Roland V-Accordion FR-1x, Owner'S Manual

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Selecting and playing sounds
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FR-1x V-Accordion
In SOLO mode, the treble keyboard only plays the
selected accordion, orchestral or organ sound. DUAL
mode means that the orchestral or organ sound is
added to the treble accordion sound.
NOTE
You can change the volume level of the orchestral or organ
sound to create the desired mix between the treble accor-
dion and the organ or orchestral sound. See “Orchestra
Level” on p. 46 or “Organ Level” on p. 46.
Transposing the treble section in octave steps
There may be times when you need to play higher or
lower notes than the piano or button keyboard allows.
Unlike an acoustic accordion, the FR-1x allows you to
transpose the piano or button keyboard one octave up
or down.
An additional advantage of this functionality is that
you can play the selected orchestral or organ sound in a
different octave in DUAL mode (see “SOLO and DUAL”).
1.
To transpose one octave down, hold down
the [SET] register and press treble register
[1] (OCT–).
NOTE
If you hold down [SET] for more than 2 seconds without
pressing another register, the FR-1x switches to PARAME-
TER mode. In that case, press [SET] again to leave that
mode, then repeat step (1).
2.
To transpose one octave up, hold down the
[SET] register and press treble register [2]
(OCT+).
The display briefly confirms your setting:
NOTE
The transposition function does not apply to Bass-to-Treble
mode (see “Bass to Treble” on p. 53).
Bass and chord section
The Bass section can be played via the “Stradella” but-
tons.
The buttons in this section allow you to play both bass
notes and chords. The “real” bass notes are assigned to
the two highlighted rows. The remaining buttons are
used to play chords.
The FR-1x is supplied with several reference caps (con-
cave and with lines) to help you locate the bass and
chord buttons without looking at them. At the factory,
three caps are installed on the buttons in the following
illustration. Feel free to remove them and to slide them
over other buttons if that feels more comfortable.
Here is what the caps look like:
The overall sound the bass and chord section produces
is determined by the register you pressed last. The bass
and chord section can be used to play accordion or
orchestral sounds.
Selecting accordion sounds for the left hand
Here is how to select an accordion sound for the bass
and chord section (left hand). Accordion sounds for the
left hand can be selected using the 3 registers shown
below.
NOTE
The numbers shown in the illustrations above and below do
not appear on the registers themselves. They have been added
for your reference.
Sol dVA
SOLO mode DUAL mode
UP Dn
One octave up One octave down
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No octave transposition
Chord buttons*
(*) This can be changed to 3 bass and 3 chord rows. See “Bass & Chord Mode”
on p. 53.
F3
C#3
C#M
C#m
C#7
C#dim Abdim Ebdim Bbdim Fdim Cdim Gdim Ddim Adim Edim Bdim F#dim
Ab7 Eb7 Bb7 F7 C7 G7 D7 A7 E7 B7 F#7
Abm Ebm Bbm Fm Cm Gm Dm Am Em Bm F#m
AbM EbM BbM FM CM GM DM AM EM BM F#M
Ab3 Eb3 Bb3 F3 C3 G3 D3 A3 E3 B3 F#3
C3 G3 D3 A3 E3 B3 F#3 C#3 Ab3 Eb3 Bb3
Bsss
buttons
Slide up to
remove
Slide over button
Reference cap
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