Roland FR-4X - Free Bass Mode (F.BASS)

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Performing
1. Press the LEFT HAND [BASS & CHRD] button.
The [BASS & CHRD] button lights (default condition when FR-4x is
turned on).
2. Play the left hand button keyboard.
You’ll hear an accordion sound.
3. Use the left registers to select other accordion
sounds.
The selected register name or sound name is briefly displayed.
* The screen differs depending on the selected set or register.
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“How the reed combination is shown for the bass & chord
part” (p. 23)
This choice always applies to both the bass and the chord rows.
When you return to the main screen, the five left-most digits in the
upper line of the screen show the number of the selected left-hand
register button.
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“Main Screen” (p. 18)
NOTE
5 The sounds recalled by left registers depend on which Set is
currently selected.
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“Using Sets” (p. 33)
5 If you hold down one of the left hand register buttons, the
selected part is muted, and no sound is heard when you play
the keyboard (keyboard data is only transmitted via MIDI).
Press the left hand register button once again to cancel
muting.
About the left-hand register buttons
The left-hand register buttons [1]–[7] of the FR-4x allow you to
directly recall seven sounds.
You can assign an orchestral sound of your choice to each button.
For the orchestral chord part, orchestra, bass part, and orchestral
free bass part you can choose from 162 sounds.
For the orchestral chord part, orchestral, bass part, and orchestral
free bass part, you can also choose VTW organ sounds.
For details on operation, refer to “Changing the sounds
assigned to the buttons” (p. 21).
Free Bass Mode (F.BASS)
In free bass mode, the outer four rows of the left-hand button
keyboard use the free bass button layout.
One note is assigned to each button, and you can use the buttons
to freely play melodies or freely-constructed chords in the same
way as the right-hand keyboard.
1. Press the LEFT HAND [F.BASS] button.
The [F.BASS] button lights.
2. Play the bass button board.
You’ll hear single accordion sounds.
How the reed combination of the free bass part is displayed
For the free bass part, the reed combination corresponding to the selected button is shown in lower line of the screen as depicted in the illustration.
The buttons assigned to the Low and High sides change depending on the selected “FBs Mode (Free Bass Mode)” (p. 51) setting.
Refer to the illustration on “FREE BASS MODE TABLE” (p. 101) (Low side: white buttons, High side: black buttons).
Footages Low side 16’ Low side 8’ High side 16’ High side 8’ ALL
Footage diagram
Corresponding segment
in the screen