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8.
Selecting and playing sounds
Treble section
The Treble section can be played
using the 37 treble buttons on the
right-hand side.
The sound it produces is deter-
mined by the register [1]~[4] you
pressed last. This section can be
used to play accordion, orchestral
and organ sounds.
NOTE
At power-on, the FR-18 diatonic
selects the key of G. See "Changing the key note of the key-
board" on p. 32 for how to select a different key.
Selecting sounds for the right hand
This section explains how to select accordion, orchestral
and organ sounds for the treble section (right hand). On
p. 26, you will learn how to combine accordion notes
with an orchestral or organ sound.
Accordion sounds
To make your selection:
1.
Connect the FR-18 diatonic to an amplifier
and switch it on.
See "Switching the power on and off" on p. 21.
2.
Press a treble register and start playing on
the keyboard.
The following 8 accordion sounds can be assigned to
the treble buttons using treble registers [1]~[4]:
Treble Register
Color
1 (pressed once)
Green
1 (pressed again)
Red
2 (pressed once)
Green
2 (pressed again)
Red
3 (pressed once)
Green
3 (pressed again)
Red
4 (pressed once)
Green
4 (pressed again)
Red
[*] The accordion sounds that can be selected with the registers
depend on the currently selected Set. The sounds shown above
refer to Set 1. See page 60 for a list of the sounds available for
each Set.
Though the FR-18 diatonic is an electronic musical
instrument, it only produces sound when you move
the bellows.
3.
Play a few notes to audition the sound.
If you wish a different accordion treble sound, press
one of the 4 treble registers [1]~[4]. You can choose
among eight available sounds, by pressing a treble
register either once (green) or twice (red).
NOTE
The FR-18 diatonic has 12 different button layouts. If it
seems to sound the wrong notes, see "Changing the con-
figuration of the keyboards (Tablature)" on p. 33 for how to
select a different button layout.
Orchestral/Organ sounds
Your FR-18 diatonic contains sounds of various
musical instruments that are not related to accordion
sounds. Those sounds allow you to expand your
musical endeavours.
The orchestral sound section available in your FR-18
diatonic comprises 8 sounds.
Every accordion sound set is combined with an
orchestral sound set whose 8 sounds are closely
related to the musical genre in question.
To select an orchestral sound:
1.
Press the [ORCHESTRA/ORGAN] button once.
Sound
*
8', 8'+
16', 8', 8'+
It lights red to signal that you have entered orches-
tral sound selection mode.
16', 8'
2.
Use treble registers [1]~[4] to select the
16', 8', 4'
desired orchestral sound.
You can press each of them either once or twice to
8', 8'+, 8'–
choose one of the two orchestral sounds available
16', 8', 8'+, 8'–, 4'
for each register (always starting from the first posi-
tion).
8', 4'
16', 4'
V-Accordion FR-18 diatonic
Selecting and playing sounds
Treble Register
Color
1 (pressed once)
Green
1 (pressed again)
Red
2 (pressed once)
Green
2 (pressed again)
Red
3 (pressed once)
Green
3 (pressed again)
Red
4 (pressed once)
Green
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Sound
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Strings
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