Roland FR-5b Musical Instrument User Manual


 
Setting up | Using the orchestral sounds
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FR-7b/FR-5b V-Accordion
Setting the volume of the ORCH CHORD sound
There may be times when the orchestral chord sound
is too loud or too soft with respect to the other avail-
able sections. In that case, you can change its vol-
ume:
(3) Press the [DOWN] button three times.
The display now responds with:
(4) Use the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to set the desired
value.
This is actually a balance parameter with a setting
range of “Off”, –40~“Std”~+40. “Std” means that the
Orchestra Chord part uses its “normal” volume. Nega-
tive values (–) make the Orchestra Chord part softer,
while positive values (+) make it louder.
You can save the new value (and the remaining
changes you make). See page 95.
(5) Return to the Main page by pressing [EXIT÷JUMP].
Switching off the ORCH CHORD part
(6) Press the three ORCH CHORD registers again to
return to the normal (accordion) chord mode.
Orchestral sounds for the Free Bass section
The orchestral Free Bass part can replace the accordion
sound played by the button keyboard while Free Bass
mode is active. In that case, all bass buttons play bass
notes – no chords. There are no clever modes (DUAL,
SOLO, etc.) here.
(1) Simultaneously press the three registers labeled
“FREE BASS” to switch to the accordion mode of
the same name.
This is not necessary if you are already in Free Bass
mode.
(2) Simultaneously press the three registers labeled
“ORCH FREE BS”.
The display now briefly responds with:
(3) Use the Bass registers to select the desired sound.
Note: The dynamics of sounds marked with an asterisk (*) can
only be controlled by bellows movements. Those sounds are
not velocity sensitive.
Note: The numbers shown in the illustration above do not
appear on the registers themselves. They have been added for
your reference.
Setting the volume of the ORCH FREE BS sound
There may be times when the orchestral Free Bass
sound is too loud or too soft with respect to the Tre-
ble accordion and/or orchestral sound. In that case,
you can change its volume:
(4) Press the [DOWN] button four times.
The display now responds with:
(5) Use the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to set the desired
value.
This is actually a balance parameter with a setting
range of “Off”, –40~“Std”~+40. “Std” means that the
Orchestra Free Bass part uses its “normal” volume.
Negative values (–) make the Orchestra Free Bass part
softer, while positive values (+) make it louder.
FREE BASS
ORCH BASS
ORCH CHORD
ORCH FREE BS
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ORCH FREE BS sounds
1* Trombone 5* Perc Organ
2* Clarinet 6 Ac Guitar
3* Oboe 7 Ac Piano
4* Flute
FREE BASS
ORCH BASS
ORCH CHORD
ORCH FREE BS
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