User manual ROLAND FR-18 DIATONIC

[. . . ] r Owner's Manual WARNING ­ To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this device to rain or moisture. For EU countries For EU Countries This product complies with the requirements of European Directive EMC 2004/108/EC. For the USA For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] Accordion sounds for the left hand can be selected using the 3 registers shown below. [3] [2] [1] 3. To transpose one octave up, hold down the [SET/SHIFT] register and press treble register [2] (OCT+). NOTE The numbers shown in the illustrations above and below do not appear on the registers themselves. They have been added for your reference. 1. Switch on the FR-18 diatonic. See "Switching the power on and off" on p. 21. NOTE After switching on the FR-18 diatonic, the bass registers select accordion sounds. 2. Press one of the 3 bass registers (1~3) to select the desired sound. These registers do not illuminate. The following accordion sounds can be selected for the bass and chord buttons: 27 V-Accordion FR-18 diatonic Selecting and playing sounds Bass registers Register 1 2 3 Bass 8' 16', 8', 4' 16', 8' Chord 8', 4' 8', 4' 8', 4' 4. Use the 3 bass registers to choose one of the orchestral bass sounds. [3] [2] [1] Orchestral bass sounds* 1 2 3 Acoustic Bass Fretless Picked Bass 16'/8' Full Chord 16'/8' Chord ­3^ [*] The orchestral sounds that can be selected with the registers depend on the currently selected Set. See page 60 for a list of the sounds available for each Set. NOTE 3. Choose the desired behavior for the chord buttons: Press the three bass registers simultaneously to alternate between full chord and "drop third" chords. The chord buttons can either play full chords or chords where the third (i. e. the constituent note that determines whether a chord is major or minor) has been omitted. NOTE The orchestral sounds that can be selected with the registers depend on the currently selected Set. See page 60 for a list of the sounds available for each Set. The orchestral bass sound you select replaces the accordion sound played by the bass buttons and has no effect on the chord buttons. 5. Press the [ORCH. BASS] button again (it goes dark) to exit orchestral bass mode. The selected chord mode also applies to orchestral chord section. Selecting orchestral sounds for the left hand Besides the common accordion bass sounds, the FR-18 diatonic's bass and chord sections allow you to play orchestral sounds. These can be assigned to only the bass buttons, only the chord buttons, or both (in which case you can select different orchestral sounds for the bass and chord buttons). Here is how to select an orchestral sound for the left hand. Selecting an orchestral bass sound Selecting an orchestral chord sound As stated earlier, the orchestral chord sound can be played with the left-hand buttons defined as chord buttons. CHORD] button on the treble control panel to select orchestral chord mode. 1. 3. Switch on the FR-18 diatonic. See "Switching the power on and off" on p. 24. Press the [ORCH. BASS] button on the treble control panel to select orchestral bass mode. r The [ORCH. BASS] button lights red. 28 V-Accordion FR-18 diatonic r Bass and chord section 4. Use the 3 bass registers to choose one of the orchestral chord sounds. [3] [2] [1] Orchestral sounds for the bass section and the chord section The FR-18 diatonic allows you to swiftly assign one orchestral sound to the bass buttons, and another to the chord buttons. Orchestral chord sounds* 1 2 3 Ac. 2. Press the [ORCH BASS] and/or [ORCH CHORD] buttons (they will light). Use the bass registers to select the desired sound. If [LEFT REGISTER] lights, you can select an orchestral sound for the chord buttons (left-hand keyboard). If it is dark, you can select an orchestral sound for the bass buttons. Refer to the tables above for the sounds you can select. NOTE [*] The orchestral sounds that can be selected with the registers depend on the currently selected Set. See page 60 for a list of the sounds available for each Set. NOTE The orchestral sounds that can be selected with the registers depend on the currently selected Set. 60 for a list of the sounds available for each Set. The [LEFT REGISTER] button has no function when neither the [ORCH BASS] nor the [ORCH CHORD] button lights. Whenever you press [LEFT REGISTER], it changes to lit/dark. The orchestral chord sound replaces the accordion sound played by the chord buttons and has no effect on the bass buttons. 5. Press the [ORCH. [. . . ] Connect the supplied adapter, or install commercially available batteries. 52 V-Accordion FR-18 diatonic r Specifications 15. Specifications Keyboards Right hand: 37 buttons, velocity sensitive, selectable tablature and key. Left hand: 18 bass buttons, velocity sensitive, selectable tablature and key (same as for right hand), selectable chord button behavior (full chord or omitted third) Bellows Real pneumatic detection of the bellows pressure (highresolution pressure sensor), high-resolution bellows resistance regulator Sound source Max polyphony: 128 voices Wave ROM: 64MB of waveforms (8+8MB expansion sounds) Tones: 12 accordion Sets, each including: 8 treble registers, 8 orchestral sounds, 4 organ sounds (slow/fast Rotary settings for each) 3 bass & chord registers, 3 Orchestra Bass registers, 3 Orchestra Chord registers Treble reed footages: 5 Bass reed footages: 3 Chord reed footages: 2 PBM (Physical Behavior Modeling) Noises: stopping-reed growl, closing valve noise, left button noise Individual reed simulation: hysteresis threshold, expression curve, pressure-variant filter, pressure-variant pitch deviation Reed sound wave switching: by bellows acceleration, by note repetition speed Musette tuning Micro tuning presets: 15 (Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American L/H, North Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian L/H, French, Scottish) Effects Reverb: 8 types, Chorus: 8 types Rotary (Slow/Fast) for organ sounds Panel controls Knobs: VOLUME Panel switches: 4 Treble registers + ORCHESTRA/ORGAN button, SET/FUNCTION register, 3 bass registers, ORCH. CHORD button, LEFT REGISTER button, KEY/DEMO button, USER PROGRAM button, DRUMS button, TABLATURE button, POWER button Operation modes ORCHESTRA/ORGAN modes: Solo, Dual Key: 12 possible keys (C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B) Tablatures: 12 types Bass & Chord with drum/percussion sounds: On/off Octave: Down, 0, Up (for Treble and Orchestra/Organ) 4 User Program memories Power supply AC adaptor (PSB-1U) Batteries (AA-type rechargeable Ni-MH x 8) Current draw 500mA Expected battery life under continuous use (using Ni-MH 2000mAh batteries): ±5. 5 hours Actual battery life varies according to usage conditions, the quality of the batteries and the number of charging cycles. [. . . ]