1 reed type, 2 register, P. 41 – Roland FR-7/FR-5 User Manual

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2.1 Reed Type

V-Accordion

(5) Press the [MENU÷WRITE] button to save your

changes. The display now briefly confirms that
your settings have been stored:

Note: Be aware that you can only edit one Treble register at a
time. If you select another register before saving the changes
for the previously selected register (by selecting “NO”), those
changes are erased.
Similarly, do not switch off the FR-7/FR-5 or select another Set
before saving settings you want to keep: save them first.

2.1 Reed Type

This parameter allows you to do
two things that are impossible
with an acoustic accordion: you
can (a) transform the selected
register into a different instru-
ment and (b) assign different sounds to each footage
the register plays.

Note: You can only assign one TYPE to each footage (combina-
tions like “16= Bandoneon, 16= TexMex, 16= Organetto” are
impossible).

A register, as you may know, may contain several reeds
tuned to different pitches (“feet”), so that you hear the
16’, 8’ and 4’ reeds when you select it, for example. The
“Register” parameter below allows you to select the
desired footage(s). Here, you specify how each reed
(that can be assigned to a register) should sound. This
allows for complex combinations like the following:

We’ll let you decide whether such a combination really
makes sense, but it is possible… For each of the 14 Tre-
ble registers, that is.

• If necessary, press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select

the “FOOT” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER]
knob to select the reed you wish to assign another
sound to.
The options are: ALL, 16, 8, 8–, 8+, 4, 5-1/3, 2-2/3

• Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “TYPE”

parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to
select a type (“instrument”).

The TYPE options are: Bandoneon, I-Folk, I-Folk2,
Classic, Cajun, Jazz, F-Folk, D-Folk, Organetto, F-Folk2,
Classic2, Studio, Tradition, Steierische, OldItaly,
TexMex, Trikitixa.

To save time while changing the TYPE for one or sev-
eral reeds, you could proceed as follows: suppose all
reeds are currently set to the “wrong” TYPE and you
want to use 16’, 8’ and 4’ as “Bandoneon”. In that
case, set FOOT to “ALL” and TYPE to “Bandoneon”.
Next, use STATUS on the “2.2 Register” page to switch
off the reeds you do not need.

Note: Whenever you select “ALL” and set a different reed type,
the “2.5 Valve Noise” setting is automatically adapted to the
reed type you select here. You may have to change it after-
wards if you wish to use a different noise type.

2.2 Register

The parameters on this page are
used in combination with the
settings above. Here, you decide
which feet should be audible
and how they should be played.
It is therefore on this page that you specify whether the
sounds you selected above will indeed be used.

Here comes another illustration:

In our example, only 16’, 8’+ and 5-1/3’ are used. 8’+ is
slightly softer than then other two reeds, because the
Cassotto function is on. “Cassotto” is similar to the
“Sordina” function discussed on page 21, but it only
muffles the reed/footage in question (making the
sound darker). The Sordina switch, on the other hand,
applies to all accordion sounds of the Treble section.

• If necessary, press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select

the “FOOT” parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER]
knob to select the reed you wish to assign another
sound to.
The options are: 16, 8, 8–, 8+, 4, 5-1/3, 2-2/3

• Press the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the “STATUS”

parameter, then rotate the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to
specify whether the selected reed should sound and
whether it should be muffled.
The STATUS options are: Off (no sound), On (sounds),
On-Cassotto (muffled sound).

<16> <8> <8–> <8+> <4> <5-1/3> <2-2/3>

Bandoneon

Classic

Cajun

F-Folk

Steierische

exMex

riktixa