Using Sets - Roland V-Accordion FR-7X Owner's Manual

7. Using Sets

The FR-7x is a "virtual" accordion. It recreates the sounds of various accordion instruments and can even generate
orchestral sounds (like trumpet, flute, etc.), organ and drum sounds.
The sections discussed on page 21 contain several func-
tions you can set. Let us agree to call those functions
"parameters".
Each section has its own parameters. You can save your
settings and recall them whenever you need them.
The various sections are combined into "Sets". That
way, you only need to select one memory (the Set) in
order to save and recall the settings of all sections.
Set 80
Set 3
Set 2
COMMON
Set 1
Reverb
Chorus
Delay
Name
Icon
Master Bar
Treble Bass Free Bass
1~14 1~7 1~7
There are about 40 Set memories that already contain
useful settings right out of the box. But you can replace
them with your own settings. (And if 80 Sets are not
enough, you can archive and load new sets using a USB
memory).
Sets are like the trunk of a car that contains several
accordion instruments (bandoneon, musette, etc.). The
instruments themselves can be recalled via the registers.
There are 14 Treble registers, 7 Bass, Free Bass, Orchestra
Chord, Orchestra Free Bass, and Orchestra Bass registers,
and 26 Orchestra registers per Set. they allow you to
change the footage combinations.
At the factory, the FR-7x's Sets are programmed to
allow you to decide whether you want to recall orches-
tral sounds, virtual organ sounds and/or drum sounds.
Unlike its predecessor (the FR-7), the FR-7x allows you
to assign any of the 49 orchestral sounds to whichever
register you like (see p. 51).
Let us now look at how to select Sets, thereby recalling
other accordion sounds, orchestral sounds (including
tonewheel organ sounds) and drum sounds.
Orch. Chord Orch. Bass Orchestral
1~7 1~7 1~26
(1) Use the SET [√][®] buttons on the FR-7x or the SET
([1], [2]) footswitches on the FBC-7 (if it is con-
nected to the FR-7x) to select the desired Set.
To play orchestral sounds (violin, saxophone, trum-
pet, etc.), select Set 30.
To play the FR-7x's outstanding tonewheel organ
(TW) sounds, select Set 37.
To play a drum part simply by pressing the bass and
chord buttons in the bass section, select Set 36.
(2) Again press a SET [√][®] button to select other
sounds.
Direct Set selection
If you already know which Set you want to use, you can
also select it directly:
(1) While the main page is displayed, press and hold
the SET [√] or [®] button.
(2) Use the treble registers [1]~[10] to enter the num-
ber of the desired Set.
The [10] register is used to enter the number "0".
To select Set "1", for instance, you need to press reg-
ister [10], then register [1]. To select Set "37", first
press register [3], then register [7].
Note: If you only press one register ([5], for example), the
FR-7x automatically selects that Set after ±2 seconds.
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