Table Of Contents - Roland FR-4X Reference Manual

Contents
Introduction
The Sections of Your FR-4x
Set and User Program
The Folder Structure of a USB Flash Drive
The Sections of Memory
Overall Structure of the Memory
Panel Descriptions
Right Hand Control Panel
Left Hand Control Panel
Display
Connection Panel
Battery Compartment
Before You Start Playing
Connecting the AC Adaptor
Installing Batteries
Connecting a MIDI Device
Connecting FR-4x to FC-300 MIDI Foot Controller
Connecting the FR-4x to Your Computer
About Button Type Keyboard (FR-4xb)
How to Replace a Right Hand Button of Your FR-4xb
Keyboard
Bass & Chord Button Board
How to Remove and Insert Reference Caps
Turning the FR-4x On
Turning Off the Power
Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Bellows
Real-time Adjustments
Adjusting the Sound Volume ([Volume] Knob)
Volume Balance Between the Right Hand and Left
Hand Sections ([BALANCE] Knob)
Adjusting the Effects
Listening to the Demo Songs
Basic Operation of the FR-4x
Explanation of Operations in the Main Screen
Main Screen
Operations in the Menu Screen and How to Edit
Parameters
Assigning a Name
Performing
Selecting Tones and Playing with the Right Hand
About Organ Sounds (VTW)
Playing Multiple Tones with the Keyboard
Playing the Bass Section with Your Right Hand Like a
Bassoon (BASS TO TREBLE)
Selecting Tones and Playing with the Left Hand
Bass and Chord System (BASS & CHRD)
Free Bass Mode (F.BASS)
Playing Orchestral Sounds
How to Play Different Accordion and Orchestral
Sounds Together (Layer)
Playing Drum Sounds
Right Hand Keyboard Mode
Assigning a Portion of Right Hand Keyboard to Each
Section
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Playing Chords and a Solo Line Using Different
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Sections (High and Low)
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Quickly Specifying the Volume of the Orchestral Part, Drum
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Part, or Audio
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Other Important Function
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Viewing the Remaining Battery Level
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Switching the Speaker Setting
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Additional Information About the Organ Sounds and the
Rotary Effect (Organ Section)
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Using the Sordina
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Changing the Pitch of the Tone in Octave Steps with the
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Right-Hand Keyboard
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Transposing to a Different Key
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Musette Detune
Scale (Tuning)
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Guitar Mode for the Orchestral Chord Section
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Using Sets
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How to Select Sets
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How to Save a Set
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Export and Import Sets to/from the Optional USB Flash
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Drive
Export Sets to the Optional USB Flash Drive
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Import Sets to the Optional USB Flash Drive
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Using the FR-4x USB Audio Player
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Getting Ready to Use the FR-4x as a USB Audio Player
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Selecting a Song on a USB Flash Drive
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Playing Back a Song from a USB Flash Drive
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Recording Your Performance as Audio Data
Recording
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In Case You Decide Not to Save the Audio File
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Listening Your Recording
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Working with User Programs
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About the User Program Memory Structure
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Saving an User Program
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Recalling a User Program
Export and Import User Programs to/from the Optional USB
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Flash Drive
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Export User Programs to the Optional USB Flash
Drive
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Import User Programs to the Optional USB Flash
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Drive
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Menu Options
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Selecting Parameters
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Available Parameters List
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Important Remark About Saving Your Settings
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Settings for the Right Hand Accordion Part (Accordion
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Sounds) (Accordion Edit)
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Left Hand Bass & Chord Part Parameters (Accordion
Sounds) (Bass Edit)
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Left Hand Free Bass Part Parameters (Free Bass Edit)
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Right Hand Orchestra Part Parameters (Orchestra Edit)
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Right Hand Organ Part Parameters (Organ Edit)
Left Hand Orchestra Bass Part Parameters (Orchestra Bass
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