Roland FR-8X - Page 101

Selecting Parameters
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Parameter Value Explanation
FREE BS
MODE
Minor 3rd,
Bajan,
Fifth,
North Europe,
Finnish
Default: Minor 3rd
This parameter allows you to choose the
note system used in Free Bass mode. We
already mentioned that there are a vast
number of accordion varieties. The same
is true of Free Bass systems.
Your FR-8x contains the 5 most popular
ones (see the illustration on page p.
103). Be aware that the system you
select here is only used when you
activate the FR-8x Free Bass mode. It
is of no consequence for the “regular”
Bass mode.
NOTE
The FR-8x is supplied with several
reference caps designed to help you
locate the bass buttons without looking
at them. See “How to Remove and Insert
Reference Caps” (p. 26).
TREBLE
MODE
(Only for
button-
type)
C-Gri Europe,
C-Gri 2,
B-Gri Bajan,
B-Gri Fin,
DGri 1, D Gri 2,
Default:
C–Gri Europe
Like for the accordion instrument itself,
there are dierent varieties of chromatic
instruments, with dierent Right Hand
button layouts. Since your FR-8x is an
electronic musical instrument, changing
the note assignments to the button keys
is a matter of selecting the preset that
best suits your playing style.
Please look at the “TREBLE MODE TABLE”
(p. 105) to identify the setting you
need. Pay attention to the note names
(all Cs appear on a grey background)
and look at how they are arranged,
then make your selection. The numbers
next to the letters refer to the octave.
The numbers below the note names
represent the corresponding MIDI note
numbers.
You may have noticed that the Right
Hand buttons are colored white (for
notes without alteration) and black
(notes with alteration, i.e. #/b). This
coloring doesn’t change when you
select another system.
You can, however, replace the buttons
and install them in the right places so
as to make the white and black buttons
correspond to the notes being played.
See “How to Replace a Right Hand
Button of your FR-8x Keyboard” (p.
25).