Roland FR-5, FR-7 Utility parameters, Treble Release T, Battery Status, Copy ALL Effects

The second time you press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob, the display briefly shows:

Set this parameter to “Off” if you don’t want to use the [DATA÷ENTER] knob for transmitting MIDI Start/Stop messages.

Note: You can also assign the MIDI Start/Stop functionality to one of the FBC-7’s foot switches. See “10.4 Pedal Controller” on p. 68.

10.14 Treble Release T.

(–64~0~63, Default setting: 0) Here is parameter that allows you to shorten the Treble accor- dion sounds if you feel the vir- tual reeds linger a bit long after

you release a key. To do so, select a negative value. The

V-Accordion r

10.14 Treble Release T.

term “Release” is taken from synthesizers and refers to the speed at which the notes you play disappear when you release the keys.

Just think of the difference between a cymbal you hit with and without muting (“choking”) it:

This is where you hit	This is where you hit
the cymbal	the cymbal
		This is where you choke the
		cymbal

Release T(ime)		Release
		T(ime)
The sound disappears	Short sound
gradually.

Of course, the difference is far less dramatic here, but it may just be what you are looking for. You can also make the notes longer by selecting a positive value. “0” means that the original realease time doesn’t change.

11. UTILITY parameters

The UTILITY group contains three kinds of parameters: those that keep you informed (to check the bat- tery status), several parameters that allow you to copy settings and three parameters for archiving your settings via MIDI. See pages 38 and 40 for how to select and adjust the parameters.

11.1 Battery Status

The FR-7 comes with a Ni-Mh battery that allows you to use it without connecting it to the supplied FBC-7. The FR-5 pro- vides the same battery compart-

ment as the FR-7, but the battery is an option. (As long as you do not purchase such a battery, you need to connect the FR-5 to the supplied FBC-7.)

Note: There is no “EDIT” page here, because there is no parameter you can set.

Depending on how the FR-7/FR-5 is powered, the dis- play shows one of the following messages:

This message means that the FR-7/ FR-5 is powered by the battery in its compartment. The battery icon shows how much power is left.

It would be a good idea, however, to stop by this page before you go on stage or start playing, because what you see then might just con- vince you to use the FBC-7.

This message means that the bat- tery is being recharged by the FBC-7. This is not performed auto- matically. You need to connect the

FR-7/FR-5’s “TO FBC-7” socket to the “TO FR-7/FR-5 V-ACCORDION” socket on the FBC-7 and press the BATTERY CHARGER button (so that it lights). The bat- tery icon indicates the amount of energy already available.

When the battery is fully charged, the display briefly shows a “Recharge Complete” message.

While the FR-7/FR-5 is connected to the FBC-7, the latter supplies the power to your V-Accordion (the battery in the FR-7/FR-5’s compartment is therefore bypassed). However, while the BATTERY CHARGER button lights, the FR-7/FR-5 cannot be used, because the FBC-7 “concentrates” on recharging the FR-7/ FR-5’s battery.

This message means that the FR-7/ FR-5 contains a battery, which is not used, because the FR-7/FR-5 is connected to the FBC-7. The FBC-7

therefore supplies the power to your V-Accordion. The battery icon nevertheless informs you about the battery’s current charge.

This message means that the FR-7/ FR-5 contains no battery. It is con- nected to the FBC-7, however (oth- erwise you would not be able to

switch it on). In the case of an FR-5 without an optional battery, this is the only message you’ll ever see.

11.2 Copy ALL Effects

This parameter allows you to copy the settings of all three effects processors from one Set to another. This may help you save time, because the effects

processors contain an impressive number of parame-

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