Roland FR-3s - Manual (Page 30)

Setting up | Using the orchestral sounds
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FR-3s/FR-3/FR-3sb/FR-3b V-Accordion
Orchestral sounds for the Free Bass section
The orchestral Free Bass part can replace the accordion
sound played by the button keyboard while Free Bass
mode is active. In that case, all bass buttons play bass
notes – no chords. There are no clever modes (DUAL,
SOLO, etc.) here.
(1) Simultaneously press the three registers labeled
“FREE BASS”.
The digit in the middle starts flashing to indicate that
Free Bass mode has been activated:
(2) Simultaneously press the three registers labeled
“ORCH FREE BS”.
The display shows the number of the last orchestral
Free Bass sound you selected. That number (the
flashing digit in the middle) is followed by a dot:
In this situation, the leftmost digit often differs from
the one in the middle. The leftmost digit refers to an
accordion sound (which is currently unavailable),
while the middle one (which flashes) represents the
orchestral sound assigned to the button keyboard. As
the button keyboard is in Free Bass mode, the middle
digit flashes.
(3) Use the Bass registers to select the desired sound.
Note: The dynamics of sounds marked with an asterisk (*) can
only be controlled by bellows movements. Those sounds are
not velocity sensitive. For the other sounds, see also “Orch.
Bass/Free Bass/Chord Touch” on p. 43.
Note: The numbers shown in the illustration above do not
appear on the registers themselves. They have been added for
your reference.
■Setting the volume of the ORCH FREE BS sound
There may be times when the orchestral Free Bass
sound is too loud or too soft with respect to the Tre-
ble accordion and/or orchestral sound. In that case,
you can change its volume:
(1) Press and hold the [SET] register until the display
shows a parameter name, then release it.
(2) Use register [3÷√] or [4÷®] to select the following
parameter:
“OFL” is short for “Orchestra Free Bass Level”, i.e. the
volume setting of the orchestral Free Bass section.
(3) Use register [1÷–] or [2÷+] to set the desired value.
This is actually a balance parameter with a setting
range of –40~“Std”~+40. “Std” means that the
orchestral Free Bass part uses its “normal” volume.
Negative values (–) make the ORCH FREE BS part
softer, while positive values (+) make it louder.
Note: Press registers [1] and [2] simultaneously to return to the
factory setting of the currently selected parameter.
(4) See “Saving your changes” on p. 27 if you want to
keep your changes.
To use them only temporarily, press the [SET] register
to leave “PARAM LIST” mode.
■Switching off the ORCH FREE BS part
(5) Press the three ORCH FREE BS registers again to
return to normal Free Bass mode.
(Press them yet again to leave Free Bass mode and
return to Bass mode.)
Note: To leave either FREE BASS or ORCH FREE BS mode in this
state, you need to press the associated 3 registers twice.
ORCH FREE BS sounds
1* Trombone* 5* Perc Organ*
2* Clarinet* 6 Ac Guitar
3* Oboe* 7 Ac Piano
4* Flute*
FREE BASS ORC FREE BS
ORCH CHORD
ORCH BASS
BASS
ORCHESTRA
FREE BS
CHORD/
TREBLE
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Flashes
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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Only the digit
flashes
BASS
ORCHESTRA
FREE BS
CHORD/
TREBLE
Ofl
BASS
ORCHESTRA
FREE BS
CHORD/
TREBLE
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