Setting up | Touring the FR-7/FR-5’s sections
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion
Bass section
The Bass section can be played via the “Stradella” but-
tons.
The buttons in this section allow you to play both bass
notes and chords. The chords use the (sound) register
selected for the Bass section – hence the name of this
section. The “real” bass notes are assigned to the two
circled rows. The remaining buttons are used to play
chords.
The FR-7/FR-5 is supplied with several reference caps
(concave and with lines) designed to help you locate
the bass and chord buttons without looking at them. At
the factory, three caps are installed on the black but-
tons in the following illustration. Feel free to remove
them and to slide them over other buttons if that feels
more comfortable.
Here is what the caps look like:
The sound the Bass section produces is determined by
the register you pressed last. This section can be used as
“accordion”, to play orchestral sounds, 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 register and start play-
ing on the Bass (button) keyboard.
Though the FR-7/FR-5 is an electronic musical instru-
ment, it only produces sound if you move the bel-
lows.
(3) Press another register 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).
On the Main page, the number of the selected regis-
ter appears in the display’s BASS field:
Note: You can also press several registers simultaneously to
get a fuller sound.
(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 do not hear the bass and chord notes
your are playing, change the [BALANCE] knob’s set-
ting.
This knob is used to set the balance between the Tre-
ble and Bass registers. When it is turned all the way
to TREBLE, you won’t be able to hear the Bass section.
(6) Use the SET [√][®] buttons to select another Set and
again play a few notes.
FREE BASS
ORCH BASS
Ab3 Eb3 Bb3 F3 C3 G3 D3 A3 E3 B3 F#3 C#3 Ab3 Eb3 Bb3 F3 C3 G3 D3 A3
E3 B3 F#3 C#3 Ab3 Eb3 Bb3 F3 C3 G3 D3 A3 E3 B3 F#3 C#3 Ab3 Eb3 Bb3 F3
EM BM F#M C#M AbM EbM BbM FM CM GM DM AM EM BM F#M C#M AbM EbM BbM FM
Em Bm F#m C#m Abm Ebm Bbm Fm Cm Gm Dm Am Em Bm F#m C#m Abm Ebm Bbm Fm
E7 B7 F#7 C#7 Ab7 Eb7 Bb7 F7 C7 G7 D7 A7 E7 B7 F#7 C#7 Ab7 Eb7 Bb7 F7
Edim Bdim F#dim C#dim Abdim Ebdim Bbdim Fdim Cdim Gdim Ddim Adim Edim Bdim F#dim C#dim Abdim Abdim Bbdim Fdim
Bass
buttons
Chord buttons*
(*) This can be changed to 3 bass and 3 chord rows. See “8.5 Bass & Chord
Mode” on p. 61.
Slide up to remove
Slide over button
Reference cap
FREE BASS
ORCH BASS
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8-4'
8'
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