Roland FR-3 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
Panel descriptions
V-Accordion
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3. Panel descriptions
Treble control panel
A
POWER button
Press this button to switch the V-Accordion on (the
button lights) and off (button dark).
B
SORDINA switch
This MELLOW/BRIGHT switch allows you to switch the
simulation of the wooden resonance chamber on
(“BRIGHT”) and off (“MELLOW”).
C
VOL knob
This knob allows you to set the V-Accordion’s overall
volume.
D
BAL knob
This knob allows you to set the balance between the
Bass and the Treble sections. Turn it towards “BASS”
to decrease the Treble section’s volume. Turn it
towards “TREBLE” to decrease the Bass section’s vol-
ume.
E
SET register
This register has three functions: if you press and
then release it, you can select the desired Set (from
among 10 available Sets).
After pressing [SET], you can use the Treble registers
to select one of the following Sets:
By pressing and holding it, you gain access to the
parameter and MIDI functions printed below the
remaining registers that allow you to change several
settings.
Press it together with register [1÷–] or [2÷+] to change
octaves.
F
Treble registers
The Treble section provides the following 10 switches
(“registers”) that allow you to select various footages
(see p. 21).
If you hold down [SET] or [ORCHESTRA], the Treble
registers can also be used to select and/or set various
parameters.
Note: The Treble register assignments change when you select
Set 5 “F FOLK”. See page 22 for details.
G
ORCHESTRA register
The [ORCHESTRA] register serves three purposes:
after pressing it, you can use the Treble registers to
select one of the 10 on-board orchestral sounds for
the Treble section. Activate it, then press one of the
registers 1~0 to select the desired sound (“TROM-
BONE”, “TRUMPET”, “T SAX”, “A SAX”). See the red leg-
ends below the registers. Press it again to assign reg-
isters 1~0 to the Treble section.
Press and hold this register to activate the demo song
function (see p. 18) and select a demo song using
registers [1÷–] (previous) or [2÷+] (next).
Press and hold it while pressing register [7], [8], [9] or
[0] to select an Orchestra mode (see p. 25).
1 CLASSIC 6 SP FOLK
2 JAZZ 7 BANDONEON
3 I FOLK 8 ALPINE
4 D FOLK 9 CAJUN
5 F FOLK 0 TEX MEX
Treble registers
1 Bassoon 6 Musette
2 Bandon 7 Violin
3 Harmon 8 Oboe
4 Organ 9 Clarinet
5 Master 0 Piccolo