P. 48, P. 48 *2, Obt blc – Roland FR-3x User Manual
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FR-3x V-Accordion
■ Fixed Low, Fixed Medium, Fixed High
These three fixed curves use the same velocity value,
no matter how hard or lightly you press the keys.
“Low” means that a low value is used, “Med” repre-
sents a medium value and “High” a high value.
The “Low” curve means that even relatively light
presses already allow you to play loud notes. The
“High” curve represents the most responsive velocity
curve. It requires a considerable amount of strength
for fortissimo notes, but it also provides more expres-
sive options. The “Med” curve is in the middle.
■ Fixed L+Bellows, Fixed M+Bellows
Fixed H+Bellows
These curves mean that the orchestral sound uses
fixed velocity values but can also be controlled by
bellows movements.
■ Bellows
“Bellows” means that the Orchestra section’s expres-
sion is controlled by the bellows movements – not
the velocity values generated by the keys.
NOTE
This parameter allows you to specify the
velocity sensitivity (curve) of the bass
and chord buttons, which are used to
play orchestral percussive sounds.
The available options are: Fixed Low, Fixed Medium,
Fixed High, Low, Medium, High, Fixed L + Bellows,
Fixed M + Bellows, Fixed H+ Bellows, Bellows. See
“Orchestra Touch” on p. 47 for details about these set-
tings.
NOTE
The “Orchestra Bass/Chord Touch” parameter is not used
when the “Bellows Curve” parameter is set to “Fixed Low”,
“Medium” or “High”.
This parameter allows you to specify
how the FR-3x should respond to the
bellows’ movements. Use it to adapt the
FR-3x’s expressive potential to your playing style.
The available options are:
■ Fixed Low, Fixed Medium, Fixed High
These three fixed curves always use the same expres-
sion value, no matter how hard or lightly you push/
pull the bellows (no dynamic control). “Low” means
that a low value is used, “Med” represents a medium
value and “High” a high value.
■ X Light, Light
“Light” means that you do not need to push/pull hard
to achieve a meaningful effect. The “X-Light” requires
even less strength (the “X” stands for “extra”).
■ Standard
The “Standard” curve refers to a normal response.
■ Heavy and X Heavy
“Heavy” provides a greater variety of nuances.
“X-Heavy” is even more detailed.
Much care has been taken to provide a
natural stereo image for the accordion
sounds. If you think the stereo image is
too wide for comfort (or if you prefer to set the Pan
controls on your mixing console differently), you can
use this parameter to reduce the stereo image.
“Ful” (full) represents the widest stereo image.
“nAt” (natural) means that the original stereo image is
used.
“–63” corresponds to an extremely narrow stereo
image.
All other values represent slight (or increasingly drastic)
reductions of the stereo width.
Treble Mode (only on the button type)
Like for the accordion instrument itself,
there are different varieties of chromatic
instruments, with different treble button
layouts.
5
Medium
10
Bellows
Value
1~10
Default setting: 8
Value
1~8
Default setting: 6
Value
Setting
Value
Setting
Obt
blC
Value
Setting
Value
Setting
1
Fixed Low
5
Light
2
Fixed Medium
6
Standard
3
Fixed High
7
Heavy
4
X Light
8
X Heavy
Value
–63~–1, nAt, Ful
Default setting:
–15
Value
1~6
Default setting:
1
StE
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