How To Send Program Change Messages; Using The Control Pedal - Roland FC-200 Owner's Manual

How to Send Program Change Messages

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Changing the Bank
Each press of a BANK pedal (UP/DOWN) changes the Bank, and the new Bank appears on the
display.
Press the UP pedal to increase the Bank number and the DOWN pedal to lower it.
* Simply changing the Bank does not cause a Program Change message to be sent. The Program
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Changing the Number
Press a Number pedal (1 to 10) to choose a Number. The indicator for the Number pedal you've
depressed lights up, and a Program Change message is sent.
* If you want to send a Program Change message for a different Number in the same Bank, you
* In addition to the method just described, you can send Program Change messages just by

Using the Control Pedal

Depressing the Control pedal causes the value for controller number 80 (General-Purpose
Controller 5) to be sent.
Depressing the Control pedal sends the message "ON" 127 (7Fh), and releasing it sends the
message "OFF" 0 (00h). The pedal indicator lights up when on.
* You can change the value of the controller numbers. See "Controller Number Setting for Control
* The Control pedal sends an ON message when depressed and an OFF message when released,
* You can use the Control pedal to send Realtime messages and MMC (MIDI Machine Control)
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Change message is sent when you choose a Number as the next step.
don't have to choose the Bank again — just depress the pedal for the new Number.
switching the Bank, or use the Number pedals like a ten-key numeric keypad when switching
the Bank. For more details, see "Output of Program Change Messages When Changing Banks"
(p. 24) and "Changing Banks Using the Number Pedals" (p. 24).
Pedal" (p. 21).
which means that it is a "momentary type pedal." You can change this to "latch type" operation,
which sends an ON or OFF message each time you depress it — see "Setting for Latch Type
Control Pedal Operation" (p. 21).
messages. For details, see "ABOUT REALTIME MESSAGES AND MMC MESSAGES" (p. 29).
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