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Transposing the Orchestra section in octave steps
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Transposing the Orchestra section in octave steps
You can also transpose the Orchestra section (i.e. the
currently selected orchestral sound) up or down. This
can be interesting when you are using the Orchestra
part in Dual mode (page 25) and want it to sound
above or below the selected Treble accordion register.
Here is how to transpose the Orchestra section (i.e. the
selected PCM sound).
(1) Switch on the Orchestra section.
See “Orchestral sounds for the Treble section” on
p. 25 and following for details. Registers [1]~[0] are
now assigned to the 10 available orchestral sounds.
(2) Hold down [SET] while using register [1÷–] or [2÷+] to
select the desired setting:
Note: If the display now shows another message, briefly press
[SET] again, then repeat this step.
(3) Release the [SET] register and start playing.
Musette Detune
You probably know that an accordion’s 8’ Treble regis-
ter may consist of 2 or even 3 reeds that are usually
tuned apart to provide a richer sound (accordionists call
it the “musette effect”). One reed is tuned slightly
above, the other slightly below the correct pitch (and
the third, if available, is tuned “properly”).
“Musette Detune” only affects registers that use the 8’
reed, that is, usually:
5, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b for all Sets except “F Folk”
4, 5, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b for the “F Folk” Set.
It can be set for each register (provided the 8’ reed is
used) of all Sets separately, allowing you to use up to
56 different “det” assignments. Switching “Musette
Detune” settings while playing is therefore a matter of
selecting other Sets and/or pressing one of the registers
mentioned above.
Note that you will need to use the WRITE function if
you wish to keep your various “det” assignments after
switching off the FR-3.
Tuning those reeds is a specialist job and usually not
performed by accordion players themselves.
On the FR-3, however, “tuning” the “reeds” (that do not
really exist) is a matter of pressing a few buttons.
(1) Press and hold the [SET] register until the display
shows a parameter name, then release it.
(2) Use register [3÷√] or [4÷®] to select the following
parameter:
(3) Use register [1÷–] or [2÷+] to set the desired value.
The possibilities are: “Off” (no detune), “1” (Dry),
“2” (Classic), “3” (F-Folk), “4” (American L),
“5” (American_H), “6” (North Eur), “7” (German L),
“8” (D-Folk L), “9” (Italian L), “10” (German H),
“11” (Alpine), “12” (Italian H), “13” (D-Folk H),
“14” (French), “15” (Scottish).
They refer to commonly used detune settings.
(4) Press the [SET] register to leave “PARAM LIST”
mode.
dn Transposes the Orchestra section one octave
down.
--- No transposition of the Orchestra section.
Up Transposes the Orchestra section one octave
up.
BASS
ORCHESTRA
FREE
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CHORD/
TREBLE
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BASS
ORCHESTRA
FREE
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CHORD/
TREBLE
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BASS
ORCHESTRA
FREE
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CHORD/
TREBLE
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