Editing sounds | 5. ORC BASS EDIT parameters
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FR-7b/FR-5b V-Accordion
5. ORC BASS EDIT parameters
The parameters of the ORC.BASS EDIT group allow you to edit the Orchestra Bass section. See page 28
for details about the Orchestra Bass section. See pages 39 and 41 for how to select and adjust the
parameters.
Press [UP] and [DOWN] simultaneously to select the value that is indicated as “Default setting”.
The selection of Orchestra Bass sounds can be auto-
mated on the “2.12 Bass Link” page (page 47) – for each
Treble register.
Any changes you make can be saved using the WRITE
function. Though there is no need to save your changes
right after performing them, please bear in mind that
they will be lost in the following cases:
• When you select another Set
• When you switch off the FR-7b/FR-5b
Changes you want the FR-7b/FR-5b to remember must
be saved as soon as possible. Here is how:
(1) Press and hold the [MENU÷WRITE] button until the
following page appears:
(2) Rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob (or use the [UP]/
[DOWN] buttons) to select “Orch. Bass”.
(3) Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to confirm your
selection.
(4) Use the [DATA÷ENTER] knob or the [UP]/[DOWN]
buttons to specify what you want to save:
(5) Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to confirm your
selection.
Depending on what you chose in step (3) above, the
display now looks as follows:
(6) Use the [DATA÷ENTER] knob or the [UP]/[DOWN]
buttons to select the Set that should contain your
changed version(s).
Change this setting only if you do not want to save
your settings to the current Set.
(7) Press the [MENU÷WRITE] button to save your
changes. The display briefly shows a confirmation:
(8) Press the [EXIT÷JUMP] button to return to the Main
page.
Note: See pages 39 and 41 for how to select and adjust the
parameters below.

5.1 Lowest Note

This parameter allows you to
specify the lowest note the
selected sound can play. If you
have ever worked with a Roland
arranger module, you may be
familiar with the term “Wrap”. That is precisely what
this parameter does.
The Orchestra Bass sounds (like the orchestral sounds of
the Treble section) are PCM waveforms (samples) of
acoustic instruments. Each acoustic instrument has a
set range: it cannot sound notes below or above that
range. A normally tuned 4-string bass guitar allows you
to play a low E, but not the D below it, for instance:
Samples (PCM waveforms), on the other hand, can
lower the pitch of a recorded sound almost indefinitely.
But that doesn’t sound very natural. The “Lowest Note”
parameter allows you to specify the lowest pitch the
sample can use. If you nevertheless play a lower note
Important note
Saving your changes
Current: The register you are currently editing.
Currnt +
SCom:
The register you are currently editing as
well as the Set Common settings
(page 64).
ALL All registers. This is probably the safest
bet, because it ensures that no Orchestra
Bass register will be forgotten. (It is per-
fectly possible to edit several registers
without saving them.)
If you selected “Current” or
“Curnt+SCom”If you selected “ALL”
(You cannot select a different register,
or change the name of the current
one.)