notes you play disappear
when you release the keys.

Just think of the difference between a cymbal you hit
with and without muting (“choking”) it:

Of course, the difference is far less dramatic here, but it
may just be what you are looking for. You can also make
the notes longer by selecting a positive value. “0” means
that the original release time doesn’t change.

10.19 Expansion

The FR-7x allows you to add
new sounds to the internal
sounds. The new sounds (files
with the “.bin” extension)
must be copied to a USB stor-
age device, after which you can load them with the
FR-7x. “Loading” means that they will be copied to a
permanent internal memory area. There are two such
memory areas (“A” and “B”).

(1) Press the

[DATA÷ENTER]

knob to select the “Expan-

sion” parameter.

(2) Rotate the

[DATA÷ENTER]

knob to select [A] or [B].

Watch the “NAME” line below this parameter. If it is
empty, the memory area in question can be used to
load new sounds. Otherwise, see “How to erase an
expansion memory area” below.

(3) Press the

[DATA÷ENTER]

knob to select the

[LOAD]

field, then press it again to load the sounds.

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How to erase an expansion memory area

If you want to replace the contents of the “A” or “B”
memory areas with other sounds while the “NAME”
line is not empty, you must first erase the contents of
that area:

(a) Press the

[DATA÷ENTER]

knob, then rotate it to

select

[ERASE]

(b) Press the

[DATA÷ENTER]

knob to erase the selected

memory area.

The following message appears:

[MENU÷WRITE]

button to erase the mem-