Using The Orchestral Sounds - Roland FR-2 V-Accordion Owner's Manual

FR-2/FR-2b V-Accordion
Setting up
Using the FR-2/FR-2b's digital effects
While playing on the Treble keyboard, you may have
noticed that the accordion sounds are enhanced by effects
(probably reverb). The FR-2/FR-2b contains 2 digital
effects:
Reverb: This effect creates the impression that you are
playing in a concert hall, a church or a room. It adds
"depth" to the sound.
Chorus: This effect creates the impression that several
instruments of the same type are playing at the same time.
You can change the type and the level settings of these
two effects (see p. 19). Those settings apply to all sections
and all Sets.
Bass section
The buttons in this section allow you to play both bass notes
and chords. The chords use the (sound) register selected for
the Bass section – hence the name of this section. The "real"
bass notes are assigned to the two highlighted rows. The
remaining buttons are used to play chords.
At the factory, three caps are installed on the black buttons
in the following illustration. Feel free to remove them and to
slide them over other buttons if that feels more comfortable.
Bb3 F3 C3 G3 D3 A3
F#3 C#3 Ab3 Eb3 Bb3 F3
F#M C#M AbM EbM BbM FM
F#m C#m Abm Ebm Bbm
F#7 C#7 Ab7 Eb7 Bb7
F#dim C#dim Abdim Ebdim Bbdim
Bass buttons
(*) This can be changed to 3 bass and 3 chord rows. See "Bass & Chord Mode" on p. 23.
Here is what the caps look like:
Slide up to remove
Slide over button
The overall sound the Bass section produces is determined by
the register you activated last. This section can be used as
"accordion", to play orchestral sounds, or both.
(1) Connect the FR-2/FR-2b and switch it on.
See page 10.
(2) Grab the FR-2/FR-2b, press and pull down a register and
start playing on the Bass (button) keyboard.
12
E3 B3 F#3 C#3 Ab3 Eb3 Bb3 F3 C3
C3 G3 D3 A3 E3 B3 F#3 C#3 Ab3
CM GM DM AM EM BM F#M C#M
Fm Cm Gm Dm Am Em Bm F#m C#m
F7 C7 G7 D7 A7 E7 B7 F#7 C#7
Fdim Cdim Gdim Ddim Adim Edim Bdim F#dim
Chord buttons*
Reference cap
When you only use the accordion sounds (i.e. while the
[ORCH¥BASS] B and [ORCH¥CHORD] C buttons are dark),
the bass and chord buttons use the same register, because
they belong to the same accordion section.
(3) If you think the sound is too loud or too soft, you can
change the setting of the [VOLUME] knob A.

Using the orchestral sounds

Your FR-2/FR-2b contains PCM sounds (samples) of various
instruments that are not related to accordion sounds. Those
sounds allow you to expand your musical endeavours.
The FR-2/FR-2b's Orchestra functionality comprises three
sections: one for the Treble keyboard (called "Orchestra"),
another for the Bass buttons (first two rows, called "ORCH
BASS"), and a third for the chord buttons (remaining rows,
called "ORCH CHORD").
You can specify for each section whether or not the orches-
tral sounds should be used instead of the accordion sounds.
Orchestral sounds for the Treble section
Note: Only one orchestral sound can be selected at any one time.
(1) Press one of the registers [6]~[8]
once or twice (it lights red).
The "b" sounds can be selected by
pressing the corresponding register
twice. See page 7 (or the front
panel) for the available sounds.
(2) Play a few notes on the Treble key-
board.
G3
Switching off the Orchestra part
Eb3
To return to a state where only the Treble accordion sec-
AbM EbM
tion sounds:
Abm Ebm
Ab7 Eb7 (3) Press one of the registers [1]~[5] F once or twice (it
C#dim Abdim Abdim
lights green).
Orchestral sounds for the Bass section
The orchestral bass part can be used instead of the Bass sec-
tion (thus replacing the accordion sound assigned to the bass
rows). It only applies to the bass rows (the ones closest to
the bellows) and has no effect on the chord buttons.
(1) Press the [ORCH¥BASS] B button (it must light).
(2) Check whether the [LEFT¥REGISTER] D button is dark. If
it is not, press it.
(3) Use the Bass registers to select the desired sound (the
register you press lights green).
ORCH BASS sounds
1 Acoustic 4 Fretless
2 Bowed* 5 Tuba Mix
3 Fingered