Roland FR-7x - Manual (Page 27)

Playing in Free Bass mode
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Playing in Free Bass mode
The FR-7x provides a Free Bass mode, which is chiefly
used by professionals who prefer to play the left-hand
notes (Bass section) differently. In this mode, all bass
buttons play bass notes – no chords.
Note: See page 90 for how to select the note system for Free
Bass mode. That setting is shared by all Sets.
(1) Simultaneously press the three registers labeled
“FREE BASS”.
The display now briefly responds with (depending on
the Set you selected):
“L” refers to the low range and “H” to the high range.
The exact ranges depend on the FREE BASS mode you
selected. See also the illustration on page 91 where
the high range is indicated by means of black but-
tons, and the low range by means of white buttons.
Note: See page 90 for the assignment of the bass buttons
to the available Free Bass notes.
(2) Use the Bass registers to select another registration
(if necessary).
(3) Press the three FREE BASS registers again to return
to the normal Bass mode.
Reference caps
The FR-7x is supplied with several reference caps (con-
cave and with lines) designed to help you locate the bass
and chord buttons without looking at them. At the fac-
tory, three caps are installed on the buttons shown in
black in the illustration below. Feel free to remove them
and to slide them over other buttons if that feels more
comfortable.
Here is what the caps look like:
Bass buttons
L H
8' 8'
16' 16'
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 “10.8 Bass&Chd
Mode” on p. 89.
Slide up to remove
Slide over button
Reference cap
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