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Editing sounds | 4. FREE BASS EDIT parameters
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FR-7b/FR-5b V-Accordion
(10) Press the [MENU÷WRITE] button to save your
changes. The display briefly shows a confirmation:
(11) 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.
4.1 Reed Type
This parameter allows you to
transform the selected register
into a different instrument and
assign different sounds to each
footage the register plays.
Note: You will notice that there are fewer options here than for
the Bass section. That’s because you cannot play chords in Free
Bass mode.
• If necessary, press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select
the “FOOT” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER]
knob to select the reed you wish to assign another
sound to. The options are: ALL, 16’, 8’
• Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “TYPE”
parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to
select a type (“instrument”).
The TYPE options are: Bandoneon, I-Folk, I-Folk2,
Classic, Cajun, Jazz, F-Folk, D-Folk, Organetto, F-Folk2,
Classic2, Studio, Tradition, Steierische, Trikitixa
Note: Whenever you select “ALL” and set a different reed type,
the “4.4 Button Noise” and “4.5 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.
4.2 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 reed you wish to assign another
sound to. The options are: ALL, 16’, 8’
• 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
which buttons can be used to play it.
The STATUS options are: Off (no sound), Low (the
lower half), High (upper half), Whole (all buttons).
These options allow you to program what keyboard
players would call a “split”. You can create several
nifty combinations, like “High” for 8’ and “Low” for
16’ (or vice versa) or “Whole” for 16’ (all buttons) and
“High” for 8’ (only the upper three rows).
Note: Assigning the same partial STATUS (“High” or “Low”) to
both reeds is a bit odd, because it leaves you with only half the
number of active bass buttons. But it is possible…
4.3 Reed Volume
(Off, –40~“Std”~40, 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.
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” reed to create the desired balance.
• Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “FOOT”
parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to
select the reed whose volume you want to set.
The options are: ALL (both reeds simultaneously), 16’,
8’
• Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “LEVEL”
parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to set
the volume.
Note: The overall volume of the Free Bass section (all registers)
can be changed using the [BALANCE] knob.
4.4 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 select the instrument whose button noises should
be used when you select this register. (Note that other
Free Bass registers can be assigned different noises.)
Notice that there is only one TYPE for the entire regis-
ter. The options are: Bandoneon, I-Folk, I-Folk2, Classic,
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 (Off, –40~“Std”~40, Default setting:
Std).
Note: Whenever you select “ALL” for “Reed Type” and set a differ-
ent 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.
4.5 Reed Growl
This parameter allows you to
simulate the typical noise a bass
reed makes just before it stops
vibrating altogether. Each
instrument of the accordion
family produces its own typical growl. The growl that
matches the sound selected with “Reed Type” probably
yields the most realistic effect – but feel free to select
another one if you like it better.