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Touring the FR-7x’s accordion sections
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FR-7x V-Accordion
Let us now have a look at how to play the FR-7x’s accordion sounds.
Treble section (right hand)
The Treble section can be played using the 41-key
“piano” keyboard (piano-type model) or the 92 treble
buttons (button-type model).
The sound it produces is determined by the register (1~
14) you pressed last. This section can be used to play
accordion sounds, orchestral sounds, or both.
Note: By pressing and holding any register, you can switch off
the Treble section. (Even in that case, the Treble section con-
tinues to send MIDI commands.) Press another register to
switch it back on.
(1) Connect the FR-7x (if necessary) and switch it on.
See pages 17 and 18.
(2) Press a treble register and start playing on the
“piano” keyboard or the treble buttons.
The FR-7x only produces sound if you move the bel-
lows. When you don’t move the bellows, you hear
nothing at all (like on an acoustic accordion).
Note: When the FR-7x is controlled via MIDI, or when the
“10.2 Bellows Curves” parameter on p. 86 uses a “Fixed”
setting, there is no need to move the bellows.
(3) Press one of the 14 registers to change the sound.
The display briefly confirms your setting and indi-
cates which footage you selected.
These indications refer to the octaves (vertical direc-
tion, ) and the number of slightly detuned reeds
that are used (horizontal direction, ).
The detuned reeds are only available for the central 8’
footage.
Black dots mean that the Cassotto function (see
p. 66) is off, hollow dots mean that the Cassotto
function is on. Here is what the registers and display
indications mean (remember that the dots can either
be black or white):
On the main page, the number of the selected regis-
ter appears in the TREBLE field:
8. Touring the FR-7x’s accordion sections
Piano-type Button-type
Treble registers
1 BASSOON 8 MASTER
2 BANDON 9 MUSETTE
3 CELLO 10 CELESTE
4 HARMON 11 TREMOLO
5 ORGAN 12 CLARINET
6 ACCORD 13 OBOE
7VIOLIN 14 PICCOLO
8–' 4'
8' 16' 8+'
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