Roland FR-8X - Playing Chords and a solo Line Using Different Sections (High and Low)

Right Hand Keyboard Mode
39
DRUM
Section
ORCH 1 / ORGAN
Section
ACCORDION
Section
Now depending on the portion where you play notes you will hear
dierent sounds.
Playing Chords and a Solo Line Using
Dierent Sections (High and Low)
To use these types of keyboard mode you need to select more than
one section simultaneously by pressing the desired RIGHT HAND
buttons at the same time. See “Playing Multiple Tones with the
Keyboard” (p. 33).
1. Select the “12.1 Keyboard Mode” (p. 96) and use the
[DATA/ENTER] knob to set the “TYPE” parameter value to
“High” or “Low”.
See “Selecting Parameters” (p. 68).
2. While pressing the RIGHT HAND [ACCORDION] button,
press the RIGHT HAND [ORCH1] button.
The [ACCORDION] button indicator lights steadily to indicate that
it is the rst section that plays when you press a key in the right
keyboard. The [ORCH 1] button indicator ashes.
You can also use the following combinations:
Press and hold
(1st button pressed)
Indicator
Press
(2nd button pressed)
Indicator
ACCORDION Lights steadily ORCH1 Flashes
ACCORDION Lights steadily ORCH1 + ORCH2 (Layer) Flash
ORCH1 Lights steadily ACCORDION Flashes
ORCH1 + ORCH2 (Layer) Light steadily ACCORDION Flashes
NOTE
If you select any combinations other than the above ones, the
Keyboard mode “High” or “Low” has no eect.
MEMO
Keep in mind that the rst RIGHT HAND button that you press,
is the rst section that plays when you press a key in the right
keyboard.
In the following explanation we selected the combination at the
step 2.
3. If you select this mode and play just one note, you hear
the sound of the Accordion section for all keyboard
extension. This because at the step 1 you pressed
[ACCORDION] button before the [ORCH1] button.
If you set the Keyboard Mode to“Low”
a.
If you keep holding a key while pressing another
(higher) key, the highest note is played by the Orchestra
1 section. Lower notes, however, are played by
Accordion section.
This is perfect for situations where you need to play chords and a
solo line using dierent sounds.
Played by the Accordion section
Played by the Orchestra section
Higher notes are
played by the Orchestra
section
This note is played
by the Accordion
section
Low Note High Note
If you set the Keyboard Mode to“High”
This is the opposite of “Low” mode:
a. If you keep holding a key while pressing another (lower)
key, the lowest note is played by the Orchestra 1 section.
Higher notes, however, are played by Accordion section.
Played by the Accordion section
Played by the Orchestra section
Lowest notes are
played by the
Orchestra section
This note is played by
the Accordion section
Low Note High Note
4. If you want to play an accordion solo, press the master bar
to deselect the keyboard type “High” or “Low”. Push again
to restore the previous mode.