Setting up | Touring the FR-7/FR-5’s sections
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion
Touring the FR-7/FR-5’s sections
It’s time we put the FR-7/FR-5 through its paces, because that’s what you purchased it for. We’ll work section by section.

Treble section

The Treble section can be played
using the 41-key “piano” key-
board.
The sound it produces is deter-
mined by the register (1~14) you
pressed last. This section can be
used as “accordion”, to play an
orchestral sound or both.
(1) Connect the FR-7/FR-5 (if
necessary) and switch it on.
See pages 14 and 15.
(2) Grab the FR-7/FR-5, press a
Treble register and start play-
ing on the “piano” keyboard.
Though the FR-7/FR-5 is an electronic musical instru-
ment, it only produces sound if you move the bel-
lows. As long as you don’t move the bellows, you
hear nothing at all (like on an acoustic accordion).
Note: When the FR-7/FR-5 is controlled via MIDI, there is no
need to move the bellows.
(3) Press one of the registers to change the sound.
The display briefly confirms your setting and indi-
cates which footage you selected.
These indications refer to the octaves (vertical direc-
tion, ) and the number of slightly detuned reeds
that are used (horizontal direction, ). The detuned
reeds are only available for the central register (8’).
Black dots mean that the Cassotto function (see
p. 41) is off, hollow dots mean that the Cassotto
function is on. Here is what the registers and display
indications mean (bear in mind that the dots can
either be black or white):
On the Main page, the number of the selected regis-
ter appears in the TREBLE field:
(4) If you think the sound is too loud or too soft, you
can change the setting of the [VOLUME] knob.
(5) If you still can’t hear the Treble notes, set the
[BALANCE] knob to the center position.
This knob is used to set the balance between the Tre-
ble and Bass registers. When it is turned all the way
to BASS, the Treble section is inaudible. When you
change the Balance setting, the display briefly con-
firms your setting:
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Treble registers
1 Bassoon 8 Master
2 Bandon 9 Musette
3 Cello 10 Celeste
4 Harmon 11 Tremolo
5 Organ 12 Clarinet
6 Accord 13 Oboe
7 Violin 14 Piccolo