Roland FR-7/FR-5 2.1 Reed Type, 2.2 Register

2.1 Reed Type

V-Accordion

(5) Press the [MENU÷WRITE] button to save your

changes. The display now briefly confirms that

your settings have been stored:

Note: Be aware that you can only edit one Treble register at a

time. If you select another register before saving the changes

for the previously selected register (by selecting “NO”), those

changes are erased.

Similarly, do not switch off the FR-7/FR-5 or select another Set

before saving settings you want to keep: save them first.

2.1 Reed Type

This parameter allows you to do

two things that are impossible

with an acoustic accordion: you

can (a) transform the selected

ment and (b) assign different sounds to each footage

the register plays.

Note: You can only assign one TYPE to each footage (combina-

tions like “16= Bandoneon, 16= TexMex, 16= Organetto” are

impossible).

A register, as you may know, may contain several reeds

tuned to different pitches (“feet”), so that you hear the

16’, 8’ and 4’ reeds when you select it, for example. The

“Register” parameter below allows you to select the

desired footage(s). Here, you specify how each reed

(that can be assigned to a register) should sound. This

allows for complex combinations like the following:

We’ll let you decide whether such a combination really

makes sense, but it is possible… For each of the 14 Tre-

ble registers, that is.

• 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–, 8+, 4, 5-1/3, 2-2/3

• 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, OldItaly,

TexMex, Trikitixa.

To save time while changing the TYPE for 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 “2.2 Register” page to switch

off the reeds you do not need.

Note: Whenever you select “ALL” and set a different reed type,

the “2.5 Valve Noise” setting is automatically adapted to the

reed type you select here. You may have to change it after-

wards if you wish to use a different noise type.

2.2 Register

The parameters on this page are

used in combination with the

settings above. Here, you decide

which feet 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 indeed be used.

Here comes another illustration:

In our example, only 16’, 8’+ and 5-1/3’ are used. 8’+ is

slightly softer than then other two reeds, because the

Cassotto function is on. “Cassotto” is similar to the

“Sordina” function discussed on page 21, but it only

muffles the reed/footage in question (making the

sound darker). The Sordina switch, on the other hand,

applies to all accordion sounds of the Treble section.

• 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: 16, 8, 8–, 8+, 4, 5-1/3, 2-2/3

• 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 it should be muffled.

The STATUS options are: Off (no sound), On (sounds),

On-Cassotto (muffled sound).

<16> <8> <8–> <8+> <4> <5-1/3> <2-2/3>

Bandoneon

Classic

Cajun

F-Folk

Steierische

TexMex

Triktixa