Controllers; Midi Tx - Roland FR-8X Owner's Manual

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Parameter Value
RESO
–64~0~+63

5.6 Controllers

These parameters further add to the realism of the
sounds emulated by your FR-8x.
Parameter
Value
Off, 1/4 Down,
AFTERTOUCH
1/2 Down, 1/4 Up,
1/2 Up
BELLOWS
Off, Low, Standard,
DETUNE
High
EXP PEDAL
Off, On
Explanation
When the Resonance value is increased, the
overtones in the area of the cutoff frequency
will be emphasized, creating a sound with a
strong character.
NOTE
For some sounds, negative (–) "Resonance"
settings may produce no noticeable
change because the Resonance is already
set to the minimum value.
Explanation
The right hand keyboard of the
piano-type model generates
aftertouch messages (on the
button-type model, aftertouch
can be generated with the Master
bar). "Aftertouch" refers to the fact
that you press a key even further
down after playing a note. This
effect allows you to bend the pitch
down (temporarily lower the note)
by a quarter ("1/4 Down") or a
semi-tone ("1/2 Down"). Select "1/4
Up" or "1/2 Up" to bend the notes
up a quarter or a semi-tone. Select
"Off" to switch off the Orchestra
section's aftertouch recognition.
The treble section also contains
this parameter. You are thus free
to decide whether the Orchestral
1 sound should be affected by
aftertouch messages or only one
of them.
NOTE
This aftertouch effect applies
to all Orchestra 1 notes that are
sounding simultaneously.
This parameter allows you to
specify how strongly the orchestral
sound's pitch should be influenced
by opening and closing the
bellows faster than usual.
If the "Standard" setting seems too
mild, try "High".
If it is too strong, use "Low".
If you do not want any detuning
effect, select "Off". The most
convincing setting usually depends
on the selected sound.
• Select "Off" If you want to use
the bellows for expressive
purposes.
• Select "On" if you want
control the expression by foot
purchasing an optional MIDI
foot controller (e.g. FC-300).
Parameter
Value
Fixed Low, Fixed
Med., Fixed High,
Low, Medium, High,
Fixed Low+Bellows,
ORCH 1 TOUCH
Fixed Med.+Bellows,
Fixed High+Bellows,
Bellows

5.7 MIDI TX

This page contains a series of MIDI parameters for
the Orchestra 1 section you need to set one by
one.
These parameters are saved along with all other
Set parameters, which allows you to use different
MIDI settings for each Set and even each register
within a Set.
Parameter
Value
On, Off
Note Tx
Default: On
–3~0~+3
Octave
Default: 0
CC 00
Std, Off, 0~127
Default: Std
CC 32
Selecting Parameters
Explanation
This parameter allows you to
specify the velocity sensitivity
of the Right Hand section keys
when they are used to play
Orchestral 1 sounds.
• There are three "Fixed" curves
that always use the same
value, no matter how hard or
lightly you press the keys (no
dynamic control). "Low" means
that a low value is used, "Med"
represents a medium value and
"High" a high value.
• "Low": means that even
relatively light key presses
already allow you to play loud
notes.
• "Medium": is in the middle of
Low and High.
• "High": represents the most
responsive velocity curve that
requires a considerable amount
of strength for fortissimo notes,
but it also provides more
expressive options.
• "Heavy": provides a greater
variety of nuances.
• "Fixed Low+Bellows", "Fixed
Med.+Bellows", "Fixed
High+Bellows": mean that
the selected orchestral sound
uses fixed velocity values but
can also be controlled by the
bellows movements.
• "Bellows": means that the
selected orchestral sound
is controlled by the bellows
movements - not the velocity
values generated by the keys.
NOTE
The "ORCH 1 TOUCH" parameter
does not act if the orchestral
sound selected can be
controlled by bellows only.
For details regarding these
sounds refer to the"Tone &
Drum Kit List " supplementary
manual.
Download it from the Web:
http:/ www.roland.com/
manuals/
Explanation
See
"2.7 MIDI TX" (p. 73)
for
details.
See
"2.7 MIDI TX" (p. 73)
for
details.
"2.7 MIDI TX" (p. 73)
See
for
details.
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