Connecting To Midi Devices; Connecting An External Midi Device To The Fr-1X - Roland V-Accordion FR-1x Owner's Manual

FR-1x V-Accordion

Connecting to MIDI devices

14. Connecting to MIDI devices
By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance data, you can control one device from another. For
instance, you can output sound from other instruments, switch sounds or transmit MIDI data from the FR-1x that cause
an external sound module to play.
What's MIDI?
MIDI, short for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface",
was developed as a universal standard for exchange
of performance data with external devices. This con-
nector can be used to connect the FR-1x to an exter-
nal device for even greater versatility.
Connecting an external MIDI device
to the FR-1x
The FR-1x has one MIDI socket that can be used to
transmit MIDI data.
1.
Turn the volume all the way down on the
FR-1x and the MIDI device you are about to
connect.
2.
Use a MIDI cable (commercially available) to
connect the FR-1x's MIDI OUT socket to the
MIDI IN socket of an external device.
Connection to transmit MIDI data to an external
device:
NOTE
MIDI reception is only possible via the USB COMPUTER
port.
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External MIDI device: MIDI IN
3.
Adjust the volume level on the FR-1x and
the connected device.
4.
Set the MIDI channel on the FR-1x and the
external device if necessary.
The FR-1x's sections transmit on the following MIDI
channels (default):
Part
Treble
Bass/Free Bass
Chord
Orchestra/Organ (Treble)
Orchestra Bass
Orchestra Chord
Orchestra Free Bass
Drum Set (note messages)
Basic channel (for selecting Sets)
[*] This channel number cannot be changed.
NOTE
See the external device's owner's manual for how to set its
MIDI channel.
TX/RX Channel
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10*
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