Roland FR-8X - A First Look at Your FR-8 X; The Sections of Your FR-8 X

12
4. A rst look at your FR-8x
Left Hand Registers
This section contains
seven registers for the left
hand.
Bellows
The bellows is an important part of the
accordion.
The movement of the bellows indeed
lends expression and dynamics to the
sound. Several techniques are available,
one of which is called “bellows shake”
(rapid opening and closing movements).
The bellows inertia decrease or increase
depending on the number of pressed keys
or, if you want, you can x the bellows
resistance as you prefer ( p. 100).
Left Hand Bass and chord section
This section is normally used to play the
accompaniment.
There are two general categories: one is called
“Stradella”, and the other “Free Bass”. The FR-8x
allows you to use either type.
If you select the “Free Bass” system, all buttons
are used to play single bass notes.
The FR-8x’s bass and chord section is velocity
sensitive.
Air Button
The air button operates a valve
that allows the bellows to open
and close without the accordion
making any sound.
The Sections of Your FR-8x
Let’s briey look at the various “sections” of your instrument, as that will help you understand how your V-Accordion works.
Right Hand Section
This section is normally used for
playing the melody.
The FR-8x’s righ hand keyboard is
velocity sensitive.
Right Hand Registers
This section contains the registers
for the right hand and other
selectors and knobs.
Master Bar
Pressing this switch all registers are “opened” (Default).
In High, Low ( p. 39) or Layer mode ( p. 37) the master
bar allows you to switch the Orchestra section on and o.
Chin Switches
This is useful for if you want to recall a
function without having to take your
hand o the keyboard.
The Chin Switches are programmable.
See “13.4 Chin function” (p. 98)