Roland FR-3x - 10. Highlighting some practical functions; Using the metronome; Changing the key of the keyboard (transpose); Switching off the internal speakers (Speaker Mode)

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Highlight i ng same prac tic a/ fun c tians
Il Highlighting some practical functions
This chapter discusses functions like the metronome, the transposition function, and Musette detuning.
Using the metronome
Your FR -3x contains ametronome tha t ma y come in
han dy when you are practising new pieces, or during
your
accordion ciasses.
l, To start or stop the metronome, hold down
the
[ORGAN/ORCHESTRA] register and press
register
[4] (METRONOME).
T he d isplay n ow briefly shows "Str" (s t art) or "S tP "
(s t op) to ind i ca te the status of the me t ronome.
[NOTE]
See "Metronoille Tillle Sign" on p. 47 and "Me tron ome
Tem po" on p. 46 as we ll as "MetronoIlle L eve l" on p. 47 for
how to se t the Illetronollle's time signa tur e. t empo and
levd
[NOTE)
If yo u hold down [ORGM!ORCHES TR A] for m ore than 2
seconds wi th ou t pressing anoth er register, th e FR -3x
sw itch es to demo song m ode. In th at case, p ress [ORG AN!
ORCHESTR A] again to leave de mo song m ode , t hen con-
tinue with
step l.
[NOTE]
If th e Illetronome does not st ar t coun ting, check t he "Me t-
ronome Function" se tt ing on p. 53. It must be se t to ''l''.
Changing the key of the keyboard
(transpose)
The Transpose function /ets you play a song in a differ-
ent
key. If you're accompanying a singer, you can use
the Transpose function to shift the pitch to a key that's
comfortable for
the singer whi/e you conti nue p/aying
in the same fami/iar key (fingering).
T he t ranspositio n interval can be set in semi t ones. See
"T ranspose " on p. 45 for how to se t t he t ranspos it ion
interval.
Musette Detune
An accordion's 8' treble register may consist of 2 or
even 3 reeds that are usually tuned apart to provide a
richer sound (accordionists call
it the "musette effect").
One reed is tuned s/ightly above, the other s/ight/y
be/ow the correct pitch (and the third, if avai/ab/e, is
tuned "proper/y").
T he FR-3 x allows yo u to ch oose from am ong 15 differ-
ent
detune settings. T hese are called "l " (Dryl.
" 2" (Classicl. "3" (F - Fol k l. "4" (American L),
"5" (A mer i can_Hl. "6" (N or th Eurl. "7" (German L l.
"8" (O-Fol k L) , "9" (Italian L), "10" (German Hl.
" 11 " (Alpinel. "1 2" (I talian Hl. "13" (O-Folk H l.
"14" (French), "15" (Scotti s h)
See " Musette Detu ne" on p. 45 for how to select the
desired Musette det u ning.
[NOTE]
"Mus ette Detune" only affects registers that use th e 8' reed.
Switching off the internal speak -
ers (Speaker Mode)
When the FR-3 x is connected to an externa/ amp/ifica-
tion
system, it may be convenient to switch off its
interna/
speakers. Doing so has the adclitiona/ benefit
that
your batteries will/ast /onger.
See "Speaker Made" on p. 55 for how to switch off th e
speakers.
The SPEAKER OFF ind ica tor below the disp la y ligh ts
when the speakers are off.
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