Standard Mode; Transmitting Program Change Messages; Setting How Tones Are Switched - Roland FC-300 Owner's Manual

Standard Mode

This is the mode for sending Program Change messages and Control Change
messages.

Transmitting Program Change Messages

Pressing [ ] and [
Program Change messages and Bank select messages for the corresponding number
pedals.
1
Press the [ ] pedal, and the numbers decrease by five; press the [
pedal, and the numbers increase by five.
The BANK/NUMBER display and Number pedal indicators flash.
2
Press the number pedal (1/6–5/10) to select the number.
The indicator for the number pedal pressed lights, and the Program Change message
is transmitted.
With the factory settings, transmission of Bank Select messages and Program
Change messages is in accordance with what is indicated in the BANK/NUMBER
display, as shown below.
BANK/NUMBER Display
001–128
129–130

Setting How Tones are Switched

You can set the way the FC-300 switches tones with the pedals and displays tone
numbers.
Make the settings to match the specifications of the external MIDI devices you are
using (p. 47).
16
] pedals and the number pedals (1/6 – 5/10) transmits the
Bank Select Message
(MSB) (LSB)
0 0
1 0
]
Program Change Message
1–128
29–30
• With the factory settings,
Program Change messages
are not transmitted just by
pressing the [ ] and
[ ] pedals. To transmit
Program Change messages
just by pressing the [ ]
and [ ] pedals, read
"Using the [ ] [ ]
Pedals to Make the
Settings" (p. 48).
• You can press the [ ] or
[ ] pedal to change
patch numbers ten at a
time. For more detailed
information, see "Setting
the [ ] [ ] Pedal
Step Size" (p. 49).
• You can limit the range of
numbers switched. For
more detailed information,
see "Limiting the Range of
Banks That Can Be
Switched (Bank Extent)"
(p. 48).
• You can indicate the pedal
bank and number
separately in the BANK/
NUMBER display. For
details, refer to "Setting
How Numbers are
Indicated" (p. 49).
• You can stop output of
Bank Select messages. For
details, refer to "Setting
the Bank Select Output"
(p. 52).
• You can change the Bank
Select messages. For details,
refer to "Setting the Bank
Select Value" (p. 53).