Roland FR-3x - Switching off the Treble Section; Using the Sordina

T he following accordion so unds are a vai l able:
Tr e bl e re gi sters
@
Bassoon 5a @
T remolo
2a
@
Bandon 5b @ Musette
2b
@
Ce l lo 7 @ Violin
3
@
H ar m on 8 @ Oboe
4
©
Orga n
9a
@
Clarinet
5a
@
Accord 9b
§
Ce l este
5b @ Mas t er
O @ P iccolo
Additional information about th e orch est ra l
se
ction
The [O RGA N/OR C HE ST RA ] regis t er allows yo u to use
treble regis t ers [1] ~ [0 ] to se lect from am ong 10 differ-
en t orchest ra l so unds:
ORCHESTRA so und s
T
rombone
5
Harmonica
2
T
rumpet 7 Violin
3
T Sax
8
F lute
4
A Sax 9
EI. Piano
5 Clarinet O
Stri ngs
Addition al inform a tion a bout th e org an sound s
and the Rotary effe ct (organ section)
The FR-3x allows yo u to recall 10 organ so u nds with
treble re g is t ers [ lHo] .
Pressing the register of t he selected organ sound again
allows yo u to switch be t ween t he fast and slow speeds
of t he Ro tary effec t.
The FR-3x contains t he following organ so u nds :
Or ga n so un ds
Perc J azz
5
Popu l ar Organ
2 J azz B al l ad 7 Light Jazz
3
Distort Organ
8 Bossa
4 Full Organ 9 L at in
5
Overdr Or gan
O
Light Latin
Switch i ng off the tre bl e section
1. To switch off the tre bl e s ec ti o n, pr ess a nd
ho ld a ny single register ([1] ~ [0]) for a whil e.
T he sec tion in question mu st be assigned to the reg-
isters. See above for how to dec ide which section can
be mu t ed.
2. To switch the tre bl e se cti on ba ck o n, bri e fly
pr ess a ny of its re gi sters.
V -Accor dion Roland
Additional information about the orche s tral section
[NOTE]
This on lV sw it ches off the section that is currentlv selected.
Remember t hat the treble section can control both an
accordion and an orchestral or organ sound. While in
Orches t ra mode. VOU thus on lV switch off (or activate) the
orches t ral!organ sect i on. And wh i le in accord i on mode . VOU
onlV switch off the t reble accord i on section .
[NOTE]
E ve n if VOU switch off the t reb le sec t ion. it st ill transm i ts
MI Dl messages.
Using the Sordina
T he [S ORD INA ] swi t ch
allows yo u to a tt en ua te
t he so und ( make it softe r)
by selec ting "ME LL OW".
On an aco ustic acco rd ion,
this
closes t he wooden
resonance chamber
insi de
the instru men t.
T he FR- 3x si mu lates t his
effect el ec tronical ly.
[NOTE]
T he Sordina onlV applies to t he treb le sec t ion.
Sele cting t he ORGAN/ORCHESTRA mad e
The orchestral or organ so u nd assigned to the treble
sec tion can be pl ayed in isolation or t oge ther with the
treble accordion sound. There are severai combinations:
SO LO, D UA L, HI GH and L OW.
1. Select an or chestral or organ sO LInd.
See "Selecting sounds fo r t he righ t hand" on p. 26.
2. Hold down the [ORGANjORCHESTRA] regis-
ter a nd pre ss tre bl e register [7] to select
"LOWjHIGH" or register [8] for "DUAL!
SOLO".
[NOTE]
If VOU 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 repeat
ste p 2.
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