Roland FR-7 Playing in Free Bass mode, Simultaneously press the three registers labeled Free Bass

FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion

Setting up Touring the FR-7/FR-5’s sections

The number of the selected Set is shown in the upper right corner of the display. You can also use the FBC-7’s SET footswitches to select Sets.

■Playing in Free Bass mode

The FR-7/FR-5 also provides a Free Bass mode, which is chiefly used by professionals who prefer to play the left-hand notes (Bass section) differently. You may never need it, but if you wish to experiment with it…

Note: See page 70 for how to select the note system for Free Bass mode. That setting is shared by all Sets.

(1)Simultaneously press the three registers labeled “FREE BASS”.

ORCH BASS FREE BASS

The display now briefly responds with:

8'	8'
L	H
16'	16'

“L” refers to the low range and “H” to the high range. The exact ranges depend on the FREE BASS mode you selected. See also the illustration on page 71 where the high range is indicated by means of black but- tons, and the low range by means of white buttons.

Note: See page 70 for the assignment of the bass buttons to the available Free Bass notes.

(2)Use the Bass registers to select another registration (if necessary).

(3)Press the three FREE BASS registers again to return

to the normal Bass mode.

Note: You can add an orchestral sound to the Bass, chord or Free Bass section. See page 28 for details.

■Using the FR-7/FR-5’s digital effects

While playing on the Bass keyboard, you may have noticed that the accordion sounds were enhanced by effects (probably reverb). It may also have struck you that the effects change whenever you select a differ- ent Set.

The FR-7/FR-5 contains 3 digital effects that apply to all sections. See page 22 for details and how to set them.

Note: In certain cases, changing the knob position of an effect may not produce any audible result. This is due to the Send Level settings of the sections. It means that a given section (or all sections) was programmed not to send any signal to the effects processor in question. Even setting the corresponding knob to the maximum therefore produces no change.

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