FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion

Editing sounds Setting parameter values

(6)Press the [EXIT÷JUMP] button once to return to the function group (“TUNING” in our example) and again to return to the Main page.

The various groups contain the following parame- ters (entries in italics are not available in “Easy” mode).

Setting parameter values

(1)

Select the parameter you wish to edit (see above).

(2)

Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to activate that

 

parameter for editing.

 

Notice how the display changes: the arrows are

 

replaced by an EDIT message and the parameter

1. TUNING

1.1 Master Tune . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41 1.2 Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41 1.3 Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41 1.4 Scale Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41 1.5 Scale Assign . . . . . . . . . . . p. 42

2. TREBLE EDIT

2.1 Reed Type . . . . . . . . . . . p. 44 2.2 Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 45 2.3 Reed Volume. . . . . . . . . p. 45 2.4 Treble Octave. . . . . . . . . . p. 45 2.5 Valve Noise . . . . . . . . . . p. 45 2.6 Musette Detune . . . . . . . p. 45 2.7 Bellows Detune . . . . . . p. 46 2.8 Reverb Send. . . . . . . . . . . p. 46 2.9 Chorus Send. . . . . . . . . . . p. 46 2.10 Delay Send. . . . . . . . . . . p. 46 2.11 Aftertouch Pitch . . . . . . p. 46 2.12 Bass Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 46 2.13 Orchestra Link . . . . . . . . p. 47 2.14 Orchestra Chord Link . . p. 47 2.15 Treble MIDI TX . . . . . . p. 48

3. BASS EDIT

7. ORC CHD EDIT

7.1 Orc Chord Volume . . . . . p. 59 7.2 Reverb Send . . . . . . . . . . p. 60 7.3 Chorus Send . . . . . . . . . . p. 60 7.4 Delay Send . . . . . . . . . . . p. 60 7.5 Orc Chord MIDI TX . . . p. 60

8. ORC FBS EDIT

8.1 Orc FreeBs Volume . . . . . p. 61 8.2 Reverb Send . . . . . . . . . . p. 61 8.3 Chorus Send . . . . . . . . . . p. 61 8.4 Delay Send . . . . . . . . . . . p. 61 8.5 Orc FreeBs MIDI TX . . . p. 62

9. SET COMMON

9.1 Reverb Macro Type. . . . . p. 63 9.2 Reverb Parameters . . . p. 64 9.3 Chorus Macro Type. . . . . p. 64 9.4 Chorus Parameters . . . p. 65 9.5 Delay Macro Type. . . . . . p. 66 9.6 Delay Parameters . . . . p. 66 9.7 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 67 9.8 Master Bar Recall . . . . . . p. 67 9.9 Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 67

value is displayed on a dark background.

If a display page contains two (or three) adjustable parameters, you may have to press [DATA÷ENTER] again to activate the desired parameter for editing. Here is an example:

(3) Use the [DATA÷ENTER] knob or the [UP]/[DOWN]

 

3.1 Reed Type

p. 50

10. SYSTEM

 

 

3.2 Register

p. 50

10.1

LCD Contrast

p. 68

 

3.3 Reed Volume

p. 50

10.2

Parameter Access

p. 68

 

3.4 Button Noise

p. 50

10.3

Bellows Curve

p. 68

 

3.5 Reed Growl

p. 51

10.4

Pedal Controller

p. 68

 

3.6 Bellows Detune

p. 51

10.5 Bass & Chord Mode . . .

p. 69

 

3.7

Reverb Send

p. 51

10.6

Free Bass Mode

p. 70

 

3.8

Chorus Send

p. 51

10.7

Stereo Width

p. 70

 

3.9

Delay Send

p. 51

10.8

Auto Power OFF

p. 71

 

3.10 Bass MIDI TX

p. 51

10.9

Startup

p. 72

 

3.11 Chord MIDI TX

p. 51

10.10 Startup Name

p. 72

 

4. FREE BASS EDIT

 

10.11 Orchestra Touch

p. 72

 

 

10.12 Orch. Bs&Ch Touch . . .

p. 72

 

4.1 Reed Type

p. 53

10.13 Start/Stop MIDI TX . . .

p. 72

 

4.2 Register

p. 53

10.14 Treble Release T

p. 72

 

4.3 Reed Volume

p. 53

11. UTILITY

 

 

4.4 Button Noise

p. 53

 

 

4.5 Reed Growl

p. 53

11.1

Battery Status

p. 73

 

4.6 Bellows Detune

p. 54

11.2 Copy ALL Effects . . . .

p. 73

 

4.7

Reverb Send

p. 54

11.3 Copy Reverb

p. 74

 

4.8

Chorus Send

p. 54

11.4 Copy Chorus

p. 74

 

4.9

Delay Send

p. 54

11.5 Copy Delay

p. 74

 

4.10 Free Bass MIDI TX . . .

p. 54

11.6

Copy SET

p. 74

 

5. ORC BASS EDIT

 

11.7

Bulk Dump ALL

p. 74

 

 

11.8

Bulk Dump SET

p. 74

 

5.1 Lowest Note

p. 55

11.9

Restore SET

p. 75

 

5.2

Orc Bass Release Time . .

p. 56

11.10 Treble Reg. on

 

 

5.3

Orc Bass Volume

p. 56

 

current Set

p. 75

 

5.4

Reverb Send

p. 56

11.11 Bass Reg. on

 

 

5.5

Chorus Send

p. 56

 

current Set

p. 76

 

5.6

Delay Send

p. 56

11.12 FreeBass Reg. on

 

 

5.7 Orc Bass MIDI TX

p. 56

 

current Set

p. 77

 

6. ORCH. EDIT

 

12. MIDI

 

 

6.1

Orchestra Octave

p. 57

12.1

RealTime RX-TX

p. 81

 

6.2

Orchestra Volume

p. 57

12.2

Ext. Seq. Playback . . . .

p. 82

 

6.3 Bellows Detune

p. 58

12.3

Bellows TX Resolution . p. 85

 

6.4

Reverb Send

p. 58

12.4

Bank for ‘Send PC’ . . . .

p. 83

 

6.5

Chorus Send

p. 58

 

 

 

r

6.6

Delay Send

p. 58

 

 

 

6.7

Aftertouch Pitch

p. 58

 

 

 

6.8 Orchestra MIDI TX

p. 58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

buttons to change the value.

(4) Press the [EXIT÷JUMP] button once to return to the

function group.

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Roland FR-7, FR-5 owner manual Setting parameter values, Parameter for editing, Buttons to change the value, Function group

FR-7, FR-5 specifications

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