Roland FR-4X - Playing Drum Sounds; Right Hand Keyboard Mode; Assigning a Portion of Right Hand Keyboard to each Section; Playing Chords and a solo Line Using Different Sections (High and Low)

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Performing
3. Press and hold the button of one active section
where you want to change the tone, as long as it
starts flashing.
The left hand register number selected for the part after the
change is shown in the screen in bold characters.
In the above example the “ORCH BASS” section is active for
changing tone.
4. Use the left registers to select other sounds
belonging to the selected section.
NOTE
The sounds recalled by left registers depend on which Set is
currently selected.
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“Using Sets” (p. 33)
Playing Drum Sounds
The FR-4x lets you use the left-hand button keyboard to play drum
sounds.
You can also play them simultaneously with bass and chords.
You can set many other parameters such as the type of Drum Set
for your performance and link drum instruments to the Left Hand
and much more.
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“Drum Sound Parameters (Drum Edit)” (p. 66)
NOTE
Drum sounds cannot be used in free bass mode or in bass to
treble mode.
1. Press the [DRUMS] button to activate the Drum
section.
2. Play the Left Hand button board.
You’ll hear Drum sounds.
MEMO
For the left hand button keyboard’s bass buttons and chord
buttons, you can specify up to three types of drum sound for
each.
For example if you specify three types of drum sound, the
three sounds are heard simultaneously when you play the
keyboard.
You can also make settings so that one drum sound is heard
when you press a key and a different drum sound is heard
when you release the key.
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“Bass Link1–3” (p. 67)
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“Chord Link1–3” (p. 67)
Right Hand Keyboard Mode
The FR-4x lets you divide the right hand keyboard into two areas
and specify a different sound for each area.
Moreover you have the possibility to set a keyboard mode
(High or Low) that allows you to play two different sounds
depending on the way you play.
Assigning a Portion of Right Hand Keyboard to Each Section
1. From the menu, select “RightHnd
(Right Hand Mode)” and press [ENTER/YES] button.
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“Selecting Parameters” (p. 44)
2. Use the [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “ T YP E,” and use the
[–] [+] buttons to specify “Zone.”
With the default setting, the Type is set to “Zone.”
3. Use the [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select the “A Lw Key
(Accordion Low Key)” or “A Hi Key (Accordion High
Key).”
4. Use the [–] [+] buttons to specify the range of keys
that will play the accordion part.
5. Use the [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select the “O Lw
Key (Orchestra/Organ Low Key)” or “O Hi Key
(Orchestra/Organ High Key).”
6. Use the [–] [+] buttons to specify the range of keys
that will play the orchestral part and the organ part.
Playing Chords and a Solo Line Using Different Sections
(High and Low)
To use these types of keyboard mode you need to select two
sections simultaneously by pressing the desired RIGHT HAND
buttons at the same time.
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“Playing Multiple Tones with the Keyboard” (p. 22)
1. From the menu, select “RightHnd
(Right Hand Mode)” and press [ENTER/YES] button.
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“Selecting Parameters” (p. 44)