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[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] The FR-3x is supplied with several reference caps (concave and with lines) to help you locate the bass and chord buttons without looking at them. At the factory, three caps are installed on the black buttons in the following illustration. Feel free to remove them and to slide them over other buttons if that feels more comfortable. ORCH BASS ORCH FREE BS ORCH CHORD FREE BASS 1 2 3 4 2' 4' 8-4' 16'/8'/8-4'/4'/2' 5 6 7 8'/4'/2' 16'/8'/8-4' 16'/2' Ab3 E3 Eb3 B3 EM Em E7 Bb3 F#3 BM Bm B7 F3 C#3 C3 Ab3 G3 Eb3 D3 Bb3 A3 F3 E3 C3 FM Fm F7 B3 G3 CM Cm C7 Fdim F#3 D3 C#3 A3 Ab3 E3 Eb3 B3 EM Em E7 Bb3 F#3 BM Bm B7 Edim F3 C#3 C3 Ab3 G3 Eb3 D3 Bb3 A3 F3 FM Fm F7 Fdim Bass buttons Selecting orchestral sounds for the left hand Here is how to select an orchestral sound for the left hand. While the bass and chord accordion sections always use the same accordion sound, orchestral sounds 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 rows). F#M F#m C#M C#m AbM Abm EbM Ebm BbM Bbm GM Gm DM Dm AM Am F#M F#m C#M C#m AbM Abm EbM Ebm BbM Bbm F#7 F#dim C#7 C#dim Ab7 Abdim Eb7 Ebdim Bb7 Bbdim G7 Gdim D7 Ddim A7 Adim F#7 F#dim C#7 C#dim Ab7 Abdim Eb7 Abdim Bb7 Bbdim Edim Bdim Cdim Bdim Chord buttons* (*) This can be changed to 3 bass and 3 chord rows. 53. Here is what the caps look like: Slide up to remove 1. Reference cap Switch on the FR-3x. See "Switching the power on and off" on p. 21. 2. Do one of the following: · To select an orchestral sound for the bass rows, simultaneously press the three bass registers labeled "ORCH BASS". Slide over button ORCH BASS The overall sound the bass and chord section produces is determined by the register you pressed last. The bass and chord section can be used to play accordion or orchestral sounds. [7] [6] [5] ORCH FREE BS ORCH CHORD FREE BASS [4] [3] [2] [1] Selecting accordion sounds for the left hand Here is how to select an accordion sound for the bass and chord section (left hand). Accordion sounds for the left hand can be selected using the 7 registers shown below. ORCH BASS ORCH FREE BS ORCH CHORD FREE BASS NOTE r [7] NOTE [6] [5] [4] [3] [2] [1] If you prefer to assign an accordion sound to the bass rows (bass section) at this stage, again simultaneously press the three bass registers labeled "ORCH BASS". The numbers shown in the illustrations above and below do not appear on the registers themselves. They have been added for your reference. 30 V-Accordion r Switching off the Bass and/or Chord section · To select an orchestral sound for the chord rows, simultaneously press the three bass registers labeled "ORCH CHORD". ORCH BASS NOTE [7] [6] [5] ORCH FREE BS ORCH CHORD FREE BASS [4] [3] [2] [1] You can change the volume level of the orchestral bass or chord sound if it is too loud or too soft with respect to the other available sections. See "Orchestra Bass Level, Orchestra Chord Level, Orchestra Free Bass Level" on p. 46. Switching off the Bass and/or Chord section 1. To switch off a left-hand section you do not want to hear, press and hold any of the seven bass registers for a while. The section in question must be assigned to the associated registers. See the previous pages for how to decide which section can be muted. NOTE The last sound you selected for the section in question is recalled and its number is displayed in the "BASS" (left) or "CHORD/FREE BS" (middle) column of the display. If you select an orchestral sound, the digit in question is displayed with a dot to its right: Even if you switch off the Bass or Chord section, it still transmits MIDI messages. 2. To switch a muted section back on, briefly press any of the associated registers. 443 The bass and chord buttons use an accordion sound (no dots). 423 . The bass buttons use an accordion sound (no dot). The chord buttons use an orchestral sound (dot). Playing drum/percussion sounds The FR-3x allows you to play drum and percussion sounds with bass and chord buttons and to trigger the bass and chord sections simultaneously. NOTE NOTE This function is not available in Free Bass or Orchestra Free Bass mode. If you prefer to assign an accordion sound to the chord rows (chord section) at this stage, again simultaneously press the three bass registers labeled "ORCH CHORD". 1. 3. Press one of the 7 bass registers (1~7) to select the desired sound. The display shows the number of the selected orchestral sound in the "BASS" or "CHORD/FREE BS" column (see the examples above). The following sounds can be selected for the bass or chord buttons: ORCH BASS sounds To add drum/percussion sounds to the bass and chord section (or to remove them again), hold down the [ORGAN/ORCHESTRA] register and press treble register [6] (DRUMS). 1 2* 3 4 Acoustic Bowed Fingered Fretless 5 6* 7 Picked Tuba Tuba Mix d-1 The display shows the number of the last Drum Set you selected ("d-x", where "x" represents a number) or "doF" if you switched off the drum/percussion function. ORCH CHORD sounds 1* 2* 3* 4* NOTE Trombone Alto Sax Clarinet Jazz Organ 5* 6 7 Jazz Doos Ac. Piano The dynamics of sounds marked with an asterisk (*) can only be controlled by bellows movements. For the other sounds, see also "Orchestra Bass/Chord Touch" on p. 48. dof 31 FR-3x V-Accordion Selecting and playing sounds NOTE If you hold down [ORGAN/ORCHESTRA] for more than 2 seconds without pressing another register, the FR-3x switches to demo song mode. In that case, press [ORGAN/ ORCHESTRA] again to leave demo song mode, then continue with step 1. Playing only bass notes with your left hand (Free Bass mode) In Free Bass mode, all buttons of the left-hand keyboard--including the chord buttons--play bass notes. 2. Start playing in the left-hand section to hear the drum and percussion sounds. Those sounds are added to the accordion or orchestral notes you play. NOTE 1. To select (or leave) Free Bass mode, simultaneously press the three bass registers labeled "FREE BASS". ORCH BASS [7] [6] [5] ORCH FREE BS ORCH CHORD FREE BASS [4] [3] [2] [1] See page 45 for how to select another Drum Set. NOTE The drum/percussion sounds also remain active while an orchestral sound is selected in Bass-to-Treble mode. NOTE The numbers shown in the illustration above do not appear on the registers themselves. They have been added for your reference. The digit in the middle starts flashing to indicate that Free Bass mode has been activated: 662 Flashes If it does not flash, you are not/no longer in Free Bass mode. NOTE See page 52 for the assignment of the bass buttons to the available Free Bass notes. 2. Use the Bass registers to select another registration (if necessary). Free Bass registers 1 2 3 4 Low High Low + High Low + High Low 5 6 7 Low Low + High High Low + High Low High 3. r Press the three "FREE BASS" registers again to return to normal Bass mode. 32 V-Accordion r Selecting orchestral sounds in Free Bass mode Selecting orchestral sounds in Free Bass mode 1. 2. To select Free Bass mode, simultaneously press the three bass registers labeled "FREE BASS". Simultaneously press the three registers labeled "ORCH FREE BS". ORCH BASS [7] [6] [5] ORCH FREE BS ORCH CHORD FREE BASS [4] [3] [2] [1] The flashing digit in the middle now shows the number of the last orchestral Free Bass sound you selected, along with a dot. [. . . ] Sato PERFORMED BY Ludovic Beier Ludovic Beier Ludovic Beier Ludovic Beier Ludovic Beier Ludovic Beier Ludovic Beier Ludovic Beier Yoshiaki Sato Yoshiaki Sato Yoshiaki Sato Yoshiaki Sato [*] Copyright ©2010 Roland Europe Spa. Unauthorized use of the demo songs for purposes other than private enjoyment is a violation of applicable laws. Note: The performance data of the demo songs are not transmitted to the MIDI socket. Ways in which the FR-3x displays alphabetic characters of file names Character Display A B C D E F G H I J K L M a b C d e f g h i j k l m Character Display N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z n o p q r s t u v w x y z r 70 V-Accordion r MIDI implementation MIDI implementation 1. Received data Channel Voice Messages Note off Status 8nH 2nd byte kkH 3rd byte vvH 0H~FH (Ch. 1~16) 00H~7FH (0~127) 00H~7FH (0~127) 3rd byte vvH 0H~FH (Ch. 1~16) 00H~7FH (0~127) 01H~7FH (1~127) Mdulation number (Controller number 01) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 01H vvH n = MIDI channel number: vv = Modulation depth: Expression (Controller number 11) Status 2nd byte BnH 0BH n = MIDI channel number: vv = Expression: 0H~FH (Ch. 1~16) 00H~7FH (0~127) n = MIDI channel number: kk = note number: vv = note off velocity: 3rd byte vvH 0H~FH (Ch. 1~16) 00H~7FH (0~127) Note on Status 9nH 2nd byte kkH n = MIDI channel number: kk = note number: vv = note on velocity: · This adjusts the volume of a Part. [. . . ]

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