Highlighting Some Practical Functions; Using The Metronome; Changing The Key Of The Keyboard; Musette Detune - Roland FR-3x Owner's Manual

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Highlighting some practical functions
This chapter discusses functions like the metronome, the transposition function, and Musette detuning.
Using the metronome
Your FR -3x contains ametronome tha t may come in
han dy when you are practising new pieces, or during
your accordion ciasses.
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To start or stop the metronome, hold down
the [ORGAN/ORCHESTRA] register and press
register [4] (METRONOME).
The display now briefly shows "Str" (start) or "StP"
(stop) to ind ica te the status of the me tronome.
[NOTE]
See "Metronoille Tilll e Sign" on p. 47 and "Me tron ome
Tempo" on p. 46 as we ll as "MetronoIlle Level" on p. 47 for
how to se t the Illetronollle's tim e signa ture. tempo and
levd
[NOTE)
If you hold down [ORGM!ORCHESTRA] for more than 2
seconds wi th ou t pressing another register, th e FR -3x
switches to demo song mode. In th at case, press [ORGAN!
ORCHESTRA] again to leave demo song mode, then con-
tinu e with step
l.
[NOTE]
If th e Illetronome does not star t coun ting, check the "Me t-
ronome Function" se tting on p. 53. It must be se t to
''l''.
Changing the key of the keyboard
(transpose)
The Transpose function /ets you play a song in a differ-
ent key. If you're accompanying a singer, you can use
the Transpose function to shift the pitch to a key that's
comfortable for the singer whi/e you continue p/aying
in the same fami/iar key (fingering).
The transpositio n interval can be set in semi tones. See
"Transpose" on p.
45
for how to se t the t ransposition
interval.
Musette Detune
An accordion's
8'
treble register may consist of
2
or
even 3 reeds that are usually tuned apart to provide a
richer sound (accordionists call it the "musette effect").
One reed is tuned s/ightly above, the other s/ight/y
be/ow the correct pitch (and the third, if avai/ab/e, is
tuned "proper/y").
The FR-3 x allows yo u to ch oose from among 15 differ-
ent detune settings. These are called
"l "
(Dryl.
"2" (Classicl. "3" (F-Fol kl. "4" (American L),
"5" (American_Hl.
"6"
(N orth Eurl. "7" (German
Ll.
"8"
(O-Fol k
L) , "9"
(Italian
L), "10"
(German Hl.
"11 "
(Alpinel.
"12"
(I talian Hl. "13" (O-Folk Hl.
"14" (French), "15" (Scotti sh)
See "Musette Detune" on p.
45
for how to select the
desired Musette detuning.
[NOTE]
"Musette Detune" only affects registers that use th e 8' reed.
Switching off the internal speak-
ers (Speaker Mode)
When the FR-3x is connected to an externa/ amp/ifica-
tion system, it may be
convenient to switch off its
interna/ speakers. Doing so has the adclitiona/ benefit
that your batteries will/ast /onger.
See "Speaker Made" on p. 55 for how to switch off th e
speakers.
The SPEAKER OFF ind ica tor below the display ligh ts
when the speakers are off.
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