Roland FR-7/FR-5 - Manual (Page 46)

Editing sounds | BASS EDIT parameters
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion
3.2 Register
The parameters on this page are
used in combination with the
parameters above. Here, you
decide which reeds should be
audible and how they should be
played. It is therefore on this page that you specify
whether the sounds you selected above will be used.
• If necessary, press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select
the “FOOT” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER]
knob to select the desired reed.
The options are: 16, 8, 8-4, 4, 2
• Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “STATUS”
parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to
specify whether the selected reed should sound and
whether you can or cannot use it to play chords.
The STATUS options are: Off, Bass, Chord,
Bass&Chord. The available options depend on the
selected footage, however:
Note: This setting partially applies to all reeds. You cannot
assign “Bass&Chord” to “8-4”, for instance, and “Chord” to “2”.
All reeds (16 & 8 for the bass, 8-4, 4 & 2 for the chords) must
use the same assignment. If you select “Bass&Chord” for “4”
and then set “2” to “Chord”, “4” automatically switches to
“Chord” (the last selection you make is adopted by all reeds of
the same “yes” group). You can, however, select “Off” for each
reed individually.
Note: Whenever you select “ALL” and set a different reed type,
the “3.4 Button Noise” and “3.5 Reed Growl” settings are auto-
matically adapted to the reed type you select here. You may
have to change those settings afterwards if you wish to use
different noise type.
3.3 Reed Volume
(Off, –30~“Std”~30, Default set-
ting: Std) This is the last param-
eter that can be set for each
reed individually. It allows you
to create the desired “mix” (vol-
ume balance) for the active reeds (see the “3.2 Register”
page).
This is a relative parameter, which means that its value
is added to or subtracted from the standard value
(“Std”). As a rule, it would be wise to decide which reed
is most important and set its Volume parameter to
“Std”. Then reduce or increase the volume of the “ancil-
lary” reeds to create the desired balance.
Note: The overall volume of the Bass section (all registers) can be
changed using the [BALANCE] knob.
3.4 Button Noise
The bass section of almost all
accordion instruments can be
played via buttons. Such but-
tons produce a typical noise
when pressed. On this page, you
can specify the instrument whose button noises should
be used when you select this register while playing.
(Note that other Bass registers can be assigned differ-
ent noises.)
There is only one TYPE for the entire register (i.e. all 5
reeds). The options are: Bandoneon, I-Folk, I-Folk2, Clas-
sic, Cajun, Jazz, F-Folk, D-Folk, Organetto, F-Folk2,
Classic2, Studio, Tradition, Steierische, Trikitixa.
Use the LEVEL parameter to specify how prominent the
noise should be (–30~“Std”~30, Default setting: Std).
Note: Whenever you select “ALL” for “3.1 Reed Type” and set a
different reed type, this noise setting is automatically adapted to
the reed type. It would therefore be a good idea to first select the
reed type and only then change the noise type.
3.5 Reed Growl
This parameter allows you to
simulate the typical noise a bass
reed makes just before it stops
vibrating altogether (a kind of
“musical flatulence” if you will).
Each instrument of the accordion family produces its
own typical growl. The growl that matches the sound
selected with “3.1 Reed Type” probably yields the most
realistic effect – but feel free to select another one if
you like it better.
• If necessary, press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select
the “TYPE” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER]
knob to select one of the available instrument types:
Bandoneon, I-Folk, I-Folk2, Classic, Cajun, Jazz, F-Folk,
D-Folk, Organetto, F-Folk2, Classic2, Studio, Tradition,
Steierische, Trikitixa
• Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “LEVEL”
parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to set
the volume of the Reed Growl sound (–30~“Std”~30).
Note: Whenever you select “ALL” for “3.1 Reed Type” and set a
different reed type, this growl setting is automatically adapted
to the reed type. It would therefore be a good idea to first
select the reed type and only then change the growl type.
16 8 8-4 4 2
Off yes yes yes yes yes
Chord no no yes yes yes
Bass yes yes no no no
Bass&Chord no no yes yes yes