Roland V-Accordion FR-2 Manual page 2

FR-2/FR-2b V-Accordion
Addendum
Orchestral sounds for the Free Bass section
Instead of accordion sounds, you can use orchestral sounds
in Free Bass mode:
(1) Press [SET] E + register [4] to activate Free Bass mode.
(2) Press the [ORCH¥CHORD] button D (it lights).
(3) Check whether the [LEFT¥REGISTER] button C lights. If it
doesn't, press it.
(4) Use the bass registers to select the desired sound.
1 Strings
2 Clarinet
3 Flute
(5) While Orch Free Bass mode is active, you can assign a
different accordion register to the bass rows by switch-
ing off the [LEFT¥REGISTER] button (it must be dark).
Then, press the desired bass register.
(6) Press the [ORCH¥CHORD] button D again to return to
normal Free Bass mode.
(7) Press [SET] + register [4] again to return to normal Bass &
Chord mode.
Changing the playback tempo of
educational songs
The tempo of the FR-2's educational songs can be changed to
your liking by proceeding as follows.
(1) Briefly press the [SONG÷DEMO] J button.
(2) Press and hold the [SONG÷DEMO] button.
It flashes, and the register assigned to the last song you
selected lights.
Note: The metronome is not available while the Song function is
used. If it is running while you switch on the Song function, it will
stop.
(3) Use registers [1]~[8] to select the desired song.
(4) Move the bellows.
The first movement of the bellows starts the song after a
short while, subsequent moves allow you to control the
song's volume (expression).
(5) Press the [SONG÷DEMO] button to exit the Song selec-
tion level.
(6) Use the [DEC] and [INC] H buttons to set the desired
tempo.
Press [DEC] to decrease the tempo, or [INC] to increase it.
The tempo value you select here is remembered by the
FR-2. Each of the 8 internal songs can have its own modi-
fied tempo value.
To return to a song's preset tempo, select it (see above) and
press the [DEC] and [INC] buttons simultaneously.
Note: When you load the factory settings, all internal songs are reset
to their factory-set tempo.
(7) Press the [SONG÷DEMO] button again to leave the Song
function.
2
ORCH FREE BASS sounds
4 Organ
5 Choir
New FUNCTION parameters
As a result of the FR-2's expanded functionality, two addi-
tional buttons (28, 29, 30 32, 33, FR-2b) or keys (Bb1, C#3,
Eb3, F#3, Eb4, FR-2) can now be used to select functions:
17
1
18
2
19
3
20
4
21
5
22
6
23
7
24
8
25
9
26
10
27
11
28
12
29
13
30
14
31
15
32
16
33
FR-2b
Note: See page 6 for an overview of functions you can set on the
FR-2.
The basic procedure is still the same:
(1) Press and hold the [SET] E register until it starts flash-
ing.
(2) Press the indicated key or Treble button.
(Key names with a "#" or "b" symbol refer to black keys.)
The [SET] register now flashes rapidly, and the Treble key-
board can once again be used to play notes.
(3) Use registers [1]~[8] F to select one of the suggested
values.
Alternatively, use the [DEC] or [INC] button to select the
desired value. Sometimes, there are more options than can
be selected with the 8 registers.
(4) Press the [SET] register twice to leave the FR-2's FUNC-
TION mode.
Here are the new functions:
Function
Treble Valve Noise
Off, –40~0~+40
You will probably agree that electronic sounds must not
only reproduce the basic timbre of an existing sound, but
also the original instrument's behavior and typical "noises"
in order to be perceived as authentic. In the case of a gui-
tar that would be the sliding noise of the fingers. An accor-
G1
G#1
A1
Bb1
B1
C2
C#2
D2
Eb2
E2
F2
F#2
G2
G#2
A2
Bb2
B2
C3
C#3
D3
Eb3
E3
F3
F#3
G3
G#3
A3
Bb3
B3
C4
C#4
D4
Eb4
E4
FR-2
FR-2b/FR-2 Memorized
OK
[C#3]/[28]
Default setting: 0