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Before You Start Playing
Connection to receive MIDI data from an external device:
MIDI OUT
MIDI
cable
e.g., MIDI keyboard
3. Adjust the volume level on the FR-4x and the
connected device.
4. Set the “MIDI Out/In” parameter.
See “MIDI Out/In” on p. 82.
Select “OUT” to transmit MIDI data to an external device. (This is
the default setting.)
Set it to “IN” to receive MIDI data from an external device.
In addition, change the “External Seq. Playback” (p. 83) setting of
each part to “ON.”
5. Set the MIDI channel on the FR-4x and the external
device as needed.
MIDI channels
MIDI provides sixteen channels, numbered 1–16. Even if two MIDI
devices are connected, you won’t be able to select or play sounds
on the other device unless both devices are set to the same MIDI
channel. The FR-4x use the following MIDI channels:
Section Channel
Accordion section 1
Bass/Free Bass section 2
Chord section 3
Orchestra1/Organ section 4
Orchestra Bass section 5
Orchestra Chord section 6
Orchestra Free Bass section 7
Drum section 10
Basic Channel
(For selection Sets, User Program) 13
NOTE
Before making connections with other devices, you must turn
down the volume of all devices and turn off the power to
avoid malfunctions or speaker damage.
Connecting FR-4x to FC-300 MIDI Foot Controller
You can connect the FC-300 to expand your performance
capabilities by nine industrial-grade footswitches and two
programmable expression pedals.
1. Use a MIDI cable (commercially available) to connect
the FR-4x to the FC-300.
MIDI cable
NOTE
When making connections to FC-300, be sure that all
equipment are switched off.
2. Switch on the power of the FR-4x (p. 15) and the
FC-300.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual of FC-300.
Operation on FC-300
3. Press the [MODE] button repeatedly to switch the
MIDI foot controller in the “SYS” mode.
For details see the Owner’s Manual of FC-300.
Operations on FR-4x
4. Set “MIDI Out/In” to “IN.”
See “MIDI Out/In” on p. 82
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