Setting up | Touring the FR-3’s sections
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FR-3s/FR-3/FR-3sb/FR-3b V-Accordion
The “St” message starts flashing to signal that you
need to press a register.
The “Roland” logo now flashes in blue.
(7) Press one of the registers [1]~[0] to select a Set
memory.
The “Roland” logo changes color and stops flashing.
Playing in Free Bass mode
The FR-3 also provides a Free Bass mode, which is
chiefly used by musicians who prefer to play the left-
hand notes (Bass section) differently. You may never
need it, but if you wish to experiment with it…
Note: See page 43 for how to select the note system for Free
Bass mode. That setting is shared by all Sets.
(1) Simultaneously press the three registers labeled
“FREE BASS”.
Note: The numbers shown in the illustration above do not
appear on the registers themselves. They have been added for
your reference.
The digit in the middle starts flashing to indicate that
Free Bass mode has been activated:
Again, the left and flashing middle digits are the
same. This time, however, they refer to the currently
selected Free Bass register.
Note: See page 44 for the assignment of the bass buttons to
the available Free Bass notes.
(2) Use the Bass registers to select another registration
(if necessary).
(3) Press the three FREE BASS registers again to return
to the normal Bass mode.
■Using the FR-3’s digital effects
While playing on the Bass keyboard, you may have
noticed that the accordion sounds were enhanced by
effects (probably reverb). It may also have struck you
that the effects change whenever you select a differ-
ent Set.
The FR-3 contains 2 digital effects that apply to all
sections. See page 22 for details and how to use
them.
BASS
ORCHESTRA
FREE BS
CHORD/
TREBLE
St1
FREE BASS
ORC FREE BS
ORCH CHORD
ORCH BASS
[7] [6] [5] [4] [3] [2] [1]
BASS
ORCHESTRA
FREE BS
CHORD/
TREBLE
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Flashes
Free Bass registers
1Low 5 Low Low + High
2High 6 High Low + High
3Low + High 7 Low High
4Low + High Low