Roland FR-5, FR-7 owner manual Press the EXIT÷JUMP button to return to the Main

(10)Press the [MENU÷WRITE] button to save your changes. The display briefly shows a confirmation:

(11)Press the [EXIT÷JUMP] button to return to the Main

page.

Note: See pages 38 and 40 for how to select and adjust the parameters below.

4.1 Reed Type

This parameter allows you to transform the selected register into a different instrument and assign different sounds to each footage the register plays.

Note: You will notice that there are fewer options here than for the Bass section. That’s because you cannot play chords in Free Bass mode.

•If necessary, press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “FOOT” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the reed you wish to assign another sound to. The options are: ALL, 16’, 8’

•Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “TYPE” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select a type (“instrument”).

The TYPE options are: Bandoneon, I-Folk, I-Folk2, Classic, Cajun, Jazz, F-Folk, D-Folk, Organetto, F-Folk2, Classic2, Studio, Tradition, Steierische, Trikitixa

Note: Whenever you select “ALL” and set a different reed type, the “4.4 Button Noise” and “4.5 Reed Growl” settings are auto- matically adapted to the reed type you select here. You may have to change those settings afterwards if you wish to use different noise type.

4.2 Register

The parameters on this page are used in combination with the parameters above. Here, you decide which reeds should be audible and how they should be

played. It is therefore on this page that you specify whether the sounds you selected above will be used.

•If necessary, press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “FOOT” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the reed you wish to assign another sound to. The options are: ALL, 16’, 8’

•Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “STATUS” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to specify whether the selected reed should sound and which buttons can be used to play it.

The STATUS options are: Off (no sound), Low (the lower half), High (upper half), Whole (all buttons). These options allow you to program what keyboard players would call a “split”. You can create several nifty combinations, like “High” for 8’ and “Low” for 16’ (or vice versa) or “Whole” for 16’ (all buttons) and “High” for 8’ (only the upper three rows).

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4.1 Reed Type

Note: Assigning the same partial STATUS (“High” or “Low”) to both reeds is a bit odd, because it leaves you with only half the number of active bass buttons. But it is possible…

4.3 Reed Volume

(Off, –40~“Std”~40, Default set- ting: Std) This is the last param- eter that can be set for each reed individually. It allows you to create the desired “mix” (vol- ume balance) for the active reeds.

This is a relative parameter, which means that its value is added to, or subtracted from the standard value (“Std”). As a rule, it would be wise to decide which reed is most important and set its Volume parameter to “Std”. Then reduce or increase the volume of the “ancil- lary” reed to create the desired balance.

•Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “FOOT” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the reed whose volume you want to set.

The options are: ALL (both reeds simultaneously), 16’, 8’

•Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “LEVEL” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to set

the volume.

Note: The overall volume of the Free Bass section (all registers) can be changed using the [BALANCE] knob.

4.4 Button Noise

The bass section of almost all accordion instruments can be played via buttons. Such but- tons produce a typical noise when pressed. On this page, you

can select the instrument whose button noises should be used when you select this register. (Note that other Free Bass registers can be assigned different noises.)

Notice that there is only one TYPE for the entire regis- ter. The options are: Bandoneon, I-Folk, I-Folk2, Classic, Cajun, Jazz, F-Folk, D-Folk, Organetto, F-Folk2, Classic2, Studio, Tradition, Steierische, Trikitixa

Use the LEVEL parameter to specify how prominent the noise should be (Off, –40~“Std”~40, Default setting: Std).

Note: Whenever you select “ALL” for “Reed Type” and set a differ- ent reed type, this noise setting is automatically adapted to the reed type. It would therefore be a good idea to first select the reed type and only then change the noise type.

4.5 Reed Growl

This parameter allows you to simulate the typical noise a bass reed makes just before it stops vibrating altogether. Each instrument of the accordion

family produces its own typical growl. The growl that matches the sound selected with “Reed Type” probably yields the most realistic effect – but feel free to select another one if you like it better.

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