Touring the FR-7b/FR-5b’s sections
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Touring the FR-7b/FR-5b’s sections
It’s time we put the FR-7b/FR-5b through its paces, because that’s what you purchased it for. We’ll work section by sec-
tion.

Treble section

The Treble section can be played
using the 92 Treble buttons.
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.
Note: The layout of the Treble buttons
can be changed. See “10.15 Treble
Mode” on p. 74.
Note: By pressing and holding any reg-
ister, you can switch off the Treble sec-
tion. (Even in that case, the Treble sec-
tion continues to send MIDI commands.)
Press another register to switch it back
on.
(1) Connect the FR-7b/FR-5b (if necessary) and switch
it on.
See pages 15 and 16.
(2) Grab the FR-7b/FR-5b, press a Treble register and
start playing on the Treble buttons.
Though the FR-7b/FR-5b is an electronic musical
instrument, it only produces sound if you move the
bellows. As long as you don’t move the bellows, you
hear nothing at all (like on an acoustic accordion).
Note: When the FR-7b/FR-5b 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. 46) 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:
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
8–' 4'
8' 16' 8+'
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