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Orchestral sounds for the treble section
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FR-7x V-Accordion
About the ‘HighLand’ and ‘Zampogna’ sounds
Your FR-7x contains two bagpipe-instrument sounds,
one called “HighLand”, the other called “Zampogna”.
The instruments on which those sounds are based
use one or several drone notes over which the mel-
ody is played.
When you select one of these sounds, the lowest
octave on the Treble keyboard is assigned to the
drone notes.
Here is how the drone function works:
• If you press a single gray key (see the illustration),
only that note is held. You can release the key imme-
diately after playing the note – it will be held 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 gray area (switch to
another drone note) or press the key(s) of the sound-
ing drone notes again to stop the drone.
Velocity and aftertouch
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Velocity
The treble keyboard of the piano-type model is
velocity sensitive
. The volume and timbre of the
notes played by the ORCHESTRA section depend on
how hard/fast you press the treble keys (for orches-
tral sounds).
Note:
The Treble accordion section does not respond to
velocity information generated by the keyboard. To vary its
volume and timbre, simply press/pull the bellows harder
and softer (like on a “real” accordion).
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Pressure sensitivity (Aftertouch pitch)
The treble keyboard detects whether the musicians is
continuing to exert pressure after the initial strike of
a key.
On the
button-type
model, you can use the Master
bar to simulate an aftertouch effect: play a note, and
keep holding the corresponding button while you
gently press the Master bar.
For some orchestral sounds and the treble accordion
section, this effect allows you to bend the pitch down
(temporarily lower the note), see “2.11 Aftertouch
Pitch” on p. 67.
If you select an organ sound, aftertouch can be used
to switch between the fast and slow Rotary effect
speeds.
Note:
This aftertouch effect applies to all notes that are
sounding simultaneously. (MIDI buffs call this “channel
aftertouch”.)
Selecting ORCHESTRA mode
The selected ORCHESTRA sound can be played in isola-
tion or together with the treble accordion sound. There
are several combinations: SOLO, DUAL, HIGH and LOW.
(1) Press and hold the
[ORCHESTRA]
register and press
treble register
[11]
,
[12]
,
[13]
or
[14]
to select the
desired mode.
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SOLO mode (register
[14]
)
When you switch on the ORCHESTRA section (by
pressing the
[ORCHESTRA]
register and selecting a
sound), you only hear the orchestral instrument
sound. Press CANCEL
[14]
to return to the Treble
accordion sound.
■
DUAL mode (register
[13]
)
The orchestral sound is added to the treble accordion.
Each note you play sounds an accordion and the
selected instrument playing in unison.
Just as a reminder: here, both the ORCH and TREBLE
fields contain a keyboard icon to indicate that they
sound simultaneously.
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HIGH mode (register
[12]
)
If you select this mode and play just one note, you
hear the orchestral sound. If you keep holding that
key or button while pressing another (lower) key or
button to its left, the highest note (the one you keep
holding) is played by the orchestral sound. Lower
notes, however, are played by the treble accordion
sound. This is perfect for situations where you need
to play chords and a solo line using different sounds.
Can be used to play the melody.
Sound the drone notes.
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