Roland FR-8X - Controllers; MIDI Tx; VTW Lower (Only for VTW Organ Tone); Orch Free Bass Edit Parameters

Menu Options
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Parameter Value Explanation
RESO
–64~0~+63
Default: 0
See “5.5 Sound Edit” (p. 80) for detailed
information.
9.7 Controllers
These parameters further add to the realism of the
sounds emulated by your FR-8x.
Parameter Value Explanation
EXP PEDAL O, On
• Select “O” 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).
ORCH CHORD
TOUCH
Fixed Low, Fixed
Med., Fixed High,
Low, Medium,
High, Fixed
Low+Bellows,
Fixed
Med.+Bellows,
Fixed
High+Bellows,
Bellows,
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 softly
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
xed 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
This parameter allows you to
specify the velocity sensitivity of
the bass and chord buttons when
they are used to play one of the
orchestral sounds. It has no eect
on the VTW Organ sounds.
NOTE
The “ORCH CHORD 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/
9.8 MIDI TX
This page contains a series of MIDI parameters for
the Orchestra Chord section you need to set one
by one.
These parameters are saved along with all other
Set parameters, which allows you to use dierent
MIDI settings for each Set and even each register
within a Set.
Parameter Value Explanation
Note Tx
On, O
Default: On
See “2.7 MIDI TX” (p. 73) for
details.
Octave
–3~0~+3
Default: 0
See “2.7 MIDI TX” (p. 73) for
details.
CC 00
Std, O, 0~127
Default: Std
See “2.7 MIDI TX” (p. 73) for
details.
CC 32
PC
Std, O, 1~128
Default: Std
See “2.7 MIDI TX” (p. 73) for
details.
Volume
O, 0~127
Default: 100
See “2.7 MIDI TX” (p. 73) for
details.
Panpot
O, 0~127
Default: 64
See “2.7 MIDI TX” (p. 73) for
details.
Reverb
O, 0~127
Default: 40
See “2.7 MIDI TX” (p. 73) for
details.
Chorus
O, 0~127
Default: 0
See “2.7 MIDI TX” (p. 73) for
details.
Velocity
On, 1~127
Default: On
See “2.7 MIDI TX” (p. 73) for
details.
Expression
O, Bellows, Pedal
Default: Belows
See “2.7 MIDI TX” (p. 73) for
details.
9.9 VTW Lower (only for VTW Organ Tone)
After editing the organ sound, you can decide to
name it for easy identication. Your sound resides
in the “User” memory.
After editing the organ sound, you can decide to
name it for easy identication.
The FR-8x suggests the name of selected register.
1. Use the [DATA/ENTER] knob to enter the desired name.
See “How to type a name in FR-8x” (p. 31).
2. Press [EXIT/JUMP] button to exit from the selection.
10. Orch Free Bass Edit parameters
The parameters of the “Orch Free Bass Edit” group allow you to edit
the Orchestra and VTW Organ of the Left Hand Free Bass section.
See “Free Bass System (F.BASS)” (p. 35) for details about the
selection of the Free Bass section.
The parameters can be saved to the selected Set.
Press [UP] and [DOWN] simultaneously to select the value that is
indicated as “Default setting”.
NOTE
If the Free Bass section is not activated ([FBASS] button indicator
unlit) the “Orch Free Bass Edit” parameters cannot be selected.