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3. Bass Edit parameters (Advanced)
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(2) Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “LEVEL”
parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to
set the volume.
The setting range is: Off, –40~“Std”~40, Default set-
ting: STD
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 but-
ton noises should be used when you select this register
while playing. (Note that other bass registers can be
assigned different noises.)
(1) Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “TYPE”
parameter.
There is only one TYPE for the entire register (i.e. all 5
reeds).
(2) Rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the desired
setting.
The options are: Bandoneon, I-Folk, I-Folk2, Classic,
Cajun, Jazz, F-Folk, D-Folk, Organetto, F-Folk2,
Classic2, Studio, Tradition, Steierische, Trikitixa,
F-Jazz, Classic3, Bajan.
(3) Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “LEVEL”
parameter.
Use the “LEVEL” parameter to specify how prominent
the noise should be.
(4) Rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the desired
setting.
The setting range is: “Off”, –40~“Std”~40, 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.
(1) 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, F-Jazz, Classic3, Bajan
(2) 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 (Off, –40~
“Std”~40).
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 you select. It would therefore be a
good idea to first select the reed type and only then
change the growl type.
3.6 Bellows Detune
(Off, Low, Standard, High,
Default setting: Standard)
This parameter further adds to
the realism of the sounds
emulated by your FR-7x. Here,
you can specify how strongly the pitch of the simulated
Bass reed(s) changes when you open or close the bel-
lows faster than usual.
If the “Standard” setting seems too mild, try “High”. If it
is too strong, use “Low”. If you do not want any detun-
ing effect, select “Off”. The most convincing setting usu-
ally depends on the selected instrument(s) (see
“3.1 Reed Type”).
3.7 Bass Drum
This parameter allows you to
assign up to three drum/per-
cussion sounds to the bass
buttons and to set their levels.
If you assign three sounds, all
three will be played simultaneously whenever you press
a bass button. Note that you can assign different sounds
to the chord buttons (see below), so maybe try to make
“complementary” selections, like selecting a bass drum
for the bass buttons, the snare drum for the chord but-
tons, etc.
(1) Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “LINK”
parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to
select “1”, “2” or “3”.
Each “LINK” corresponds to one drum instrument you
can assign.
(2) Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “NOTE”
parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to
select the sound you want to assign.
You can play a few notes to audition the sound.
The setting range is: Off, 1~127. Choose “Off” if the
selected “LINK” memory should not trigger any drum
percussion sound. Otherwise, choose the number
that corresponds to the desired sound. See the table
on page 129 for the correspondence between the
numbers and the available sounds.
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