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Bass and chord section, Selecting accordion sounds for the left hand, Selecting orchestral sounds for the left hand – Roland FR-3x User Manual

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FR-3x V-Accordion

Bass and chord section

The Bass section can be played via the “Stradella” but-
tons.

The buttons in this section allow you to play both bass
notes and chords. The “real” bass notes are assigned to
the two highlighted rows. The remaining buttons are
used to play chords.

The FR-3x is supplied with several reference caps (con-
cave and with lines) to help you locate the bass and
chord buttons without looking at them. At the factory,
three caps are installed on the black buttons in the fol-
lowing illustration. Feel free to remove them and to
slide them over other buttons if that feels more com-
fortable.

Here is what the caps look like:

The overall sound the bass and chord section produces
is determined by the register you pressed last. The bass
and chord section can be used to play accordion or
orchestral sounds.

Selecting accordion sounds for the left hand

Here is how to select an accordion sound for the bass
and chord section (left hand). Accordion sounds for the
left hand can be selected using the 7 registers shown
below.

NOTE

The numbers shown in the illustrations above and below do
not appear on the registers themselves. They have been added
for your reference.

1.

Switch on the FR-3x.

See “Switching the power on and off” on p. 21.

NOTE

After switching on the FR-3x, the bass registers select
accordion sounds.

2.

Press one of the 7 bass registers (1~7) to
select the desired sound.

The display shows the number of the selected sound
in the “BASS” and “CHORD/FREE BS” columns.

This choice always applies to both the bass and the
chord rows. The following accordion sounds can be
selected for the bass and chord buttons:

Selecting orchestral sounds for the left hand

Here is how to select an orchestral sound for the left
hand. While the bass and chord accordion sections
always use the same accordion sound, orchestral
sounds can be assigned to only the bass buttons, only
the chord buttons, or both (in which case you can select
different orchestral sounds for the bass and chord
rows).

1.

Switch on the FR-3x.

See “Switching the power on and off” on p. 21.

2.

Do one of the following:

• To select an orchestral sound for the bass rows,

simultaneously press the three bass registers labeled
“ORCH BASS”.

NOTE

If you prefer to assign an accordion sound to the bass rows
(bass section) at this stage, again simultaneously press the
three bass registers labeled “ORCH BASS”.

FREE BASS

ORCH BASS

ORCH FREE BS

ORCH CHORD

Ab3

Eb3

Bb3

F3

C3

G3

D3

A3

E3

B3

F#3

C#3

Ab3

Eb3

Bb3

F3

C3

G3

D3

A3

E3

B3

F#3

C#3

Ab3

Eb3

Bb3

F3

C3

G3

D3

A3

E3

B3

F#3

C#3

Ab3

Eb3

Bb3

F3

EM

BM

F#M

C#M

AbM

EbM

BbM

FM

CM

GM

DM

AM

EM

BM

F#M

C#M

AbM

EbM

BbM

FM

Em

Bm

F#m

C#m

Abm

Ebm

Bbm

Fm

Cm

Gm

Dm

Am

Em

Bm

F#m

C#m

Abm

Ebm

Bbm

Fm

E7

B7

F#7

C#7

Ab7

Eb7

Bb7

F7

C7

G7

D7

A7

E7

B7

F#7

C#7

Ab7

Eb7

Bb7

F7

Edim

Bdim

F#dim

C#dim

Abdim

Ebdim

Bbdim

Fdim

Cdim

Gdim

Ddim

Adim

Edim

Bdim

F#dim

C#dim

Abdim

Abdim

Bbdim

Fdim

Bass
buttons

Chord buttons*

(*) This can be changed to 3 bass and 3 chord rows. See “Bass & Chord
Mode” on p. 53.

Slide up to remove

Slide over button

Reference cap

FREE BASS

ORCH FREE BS

ORCH CHORD

ORCH BASS

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Accordion sounds for the bass and chord buttons

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2’

5

8’/4’/2’

2

4’

6

16’/8’/8-4’

3

8-4’

7

16’/2’

4

16’/8’/8-4’/4’/2’

FREE BASS

ORCH FREE BS

ORCH CHORD

ORCH BASS

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