FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion

Editing sounds 3. BASS EDIT parameters

(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.

3.1 Reed Type

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

“2.1 Reed Type” on p. 44 for a discussion of the possibil- ities and the aspects you need to pay attention to. Bear in mind, however, that the parameter on this page applies to the selected Bass register.

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’, 8’-4’, 4’, 2’

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

To save time while changing the TYPE of one or sev- eral reeds, you could proceed as follows: suppose all reeds are currently set to the wrong TYPE and you want to use 16’, 8’ and 4’ as “Bandoneon”. In that case, set FOOT to “ALL” and TYPE to “Bandoneon”. Next, use STATUS on the “Register” page to switch off the reeds you do not need.

3.2 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.

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• If necessary, press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select

the “FOOT” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER]

 

 

knob to select the desired reed.

 

The options are: 16’, 8’, 8’-4’, 4’, 2’

 

• 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

 

whether you can or cannot use it to play chords.

The STATUS options are: Off, Bass, Chord, Bass&Chord. The available options depend on the selected footage, however:

 

16

8

8-4

4

2

Off

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chord

no

no

yes

yes

yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bass

yes

yes

no

no

no

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bass&Chord

no

no

yes

yes

yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: You cannot assign “Bass&Chord” to “8-4”, or “Chord” to “2”. All reeds (16 & 8 for the bass, 8-4, 4 & 2 for the chords) must use the same assignment. If you select “Bass&Chord” for “4” and then set “2” to “Chord”, “4” automatically switches to “Chord” (the last selection you make is adopted by all reeds of the same “yes” group). You can, however, select “Off” for each reed individually.

Note: Whenever you select “ALL” and set a different reed type, the “3.4 Button Noise” and “3.5 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.

3.3 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 (see the “Register” page).

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” reeds 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 (all reeds simultaneously), 16’, 8’, 8’-4’, 4’, 2’

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 Bass section (all registers) can be changed using the [BALANCE] knob.

3.4 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 specify the instrument whose button noises should be used when you select this register while playing. (Note that other Bass registers can be assigned differ- ent noises.)

There is only one TYPE for the entire register (i.e. all 5 reeds). The options are: Bandoneon, I-Folk, I-Folk2, Clas- sic, Cajun, Jazz, F-Folk, D-Folk, Organetto, F-Folk2, Classic2, Studio, Tradition, Steierische, Trikitixa.

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Roland FR-7, FR-5 owner manual Button Noise, Knob to select the desired reed, Options are 16’, 8’, 8’-4’, 4’, 2’

FR-7, FR-5 specifications

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