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Page 1: ...r FR 7 FR 5 Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...asic precautions should always be followed including the following 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near wa...

Page 3: ...bellows instruments Though it is also the most sophisticated MIDI controller to date even more powerful than any keyboard instrument the major advantage of the FR 7 FR 5 is probably that it allows you...

Page 4: ...4 rFR 7 FR 5 V Accordion...

Page 5: ...ameters 34 Setting parameter values 36 TUNING parameters 37 TREBLE EDIT parameters 39 BASS EDIT parameters 44 FREE BASS EDIT parameters 47 ORC BASS EDIT parameters 50 ORCH EDIT parameters 52 SET COMMO...

Page 6: ...changing your technique Orchestral sounds 22 orchestral sounds can be used in combination with traditional accordion sounds complete with full bellows articulation something like breath con trol for...

Page 7: ...g flammable material coins pins or liquids of any kind water soft drinks etc to penetrate the FR 7 FR 5 or FBC 7 In households with small children an adult should pro vide supervision until the child...

Page 8: ...ower supply cord when plugging into or unplugging from an outlet or this unit Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entan gled Also all cords and cables should be placed out of the reach of ch...

Page 9: ...nt Afterwards be sure to wipe the instrument thoroughly with a soft dry cloth Never use benzene thinner alcohol or solvents of any kind to avoid the possibility of discoloration and or deformation Rep...

Page 10: ...ion bursting or fire Never try to connect two batteries in parallel as this may cause leakage of battery fluid heat generation bursting or fire Do not alter or remove protective mechanisms or other pa...

Page 11: ...unction which allows you to save your settings E VOLUME knob This knob allows you to set the V Accordion s overall volume F BALANCE knob This knob allows you to set the balance between the Bass and th...

Page 12: ...level of the Reverb effect see p 54 Bass control panel N Bass registers These switches allow you to select the desired bass mix They include the following feet Press the last three registers viewed fr...

Page 13: ...use the FR 7 FR 5 as a MIDI controller only the FBC 7 has MIDI sockets S OUTPUT L MONO R MONO sockets These sockets can be connected to an amplifier a mixing console or a wireless system If you use b...

Page 14: ...pped with an inter nal speaker system and thus does not need to be connected to an amplifier at all The FR 5 on the other hand does require an audio connection As long as it does not contain an option...

Page 15: ...r cables Note You can also connect headphones to the PHONES socket in which case you do not need to establish an audio connection 3 Press the FR 7 FR 5 s POWER button it lights to switch it on The ico...

Page 16: ...at illustrate its wide variety of sounds and applications Here is how to listen to the demo songs 1 Switch on the FR 7 FR 5 See Switching the power on and off on p 15 The display now looks more or les...

Page 17: ...ons There are 40 Set memories that already contain useful settings right out of the box But you can replace them with your own settings And if 40 Sets are not enough you can archive and load new sets...

Page 18: ...accordion The display contains important clues about the settings that are cur rently in effect What s shown in the display depends on the function you select When you switch on the FR 7 FR 5 or if yo...

Page 19: ...y briefly confirms your setting and indi cates which footage you selected These indications refer to the octaves vertical direc tion and the number of slightly detuned reeds that are used horizontal d...

Page 20: ...art of the parameters you can save for each Set indepen dently The FR 7 FR 5 contains 3 digi tal effects Reverb This effect gives the impression that you are playing in a concert hall a church or a ro...

Page 21: ...dications refer to the octaves vertical direc tion and the number of slightly detuned reeds that are used horizontal direction On the Main page the number of the selected regis ter appears in the disp...

Page 22: ...EE BASS registers again to return to the normal Bass mode Note You can add an orchestral sound to the Bass or Free Bass section See page 26 for details Using the FR 7 FR 5 s digital effects While play...

Page 23: ...art at this stage you need to select a sound see below The TREBLE field contains a keyboard icon It means that the Treble keyboard is assigned to the Treble accordion part The ORCH field on the other...

Page 24: ...ld indefi nitely If you press two or more keys simultaneously those notes are held the drone function is polyphonic To switch off the currently sounding drone note s either press another key in the gr...

Page 25: ...ever 6 Press the Master bar that protrudes from under neath the Treble keyboard to switch the Orchestra part on or off The display now looks as follows same system for the HIGH and LOW modes Note whic...

Page 26: ...ow briefly responds with 2 Use the Bass registers to select the desired sound Note The numbers shown in the illustration above do not appear on the registers themselves They have been added for your r...

Page 27: ...major scale for example This may come in handy when you are used to playing a given song in one key and suddenly need to play it in a dif ferent key Let s look at an example 1 While the Main page is...

Page 28: ...rogrammed by yourself or someone else See 1 4 Scale Edit on p 37 for details Arabic 1 2 As the name implies these two set tings refer to Arabic tuning systems Select 1 to lower the E and B notes by a...

Page 29: ...e and button noises clicks that can not be suppressed on an acoustic instrument On the FR 7 FR 5 the volume of those noises can be changed if you think they are too prominent or too soft Note that the...

Page 30: ...0 The REGISTER switches 3 and 4 allow you to select Treble registers 1 14 They work the same way as the SET footswitches 3 selects the preceding register while 4 selects the next one These footswitche...

Page 31: ...ERY or the battery attached to the FBC 7 EXTERNAL BATTERY Lights green The battery is fully charged and can be used again Flashes yellow right away The charging operation cannot be started because the...

Page 32: ...loosen the two screws of the com partment cover 5 Remove the cover from the FR 7 FR 5 s battery compartment Note While the compartment cover is open the FR 7 FR 5 cannot be switched on 6 Pull the batt...

Page 33: ...tched on 20 Remove the depleted battery and disconnect its cable 21 Connect the cable to the new battery and insert the charged battery into the FR 7 FR 5 s compart ment 22 Close the FR 7 FR 5 s batte...

Page 34: ...selected group See the table on page 36 6 Editing sounds Easy and Full modes Be aware that the availability of a parameter may depend on the display mode that is currently selected page 18 If you can...

Page 35: ...like this 1 Press the MENU button 2 Use the DATA ENTER knob or the UP DOWN buttons to select one of the function groups See the previous page for a list with short explana tions 3 Press the DATA ENTER...

Page 36: ...12 Bass Link 2 13 Orchestra Link 2 14 Treble MIDI TX 3 BASS EDIT 3 1 Reed Type 3 2 Register 3 3 Reed Volume 3 4 Button Noise 3 5 Reed Growl 3 6 Bellows Detune 3 7 Reverb Send 3 8 Chorus Send 3 9 Delay...

Page 37: ...em again Note The SCALE and TUNE settings are saved using a separate WRITE routine see below 1 1 Master Tune 415 3 466 2 Default setting 440 0 This parameter allows you to change the FR 7 FR 5 s overa...

Page 38: ...y to half a semitone up or down quarter tone Other settings may also be interesting though Press the DATA ENTER knob to select either the note left field or the tuning value right field and change the...

Page 39: ...ges it would be a good idea to take advan tage of the following automatic routine Whenever you press EXIT JUMP after editing a Menu parameter the FR 7 FR 5 asks you whether you want to save your chang...

Page 40: ...Cajun Excels Mauge Morn Organetto Pierma Pigi Scanda Sopra Steierische Stoc TexMex Tri kitixa To save time while changing the TYPE for one or sev eral reeds you could proceed as follows suppose all re...

Page 41: ...t a different reed type this noise setting is automatically adapted to the reed type It would therefore be a good idea to first select the reed type and only then change the noise type 2 6 Musette Det...

Page 42: ...lected Bass Free Bass or Orchestra Bass register without saving it Selecting another register automat ically via the Link function indeed means that the changes for the previously selected register ar...

Page 43: ...need to select another Treble register whose Orchestra Link function is on for the link to work Repeat this procedure to defeat the Orchestra Link function if you no longer need it or assign CANCEL t...

Page 44: ...cted See Entering names on p 39 3 Press the MENU WRITE button to jump to the fol lowing page 4 If necessary select another Set and another regis ter than the ones you are currently using Press the DAT...

Page 45: ...red balance Note The overall volume of the Bass section all registers can be changed using the BALANCE knob 3 4 Button Noise The bass section of almost all accordion instruments can be played via butt...

Page 46: ...hould be applied to the Bass section The higher the value you set the more the Bass section will be pro cessed by the effect in question The other sections Treble Free Bass etc have the same parameter...

Page 47: ...y change the name of the Free Bass register you have just edited you may want to enter the name of the Reed Type you selected See Entering names on p 39 3 Press the MENU WRITE button to jump to the fo...

Page 48: ...Mauge Morn Organetto Pierma Pigi Scanda Sopra Steierische Trikitixa Use the LEVEL parameter to specify how prominent the noise should be 30 Std 30 Default setting Std Note Whenever you select ALL for...

Page 49: ...ries of MIDI parameters for the selected register you need to set one by one See page 71 for details about the MIDI parameters These parameters are saved along with all other Set parameters which allo...

Page 50: ...Do not switch off the FR 7 FR 5 or select another Set before saving settings you want to keep save them first 5 1 Lowest Note This parameter allows you to specify the lowest note the selected sound c...

Page 51: ...5 4 Reverb Send 5 5 Chorus Send 5 6 Delay Send 0 127 for all three Use these parameters to set the Reverb Chorus or Delay send level how much effect should be applied to the Orchestra Bass section Th...

Page 52: ...DATA ENTER knob The display now responds with 2 If necessary select another Set than the one you are currently using 3 Press the MENU WRITE button to save your changes The display now briefly confirms...

Page 53: ...note by a quarter 1 4 Down or a semi tone 1 2 Down Select 1 4 Up or 1 2 Up to bend the notes up a quarter or a semi tone Select Off to switch off the Orchestra sections aftertouch recognition The Tre...

Page 54: ...anges The display now briefly confirms that your settings have been stored The settings you perform here apply to all sections that use the effect in question Especially for the Reverb and Chorus effe...

Page 55: ...This parameter is only available when you set Character to 6 or 7 It specifies the num ber of echoes higher values result in more repetitions PreDlyTm 0 127 This parameter sets the time inter val betw...

Page 56: ...her values result in a greater feedback level Delay 0 127 This parameter sets the delay of the Chorus effect Higher values will cause greater deviation in pitch of the chorus sound Rate 0 127 This par...

Page 57: ...ections Level 0 127 This parameter sets the overall volume of the three delay lines center left and right Higher val ues result in a louder delay effect Time C 0 1 1000 The Delay effect of the FR 7 FR...

Page 58: ...the name already contains 8 characters Bandoneo the last character is erased example Band one To delete the character indicated by the cursor and move subsequent characters one position to the left se...

Page 59: ...ter to adjust the contrast The smaller the value the darker the background becomes 8 2 Parameter Access This function was already dis cussed on page 18 it allows you to specify how many MENU parameter...

Page 60: ...OUT socket to the MIDI IN socket of an external sequencer arranger module drum machine or DisCover 5M Pressing the footswitch once will cause the external device to start playback Obviously you need t...

Page 61: ...e accordion sounds If you think the stereo image is too wide for comfort or if you pre fer to set the Pan controls on your mixing console dif ferently you can use this parameter to reduce the ste reo...

Page 62: ...3 Ab3 Eb3 Bb3 F3 Eb7 C7 A6 F 6 Eb6 C6 A5 F 5 Eb5 C5 A4 F 4 Eb4 C4 A3 F 3 Eb3 C3 A2 F 2 D7 B6 Ab7 F6 D6 B5 Ab5 F5 D5 B4 Ab4 F4 D4 B3 Ab3 F3 D3 B2 Ab2 F2 C 7 Bb6 G6 E6 C 6 Bb5 G5 E5 C 5 Bb4 G4 E4 C 4 Bb...

Page 63: ...charged the display briefly shows a Recharge Complete message While the FR 7 FR 5 is connected to the FBC 7 the latter supplies the power to your V Accordion the battery in the FR 7 FR 5 s compartment...

Page 64: ...lk Dump SET before proceeding 1 On the page shown above press the MENU WRITE button The display now changes to 2 Press the DATA ENTER knob to select the FROM parameter then turn it to select the Set w...

Page 65: ...guage for musi cal applications which is called Musical Instrument Digital Interface or MIDI for short MIDI has a lot in common with the internet you can link one or several instruments to one another...

Page 66: ...sed as tone generator for an exter nal sequencer you must connect the sequencer s MIDI OUT socket to the FBC 7 s MIDI IN port because MIDI data always go from OUT to IN Though you can also play the FR...

Page 67: ...sound source should play back the part you are recording If the FR 7 FR 5 s tone generator is not used for the part you are recording you need to connect the external module s MIDI IN socket to the se...

Page 68: ...ary when you want to add the sound of an external tone generator to the Treble section s accordion sound If you are working with an arranger module or DisCover 5M whose sole function is to provide an...

Page 69: ...t Seq Playback parameters can be set via a parameter of the 10 MIDI group which is why you need to select that group 3 Press register 2 to select the following page 4 Press the DATA ENTER knob to sele...

Page 70: ...esolution data 1 Press and hold the EXIT JUMP button until the display looks as follows 2 Press register 10 to specify the function group The Ext Seq Playback parameters can be set via a parameter of...

Page 71: ...A ENTER knob or use the JUMP TO function press and hold the EXIT JUMP button then enter the parameter address using the Treble registers see p 34 2 Press the register whose settings you want to change...

Page 72: ...0 nor CC32 had dedicated functions and so these two control change messages were picked for bank selection Two bank addresses MSB and LSB with 128 pos sibilities each plus 128 Program Change numbers p...

Page 73: ...ct when the Note parameter is set to Off because note numbers are always transmitted along with a velocity value any value different from 0 also means start playing this note Sending only a velocity v...

Page 74: ...h off the sequencer s MIDI Echo or Soft Thru function If that s too tedious disconnect the MIDI cable from the sequencer s computer s MIDI OUT socket This is to ensure that the sequencer doesn t trans...

Page 75: ...playback on your sequencer Failure to do so will ren der your FR 7 FR 5 inoperable If that happens you need to initialize it see Restoring the factory defaults on p 77 6 Stop playback of your sequenc...

Page 76: ...or Free Bass also leads to those changes being lost 1 Press and hold the MENU WRITE button until the following page appears On this page sections whose settings you changed without saving them are fl...

Page 77: ...roceed with step 1 above Note See also At power on the FR 7 FR 5 displays the fol lowing message on p 79 Restoring the factory defaults You can reset the FR 7 FR 5 to its factory settings which means...

Page 78: ...ng the bellows while triggering accordion sounds The Treble and Bass Free Bass sections only produce sound if you move the bellows while playing notes like on an acoustic accordion Certain parameters...

Page 79: ...t yet the sec tion in question does not transmit notes You probably set its Note parameter to Off page 71 I cannot find the MIDI sockets on my FR 7 FR 5 The FR 7 FR 5 does not have MIDI sockets You ne...

Page 80: ...for Orchestra organ sounds slow fast Cassotto and Sordina simulation Panel controls Knobs Volume Treble Bass balance Reverb Chorus Delay Encoder DATA ENTER Panel Switches 14 Treble registers Master Or...

Page 81: ...3 2 2 3 Status Off On On Cassotto 2 3 Reed Volume Value 16 8 8 8 4 5 1 3 2 2 3 Level 30 Std 30 2 4 Treble Octave Value 1 0 1 2 5 Valve Noise Type Bandoneon Beltu Beltu Amp Buga Cajun Excels Mauge Morn...

Page 82: ...Foot ALL 16 8 Type Bandoneon Beltu Beltu Amp Buga Cajun Excels Mauge Morn Organetto Pierma Pigi Scanda Sopra Steierische Trikitixa 4 2 Register Foot 16 8 Status Off Low High Whole 4 3 Reed Volume Foo...

Page 83: ...l R 0 127 Feedback 64 0 63 Dly Rev 0 127 7 7 Name Characters See the character table below 7 8 Master Bar Recall Register 1 14 7 9 Icon Bitmap 1 23 Preset 24 40 Programmable 8 SYSTEM 8 1 LCD Contrast...

Page 84: ...Time RX TX Part Treble 1 Bass Free 2 Chord 3 Orchestra 4 OrcBass 5 Basic Ch 13 RX TX Off 1 16 can be set for each part 10 2 Ext Seq Playback Part Treble Bass Chord Orchestra Value On Off can be set fo...

Page 85: ...r 00H 7FH 0 127 vv note on velocity 01H 7FH 1 127 Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 00H mmH BnH 20H llH n MIDI channel number 0H FH Ch 1 16 mm Bank number MSB 00H 7FH ll Bank number LSB 00H 7FH Status 2nd...

Page 86: ...7 Initial value 00H 0 Status 2nd byte CnH ppH n MIDI channel number 0H FH Ch 1 16 pp Program number 00H 7FH program no 1 128 Status 2nd byte DnH vvH n MIDI channel number 0H FH Ch 1 16 vv Channel Pres...

Page 87: ...O O O O O X X O O X X Bank Select Volume Panpot Expression Hold 1 Reverb Send Chorus Send Program Change True O 1 0 127 O 0 39 Program Number 1 128 transmitted Recognized 1 40 1 14 Treble Registers 1...

Page 88: ...Roland Scandinavia A S Nordhavnsvej 7 Postbox 880 DK 2100 Copenhagen DENMARK TEL 3916 6200 FRANCE Roland France SA 4 Rue Paul Henri SPAAK Parc de l Esplanade F 77 462 St Thibault Lagny Cedex FRANCE T...

Page 89: ...46 48 51 53 Demo songs 16 Detune 27 41 46 48 52 Display 18 59 Drone 24 Dry 28 41 Dual 24 Dynamics 24 E Easy 18 Echo 20 57 Editing 34 Effect Chorus 20 Copying 64 Delay 20 Level 20 Reverb 20 Ending 60 E...

Page 90: ...Restore SET 64 Reverb 20 64 Macro Type 54 MIDI 72 Parameters 55 Send 41 46 48 51 53 Room 54 Root note 28 S Saving settings 76 Scale 28 37 Assign 38 Edit 37 Scanda 40 41 44 45 47 48 Scottish 28 41 Sen...

Page 91: ...ser is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Conn...

Page 92: ...R 602 00 0033 RES 404 04 Printed in Italy 07 04 FR 7 FR 5 OM E...

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