Roland FR-3x User Manual
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Selecting and playing sounds
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FR-3x V-Accordion
NOTE
If you hold down [ORGAN/ORCHESTRA] for more than 2
seconds without pressing another register, the FR-3x
switches to demo song mode. In that case, press [ORGAN/
ORCHESTRA] again to leave demo song mode, then con-
tinue with step 1.
2.
Start playing in the left-hand section to
hear the drum and percussion sounds.
Those sounds are added to the accordion or orches-
tral notes you play.
NOTE
See page 45 for how to select another Drum Set.
NOTE
The drum/percussion sounds also remain active while an
orchestral sound is selected in Bass-to-Treble mode.
Playing only bass notes with your
left hand (Free Bass mode)
In Free Bass mode, all buttons of the left-hand key-
board—including the chord buttons—play bass notes.
1.
To select (or leave) Free Bass mode, simulta-
neously press the three bass registers
labeled “FREE BASS”.
NOTE
The numbers shown in the illustration above do not appear
on the registers themselves. They have been added for your
reference.
The digit in the middle starts flashing to indicate that
Free Bass mode has been activated:
If it does not flash, you are not/no longer in Free Bass
mode.
NOTE
See page 52 for the assignment of the bass buttons to the
available Free Bass notes.
2.
Use the Bass registers to select another reg-
istration (if necessary).
3.
Press the three “FREE BASS” registers again
to return to normal Bass mode.
Free Bass registers
1
Low
5
Low Low + High
2
High
6
High Low + High
3
Low + High
7
Low High
4
Low + High Low
FREE BASS
ORCH FREE BS
ORCH CHORD
ORCH BASS
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