Setting up | Touring the FR-3’s sections
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FR-3s/FR-3/FR-3sb/FR-3b V-Accordion
(6) Press one of the registers [1]~[0] to select another
footage.
The display now shows the number of the newly
selected Treble register:
The indications printed on the front panel refer to the
octaves (vertical direction, ) and the number of
slightly detuned reeds that are used (horizontal
direction, ). The detuned reeds are only available
for the central register (8’).
Here is what the footages correspond to:
The gray dots of registers [6] and [7] mean that you
can add a second detuned reed (8’–) for a fuller
sound. To do so, press the corresponding register
again.
When you select Set 5 “F FOLK”, the footages
change as follows. This is not printed on the front
panel, so please refer to the table below:
Note: For Set [5] (and only for that Set), registers [6] and [7]
provide access to two sounds (a/b). To select a “b” sound, press
the corresponding register twice.
(7) If you think the sound is too loud or too soft, you
can change the setting of the [VOL] knob.
(8) If you still can’t hear the Treble notes, set the [BAL]
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 (“t1”~“t63”, ���0” or “b1”~“b63”).
(9) Press [SET] and one of the registers [1]~[0] to select
another Set and again play a few notes.
■Using the Sordina
The [SORDINA] switch
allows you to attenu-
ate the sound (make it
softer, select “MEL-
LOW”). On an acoustic
accordion, this closes
the wooden resonance
chamber inside the
instrument.
The FR-3 simulates this
effect electronically (it
contains not a single
reed!).
Note: The Sordina only applies to the Treble section.
■Using the FR-3’s digital effects
While playing on the Treble keyboard, you may have
noticed that the accordion sounds are enhanced by
effects (probably reverb).
The FR-3 contains 2 digital
effects:
Reverb: This effect creates the
impression that you are playing
in a concert hall, a church or a
room. It adds “depth” to the
sound.
Treble registers (Sets 1~4, 6~0)
1Bassoon 6 Musette
2Bandon 7 Violin
3Harmon 8 Oboe
4Organ 9 Clarinet
5Master 0 Piccolo
Treble registers (Set 5)
1Bassoon 6a Av Musette
2Jazzy 6b Sos Musette
3Arnold 7a Sw Valse
4Beguine 7b Mr Gus
54 Voix 8 Oboe
9Clarinet
0Piccolo
BASS
ORCHESTRA
FREE BS
CHORD/
TREBLE
443
8–'
4' 8'
16' 8+'
SORDINA
MELLOW
ON